The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-10-28
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g III respor,ge 10 nd ftyitatfo lon extended TO
General w g. Wickhan, By prominent Re
sn,.l,iicans.to visit this place and address the
nannla ON the noIitical issncso OF the day-the
Io1lowfrfg letter was received, WHICH Is
banded lis for publication: ~
RiGHaoSD. VA, October Is, 1875,
J. W. Porter, Esq:
DEAR sir,--I have your letter OF 18th In
slant. in which you Inform me that many
citizens OF Charlottesville wish me to ad-
dress the voters OF AIbemarie county on enc
Questions involved ia the canvass now IN!
progress. -. =
l'gI9regret very much that my whole time is
40 fuiiy occupied that / cannot comply Wild
YOUR request. L assure you, however, that.
itis not for any want Of interest in the re-,
sult II, your district, or in the great ques-.
tion wiIichlis especially involved, and in.
which I fully concur in opinion with one
| Of the candidates, General Echols, and en-,
|tireIy disagree with Messrs. Harris and
Paul. the other candidates.
IT,. The financial question now oyerrides all
other questions, and: involves in its results
alike the credit of the country and the wei.
fare OF our whole people; for II the first is
DESTROYED the last must be most seriously
Injured. That the unlimited issue OF ire,
deemabIe Government notes or greenbacks
will seriously depreciate the value OF the
national currency no one can successfully
question that the payment by the Govern
ment OF Its previously. contracted obliga-
tons in currency thus deprecated by It's
own action is dishonest, anu viii utterly
DESTROY the credit OF the Government, Is
equally tunquestionable; and that the wei
fare of the people OF country IS seriously
injured. by any stain upon its credit ana
character for honesty is an acknowledged
fact hJa 5el" III .'.Ian'' - r
| ' 1t is alike the duty and the interest OF our
peopIe to keep the. credit OF the United
States Government up to It's presen5high
standard, and raise the credit Of the State
from the abyss into which it has been
nIuneed, TO do this will cost in the end
far less than to leave 1t undone, and il we
undertake it with an honest purpose to sue
coed we cannot fail. General Ecbols has
come forward as the advocate and supporter
of these principles in opposition to those
whose doctrines would, If carried out, bring
on us all the evils that could flow from the
discredit; of our governmental currency ana
our governmental obligations. In my1uds-
mcnt, therefore, no voter in the dlstrlct
should fail to sustain him.
& Whilst it is the duty of both Republicans
the credit of the Government, and whilst |
thank God that on this great question Ike
puhlicans and Democrats Gun stand shoul-
der to shoulder IN opposition to the enemies
of honest money and the honest meeting OF
governmental obligations, both State and
national, yet it is prominently the duty OF
Republicans to take that stand. These OBJ.
legations were incurred by the Government
under Republican administration, and the
shame would be far greater to the Republic
can who lent himself to destroy or de-
preciate such obligations. So, too, with the
colored voters Of the country; outside OF
the peculiar ,pecuniary injury that would
accrue to them from deprecated currency
Hand the humber the iabarer the more
severe propoftionately is the burden OF 4
dc preciated currency, they particularly
should resist any movement that looks to
weakening the credit Of the United Suites,
and should support those who sustain the
credit and fifth OF the Government. The
obligations which are now being aSsalled
were incurred to enable the Government to
carry on the war which resulted in bestoW-
inc on them the great boon OF freedom.
I Can they, after receiving that boon, turn
on those who aided with their means to Sc
cure il for them, and so vote as to diminish
7 the value OF the obligations they received
for so doing? II they desire not to be
charged with the deepest ingratitude, they
must in this election vote for General Echols,
who alone OF the candidates before them
advocates honest money and the honest
maintenance Of the public faith.
Yours truly, W. C. WIcKuAM.