The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-03-12

s.uxx@un1fv ~ become r1nitcu VI uefence OF
~. rr,cclples II the Democratic party and
e ,hs srcs Institutions handed Gown to US
6v the fathers Of tie Republic. Tue eau Tor
state Convection Of the Conservative
rarty Il broad enough 20 cover all classes
and conditions Of r,eu clai,aisg to be IL
sympathy wsth the Denocratie party OF Tue
countrv. Inppre Of the most unreasonso'e
sn,rif AZ righteousness shat weever saw man
ifestea In scy political coS ention' OF any
other hosy OF any sort, the Deot-fay'ng
menbcrs Of the State Central Cos'm','ce
preserved their exuanimiiy Tor II 'aey leu
sosaed sometimes they certainly never lcst
.,vht ., a sririt Of fairuessl and framed a
resolution callixg Convention under wmch
every sruc man in Virginia is free TO appear
an the urinary meetisgs Of the ConserVa-
eve rartv. and send wbomsoevtr he VIII as
his dcput, to represent him In The grand
state Convention which Is TO appoint dele
y.,es 10 the Democratic National Conyen-
s,eu to DE held in'Oncinnati In June next
II il sGd that the Readiuster members
zero kicked out ef The State Central CON-
mittee last summer. The presence OF these
members In the meeting ON wednesday
night proves that If they were kicked out
they Seit free 10 return. aud did not coDcede
that they had e<er been out Oh the commit
zee. The fac, too, that no oblec'ion was
made 10 their anticipation IN the proceed
inys shows that the DebtPaycrs either
magsanimoDsly tried to repair the dam
zoos they lad done 10 the party, or else
thouybt that they bad never succeeded
a, exoefyipg any OF the Read1uster
members of the committee. AT any
rate the three Rtac iuster members occu-
picd more time in talking than did all the
twelve Deb. Payers, and this, too, in spite
Of the fact that more than once at least one
Of the three spoke OF fight going on be-
tween his party and the patty that was
represented by the committee; and despite
the additional fact that two OF the three in
timaied pretty plainly that they did not
want TO have anything to do with sending
delegates 10 The Democratic National Con-
yention, nor TO pledge themselves TO sup
port its nominees! And they prof ssed
Conservatives!
The celebrated DIR. AByRyETB was once
sent for to prescribe for child. He told
the mother TO take basin, pour some water
INTO II, and then get piece OF soap and
towel, and proceed in manner which he
described "Why, Doctor" said the mo.
Their, "that is only washing the child"
"The prescription is liable TO that obiec-
tiop," SAID the famous doctor. In similar
words the Democratic or Conservative men,
Ders OF the State Central Committee might
have replied to all the foolish talk that two
of the Readjusiers INDUCED in rs to The fact
that the resolution adopted 10y the commit
tee actually proposed to call convention
pledged and bound TO send delegates
to the Democratic National Conyen-
ton! Wonderful! That was Just what
the State Central Committee was con-
vened for. That was The only duty they
had TO perform. That was what every
man 10 the land expected them to do. They
had nothing else TO do, could do nothing
else, and would have proved themselves un-
faithful and treacberous servants bad they
failed to perform that duty. Their action
.'is liable to that objection" They did de-
termine that they would not send delegates
10 the Republican National Convention, and
that they would send delegates 10 the De-
mocratic National Convention, and that they
would not put up the electoral vote OF Viz
ginia TO the highest bidder even in this eni.
nently practical age.
Tho ~ a. a, N, no al m, cd fhat fhav
representtd majority OF the people. Our
readers know bow much foundation there is
under this claim. But let it pass. III 1t be
true, then in every county 10 which they are
in the majority the Readiusters may have
majority In the meeting that is to be held to
senc delegates t. Richmond. Why not il
they constitute majority of the Conserva-
tive yotersl What IL to prevent them
from appearing in the primary meetings
and sending whOmsoever they may
choose to send? Read the call again. Ii
invites oil men who intend to support the
nominees OF the CINCINNATI Convention to
participate 10 the primary meetings. What
excuse can the Rtadiusters give for not
availing themselves OF this opportunity to
reform the broken ranks OF the COnserya-
tive party and secure the vote Of Virginia
for friend OF the South and OF free govern
ment?
Will it be said that this call proceeds
from the same men who last summer made
the MCCULLOCH bill n test OF loyalty to the
Conservative party! So much the better.
II the call had come from other men, you
could with much more force have mention
ed that fact as az objection to IT; and no
doubt you would have demanded that the
same men who asked you out OF the house
should ask you back into 1t. Well, the
same men have done IL. They have con-
quered their pride, subdued their passion,
owned that II they read you out last year
their reeding-out did MOI amount to much
nor put you out Of the Conservative party,
and now ask you TO resume your places in
that party as II nothing had happened, and
aid them in electing Democratic Presi-
dent. No reasonable man can ask more.
The ReaGiusrer leaders may reject this
liberal proposition, but the people will ac-
cept II. II Is simply Impossible 10 keep them
from choosing between Democratic and
a Republican candidate for President. The
love OF many has no doubt waxed cold, and
will not be warmed up anew before the May
Convention; but long before November
shall shed It's golden rays upon us the true
people OF Virginia will be fonad arroyed in