The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-09-04
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i ...,;ss n WIErIAx; MALONE, and that ne Is
Z n3eed the real enemy 81 The peace and wei
,sre il the State. WITHOUT him there wonld
not only be no such party, but no llie 1. o.
being ii ii. tits be that rave life to the
opnositlon to the debt Element law 81 last
winter, and who now maintains Y py nas
wrangllng agents, who are going up s lll.
down the land and producing excitement
and rancor where there should be 2 otnins
! now but serenity and content. Isl. ..5 z
we have good crops--we have ready SAFE .lle
for All that NE produce, and the prospect Of
= large demand from abroad TO meet the'de.
ficifs OF production in other lands. we
hsye the same prospect Of the early settle
r.er,t OF the public debt. and permanent 70.
lief Of the State from further dlscord, ana
thus may the State proceed with the Work ORR
of peacefully administering her local au iai
reyiying her domestic industry anfimp'alrrs,-
inc new energy TO the work Of deyclop E'l1lgs
her mineral and agricultural wealth. .t
And In THAI stale yof. things comes the
leader with Che turbulent organization,
which undertakes 10 repeal the debt settle,
mert, reyolutionize our State government,
and disrurt the very principles andeharac-
ter Of our people. 1T is General hi 4lie l
who has launched this terrible war upon
The State and people Of Virginia. and IL IS
the yeriest idieness aud folly to say that ne
is not an issue in The conflict. lie IS ' tne
soul and body Of it. He il It's life, and were
he dead that also would be dead. AN attack lt'is
that Is not directed upon him Is IKE raining ran
at the wind. e&S, =" .
T,here would be no trouble were ne OUT
Of the Commonwealth. He is opposed I. TO
settlement, Wherever it has appeared easy
TO settle the only cause, of debate-the State
6ebt-he has found out the way to set our
legislators at war over iss,'es that only
tended to bring confusion upon the State
and enable the cunning public enemy TO
strengthen his position and multiply the
siege guns which have been. bearing upon
the Commonwealth for several years. 1t is
his strategy and unscrupulousness that have
kept the Commonwealth in turmoil and APP
prehension. .@ss.. .ls..
The organization that grew out OF the Mo-
Fart Convention was commanded and direct
ed by MALONE. He wrote the "confden-
tial" circular to what they call in the circu-
lar "bona,f Resdiusters," which are, in.
deed, nothing but disturbers OF the public
peace. He then organized the party alto
gether independent OF the Conservative par
ty. And he fixed up and set in motion the
whole machinery OF the Destructives. He
is now so thoroughly its life and action that
were be to disappear for month and have
nothing to do with 1t, it would'be as dead as
door-nail. Everybody knows it, and
almost everybody knows that attacks that
leave him out OF view are no attacks at ALL.
It is not only the duty OF our public defend
ers 10 assail him, but to arraign him as the
head and front Of the present war. 4
He knows that If the Commonwealth is.
composed, and peace folds her white wings
to rest, there's an end Of him. He can only
survive In the turmoil and agitation that
comes OF mischief and perplexity. Confu.
sion and passion are the iertilizing stimu-
lants to the growth OF i'll weeds that would
choke the healthy products that flourish In
peace and order.
This is the true policy. Spare not the
head-centrc OF Destructiveness by no
means. Let the war be thorough and
bravely conducted. The leader is not at
all anxious about the public welfare. 1t is
only for himself and his personal ambition
that be labors. He was inspired with an
indomitabe desire to rule Virginia-not
for her good, but bis own qualifications,
his pride, and his pleasure-the extreme,
satisfaction Of hectoring over those who. re-
NAMED proof against his seductive arts and
continued hostile to his party schemes.
Defeat him now, and we shall indeed have,
peace. But let him triumph, and the Com
will sink into insigniicance,I
ruin, and debauchery. ~. :. ~