The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-08-27

We are svlher gratided than dtsappoint'
"a Il the nomination Of Mr.. b. w. LACY
FOR Coneress by the Resdiustefs of the Nor.
folk district. Colonel LAMR and Co'one'
GOODWIN were both for locg time recog'
r,xeA as Debt-Payers. Trey are both asph
rants to ofsice. They were both candidates
sor the nomination obta.ued by MIR. LACY
We prefer the original aud genuine nc
x6Iuster to the new converts.
Colonel LAMB distinguished hsusc0 In
1877 nv the boiduess, ctoquence, ana ao"''
" with which in the Conservative state
Convention he argued in faycr OF the
policy OF paying Virginia's acot even
n sae had 10 be taxed until her tsx-payers
sroaned. Colonel GOODWIN Is sot so well
known rs having been until last year on the
name side; but we imagine that there is no
doubt Of the fsc,. He was esected Judge
last winter by the Mahoneites; and as ne Is
a gentleman no doubt condncts himself as
he should upon the benchS but we DOM
want 10 see say more rewards bestowed
upon him.
We say we ere rather pleased at LAcf'S
nomination. He will dose his temper when
he meets Go0Dg, and consequently 0ooDs
will get the advantage Of him in every d's'
: cuss,on. Nor will he be able to show t's'
same strength as LAs or GOODWIN woaH
have done In the big end OF the oss
trict, though be will be likely u
run well on the peninsula. IDe erue'
nj Norfolk and Portsmouth ana in'
counties al Norfolk, Princess Anne, Nan
semond, Isle OF Wight, Sussex, south
ampton, Surry, and Prince George are al
out of the region OF country in which Mt
LACY Is well known, but are, on the other
hand, the home aud the camping-ground oil
Colonies LAMB and GOODWIN. Those coun
ties cast the immense vote OF over $4,000 In
1876, whist the counties in which Mr. LACY
is best known-to wit, Elizabeth City
York, Warwick, James City, City OF VIII
liamsburg, Charles City, aud New Kent
cast less than 1000; and in these the pro
portion OF negroes Is much larger than IN
the 25.Oee. We may therefore congratulate
Colonel GooDE upon the fact that the nomi
nation OF Mr.. LACY is the best one thai
could have been made In bis interest out oil
the three candidates before the Norfolb
Convention.
The Second Is naturally a Republican dis
trict. That is to say, majority OF the voters
in Il are negroes and presumably Republi'
cans. Whether they will or will not think
1t worth while TO pay their taxes so as to
qualify them to vote for a congressman, we
cannot say. Nor indeed do we know
whether the Republicans will run candf
date for Congress in that district or not
We take ii for granted, however, that they
will. There is no other district in the State
except the Fourth where they have so fail
a prospect of success. IL they do run
candidate, we fear that Mr.. LACY will not
receive votes enough i'm the district TO III
sure Mr.. GOODIES election-we mean, OF
course, that we fear he will not draw OF
from the Republican nominee votes enough
to insure that desirable result.
Mr.. Balm is still candidate in the Sec
ond district. How he will run, or whom
his candidicy will benefit or iniure, we arc
not prepared to say.
"Taking one consideration with an.
other,v we conclude thst JOHN GOODIES
prospects are by no means OF the worst.
That one OF the four candidates who leads
him in the race will win the prize.