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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-12-01
Fer the Disps,ch!l - no.
Z How TO Improve the state.

To The People Of Virginia: M .,.eIs.s. ,<..
i The same desire that prompted me to pub
lish letter enf,tl-d se'!How TO make Rich
uond prosper, :" aimpels me to Wriie, ~ th 4
view to awaken thoughts, words, and &C.
lions, thar some means may be DEVISED
whereby the State. N hich is gradually sink.
ing, may not only be improved, but, pros.
pered. q 3Gj t.llr ga $500 ~; y. 54lgt bs.t
! at present, land is depreclated and becom.
ing so cheap that. some Of. 1t can be. almost
begged. Pines are increasing On every hand.
people are forsakiDg the country fol. The city
and other States, apd the business growing
less and legs. The cause of thus need
only ba referred to so, far as to profit there
by In future. AT the CLOSE OF tha war
many of the landowners a,.a. owed
money, which they were unable TO
.pss. They had much more land than
they could probably work. So unnecessary
taxes added 10 the load. A free use Of gnano
stimulated the land to impeverishment,
W hich, aided by the plan Of selling off nearly
al the land produced, made IL SO poor that
though an agricultural State Richmond has
to, procure her supplies OF hay from the
North. And the landowners, being USED
10 Iindulgent habits, were better tttted TO say
:. gop than 'tletus 60 and do 50 and SOY The
result has been : expenses G. 3eeded i1co4 !;
intert 1t has accunulated; taxes and accounts
lett npaid, until creditors, becoming tired,
have taken che farms Into their q wn hands
to try and make their demands. Consequently
SO much more lapd than there was q demand
Tor has been thrown spnl the market that
PRICES have recsded 20 almost nothipg.
A Shortly after the war Immigrants poured
down from the North and offered very good
prices for laad. y hen II farms had been diyi.
ded and portions sold il would have, ne
.iityed the owners ard benefited the, Safe:
but nearly alL Gsell1ed to sell except. The
poorest lend, consequently most OF 1.-The best
Iarmsrs went bach, leaving behind those OF
small nesEs and ppaccusioned To sgricul.
ture, and fhe.. after paying Pear, oE IiWos
inslalment on their purchase, followed. Il, 8. s
II is DOW q question Tor. every resident,
HOY san the present state of affairs de I'M,
proved My impression Ia that i1lni efatfon
ls che Only cure. There ID a constant 10 aux
'ot ic1m grants Into Inc U6ited stases. most
of WhoEn no Vest The reasons at Is various.
d giss1 Is eacE settler, ssd sssnis Ire EN- en-.
pl0yed in Europe to give Information. The
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,1FoRsrH0uaHr, --[Eaon the Aaonta' Co"'
,ssitutioy. L. Yesterday, as We ~sre passing
street de, ond the Atlanta, Medical College
ard on which a. number OF negroes tesae,
we teard an old negro cslii ng out 20 ns,I",e
) .ty'Msr Ill Is you eot fea chicktns cotsfeu
in de smoke.honse IKE told yerT
,re.. No 1 an / like ter know ghsf.s de mar
! ter md yoD, DIST yon'sso. 1iekler 6oopt oeI
tchiektns all at ouell3. she replied. 5le :, !.
.tNebber you MIND! eaows, wnss 10 10
matter, asd OATS snufg hlI dem CHICKENS !. y
hou.edl When i bears dat dem DigRais one.
aar An de next yard Is gW,ne Ter hao spaly
tomorrow, pight ! ssaBt ter By Shore o,' "'
chicsins, ID pesn,s aead i,s sou hear Pe
The chickens were, srYnuee locked up.
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clans, but iisdaining always ary and evefy-
tniug that savors sat indirection, hold with
1llt the leesE particle Of rashpefs, 10 1orahae.
ppen, frank manly ssraigbtfor WARD, winning
Beyond aft fsen ID hEs ADDRESS, Jonn Goone
kill make jaAs the mark 10 the Senate OF ths
United Ststes, and take Just that rank and,
1posisaea Which. Yifgiaia always Demands OF
her Sons, and OF which she was never more;
in need than. d Ibis moment. His strength
81 not only confuednso bis sectIou, but sx-'
tends over The @iiole sEssI5rHo6W
Wherever he known heis liked sadmjred
respected. II The first choice al macy. be will
be tue second of every irne Virgsnianin The
.Assernhlg, come from where tnat Visgintaa
may-Fi dewasef, Valley, P,edmoDt or the
NV Bh Goote and Wlhersas her
senator's Virginia will resuna Thar gopted
tnfuenc,in the national council -an dueu-
suce (which has heretofore :beens snd we
trust HiItal ways be, as,broad and unsectipnal
lin ifs seopeias IL is potential and trustworthy
10 iia spirit Of defence Of homa and bone
rights. . ~ as ms isG9J 4lse
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n Other things being equal Dlrk he eondt
tionl, be who has deserved nost ot he State
Should feeefse sfe-efegpcS-Hs-mnu has
nosrhtdden bis islent shpEld receive the re-
eard II ri fs tser7ces 10 preference 10 him
who has laid u 10 asnspkin. And II among
those mentioned Se iud two or more whose
ssdsltT sna psst) set org sse sQIi.s Then,
and then only (noie again our c,rditioD),
the question otsioealny my arEe. II the
various sectious OF the state prescott men
). 4uAPfH sap sclfy and pass.ssf SECS fheo It is
nut fs,c tnai tnat sectior should be allowed
iss choice btcd AbSs heretofore offepsst &C
que .ced in the c1Urce-of men from other
Tnese are principles twhic we think no
fs,rl uainded ope,son wiiItdJspute, and we
trust that the coming LAgi aipEe will apply
.shemtw hhouf fear or favor.
III t. Is, natural that eacn section should have
Its, fsyorite e son., whose so ii'ies and merits
are, best tkoogn by h,s own immediate peo-
ple; hut t6e Legislature of Yrgtn!a must
choose y senator not for sectiop, hut for
,YIrg,nis. Let each locality present Its bes.
man, aud then, Let tho-e who are the sworn
electors 10 this, matter choose the Worlhlest.
We OF Tidewa er Virginia have our choice,
ALE NC t.nNtSSfIttAh a. ~
tegtity Fl bslcius; 10 capaeiLyo ot brain aud
nerve the tQnal OF sany man who calls him.
self Nirgipiaa !; In ipsst services presenting
record which we, KNOW ofpone tnat can com.
pare !; y e name, as.the choice Of This section,
and ave believe of The, Safe, John 9oode,
Jr. !, During The wal. his hand and his brain
were, equally at the service OF Virginia. In
everyf!s TuggIe With rsdlralism, DiS natlle.cry
has 6eep beard, and his white plume recog.
pnizod and followed from N ortols 10 Bristol.
and fromd gLs pcnburg 10. Front Royal.
Ghe people lof this, district owe. to him
their. REDEMPTION from q bondage worse
than -Eys pI,an, and hsh him ,as tne man, who
converted s RADICAL, majority Of i've thou.
sand into a, Conservative triumph, delivered
us from, the oppression. OF The most power.
fol OF carpet. baggers. and wiped out forever
The Stigma of. the; Black District But DOT
here, alone, but all throughout tie Stale be
lie loved apd henored. Ii there Is any man
Known tosthe people of, this Stale who SO
well deserves thelr honors, we ,ball ,cseer-
tulIy, hear bis, name win BfuLus, we
! shall be glad, to hear Of noble men," But
az at, present advised, ~e know Of no Dan
,woo so we'll uniles the old.'ime qualities sbd
merits of the Virginia senator ~ our own
John Goode. -E.wf,E Landmark. asr
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fFor the Dispatch.l
Tuckahoe farmers Club.

Is Messrsr Editors: In your notice of the
discussion at the last meeting Of this club
YOU notice the opinion expressed by one OF
the speakers "tbsy II did not pay the farmer
to haul out putreseent mapures." ! desire
to say that this opinion was not"expressed
by any member OF The club, apd'am induced
TO- 90 so principally neeause I know bal
such teachipg has been severely censured as
heeerodnx and unwise by some very 'ntelli
gent farmers not members of1the clnb, who
nave given credit to The club for this opin
ion, so contrary to the general belief and
practice OF judicious farmers. TUcKAHoE.
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ous ss1e UeiseaI ssases senatsr.

% Tne provincial Journals Throughout the
State! are multiplying with eachuissua The
number OF; asparauts for the position OF
Usite6 Statesssenator. So many oflthA pld
warehouses; are being sleekedup snd put in
cue field that re suggest that the contest he
opened 10 oil ages. and shat MajOr John5Dan.
ieI, of Lypcnburg. be squarely seuteref al
once. Major Daniel is The first nan ,ot bis
Isge inTtbe South. and In p0lBs Of abilitF. dull
,ture, and character is the peer Of tnenofdest
: aud most experienced Tstaiesmen,i In the OLD
pDouli6ion. He has grown up With the new
order or things. is uutrammelledt a., by a4te.
awar record, aod would grasp the new Issues
That, are forcing themselves on thencgunSFS
With 4 yigor that cannot reasonably be PIX
pec,ed from those whose preconceiYedG ideas
and past political history wiiltalways raise
up more or less opposition In The pinds O.,
tne old politicians OF the North.-5C l
Deake Current ..g.tg t.-t, >.
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The Sanatorahtp.

= = i y
seT aapproachingel ectipn Of United States
senatos,beGlns,to engage attention. $500 ID
10 That zthej number lof1candldates will be
sufficient needscno prophet TO foretell, yet
already 'op,nion seems settled on three or
four as the foremost. Among these, and not
behind the most forward is every whpre
counted the Hon. John Goede, represents.
tive Of this districts i, Is ~ o. aaq
/ SINS the election which resulted In the
| choice Of Colonel Wjthers, the fitness OF Mr,
GoOde wascaeSnowiedged, but the ciaims OF
this section1 of the State were sdisregarded.
To-day Mr. Goode stands fagi higher, because
better kDown,i ini the1 State ras orator, ana
statesman, and leader tof,, bis peoplaIthan
then be did ;iand today the claims of tbs
section Of the State are stronger for the neg.
ieet they met VIII b then. IL ~ Il. -!
|udFhe canvass against Plat and the delivery
of this district from the power OF the Radi.
cabpartys lea ding. IS itldid, to the Conserva,
tive victory of November 2, 1875, has placed
mF. Geode and athen Second district ia the
| position of creditors, the people ofthe State
Etheir debtors, 5sa..g 5dr. o. sJ-qs r.Jsgsa
b Tbisr Whole section desires that the State
| should recognize this debt, and should Isd-
vance to, the, senator's Seat the man whoIled
| in our ,f0rlorn hope against Platt and the
Vanguard. the custom house, aud oil the cor
Irrnpt influences from Washington city. +.
lro Its not Mr. Goode. but we. the people 81
the Second district. Of the Fourth district
| and the FIRST district. @ne ask. this. u =.
Elsewhere In our columns will be found 8
communication and an editorial article, taker
from the Alexandra Gazette, which puts the
matter.in strong and true light. We wish
to 7aptagonize no one.. SMr. Johnston, Mr.
Le'cher, Or. Smith, Mr.. Tucker. <Mr. Cog
bill, and dou btless all the others who are OF
may be named as candidates. are worthy
citizens and trusty men,, but Eastern Yir.
gnia deserves. desires, and demands 10 be
once again represented by one, of her own
| sous 10 the United states Senate, and she
| tindsihe mau in the Second dlstrict.-E Nor:
folk Vtrginidn. "a p -
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United S,a.ss Senator.

ID THE pa oarx o, me state uieution the3pames
iof 8 oH. M ffsttan tne Hoo. JhP. Harris,
iof Roca bridg az on the State tickets " can
Idfdates for Uu,ted States senator. We pre-"
's,Ins either will receive tue oficedf rendered
and the Valley cersio'V ongot to. nave LUG
Rackinshdn Register.
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uTsPATlu PRINTING HOrsk--ls otarf 70 s. ~
,hr constantly ,ns-Aasg dsan iaas . oar a'1 s.w
have ADDED y wei ssieeted .asser' msut " "a.
70 ps TRntc6 toge, be &c WITH oue UP 3ofsp
~ e. = 81 y. ard sgILrgL MECHANICAL 1919
ssrrs IN Us n, suxsan .spa * it VERY gssa sS.
oT WORK az moteraie Haure5 tnd IN tns NV
r,.-lts0us uAnDrr, - -
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- from the. Ald'reJ
The Tell.Eale B0bounk.

Once on a golden afternoon IN raf
Win radiapt faces and hearts In tune,
Two fnnd lovers IN dr., amiug mood
Threaded rural solItude; =ssa1 Z
Wholly happy, THY only knew g, -..-...,
hat Ihe earih was bright and the sky was blue
That iixnt anil beauty, and Joy, and song
Gharmed.he way IS 'nsy ps eadIs s1ns
ND loving n. ar then," chez, chez, ctis,k."
.ouerried the curious Dobohns,
Fausiug ana peeriDg with slde-lonR nead
As sauciIy question Ing all they said,
An nile ths ,Ix-eye danced on ITS slender stem,
And all glad nature redoiced with then.I !" /
ovar the GLORIOUS fe,ds were strown
WfItine1 wturows on grass eW mDWn, s-t
and rosy pillows OF cloyer-aooml II
snreeG Ia the sunshine and oreatned perfume!
Swiugfne low on sIepher hmb ~ .u' Z
TE sparroT, W leo his wedding hymn,
= nd haIap, Ing on q hlackberrry brfar
The bS,Iofink sung, win bis heart On fire:
= chi7akin .rIy to,s nth 10 ktss her, doft
DO, On IT, gou coa1Grd, you'll -
afs g. sss t s. s sss! aaS M
.Inder eariands of, drooping vines, .. go
Through dim yistas OF swtet-Jresthad pines, !
Past vi de meade S.felds sateiy moved, 2; .
~ ndered The INDECENT country road
II he lovers followed II, listening still,
And loItertog owiy, as lovers will,
Enfered !. graz. rooted bridge that lay a@
DUSK and cool in theiI. pleasant way.
Flutter.ng lightly from brink to brink,
Followed The 3 Truious booolink,
Raiiyine loudly with ,nirthtull din
Tns pair who In gered unseen within;
And when from the friendly bridge at last
into the rosd yond they psssed,
Again beside the "a Z ne temptsr went, 80
x. epinsI The thread OF bis argument:
{. Klss hcrI Kiss her ! chink-a chez! -,
m not mertton It don't mind nssf 80
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Fashionable -Dlsagfefin2 juIies.
Russia iscomiDg-Eto The cen'ennial'
,Cnsndler is wor,h:s2, 900 900.

COMMISSION aEhchAsrs.-~ee o'st Y"'io'.
-,r.ns.as, OF 4 exu % any Time -ssa mA,
,v,sh To- see specineus DIT oo ain esrnstes' 'eenN'
.sn.ad ,h.tt. v,ty re 10 your AdvanIsSe.
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:pIssArcHs PsIsriso-HoGsk,-U asnraass ~ =,
ct,ities.sfor the ptoup, EXECUTION 81 ~ no
ns i, ming. urderS1iied Dronp'Y sna 10" "
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VEG SHAH be Senators ,

sbllf South west Virginia name the man
who IA to be invested with the ,courtly robe
of senator? In the better days or Virginia
the Valley and the East were slln wed TO pame
Mason and Hunter, and IL, was concealed thai
as long as, capacity and party loyalty were
theirs there should be no change, for rPaspns
merely personal. Only in these modern das $
of our political eclipse has the South vest
been honored with the. senator. To charge
Senator Withers up 10 this section Of The
State. would be bit Of i1sihcerity so
utterly out of Keeping with those dispi-
ties OF motive which the position, should
alone be capable of inspiring that every
true VirgiDiau should revolt at it,.
Nothing but personal aspiration car
be plead 10 extepnation OF the present heod
of candidates from the East, and nothing
short of willingness to enter the domain Of
small politics can be- plead In Justification OF
ii. The Southwest is not barren Of senatorial
capacity, aud has never vet been found nn'
generous to ward the East. II for no higher
reason, the un wavering herojSmr With ~ y htch
she has stood between the East and the radi-
cal pack OF carpet-baggers which cime down
to oyerruu and possess her body should
enti,la her TO bold " hat honors she nov bas.
The Southside has generously bestowed U pom
the Northside every Safe honor g1ico she
has contended for, I'D we eaYe no Idea she
will now be di5rsbed Of her Sc natorisi man-,
tie. Bristol NeuS. T., A. f Ia
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Nnr Next senator.

While some OF our great metropolitan
journals are beginning to Dame the next SEN
ator, ADD even the Journals Of our own South.
side city of Petersburg take up the theme,
there seems to be little or no interest 10
either to do us OF this negecied portion 81
the State justice. Since the foundation OF
the Governmental has been just 80 At every
election, apd when We remeRDer thai fof
period Of ninety and nine years tbat this PEG
tioo Of VirsiuI. has ouly Deen allowed ST
senators, we tn,nk 1t about time TO demand
our rights. 1t IS true that The modrsy ~
our best men has ban much to do With, their
not having received their dues, but, We are
decidedly Of opinion that ''stiti Wa'er
runs deep; that amongst the retired Glass q
Virginians we have the men best calcu lated
Ia govern. If we were not fully satisfied
that in our Nazareth we could fud the peer,
of auy mao we would never dare ask tnsi
we be noticed, but we bsYe gentlemen bere
whose history will compare fsynrablya @ito
the best, and we do demand thai We ~
trea.ed no l,nger rs Aliens We ,hzye PERI
10 our good county OF MecklenburgaA man
whose success 10 lite. whose iearnlng. y bose
charity. whose heart, whose craracier and
deeds will lose nothing bs comparison Wild
the best man In sny other section OF the STA; g.
We mean Tbomss +. Goode. Again ~e
nave in the county OF Prince EdTard asa
%. Dickip. on, who would be 40 honor apd
an ornament to. tue people OF Virginia many
station. Here are only two the nuip9es
OF gentlemen In Southside virginia, wno;
would make good ssnsiors go 10 hss s . s;tosr
doWn the gauntlet to the aeoTfd 70 peal ei'hef
OF them. .,.4 - a, s.. ,;,f,
I - go TO any i"rff scotland here, s'qt
2a.,84Ur H. VIRGINIA. far or pear, = ai!1 ~
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The Richmond core poadent Of the ~
4 Ayo,,o mo ko |

The Richmond CORE pOndent OF Tue
tersburg NeWs remarks: ,,,.. ID. 1,e 81.
:, So far as I have been able 10 ascertain from
members of the Legislature who nave visited
Richmond since the election. the contest for
the seuatorship will be between Hon. John
Goode and Senator Johnston. don'f mean
10 say that other gentlemen viii not receive
good votes possibly another genlisrI,aapp
will be elected-but The present indicI attio,ps
are that the contest will be very close pc De-
tween these two. The fight might be 50 hot
that both will be finally dropped and q 1eR
man taken up. liz
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Win the senarai DESIGN. we should con.
esnsrate all eorss snd Upon
x:ns;os, is now feasible II brings the great lrnn
and coal 5eits into VIZ NAL Jnx,apcsition, snppies
shs sxssi ~ want OF cheap sue ana contflpuees in
sslsn. ab,y 10 the deretnpnent ~ the SMtss
AZ one means o. pro1aotng this n..E impor.ssn ,r
Room sns ,ns ~ eonies On
: very sFeeras yetmA S{8Gst EsF .sxsysg 49,
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uni,ea STA, state. aesnla,Jtorahip.

One of the most important matters OF o1-
siness 10 be attended to upon the ,assemb bling
OF our Legislature will be the election OF q
limited States senator. The LANES OF quite
q number of distinguished gentlemen nsve
bean, mentioned In connecuon With tue
Office. Among these the most prom nent are
ex Goyernsr John Le,cber Of Rocknrldge,
Ex-Governor William Smith of Fauqnier,
Hon. a. q. a.. Stuart OF Augusta, aud his
Excellency Governor Kenper. We be.
Iieye That the = selection OF, any OF
these, gentlemen would give entire
satisfaction 10, the people OF the .Sfate.
They are men of patriotism and ability,
OF sterIipg worth, and thoroughly devoted
TO the interests; and honor of iViEginis and
the whole country. Governor. Letcher was
Tor. many ,years prior 10 the waraa member OF
Congress: y nd such was the fidelity and abil.
Nv viii which he discharged his duties that
he won the sohriqnetc OF :. Honest John"
5Mr.! St,raft also served several terms To Con-
ores ress With distinction.. BE was Secretary Of
tine id Interior under President Fillmore.
Mr.. Smart Il a man of genius, aud as an
el0quent orator. has no superior In this
country. He Is "a mau rt0f temperate
habits, irreproachable private, character,
and would make, & nator OF whom
Virginia nighi justly feel proud. ! Governor
smis g. tsm,llafIy kne@ AS Extra Billy, has
DEVOTED the isoors OF . long life TO toe ser.
vice Of hts State BE is & patriot and >
statesman. snf mas been thrice hnDofed by
our people With the 6ighest OH g 10 their
eft. Governor Kemper Ia aman Wbotn tbe
people delight 10 honor. He is psblie, spirit
ed, talented, thoroughiv Virginiah an senti
ment and ieelisg, aud whether, IN ,gsar or n
peacey has ever been feund faithful ADD true
n fheatest inferesfa of hts neon - SCOTS.
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Z And Tx hOu sayest fhfv are not psSf
TO any i"rd IN Scotland here, =
= Or H. VIRGINIA. far OF near, ai!1
Robemis, thup hast lted.",yrs0 i

) Az a member Of the press Of Southslde
Virginia we feel 1t duty which we o~a our
section to try and prevent that other !apd
more irjustice be heapedHpon her people:
II we did tor one minute suppose, being
surrounded by negroes, as weoare. that
tbetr tsnorance had beer absorbedt by at1r
statesmen, we would not ask thst ws be
noticed by other and more favored portions
of the State; but we most earnestly assure
gentlemen in. every other portion OF MI
eiuia that we have men here oflthe. ptiy E
anglo. Saxon race, uen who areAtsue and
jealous for Vnginia's veal add WHO WIN
make as good senstors 81 can ne 'onna 10
any, other portion of this or any other state
Either OF tue i've gentlemen named sRnuld
honor any POSITION; and as we o. shtscpu 9.
~ are yet controlled by B itihandd Back
George, we call upon the more favored por'
t,ons OF Soutsside Virginia TO- take up tns
cause of their section and fghs the good
fight. keep-the faith, and their reward VIII
come in due seasoD.- Roanoke sVaAev.