The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-05-22
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81 the Virginia peorl Svfen the i,egtslass
tnss adjourned amer taking such action
ID sysould rive % them q period of serenity
.nts 81 rIciicf from agitstsons we DO not
.ss,vethers mistake the indications from
various CHARTERS, there have, been paotiifica-
tions Of Views and changes OF opinions y
amongst the people with reference 70 the
financial affairs OF The State. !.
me opinions o. the Court Of Appeals o.
Virginia and Of tue Supreme Court 81 tne
United States have not failed 70 exert tne
Influence to which they are entitled ]: Inc ne
calm and sensible citizen is wise enough 20
perceive that such authorities are not 70 De
sreased with indifference. and he Is pa-
tpiotic enough properly TO respect th tsl
judgments and to consider the puOlsc wei
fare with reference to them.
The siispiayof disrespect for these hlsh
trsbuna,s could not fail TO meet the censures
Of the good people OF Virginia, and mas
been damaging TO the party strategists, who
have sought to excite the public mind to
recklessness by this sort Of indiscretion. y
The Judgment. to which we aliude have
had Their full weight with the people. Viz
p;nians are too sensible of the value OF or
der and good government TO resist the pro-
per feelings that these things should engen'
der. Besides, another great point has not
been overlooked. It is plain to them that
agitation and wrangliDg only involve delay
md waste, TO the great injury OF the credit
Of the Government and OF the people. AS
has been said, there has been enough money
wasted in this manner to have paid the pub
lie debt.
The people, toe, now begin to under
stand that the revolutionary scheme OF re-
forming the Constitution and Che Govern
ment to repadiate debt that cannot be re-
pudiated would only spread ruin over the
land and plunge the people into distresses
the nature and duration OF which cannot Dc
foretold, but the degree Of which will mos
assuredly be severe.
Every man must see that no good coulc
flow from this disturbance, and he mus
also foresee plentiful crop OF evils such as
the people OF Virginia have never known
All, how much better to come manfuily
forward and meet the troubles OF the Com
monwealth. and, g by opposing, end them"
Hcw much better to preserve the peace o
the public mind by fulfilling the public OBJ
legations! How much better than to con
tinue the mad effort to avoid obligation!
that all must see it is impossible to escape
and which, after period OF angry and dis
turbing controversy, must finally be me
and satisfied
This is the line OF thought that has un
doubleday been forced upon the public, ane
the people OF Virginia are too practical moi
to draw the plain deductions from their re
Elections. They want rest from agitation
and they want relieffrom unprincipled agl
tators, who seek not to promote the public
interests, but to advance their own ambi
ton, and to keep places Of prominence and
profit in the public service. No man i
worthy of trust who is not devoted to the
public welfare, and no agitator is devoted
to the public welfare.