The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-08-04
The ,Rocgoridge District. Z

Tint the tlisyrnce In which the Rockbridge
senatorial dtstrtct was involved last year Will
he repeated wc hare no idea. 1t vas only ne,
eesssary. that the solid men Of Rockbridge
should DRIFT d little beyond tho point OF tnef
deeradattos, to see themselves as others saw
them. for them to be utterly ashamed OF
their position and to proceed immediately
to rsinstse themselves 10 che position tncs
have 50 long maintained in the society OF
ciyjljxstion- gst people who recognize
the indispensable obligations OF good iSlt 't'.
and social iite. ritg. We can most SIN
cereiy and most truly say that this 1eln-
statement has been accomplished. the eie-
ments. foreign to good order, good sense,
and social yirtue--Reckbridgev irtue-hav.e
been rooted out aud pitched overheard anu
tie noble Old county viii assert her suprem-
ecy on her patiye heath.
We,have already published the report OF
the measures taken to reassert the PROUD
conservatism Of the people OF Rockbrioge'
and these proceedings will be followed up
step by step to the point OF complete Vlnul'
cation OF the noble yeomanry OF the county
The convention that nomInates the sena-
torial candidate will, we are sure, raallze
| expectations by naming true ana rehaoie
man-not one to betray the State ana the
people. It is probable that JOHN l.. EU-
Rank will be named. We hope so. Ihere
could NOT be truer man. But rely upon
II. either he or some other good man VIII
be nut forth as the most worthy ana re'la-
b,e man. Colonel EUBANK has been the
ever-faitbful defender Of the interests and
honor of.the Common wealth. His position
o,wovs indicated the point for dcfence-the
,oint at which all true Virsinians should
rally to support the State, and II possible
hold her harmless. His popularity mas oeen
we'll maintained where it could be dohe
without concessions that were detrimental
either to public interests or personal lnae-
nendence. We are full Of hope for the dis
trIc,. confident that the. approaching sena-
tor;ai convention will stand firmly by the
Conservative party and the Commonwealth.
| JOHN RANDOLPH TUCKER Will appear
amongst his constituents as soon as ne can
with safety-ceitainly. we believe, by tue
september court of Rockbridge-when be
will have good account to give OF himself,
and will be ready for the review OF bis opn-
ions as we'll as to review those of others
who arc proposing radical reformations III
the administration and judicial economy OF
the State and the credit and honor Of the
Commonwealth. Mr.. TUCKER has been one
OF the most prominent and renowned OF
American statesmen, and been, thrown
into the position of defender OF Virginia
as well as the whole South, where
the honor OF the South and her justice and
social order were brought in question, and
it has been his good fortune TO bear them
all off unstaincd from the field OF conflict.
The proud flag OF the Natural Bridge dis
trict, which was carried by more than six
thousand for State loyalty and State integ-
ritv, will not suffer detrimcnt in such
"1libberty,' "flabherty," "disreputing"
struggle as that which seems about to begin.
The upshot of it will prove to those who
wage this war that they have taken some
pains for defeat, and that it will be admin
istered with more galIantry than the subject
deserves