The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-10-17

The Contest IN Nirsinia.


In your issue OF the 2lst instant there APP
peared communication from your able and
generally accurate correspondent "H. c."
which is calculated To misIead the public as
10 the political situation In virginia.
now assert that the Republican voters
IN Virginia are almost unanimous In their
support of Garfield and Arthur. say this
unbesitatinglv, because have taken much
pains to ascertain the true state OF the
case. | have been in the Norfolk, the
Richmond, the Alexandria, and The
Lynchburg districts, and have seen
and talked with Republicans from every
part Of the State, and find with few ex-
ceptiops that they are enthusiastic in their
snpport OF Garfield and Arthur. There are
some marplols who profess TO be Repubi-
cans. but they do not amount TO row OF
pjns. IL is true, as II. c." says, we have
not organized the Republican party thor
ouehly in Virginia, and the rooms OF the
State Central Committee are not furnished
and have no visitors. 1t would not hereto
fore have been prudent to have had any
blowing OF horns or sounding OF trumpcts,
but we mean in good time to have Il real
dpbt we do not wantany dress-parades."
What would be thought OF a general who
inst before a battle would send n courier
| INTO the camp Of his adversary with map
| az his plan OF battle and the number eli his
| forces?
we have over 10000 Republican voters
In Virginia, and, outside OF Richmond,
there Is no detection in our ranks. The
electoral vote Of Virginia provided we can
have the means to organize thoroughly is
more certain for Garfield aud Arthur than
that OF Maine, Connecticut, New Jersey. or
Indiana, and Just AZ certain as that Of Ohio.
There is q natural feeling Of friendship for
the Readiusters by large majority OF the
RepubIicans Of Virginia, and they would
| he ipgrates il this were not so. General
Malone and his party have made Il
| free vote and a fair count posi-
| HE. This is one OF the cardinal prIn-
ciples OF the rtadjustmenr, and without
| this the Republican party must die. The
colored people are Indebted TO that able
iurist and pure statesman Judge Rives for
The enforcement OF the right to sit upon
inrles which was conferred by the amended
Constitution. The United States Court
now i'm session at Lynchburg, aud presided
over by Judge Rives, is engaged in trying
| the indictments found against the county
Judges by the Federal grand jury under the
instructions given them by Judge Rives
| with these facts before him-which he
| ought TO have known--how can II. c."
saw. "Sipce then there have been no
| fuItber complaints OF injustice done the
neoroes I'm the name Of law. They are now
frequently selected TO sit on iurics, and
are allowed. according to their numbers,
something like an equal voice in the admin
jstration OF county affairs" and further on
al. c." says: "Al this has been done.
General Malone promises that much more
shall be done when his party has full pow
er.v Now, | am not one OF those who doubt
This i'm tie least, but 1t Will be remembered
THAT Judge Riyes was severely censnred by
1.-The Virginia Legislature composed OF Re.
Iadiusters and Funders) for the action the
credit of which H. c." gives 10 General
Mabone--.E Let justice be done though the
heavens fall" Give MS the means OF paving
the Doll-tax OF the col0red y0ters-sOme OF
whom fable. bodied meu with famies) work
for IS or So per month and board for them
selves alone-snd i promise you the cleo
Itoral vote OF Virginia for Garfield and Ar.
THUR by large plurality.
Let us examine the figures. There are
1874. 900 white registered voters and II, OO0
colorcd voters; Of ihis number az least
&c, 900 are white Republicans; all or nearly
all the cOlOred voters are Republicans.
making the registered Republican vote 1872, :.
, Zoo. For the sake of the argument will
admit that 10000 are DISTINGUISHED on ac.
count Of non-payment Of the poi.tax; this
leaves I02, 900 Republican votes. Now, let
us assume that the vote will be equally
divided between the two factions OF the
Democratic party, and that 10000 are dis.
/ qualified on account OF failure TO paw
the polI-tax; this will leave $4,000 white
, voters; then take the 10000 white Repub.
. llcans from $4,000, and we have left 1884,
600, which leaves to the ReAdjusters n. OOC
and TO the Bourbons 1900. think these
figures are correct. Now, will any one
! deny what have stated aboSe--that Is, thai
there Is as good chance for giving the
ELECTORAL vote OF Virginia 10 Garfield and
Arthur rs there is for that OF OhioS
l cannot conceive how any one who /,
really Republican can imagine that be /,
ldoing bis duty 10 the party BY advising PEG