The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-07-30

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The vote In the Highland county meeting
on The question Of sending DO icgate so the l
Ssaunton Conyention 5sas AS ssor and nd 90
apainak sending then. g'llis resHlt indicates
MI s1aRRis VIM carry the county at the No
ve,,Iss;r a,s csiof,, ii was I'M wise, however,
'ssas the true conservatives 70 remain In q
messting which discussed such q question
The nero fact that such q question was pro-
posed for decision was evidence enough
tbet the proposers intended toibolt; and
the adoption OF The resolution does not re.
iere the Conservatives Of that county Of
the duty OF sending delegates TO the staun-
ton Convention. The people Of Charlottes-.
willie pursued the proper course last sattl l
gay. They elected delegates, though they
desire that the Staunton Convention shall
make no nomination. we take it for granted
That they mean to support The nominee OF
sfbe Convention in case it shall decide to
name n candidate.
As of Highland county, SO we say OF all
J the counties-the s ought to send delegates
to the congressional conventions. The
Conservatives Of Rockingham ought to hold
meetings and send delegates to the staun-
I ton Convention. That Convention was
called In formal and regular manner. ac-
.cording TO the mode prescribed in the plan
OF organization adopted by the State Con.
YeIitfon held in this city several years ago.
and the call ought to be considered as bind
ing upon every true Conservative. We 40
not bv any means question the right OF the
Resdiusters, or the Regulators, or the
Il Greenbaekers, or the Republicans, to refuse
to participate in the proceedings OF con-
yention OF the Conservative party. 1t is
their right to refuse. But we insist
upon it that their refusal BINDS no
Conservative, and that the tConserva-
atiyes OF every county in every con-
cressional district ought to hold meet
ings or. primary elections, and send
delegates to the several congressional con-
Yentions. The men who declare THAT they
will not send delegates do in effect declare
that they have severed their connection
with the Conservative party. and are nc
longer willing TO be governed by its rules
3or to train with itssoldiers. They announces
themselves as boilers. They mean to say
that they do not intend to vote for the NOM
!. inee unless he be a Readjuster, or Repudl-,
ator, or " whatever other kind OF representa-
tive these boilers desire to have. They IN
4 dictate their purpose to run candidate OF
their own faction, or party II they pre-
fer the word, against the candidate OF
the Conservative party. LII actlon OF
chat sort does not constitute. boiling,
@sthenthere is no such thing as boiling. AND
IL il be said that meeting OF boilers can
bind the Conservatives Of the county, we
ask, in the name OF common sense. why the
action OF the regular organization OF the
Conservative party is not still more bind
ing? There can be no successful plea made
in behalf OF the men who would ruin and
destroy the Conservative party in order to
advance their own personal fortunes. Let
them pursue their own course. Let them
90 their ways. They are no longer Con-
seryatiyes. They should not go into meet
), ing OF Conservatives. tits an outrage upon
the Conservative party for men to take part
in q Conservative meeting and then, by
vote, declare that they are bolters-that is
to say, not Conservatives at all, but men,
bers of some other party. MI, .,.s !
~; WeIepeat, then, that the true Conserva-
tives;i in every county in Virginia ought to
hold meetings and send delegates to the
congressional conventions, in the respective
districts. II there are but one hundred in
{ q county, they are the only Conservatives,
! and the only people in the county who have
right to take part in conservative meet
ing. They have an undoubted right to
send those delegates. Nay, it is their duty
? to send them.
BY refusing they partake Of the guilt Of
the destroyers Of the Conservative party.