The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-10-28
The Voice of q True Man and II True
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Inasmuch as the autborof the following
spirited appeal to the Conservatives Of Ricf.
moud was voted for at the recent primary
election aud was beaten by less than dozen
votes, and under, circumstances which give
him much better claim upon the party for
anew trial of strength than Colonel KNIGHT
b Is. we take the liberty Of appending 10 it his
name in full. lie signed it Editors
Dispatch F"' "ar .,-,, :: A.".ss.'i..'.
1..ety rCommunicatcdl a..; ..-a,
TO the independent Candidates of
ts"& Richmond. I'D. .i
A prominent gentleman Of this city, on
visit recently to distant portion of the State,
met With Republican member of Congress,
who said 10 him 81 am delighted to know
That gentlemen possessing the intelligence
and occupying so elevated Il position in So
ciety as Colonel Knight and MIR. S'arke are
running as Independent candidates, for the
Republican party OF Virginia only needs such
leaders IS these to enable it to acquire entire
control of the State Government" -" :h"'
l do not, of course, endorse the extreme,
inference that may tie deduced from the
above qqotation--fiz.: that the gentlemen
named are in every sense Republican leader =
and / am sure that they themselves would
recoit from the thought. But, Conscrvatl e
voters Of Richmond Independent Conser-
natives OF Richmond let me ask if this sen.
timent does not naturally find q ready re-,
sponse in the bosom of every Radical voter in
the State OF Virginia! Are they not all
deliqhted to sec split in the Conser-
vative ranks in the metropolis OF Vir-
ginia---to see prominent and respect
able conservatives pursuing course
which tends TO destroy their own party Or
ganization, to reyivify the rotten, lapgush-
ing carcase oil the Republican party, and to
elevate its corrupt and incompetent leaders
to places OF power! Wou d you not, 1nde-
pendent Conservatives, shudder at the
thought that such q condition Of things might
possibly ensue from the course you are pur.
suing in the present canvass? Would you
be willing to see your beautiful and prosper
Gus city !; would you be willing to see your
State (now rapidly recovering from the disas-
tiers OF war;; would you be willing to see all
your material, political, and social interests
consigned to the hands of Radical rulerss
DO not, of course, believe any such thing Of
you. But the trouble Is that you have not
paused long enough to reflect that such
contingency would be likely to occur il
the example of electpg IudepenGe t
candidates to the Legislature be set by us.
Are not the eyes of all Virginia turned to.
wards Richmond? Have not our Conserya.
tive fellow.citizens in all portions OF the
State, and are they not now booking to the
intelligent, patriotic Conservatives Of Rich.
moud FOX examples Of consistency, OF discre-
tion, and of wisdom, Where else, and to
whom else, can They look if we prove to be
| false guides If we prove false to our ,tradi-
tons, false to- ourselves, and false to them
| 1t has been said by some one that Erostra.
tus set fire to the Ephe.ian temple that by
4 its lurid flames hr might read the history, of
| his own inquitous im mortality. Would We
I rot be far more foolish and far more crimi.
nal II by our course in this important crisis
! we should surrender our great State, with
| its glorious traditions, its incalcullbie re-
sources, aud its brilliant prospects for
| grauder Developments and grander DIES.
| tiny than she has ever known, into the
hands Of those who do not love her proud
and true sons; who would clog the wheels
| OF her progress; who would allow her uE-
told natural wealth 10 remain undeVeloped;
who would destroy her present high social
privileges and enjoyments /; who would,
isquander and fatten, as in Louisiana, South
Carolina, and other southern Slates, upon
whatever Of her property their greedy
clutches could fAstea Upon, and who would
make her an object OF pity and OF reproach
among her sister States of the Union This,
Independent Conservatives, conveys but
feeble picture of what our condition would
| become IL we allow econtroiof our S ale
TO psss into the haaas OF the Radical pur y.
Let ts not, then, I implore you, throw
away the priceless level commItted 10
our charge either far the sake Of
promoting the designs of ambitious men