The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-08-06
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! Few More Nights and Days.
y there is another State In the Union
,nat ha, been SO repeatedly agitated and
.nrown into excitement about its puoiic
delhi. and so often threatened With the aus
grace OF reputation, as Virginia mas oeen,
,ys are sorry for It; for we know that tais
condition OF agitation, disturbance, ana APP
nrehensioa has brought upon the Common
wealth world OF trouble and not one SIN
gle good thing. ltisagreat pity tnaI ANY
people should be so greatly troubled WIN
mt one single return In the way OF coui-
pensation. !, .,e.o
,o;t,,ions and their troubles were TOO much
for the people to endure, and now that we
have horne them 50 long we know not row
n has been done. We had all fondiy hftped
that the settlement OF the debt by the law
q, the last session had forever endf d the
nuestion, and that thereafter we should
start anew upon long reign OF peace apo
steady end uninterrupted "pu'sn'f. OF nap
n;nessu in our most approved w'.ys OF DO
mestic economy. But no; some ~ .ss-mahihs
gentlemen cannot consent to iGIve 10 VIZ
rinisns so much OF what they al most all de-
Giro The settlement was bait or quarter
NJ ono ner cent. out OF the way. That devia-
t;on from the exact fraction which alone
yos necessary to their sat isfaction rem
dered concurrence with the Government
md the people impossible. That deviatioh
made a renewal OF the war unaVoldaole. II
the Governor, and the people, ana the oono-
holders would oil agree to concede TINS INC
t,on.-ond-confer upon the clamorous re-
aaiusters the principal offices and the man
accment OF the debt and the disbursement
.oY all the public moneys, why then tneie
would be peace, then there wouid De eh'iie
concord and iubhsiion.
Tbis is all that Is needed indeed TO nave
these blessings. And won't they come!
Well we shall have TO see ABOUT IL. luz
debt bill has been the law OF the Common
wealth for months, and very soon there
will, by the funding OF ss,0oo,Ooo OF State
bonds, be IN established contract between
the State and the syndicate which it will be
impossible to abolish. What Is to be done
about tbatp So however the Executive and
the people may desire to eblige these very
worthy public disturbers, who have been
so kind and so anxious for the public peace
and prosperity, there is difficulty about
it. And what shall be done!
1t is dreadful thing to have TO encoun-
ter .tae absurd war over such trif1es rs are
agitated by the Adulamites; but now ut
least we may feel assured that one more en-
counter will be the last. Never before haa
they such a completely hopeless cause. The
taxpayers never before got such favorable
terms as are incorporated into the bill OF
settlement. The readiusters themselves
were in doubt about what they should do,
and only that the leading spirit Of dscon-
tent preferred the risk of opposition and
agitation to surrender there would now be
no confict-no hostile discussion. Such is
the power that one man has to provoke an
excitement and disturbing party conflict
in the State simply to exploit the chances OF
personal advancement 10 public Office
that, and nothing else whatever, as we are
sure every man in the Commonwealth
knows
That such a disagreeable public commo-
ton should have its advent for such a
cause-which is indeed not a cause that de-
serves the public respects thing that is
almost unaccountable. But it is so, and
cannot now be avoided. But the people,
with that constancy and integrity which
have borne them through all trials, and
given them what OF victory and honor they
have achieved, will maintain the manhood,
dignity, and order Of the Commonwealth.
It is a public grievance that this labor
OF SYsPHUs should have to be so repeatedly
performed, but it is consoling to know that
it will he renewed with proper determine
tion and energy. 1t is, furthermore, mat
fer OF satisfaction to know that it is not in
frequent that the greatest noise and boast
fuIness cover passion and feebleness. These
are not reinforced 10y strength and deIibera-
ton. Mr.. BURKE's celebrated comparison
OF the noisy grasshopper with the hundred
fat beeyes that Craze in the meadow where
he sings is altogether proper in this case.
Finally. we may all feel now that as an
moving as has been the oft-recurring con-
flct with the agitators, whose schemes
but threaten the contentment and success
of our people, this is the final strug-
gle. II they succeed now they will
gain complete victory; If they fail,
they will fail finally. The battle is to be
decisive. and we are glad OF it. We would
rather be defeated finally than to be ever
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now, friends, we enter upon the last battle
as we do most earnestly believe. But the
great joy Of the event is the perfect faith
that we have in the victory that will crown
the banner Of the Commonwealth.
The Boilers.
We print elsewhere letter from Louisa
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