The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-03-23
:
THE VETO.

We have an excellent article taken iron
the Rockingham Register, one from 'ns
Charlottesville Chronicle, one from tnt
staunton Vindicatof, one from the harff
sonburg old Commonwealth, ana perhaps
others. all treating the question OF Governor
Kpuprn,s late veto. WeIay them aside only
hecause we have not room for them. Iht
fo,lowinp. as coming from beyond the Dor
ders of the State, we must reproduce. Line
Savannah Advertiser says:
When il came to the supervision of Gov.
ornor Kemper he vetoed it, and he did right,
mt his action has raised storm in Peters
hure that has communicated itself to other
noints in Virginia, we may say to the entire
State. And the press of that noble old Com.
monwcalth is just now busily engaged in
discussing bis action. He has been burned
in etfigy in Petersburg, and the journals OF
that CITY for week past have been filled
with diatribes levelled at him which in sar-
casm and severity were not surpassed by
those southern editors were wont to launch
at the heads of Sumner and Greeley in days
gone by. When Petersburg RECEIVERS from
her mad intoxication she will regret what
she has done. In the language Of the Rich
mond Dispatch, "Virgina appeals from Pc
tersbhrg drunk to Petersburg sober"
And when reason returns Petersburg will
vet do honor 10 the noble and fearless man
who presides for the present over the destl'
MES of Virginia. He had the moral and po-
litical courage 10 veto bill backed by all
his personal and political friends. Giving as
his reason that the bill violated in spirit, if
not in letter, the Constitution of the State,
be set upon it the seal Of his disapproVal.
It NAV be said to the credit Of Virginia that
the Senate has approved the action OF Cover
nor Kemper. We may go farther and say that
from the responses OF the press OF that
State it is gathered that his action Is ap-
proved by the people. And in saying this
we put to record a hopeful sign OF the
coming era of good feeling. If Virginia had
gone back upon one Of her most tried and
trusted sons in an hour Of trial, then we
might we'll have deSpaired of bringing this
Government backt its legitimate and consti-
tutional moorings. From this episode ID plr-
ginia politics we may read leSson-one tnat
the South must heed. Our people must illG
themselves to q newer and more elevated
plane of political action. The South cannot
redeem her future in civil war by running
externally in rut of revenge. She must shake
neTSCIl OF dULiQuuscu uOlioho
nursed prejudces, and strike out IN Inc sea
of politics with nothing but courage and
hope.
If such man as Governor Kemper.
"covered with wounds and with glory ID
defence of bis native State, were to be sacrl.
feed to popular camor, it might well be re-
peated that "reason had fed to british
beasts"
The Augusta (Ga) Constituencies says:
"For acting in manner at once high
minded and conscientious the Virginia Gov
ernor has been despatched with partisan
mud from head to heel. But he stands un-
shaken amid the storm, and can afford to
pity men who abandon themselves to ignobie
passions, as some of the citizens of Peters
burg have DONE"
The Knoxville Press and Herald says:
GA majority of the Senate sustained the
veto, and with all fair-minded men the Coy
ernor is more popular than ever"