The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-10-05
The GOOD Name Of Richmond.

have no rival all the country between the
Gulf and the Potomac. Its people should
eyer bear the fact In mind aud be careful 10
lose no opportunity 70 make the best OF
their advantages. and, above all, to take
care Of the good name and fame oil Their
fair city.
Richmond is city that will suffer in the
opinion OF the world by any act that may
reflect upon her public character, which
will be sure to impair her public credit ana
rctard her prosperity. II Richmond De-
comes tainted in her commercial and IMAM
ciai reputation she must suffer in all her
relations. Every man in the city has some
thing to lose. Every laborer and mechanic,
as well as every citizen OF every pursuit,
will lose by the injury of the good name Of
the city. In her probity and honor they
are all interested. When those virtues be-
come tainted all her citizens suffer.
Never had city population more to hope
for and struggle for than have the people OF
Richmond, and they should be jealous OF
the reputation OF their city, and take care
of its interests as they would OF their own.
The present is period somewhat critical
with ms. The times have set in motion all
sorts OF agitalors and all sorts OF expedi-
ents. Party rings and needy spectators
arerrying numerous eXpedients very mueh
as do men ottery-tickets, hoping luck might
bring them some advantage; OF prooaois
more as does the gambler trust to new
pack, a new cut. and new deal, hoping
luck may turn in his favor. The move
merts and asitations that spring FROM The
exploits OF the men who are bringing for
ward the new ideas and plans OF the day are
producing temporary excitement that de-
ludes some good people from their steadi-
ness and propriety and sets them to follow
ing The false political lights that can only
lead them into cntanglementsa and bewilder-
men,. out of which they will be glad enough
to escape. and out Of which no earthly good
can possibly come to them.
OF these wild schemes and ideas every
citizen OF Richmond should beware. They
have a bright promise close nj hand in the
future, and they cannot afford to impair
their chances by becoming involved in dis
reputable public acts. They must keep
steadily in the line OF commercial wisdom
and prudence, and commit themselves to no
folly OF the day that may impair heir stand
ing in the commercial world. What would
be thought Of Richmond were she to be-
come afflicted with the greenback !unacy,
for instance? What would be thought OF
her were it to 90 out that Richmond adyo-
Gated the issue OF an unlimited amount OF
iIrcdeemable greenbacks? She would be
discredited in every city. and her name
would become an abomination in ali the
commercial world.
That is q matter that every man ought to
understand. and every IMAM who falls into
so great delusion does his part as citizen
to bring Richmond into dlscredit, to his
and everybody else's injury. This matter
comes immediately home to us in the con-
gressional election soon to take place.
Brought ont by sei-appointed delegates,
man has been named who advocates the IL
redeemable sreenbacks. But we have NOM
mated by q regularly-appointed convention
OF delegates of the congressional district
General JOSEPH e. JOHNSTON, a renowned
hero and patriot, 4 man OF liberal educa-
ton, and a man of irreproachable name and
fame.
How would you, people OF Richmond,
feel with an Irrcdeemab!e Greenbacker
representing you in Congress-a man adj
vocating a deusion, proved to be delu-
sion in all the centuries, and denounced as
such by every great economist that ever
lived, and proved base and contemplate
deluslon in our own Confederate land?
How would you like such man standing
forth i'll Congress as the representative OF
the metropolitan city OF Virginia-that city
OF brightest promise OF all the cities
OF the Union south OF the Potomac
river? How would you like it? Oh. how
ashamed you would be to see him in the
Assembly OF the nation, sneakng and
probing around to see what chance there
was for bringing out his one idea-an idea
that will, as surely as time lasts, be scorned
and derided by the whole nation! A beau
.tiiul and an honorable sight indeed would
II be to see man from the banks Of the
Ohio representing Richmond, poking about
the great hall Of the nation to see whether
he could stir up the question OF irredeem-
able greenbacks. Is there a man in Rich
mond who can look at Il picture so disagree
able without resolving that il shall never be
seen?
In General JOSEPH f. JOHNSTON we shall
have representative Of whom we should
be proud wherever be might be. In Con-
gress, in The United States Senate, in the
proudest courts of Europe, he would stand
as a respected and honOred man. His his
tory belongs to the world, and his native
home is Virginia. She would honor herself
in honoring him.
Standing in Congress as the representa-
tive OF Richmond, we would feel certain
that he would never dishonor his constitu-
ents by casting his vote for fraud or su-
preme folly, and that he would never betray
them. as he is the very soul OF honor and
his reputation is as spotless as his virtue.
Suppose the single case of an application
for an appropriation for the deepening OF
James river, Or any other object for the
good Of Richmond and Virginia. Suppose.
our representative was an advocate OF
greenbacks, what answer would he get:
He would beinformed that as he was sup
porter Of plan to destroy the. credit of the
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