The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-06-09

o opa 10 this end the honest voters must DO
s'sa.ac,ed against terrorism, violence, or
,r."d and we affirm II to be the duty and
The nnrnose OF the Republican party 20 use
every legitimate means TO restore all the
s,ates Of This Union TO the most perfect bar
monv as NAV be practicable; sod we sub
mil 10 the practical, sensible people OF the
limited States TO say whether II would not
he dangerous to the dearest interests OF our
country at this time to surrender the al
m,nistration OF the National Government
70 n marty which seeks to overthrow the ex'
istipg policy under which we are so pros
perous, and thus bring distrust ana coniu'
sion where there IS now order, commences,
and hope.
The following resolution was by vote
tackled on to the platform
"Tbc Republican party, adhering 10 tne
principles affirmed by Its last National CON
yention OF respect for the constitutional rules
governing appointment to office, adopts the
declaration Of President Hayes that tue re-
form in the civil service shall be thorough
radical, and complete. To that end IL De
mands the cooperation OF the Legislative
with the Executive departments OF the Gov
eminent, and that Congress shall so legls'
late that fitness, ascertained by proper prac'
tical tests, shall admit to the public SER
vice."
The compliments to the negroes must
| have been voted with bad grace, since IL
seems to be almost universally conceded
that the sixty who were at Chicago were In
the market all the time.
| IL the foreign trade has increased 1t has
been in spite OF Republican legislation.
Under Democratic rule 1t would probably
ha, increased much more. 1t must not be
forgotten, either, that to the southern, or
rebel, or Democratic States, is due the abil-
ity Of the Government TO return TO specie
payments. The cotton crop alone brings
into the country about two hundred mil
lions OF dollars annually, and the tobacco
crop thirty or forty millions more.
The doctrine that the boundary between
the powers delegated to the General Gov
ernment and those reserved to the States
sis to be determined by the national and
not by the State tribunals" is natural result
OF the acts and the teachings OF the Repub-
lican party. II is hateful doctrine. 1t is
consolidatonism and centralism in the worst
form. IL hints at the subordiuatlon OF the
State courts to the Federal. 1t declares in
effect that the States have no rights which
the General Government is bound to re-
spect. II tends to dwarf the States, and
make their names mere territorial express
sions. 1t threatens their reduction to the
status OF mere counties. IL the people OK
the United States are ready for all this, they
are ready for an emperor.
The third resolution is an entering wedge
to grand national educational bureau.
The fourth is hit at the Roman Catho-
lies, and a demagogical appeal to the
blgotry OF the Protestant denominations.
II acted upon, it would cause terrible tur-
MOL in the country.
The fifth may pass.
The sixth is an abortion. 1t was framed
to capture California, but it will fail. The
California papers have already been heard
from upon the subject. The Cincinnati
Convention must utter no uncertain sound
upon this important question.
The seventh is hypocritical. II there is
any man in the United States whom CoNK-
LING aud all the rest OF the stalwarts either
hate or despise, il is Mr.. HAYES.
The first part OF the eighth is made up
largely OF charges which are true Of the
Republican party. 1t required a deal OF
impudence in the Republicans to lay their
sins at their opponents door. The latter
part is threat directed at the South.
The civi-servce resolution is a joke.
The Chicago Convention had large num-
Der Of office-holders in it.
The Democrats must unite to put down
this dangerous Republican party. 1t Is an
enemy to the Union. 1t is a drawback upon
the prosperity OF the country. 1t is relic
of past age. 1t has outlived its day and
generation. 1t should be buried never to
be resurrected. People OF Virginia, see to
it that il that odious, despicable, unscrupu-
lous, and unprincpled party be successful
next fall, you at least shall not be charge
able with its continued existence.