The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-03-17
New Hanpshire-The Presidency.

If nobods Is more disappointed or more
disturbed than we are about New Hamp-
shire having gone Republican there is pro-
found serenity 10 the land with regard to 1t.
The so.calied shard money" Idea prevails
in all New Eng,and--t. c., 1t prevails either
Ia the public opinion Of that select part OF
the world or through the money Of the
wealthy manufacturers, traders, and gam
bling spectators, who know how important
il is to noneyed people that property should
be brought under squeeze occasionally,
since that improves the opportunity for
Specializing and shaving.
So in elections 1t is all one. A victory is
victory, and in free land it's all the same
bought as though it were the honest verdict
Of what are styled freemen.
But if !" hard money" slang carries New
England, we cannot expect 1t to mislead the
vigorous and independent West; and this
shows the folly Of bringing the currency
question into the national platforms OF par.
ties. Republicans in the West differ widely
from Republicans In the East on this subject.
Indeed, it Is asserted that there is much dis.
oder in both parties even in New Eng
land and New York on the subject.
Even while we write greenbsck convention
is sitting in New York, in which We observe
the names OF some distinguished financiers.
as time goes on there Is likely to be an in
crease of doubt about the proprety Of hur-
rying up The bard money" measures, and
We believe now that the victory upon that
Io'icy in New Hampshire is more misfor'
tune than an advantage to the Radical psrfy.
The fact is the quarrcing now over GRE
sumption" is farce. If The determination
Of GRANT 10 veto any bill repeating the re-
sumption act were rot sort OF foregone
corcIusion we have little doubt that both
parties would The present session join IN Its
repeal. There is little or no real difference
amongst parties at this time upon the SUBJ
iect. No PARTY desires "ipfition," so called.
The srea. and humane body Of the people,
wlihou, looking TO party advantages or issues,
simply desire that the Government shall not
have law prescribing the time for resump.
ton, and that there may be no measure Of
contraction and no Government policy
thst may induce 1t at present. They want
to see the people left quietly at their pursuits
without the apprehension that there Is to be
any pressure from forced contraction for re-
sumption, and that the currency that is in
the country may be used for the purposes of
commerce and enterprise. Grant this wish
OF the really sensible and patriotic people,
and let the Government receive its own pa
per in payment of all Its claims, and
everybody will be satisfied and resumption
will come about sooner than 1t can come by
the attempt OF Government to force it to
come. Anything Of that sort is only an en-
d eavor to set aside those laws Of natural
and moral nature which are ever Influencing
men, and which no human enactments can
illustrate.
We are very much mistaken if the people
Of the United States are not becoming more
and more harmonious on the general views
here expressed, and if there is good sense
enough left amongst the parties they will
exclude finance from the national party plat
forms and leave the public mind of the na-
tion 10 its up bassed judgment.
Returning to our mutton-New Hamp-
shire-we think Republicanism has less and
less to hope for daily from the idle and fraud.
uIent issue about "hard money" This
year we wait practical views aud national
sentiments. That party which meets the
centennial thus wisely, and goes strongly for
harmony and resto,e1 good feeling amongst
the sections, will. triumph. 1t ought to by
all means. II it doesn't it will be bad for
the Union.