The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-09-18
The Wing of '76.

The Wing Of '76.
We kindly reproduced good editorial
from, the Wing Of March, '76, which con-
trasts so widely and so iavorably with Its
bad ones now that the civil editor OF that
paper is called upon to express his admira'
ton for it. The frank expression OF his
real sentiment is creditablc to him. It
good article, and we would that there were
better ground for the plea he maSes-tna'
times are changed--in justification OF tue
change which he confesses his nina haS un'
desgone. az,
There could not be more complete ia't.
ure OF plea for justification. Tunes ''nu
conditions arc changed; but IN ever! sihsie
;n.tance the change is against the present
conduct OF the Richmond Wing, and in sup
mort OF the loyal, wise, and Just editorial OF
1876. HArEs's conciliatory policy restoring
setf-royernment and sweet peace and social
and pecuniary order and hope has come
with its many blessings to the South ana
the North, and everywhere. The heavens
smile upon the land, and rich crops, with
their gold and green, cheer the eye and
elatc the heart Of every beholder. Real
genuine rest and rccuperation strengthen
the public spirit and energy everywhere.
Can a man say that these changes can dlmln-
ish his respect for sacred things. his hope
for the strength OF Virginia in maintain
inc her honor and her national dignity
and force. Shall we construe such bless
ipgs, divine and terrestrial, as tending to
diminish State and individual honor, and
faith and strength to maintain the good
name OF men and OF the Commonwealth!
Assuredly not. We thank God that, on the
contrary, they inspire the true hope and dc
votion and the undying trust OF the loyal
and true citizen that Virginia will rise SUI
perior to adversely, redeem her honor,
maintain%he pride Of her sons, and make her
still the happy home OF the people who mp.
preciate the great value OF public credit as
well as individual faith and honor, who
know that only the Commonwealth that is
faithful, and whose fame is without dis
honor, can hope to be sought by Immigrants,
to be respected by the world. and to be the
pride Of her children, and the happy and
Ionged-ior home 10 which those who are
exiled from her hope to return before they
die.
WHY should the man who wrote the arti-
Gle in the IEhig OF March, 1885, lose hope
and faith and give way from the impregna-
bic fertilization Of 1876 before the onslaught
OF the wild and demagogcal crusade now
waged upon the State credit?
Even the MoFFETT register, which the
wig so impetuously sustained for two
wears. is now alluded to by that paper rs an
articulo morris. Why? Is it that the edict
has gone forth that no source vi revenue
must be open to the State? that the deficit
must be SG00,0n0 in order to render the
compulsory adjustment unavoidable? The
Wing hopes the register may succeed with
the voice of despair, and expresses this
feeling while the bell registering drinks is
tinkling in his ears. T.
When the MoFFETT register was pending
the Wing sisnalized its dauntless bravery
in its support. 1t detied the opposition to
it by publishing and republishing, again
and again, the names Of those delegates in
the Legislature who voted againstit. Those
names were presented with the view Of in
voking upon them the public displeasure-
to impair the standing and blight the pros
pects of those who had so mistaken and so
opposed the public interest as to vote against
the register. One would have supposed
that the great end OF legislation at that time
was to pass the register. The bill was
passed-possiblv through the zeal Of the
Wing for it. How now? 1t is not now de-
lightful. 1t is evidently rather bad-look-
ing machine. What a change! "Quite
chapfallen!" ...... -n
Now, we suppose the Wing is too shrewd,
too sensible, to be unaware OF the great
change that has come upon the Wing in
one direction, while the conditions OF the
Commonwealth have been reformed and
improved in an entirely different direction;
while this change is reinforced by the legal
existence and present operation OF the MOI
FETT register, from which the Wing de-
clared the most glorious results would flow
to the State, that her deficiency would be
made up, and that her embarrassments
would entirely vanish. And now how
is it? .a.. ~,
Is this wise mans change OF oplnlon!
The Whig quotes proverbial saying at
tributed by it TO Mr.. RIvEs, but which is as
old as the hills, which, as quoted by the
WHO, runs that a wise man Will sometimes
see the error OF his way and change fool
never will.' Suppose man is right and
goes over to the wrong side, what descrip-
tion Of man is he? he can be no wise man.
:, We implore' the Wing, for its own sake, to.
60 back to the principles OF '76-we mean
to those of the Wing Of 1876. They will
stand well by those OF 1776. We can see
no reasonable ground for changing them. +,
We but follow the track blazed by the
Z Dispatch in its advance movement on the
7th OF July in pointing to readiustment"
as the one thing left to be done.-W Wing Of
yesterday. -..,..- .....r ..
Now, the Dispatch OF August Both thus
defined it's idea Of adjustment. l." .,r