The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-04-02

The Readsuxter convention
In pursuance Of the action OF the state
x,ommittce at meeting held In Richmond
n February last, General MALONE as ns
chairman has issueAa call for state Con-
vention Of the Rexseuste party to assem-
Ne in this city on the 7th day OF July next
The seventh day Of July! Both the Ma
Sionsl Conventions will have MADE 'ne"
nominations before that time, ana the W"
sinisus who compose that party VIII ine1e'
fore have the priviIef .e Of choosing between
the candidates Of the oppressors oil Nir-
gInia--the candida te OF the neeross' ."o
carpetbaggers, an d the sca'awags' ." ."e
one hand, and the candidate OF Tue
real. substantial, true.bearted people OF
virginia ON II e other hand. This Is
the fesst to bich General MALONE IN
yites those men VINO have been by n'ih '"-
duced to Join & se ranks Of the Resdjusters.
They are TO as ycub,e In county meetings 10
be composed largely II not cbieny OF ne"
groes, and to send delegates to s'ate oo.-
vention TO be composed largely II not cn'eny
OF negroes, ma then aud there they are TO
appear, no, a. true Democrats reaoy auu
willing ans 1 anxious to support The noni-
nee Of the Democratic National Convention
but as me- ,cea,ary self seekers trying 10 make
some arr .neement By which they may secure
the Fed, IRA, ,ofijces In Virginia as one pr'ze'
and the snsie Offices as another. The inter
ests OF the southern people are to be suoor-
dinate sc the ambitious schemes OF the me"
who ne ready TO form alliances Win 'pe
negr, ,es In order to defeat that true SOUTH
ern Ssxfy against which the negroes nave
aiw AVS voted, and will always vote'
r ne call is made three months before
Ia nd and In pursuance not OF authori'y
gr acted, but "in pursuance Of the dct'on
OF the State Committee on the lith day oil
february last--nearly i've months before
The day fixed for the assembling OF the Con-
vept,opi Here Is evidence OF determ'nate
purpose to keep the Write people OF VIZ
vjpia divided, and to sacrifice the Demo-
cratic party and the dearest rights and in
s-terts,s OF the South 10 the amoltion ana
greed OF the leaders OF this new party.
1.-The. electoral ticket will then be formed
If Il Is ever formed-wbich will be calico
unpledged.v but which will be composed
OF GRANT men il General GRANT snail
be the nominee OF the Chicago Conven-
ton. The postponement until July OF
the assembling OF the Convention FUR
nishes conclusive Evidence that there is 10
be no such thing as genuine unpiedeeo
electoral ticket in the field. We have never
believed that General MALONE would put
IN such q ticket. HIS call for his Conycn-
zion proves that il he ever bad such pur-
nose be has abandoned 1t. he will either
nominate GRANT ticket, or a ticket noml-
pally divided between the GRANT men ana
the Democrats, but really Il GRANT ticket In
disguise, or be will make up no ticket at all.
The number Of delegates 10 which each
county Is entitled seems TO have been fixed
by an apportienment merely arbitrary. We
do not know how it has come about that |
Richmond city, which cast not one single |
Resdiuster vote last fall, should be entitled
TO thirty five delegates, whilst Rockingham
county, which east about two thousand Re-
adjus,er votes last fall, has only twelve, and
Rockbridge only eight. General MALONE
no doubt had some reason satisfactory to
himself for-the manner in which he appor-
toned Tie ut,os.tes: and ~ bic s"hV"0is
do not grumble because Of its seeming un-
fairness, nobody else need do 50. We call
their attention to it, however, that they may
not overlook 1t.
We regret, Of course, to see such persist
ENJOY in course Of conduct which seems to
us to be not only deplorable but inexcusa-
BILE. Nevertheless, we are not yet satisfied
that this last movement will not tend to in
sure the,vcte Of Virginia to the nominee OF
the Cincinnati Convention. 1t is as yet TOO
soon, however, to see how the current OF
events is to be changed by the action OF the
Republican Convention to be held very soon
In Stauuton. An open and confessed ALI
ance between the Republicans and the Re- |
.adjusters would OF course be more periious
to the Democratic party than the running OF
two separate electoral tickets by those par
ties; but neither scheme will, in our opln- |
ion, succeed ia detacbing Virginia from the
grand Democratic army OF the United STATES.