The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-10-30
The Fa;r-Its Great Feature.

suite Wllt arrive iu As'H"
pramme for to-day will be found In TINS
mornings Dispatch. The progress OF
nreparation assures us Of grand exh'Di-
t,on: and the interesting circumstances at
tendinr 1. will make It one to be remem-
hered and talked over In future times.
We cannot fail to think OF the social and
nooral--aye, the politicai-aspect and mean
ing OF the great occasion. we shail oenola
here nm immense multitude OF the people OF
yirrinia-whosc manly physique and inde-
,,endent bearing we may not fear to COM
,,,re with those OF any other community
brought together by the interests OF peace
pnd the zeal in improvement in the noblest
OF pursuits; people who have passed
through the trying ordeal OF war, and whose
State was the especial battle-ground OF war;
neople who lett the battlefield, turned their
swords and bavonets to ploughshares ana
sickles, and Immediately resumed the work
oi husbandry- restored order
and established peace in all the bordcr-so
that in brief time all disturbance OF war
had disappeared and all was ms quiet ana
tecorous rs il war had never been.
These people, meeting with their noble
objects, will appear in the capital wearing
the hue OF resolution and hope. There VIII
be no sign Of INDIGESTION and no emblem OF
weakness. All will show the efficiency OF
personal independence and public devotion.
There will be no sign OF discomfort, no IN
dieation OF tagging in the labor of rebuild
ing and promoting private fortune and pub
,ic dignity and force. Under the restored
Union, with the Constitution and the laws
spread over all the States, and public ADJ
ministration that is fair and just to peo-
ple and States. these noble Virginians Will
be cheerfully and manfully doing what they
can to promote their own and the genera
good. -----
4 spectator OF this scene, so full! OF pride
and hope TO the State, will be the Presl-
dent OF the United States, whose policy
OF pacifcation has given so much free
dom and satisfaction to Virginia and
the South. He must draw from the dis
NAV great deal OF personal as well rs
pa.riotic delight. lie will behold people
wholly devoted to the pursuits OF peace
and the advancement OF the State and n.-
tiona prosperity. The inquiry will natu-
rally suggest itself to his mind: " What
sis there in this grand scene to inspire i'll
.:w1ll towards these Firginians! What on
<.earth should suggest to any mans mind
"reason for affecting these people With dis
liabilities, or what to arouse suspicious OF
Utheir fidelity to the nation? Should such
npcoplc be deprived Of their constitutional
Hrichts: Can it be that liberty and justice
"demand the persecution OF such COM
"munity:" Veal know the answer that
would bound from that same heart. In that
answer the distinguished spectator will find
new fclicitation in his rightful and consti-
tutional policy. .
The President has seen large and peace
full asscmblages in all parts OF the Union,
and we know that he will heartily acknowl-
edge that he has seen none more deserving
OF confidence and none more deserving the
full liberty Of true and independent citi-
zens. ~. g.
The moral of such scene should not, it
cannot, be lost upon any intelligent specta-
tor. What excuse can be found for Often
sive illusions to land which develops
scene like this? Why is it that we cannot
have peace and harmony throughout coun-
try whose public assemblages are moved by
the spirit of public devotion and social or
der and independence: The only answer
can be that party spirit and personal am
bition stand temporarily in the way. 1t is
q monstrous obstacle. 1t is monstrous in
spirit and in purpose. Certain leaders who
deem peace and harmony hostile to their
ambition endcayor to fan anew the flames
OF discord and reinsDire the hate OF Sec
tional jealousy. We must be suspected and
opposed. The foot must be held in the gate
awhile. Fable figures the monster In ac-
cordance with the popular conception OF
the Unsuitable desires and relentless cruelty
manifested by the wicked and depraved. The
monsters appetite as we'll rs his capacity is
unlimited. No appeal OF pity, no tear OF
innocence, can mitigate his anger or restrain
his wrath. The tracks all lead into his cave,
and all the region around him is laid waste
by the demands Of his unsatisiable hunger.
How like the monster is the wicked politi-
clan who seeks his own elevation at the eX-
pense Of the peace and prosperity OF his
country. The men OF the BLAINE and CoNK-
LING stamp cannot rest quiet during the pro-
gress Of the pacific policy that is restoring
harmony to the land, while they only hope
to triumph through discord and sectional
jealousy. They grow sullen as otherssmie,
and they seek to thwart by dark plots and
rancorous poisons the generous measures
and policies that promise peace and con-
tentment to happy land.
And MORTON, even in his paralyzed con-
dition, sneers his satires ut virtuous poll
tical reform and growls his threats at the
peaceful and restored South. Are not these
persons endued with the characteristics Of
monsters? Are not their ideas and their
schemes for discord monstrolls Indeed,
to the enlightened statesman and the true
philosopher and philanthropist they are
more horrible than any OF the race Of ghouls
and giants that ever lived.
The country is living down these ghouls
OF politicians. The interests of civilization
and peace will prevail. The lesson OF to-day
will teach US all how much more lovely and
benefcent is peace than discord. 1t is such
scenes that will help more than all other
things to dissipate the evil Of the unscrupu-
lous politicians, who are, like spiders, weav-