The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-10-02
Winding Up. -

THE statement upon the cav VI s 10y. n.ss1A
vaar YESTERDAY az the operaltar ofSttse law
Il the !. neace settlement or the State
debt really Should be considered by aii
neonle 4 winding up Of the matter. Eight
millions and upwards have been lanaea'
and n,1n,fier the law that closes the contract:
what earthly hope have the public peace
disturbers after thatS 1t is bard TO iln ma.
gire., III Esl4a e@
Is we know what MAHoSE's calculation
was. 1t was based upon the delusion thati
B body OF uneducated voters could be Sc
duced 10 vote in body against the NC
sCuLLooH lawn other words, against Tue
government and the steady aud peaceful
operation of the laws made In pursuance VI
the Constitution. That this expectation
cannot be possibly realized we all must see.
And supposing that the very utmost tpat
il possible can be accomplished win tnat
element. is it practicable after that to sue;
coed in any scheme that looks to the'oo-
struction OF the government ana the de-
feat OF the McGULLocH law? Certainly
not: and every step that is made with sucn
view Is worse than idle. Ills vicious. IL
can do nothing beyond irritating. the pub
lie mind and exciting expectations that
cannot be realized. 1t can only make peo-
ole in that way more or less miserable, an"
diminish to that extent popular content
and impair popular'success. =. 80. ''
It has been always admitted by the So
called Readiusters that they would be COM
PEELED to repeal the McCuLLocH law and do
other things that required two-thirds' ma
ioritv in the Legislature. The two thirds
is impossible. In all that depends on Inc
two thirds there must be total failure.
While even il the Court Of Appeals were
reformed, it is impossible that it can repeal
the MCCULLoCH law. Then the Deslruc-
tiyes assuredly cannot make a start upon
their line Of upsettiug the courts ana reVo-
lutionizing the government. sobopeless Is
their situation that nothing short OF down.
right madness could impel the Destructlves
to 90 on with their craze and desperation.
IL they do, we shall witness combination
OF incredible passions and follies that we
never could have dreamed OF as possible IN
civilized land. .... ....
We do not desire to see an abandonment
OF the crazy and vicious agitation. We
would rather it were carried through. II
it is possible for tue Commonwealth OF Viz
-inia to become victim to such fury ana
folly as this Destructive agitation we should
all know it; and it is point OF intense in
portanee that even ii tolerable party IN
numbers and energy OF this nature should
appear in our election, the vote OF the peo-
pie should be given, and its fate settled
finally and permanently. We are satisfied
that Virginia will so decide against the par
tv, and let the decision De had now.
Again, the McCuLLoCH settlement is
established beyond peradventure, and il
the people of Virginia arc not more dis
posed to spend time and effort in manner
perfectly useless, they will by no means
give single moment to the most absurd
and crazy thing that was ever exploited in
a civilized country.
To-day we have two days less than five
weeks till the day of election, and that is
thirty. EIGHT days more than any people not
crazy would give to such q forlorn hope as
carrying respectable vote fol- the Destruc-
tue Gelusion.