The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-08-22

IL .f&,Es
Knowing well DR.. ri 81 coz 4, late deie.
gate to the Legislatnre from king g ana 9
| oueen county, ne could mot butsiee y mucn
repret al his defeat for animation for
election BIZ the recent county convention o.
The conservatives 81 that county. lie Il
nsaetical id his Judgment, and Is reliable
,taud.high.toned gentleman: ssucn q n ' u
Iinva,nable 10 the State and to his neighbori
ina n,IbIic capacity. Therefore we regret
tad The Yaiiure 10 renominate him.
Butwhile the tdtsapp ointment for the here rea.
sons stated was decided, we have ground
for consolation in the fact that the genaee.
man who received the nomination IL OPP
posed to the agitating ReadIusters and a
decided supporter OF the McCULLotcclHt , laa'W'
land opposed 10 any disturbance OF thar SET
Element.
But we have the further satisfaction that
Or. Cox has stated that there must pc union
| and harmony 10 the ranks OF the party ana
all hands must combine to secure victory
for the Commonwealth. We1use his own
words. In reierriDgto bis county he say says
Z. Nothing remains for us to do now but
RI 90 to work earnestly and diligently Tor
the success of our party and The electlon OF
the nominee: .t.i75 " x{a,1 So:
Exactly! Brayely spoken by q brave pa
triot--one who is, not decoyea from the
high duties Of public devotion and the CD
Heation to promote the public welfare BY
personal resentments or personaland neigh
borhood conflicts, which men OF. narrow
minds are too apt to be disputing about.
DR.. Cox is man Of nobler mould He
cares for the State and her honor and dig
nifty her renown and the peace. and hap
piness, the thrift and glory, OF her people.
These are the objects which inspire his
hope, his zeal. and his efforts. These are
virtues worthy Of the citizen OF the no.
bIest Commonwealth in her noblest days.
He strengthens the language we have
cited with yet stronger and more pointed
words. He declares:
"Indiyidual and local preferences must
never be the cause OF the segregation OF our
party and the loss OF our glorious old coun-
ty to the Conservatives in this critical hour
OF our history"
These are words worthy Of the noblest OF
Romans, 10 whom we have awarded the
highest position amongst self-denying and
devoted patriots. 1t Is cheering to become
better acquainted with men Of this noble
character. They are becoming more nu-
merous, and it is good sign for the dear
old Common wealth. At the present time
we are fighting the selfish and the personal
" ambitious, who are making their con-
temptible personal ambitions and their more
contemplate selves more important than
the Commonwealth, and their. greed and
vanity outweigh the comfort and peace OF
of good people who have fol-
lowed the paths of honest industry.
Taking it to be the true way OF a kind
Providence that man shall be the artihcer OF
bis own grateful rewards, we must our
selves cut our way to peace, prosperity, and
triumph over the evils, the corruption, and
iepravities OF the times.
We present to our brothers in arms and
10 motives the example that our friends
and contemporaries OF King and Queen pre-
sent, and we exhort them ALI to profit by it
md determine in the spirit OF public deVo-
ion to yindicate Virginia and set her free,
IS the glorious old Commonwealth that
shall hand down. to future generations the
noble example which shows bow great and
virtuous commonwealth are founded and
by trick, corruption, and
hose.horp schemes that are intended to adj
vance the ambition of the little and con-
temptible, who never build but ever degrade
and destroy the works of better men and
,De hopes -o>,cfsiIuDiC i1o0f'Tcs~
The reference here to Dr. Cox, so Just
and deserving, is not made by any sugges-
ton or request Of his. IL is altogether i'm
with a feeling that in the strug-
gle now progressing nothing can do better
Tor Virginia than the enforcement Of pro-
per examples Of public devotion and self
denying patriotism. :.--. 80.
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