The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-03-05
YIRGI 8 GRE PARTY.
address OF the consarvassys so1nnsis
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seryatiye .Committee was Se,d at t,s sE,g.
change Hotel .Iasf r;sbt.E Tu5os Tox1ai,
fchairmanl nresidins Rv = ;ny;,a at;on ~ tha
Committee /, nl1rnher: :oi :, nromin ant f!aI,-
ssryative member OF fha General a Sssen,f,lv
were present for conference. ana after 4
yery harmonious and I,Ieasaslt session tha
following address. and resointions were
iinanirnai,siy adnnfaI :, ~ -
80 -. 1RIcuuorn March It1is1s 1870
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hs' OF persons
hfic4nMona on sne 2oth OF FeDGnaTy an4stHe
aelssane g a.teranees ot that. beay dsinaru
sssss sless seEseas nsisteratfe,tdRon every
=. .raIgsltzn Wno desires tne WeiiafeS hls
nanuest snat the ann ana sAost
es tsaoss Ina .snapeu am eontfoilsa 5sas
'ae.oa tnas pouy a.e 70 ssss ~:
sei saSre py ahu to iaIss a,s s,SlII
a 1sgannSa.ion VI 'mnicn ,snas, Tisaa Ivy o.l .l
a@noa anS
Was IarseIy ean rased II Il
.tofore thrown off ali aIleoianea a. r. i effe Con.
servative Marty and boItad itc norninationa
in nnrsnit of thaIr nerson al aima and amhi.
tion They invited into tho nonnsels and
fe1lowsbin y, the convention q cons;derobIe
nnmher ~ White and hIooL poSicnls and
Woo onenlE aSoharaaS ha,,voa, thaso ae nau, ,a,,
o,I;os and . nornnoot for o.rrnst noxnaro.
tion IN s,,nnnrt ~ rho ,,a,y rartv uUp Has fnr.
m,llv rot;fieG betweer, them TGere CON no
no disouise mr. do,1ht Nc r. tho nnrnose ~
th;a comb;nat;on to dnstrov tba CON serve.
tive marty If thew can ioaiiIer STRENGTH to
achieve it. -, -.
+ Ii ia true that this nolitical faction. like
all movements in popular government which
seek public favor for. personal ends. nut
forth a pretext for their organization. claim
ing that their purpose was to relieve the
people OF public burdens. They claimed
that their organization was necessary
in order TO effect q inst and IA
vorable settlement OF the public debt.
I DuI .h,s pletehse was MlVnouI iounualloh.
First, because at the very time OF the meet.
Ing OF lhis cohyentloh Tue Leglsiature ol
Virginia. elecleu ny Ine ConselEaIl1es lol
lhe eAPiess pun pose y. au!us'ihS anu ue.e,-
mining enlS ,ihportanI ISSUE, WIS earhestly
engaged ih tnat "oih, WIN laForaole pros
pects OF success, ana next because there
was po lustihcatloI OF apoioSy Posslo'e ior
all atenp6 10 olglue auu uisLunC Tue Coh,
serVetlVe parry Decause Vi ulheiences VI
opinlon as 70 Tue proper pasls Ga uot .se sesile,
.lent Va eue Puul'o uepT oonnroIo Va oplniol
IS ine'ltaoie up"n al. measures vi siaSs
puplic ih.v.e' pu' hIin ~ tGn' ,.ton ~. W
oplilion upon une puDio ,;.hs; hieasuie tne tno
slounu anu mur,anI ,, t;a, ~, uso"nu, the he
l'onSelfatlfS paley'. M.n0h s5,:e MuH VI ea.eu W
comoIillnS 'ne ptops.t!' intsi'lsenoe, ana
~ nlosai mollu VI .ne nsate' anu uas pioS5a
Il! i!s noeitty auu capac,ty W plo'ecs :lne pun
TIC welfare anu social INTERESTS oti fFSlula'
IS an Assumption "hicn callnot pG trutn-
lsi'y cnaracteilIeo as less tual ioily or u
crime. -.
IL Is worthy VI hotice W Islualh CnaI tneIe
IS no dlnerence III the puraeh OF taAatloh
proposed III 'ue scnene VI. seI'ielhen1 Id,
FWpITFed WpI e t,, Dy Ches convention "neu conpaleu
which was about to be agreed III ~ a :.
gislature. ....... ss
No trne-bearted Conservative, who right.
IL values tbe publsc benefits which. have
Noon eocI,rnd to the peonle Of Virginia bs
fhe nnited and efficient action of the Con.
sarvotive Marty. and the prieyous iniury
which WI must he inflicted upoo their property
ond n,er soa;oI weIfare in the event NJ it's decay
anJ down4o,I will consent to see that marty
h str,ct ~ down and DESTROYED unon such vain
ond unworthy nretexts rs those nut forth by
this ossemhlaqe of disoreanizers.
This hodv az 1isorganizers. in furtheranc:
~ thoi. ohvious design to DESTROY the Con.
Sarvotive nartv. proceeded TO construct ar
;ndonondent State organization. and tc
nrr;p Il with aIl the roochinrrv needed fol
,1nttino it's candidates in the field in: all
fut1,re elections in Virginia in opposition tc
those who NAV be duly nominated bv the
Conservative party. It is true that some
anolooists for such q proceeding seek to jus
tifv II hv alleging that it has been rendered
necessary, in order to resist an organization
raised outside OF the councils of the Con
seryatiye party, in the form OF a society tt
maintain the public credit, which avowe(
| its nurnose 70 create 4 popular movement
nledoed m assume the burden OF the entif,
nrineinai and interest OF the public debt
sar,.ont y, tbn facts Because the moyemen
VI VI ;,,,sn,,oS .s tho creditors of the Stat,
baya tnndered . acomnromise which consents
~ =" tate q reduced rate Of interest.
The Stote Committee of the Conservative
,o1tv NJ VIRGINIA. in discharge of the trus
ip,,osod nno1 tbcm n watch and conserve
,ha ;,,tarests and efficiency of the marty. al
,ne INC t1,I d,,ir 0 conS;derin~ the facts above Sc
Thot Tho considerations of public in
torest 1 which led TO the formation OF th'
| tr'eSS -. o..,;,,,o :, 5rlI soroa