The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-02-09
Rirl,mond nispatr.a
MoypAy .fEBRUAp.i 0. 1880.
General or ant.

The Petersburg dpr. ,eoI says that "itwnl
not do 10 deIuda OF. rseives with the be'iei
that cAnsRox's influence, and not GRANTS
nopularity, carried the Republican, Conven'
s,oa last "wednesday at Harrisburg" II
,dds: .That CAMERON was a powerful
auxiliary must be conceded. but we DO not
believe that he could have controlled the
Cony, ntIon so absolutely in the interest OF
any other man."
II the united voices OF the PhiiaaeH
phia Inquirer. Record, Evening Banet"'
North Americsrn, Times, Press, ana Tee
graph. NAV be accepted as the voice Oh
Pennsylyfx,ia, then Mr.. CAMERON eou'o
much moe easily have carried the CohVen-
ton .or BLAINE than he carried 1t Tor GRANT.
Farf.six OF the philadelphia delegates are
RI .rsg men. vet voted with CAMERON, VINO
had only twenty majority on the test reso-
fttion.
We do not take this position because we
Tear the nomination Of General GRANT. On
The contrary, we rather desire than fear H.
Not for one reason, but for several.
First OF all, we think that the nomination
OF General GRANT would insure the re-
union OF the Conservative party OF VIZ
pipis. and make IL easy to give her vote to
the Democratic candidate for President.
Secondly, we desire to see the northern
people put to the test to which that noml-
nation would subject them. ga patriot Is
fool In every age" POPE says. And bis
saving would be wonderfully exemplified
and would be proved to be true in sense
different from that in which ne used u IL
the burning patriotism OF the northern peo-
pIe should induce them to elect President
for rife. This year is a favorable time for
the settlement Of the question. On the one
hand, there are still amongst the northern
people the smouldcrng embers OF the nres
Of th& hatred for the southern people
which BLAINE aud CoSKLING have done
SO much to perpetuate. This hatred
may be warmed up during the presidential
campaign so 10 TO lead the northern States
all to vote for GRANT or any other man."
twill in many instances require the exer-
else OF strong will to control the impulse
of the heart which will prompt many
~'loyal" Eeen 10 vote for GRANT as means
of humiliRing the "rebels." On the other
hand, the sturdy common-sense Of the
cold, cAm, businessmen of the North
will call upon them 10 discard pre-
judice and passion, and support for
president the candidate whose election
would not violate tbecustoms OF The repub-
lie. 9hese men may not be very numer-
Gus but we are confident that there are
OF them enough to make it impossible to
elect General GRAST. II there are three
such men in every one-hundred Of the Re
put licans OF Ohio, General GRANT cannot
get the vote OF tina. State; and IL is pretty
Ger tain that more1han three such men will
be found amongst the German Republicans
. OF that State alone. How many Americans
will be as Jealous Of the rights OF the Ie-
public we know not; but there wig be
enough and more than enough of them to
accomplish the desired end. 1t would seem,
: therefore, that inasmuch as both sides are
posted and know what they will be fioing
when they sba vote for or against General
GRANT NO more favorable opportunity than
the present ev,ll ever be afforded to give the
American peeple chance to say whether
= this magnificent Commonwealth OK Com
monweattfs shall or shall not be converted
into kingdom.