National Republican., 1880-03-26
THE sITUATION IN VIRGINIA.

MALONE has baggod the Republican party
of Virginia, and attached its fortunes to his. as
well as his fortunes to those of his old politi.
cal enemies. The two are united for the de-
struction of the Conservative party of Virginia.
And this is the fact that we have to recognize
and must deal with. 1t is idle to think of
compromise with these people-we mean Gen.
eral MAHoNE and his party leaders. They
loathe tho Conservative party more than they
ever did the Republicans, aud have no idea of
returning to its fold, except upon terms that
would be dishonorablo to the party, aud which
could not be conceded. It will never accept
General MALONE as dictator; and lie will be
that, or nothing.
We repeat it.: The coalition is complete
Tho Readjusters and tho Republicans of Vir-
ginia are united In opposition to the Conserva-
tive organization, and mean its destruction il
they can compass that object 1t only remains
therefore for the honest Democrats and Con-
servatiYns who were beguied and deceived last
fall by the leaders in the party called Read
juster, to readjust themselves into their old
party afliliation in Opposition to Radicalism," /"
whether it be represented by General WILL.
IAN MALONE on the one hand, or JOHN II.
PoPHAM, of the Southern MtelHgcncer, on the
other-LynchbTg Viginian,
We are prone to think that tho YHgnidn,
in making its statements, uniformly tells
only that which it believes to be true but
then, after all, it is not poss sessed of that
degree of inflllibility which doprives il OF
the power of being mistaken. That General
MALONE and his allies have placed the Con-
seryative party in Virginia in a hopeless
minority the leaders of that once powerful
and controlling organization begin to realize
painfully. This however, never could have
been accomplished without the aid of tho
Republicans, who had been trOdden into
the very earth by the unrelentng tread
and infamous methods Of that party. The
domination of the Conservatives had been
so arbitrary, ovcrbearing, unjust and dis
honest that it brought disintegration within
its own ranks. Such Democrats rs
General MAHoNE aud Others who we
could name had become 80 thoroughly dis.
gusted with the policies and practices of the
Conservatives in managing the State In It's
financial aud other interests, that they re-
solved to break away from the Democratic
organization, and, if possible, to secure Il
sufficient following to accomplish change
of policy on the debt and other important
questions The funds dedicated to educa-
tonal purposes had been misappropriated
or stolen, until that cause which holds so
dear place in the popular heart of that
State had been brought TO laugushing
condition, and its schools were being closed
and the fountain Of primary education was
being dried up This was the condition ol
things, allied to the fact that the States in
debtedness had become so onerous and un-
bcamble that portion of the Conservative
party resolved to seek an amelioration o.
their condition in a change, and declared
their purpose in that direction more than q
year ago
This action and its purposes found ready
sympathy with the Republicans, They had
so long suffered from the iron heel of cen
seryatism that any prospect Of relief wa'
grateful TO them. They saw their oppor'
tunity and did not reject it, The alliance
took early shape. We were not in ful
sympathy with the movement for tho