The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-11-23
The conspiring Senator'S.

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THE United States Senate Is plainly the
saat Of conspiracy having tWo-fo on
character. The object Of the consp,rators
q to maintain Radical majority In TINT
body-a majority nnconciliatory, .unforeis'
ing. and yindictive--with the purpose OF pro.
longing the power Of the ultra Radicals '' ana
prolonping the sectional animosit'es . ana
iealousies as necessary to the cont,hua ,.@
OF Radical hold upon power 1t Is pun
tina, the ,,tras have with this view detef-
mined to admit none OF the southern SEN
ntors Of Democratic politics as long as they
80, avoid Il. It matters not what rule Oh
propriety, what principle OF law OF !us.'ee'
thew may outrage, they are prepared 70
,o,.n,,, the outrage, and to exclude suc ll
sa.nnstors under all circumstances until they
are oyerpowered. That wecmsy regard as
settled.
.1outrares OF this character generally adj
vance better under the strategy ana ln e
ity OF a .striumyiratc," and, this exists.
CoxSL1No, BLAINE, and EDMUNDs constitute
this triumyiratc, and never was there q
trlumyirate more ready to accomplish IFS
object In contrayention OF all custom and
law that may stand in their way. a,..1 :.
We said their object was two-fold. One
we have stated: that OF prolonging the
SWAY OF ruthless Radicalism. The other
object is to break down the Presidents pa-
ciae policy and civil-service reform by al
Turing the Republican party from his sup
port and bringing upon him the o 'ClIr o. OF
that party. They are aware that ultra
RadicaIism expires the moment there Is
medication OF the country and discontin'
uance Of Government prosecutions and
Radical rindictiveness. The maintenance
OF the ultra-R Radical majority in the Senate
is necessary for the accomplishmentof these
objects. The proceedings OF the Senate,
the caucuses Of the conspirators. clearly sho"
this. A triumph for the ultras in the SEN
ate is the last hope. Defeated in this at
tempt they fail and fall, and the waves will
flow oyerfhem, and the de0'is will drift
around them and soon turn them into los
sill remains OF the worst party that ever
lived in this land. IT. ,.1.'- - Is
With perfect knowledge OF these facts,
with the proceedings that show the ruling
motive to everybody before us. what should
be the desire of the nation and the rcsolu-
ton Of all men who pray for justice and
hone. for peace and pacifcation! Every
inst and patriotic man should answer: To
promote the triumph of the conciliatory
policy O; the President, and to AID his
earnest efforts to establish equality and JUS
tice and restore the Government to the in
tesrity, honesty, and economy that distln-
suished Il in former times. Men who
would stand back and withhold their in
fluence and aid for purposes so just, so be-
neficent to the nation, deserve not peace,
deserve not thrift, and cannot enjoy con-
tentnent. 1t would be the darkest hour OF
the Republic when the people failed to sus-
lain such policy Of the ruling Administra-
ton, and the representatives OF the people
could never acquit themselves OF treachery
to public trust If they failed to stand up for
the cause on which the national welfare
most seriously depends.
We have never known the United States
Senate to be so threatened bya conspiracy
full of danger to the public peace. II the
bold attempt to browbeat the President and
force upon the country the evils of sectional
luminosity and outrage should succeed, we
may dread a. succession OF usurpations that
will impair our free institutions, obstruct
State equality, and open anew the way for
discord and usnrpation. Instead of peace
and justice we should have discord and
jealousy, and the, rancors of party feeling
would bring the land again into wilder
ness OF trouble and discomfort. ~ r..