The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-09-12

The Compromise.
We publish this morning no'e 'Io"
~ rxvrs 3. HARvrs, . leading Rexdiuster,
,rrcrtiux the proceedings Of pus'ic
meeting held In Amelia county the o'ueF
6sv. The meeting declared ALMOST uaan''
mou,,v IN favor Of compromise between
the two sections Of the Democratic party ~
virginia.
On Thursday last. 10 New Market eve
nandoah county, similar nccupV was
held. Mr.. ASpREw DsoADus editor on tue
poo, Cosri<r, strong Rexdjuster, ana rep
rcssntiur q county whlca voted last fall
sbout ten to one in favor ot readiussmeut,
nrcsided over tue assembsxge. The meet
Ing was called before u was known that
the two committees wcrs to assemble 10
Richmond this week. This Shenandoah
meeting passed resolutions In favor OF .
compromise, and sSiosrned subject TO tue
cali Of the chairnaa II no compromise
should b agreed on here on wednesday
next.
We have assumed that the tone OF DIS
organ In this city is conclusive evidence
that General MAHoNE will oppose all iair
prepositions so to compromise the d'ner-
ences between hrs and the regular electoral
ticket as to have but one HANCOCK ticket In
the field. We are still OF the same opinion.
Perhaps, however, we fought TO say 'ha'
there are two opinions on the subject.
Certainly some Of the men whom he mas SUM-
moned TO meet the Desaocratic committee
in Richmond next "Wednesday must DC 10
favor OF fair compromise. Some, foo' OF
the shrewdest OF the regular Democrats IN
Virginia are convinced that General MALONE
win be glad to agreeto such compromise,
though, they give him credit for nothing
more than knowledge that his ticket IS
foredoomed to dsfest. A very prominent
Democrat, who said he knew MALONE
we'll" as well as any body else," we think
he aid-declared 10 US the other day that IL
was bis conviction that the General was
ready and willing to consent to the lorna
ton OF an electoral ticket to be made up as
suggested by the originators OF the Shenan-
d0ah movement.
There Is great variety OF opinions both
as to the practicability and as to the desira-
bility OF such a.compr0mlse. III we receive
q letter on the subject from county where
the regulars are overwhelmingly strong,
we know at once that the letter expresses
opposition 10 a compromise. H. on the
other hand, wereceive letter from county
I'm which the Mahoneites are supposed to be
in q majority, we can pretty safely assume
that this letter is 10 favor OF compromise.
The voters OF Virginia are like the rest oil
mankind--,otaly unable to prevent them
selves from being unduly influenced by
their surroundings. Supposing that the
committeeman who are to meet here next
Wednesday are liable to the same influences
and cbargeable with the same weakness,
it follows that il the members OF the two
committees would assemble together, and
express their real wishes and feelings, Just
as they would If writing to the Wig or to
the Dispatch, a pretty correct estimate
might be made as 10 the relative strength OF
the two tickets in Virginia. We should IN
that case find the ReSdjuster committeeman
from Democratic counties strongly in favor
OF D compromise, and the Democratic CON-
mitteemen from Readjuster counties in
like frame OF mind. And then by pro-
cess which might be likened to that known
in arithmetic os " cancellation" we might
reach reasonably accurate conclusion as
to whether the Democratic or the MAHoSE
ticket Is the stronger, taking the entire
State together.
But wecan hardly hope to expect really
candid expression Of opinion from the Ma
HONE electors and committeeman. They are
too much under the influence OF their leader
to be expected to express ito anybody except
him) their real belief as to the state OF
things In their respective counties. Some,
also, OF the Democratic committeeman and
electors will be So much afraid OF being
charged either with too yielding DISPOSE
ton or q too obstinate one that they. too,
will fail to be as candid and outspoken as
they onght to be. They, however, have no
chief 10 frown down their efforts at concili-
alton. II they speak and vote against
compromise 1t ought to be because they are
thoroughly satisfied that none should be
made.
But the mere assembling Of the two con-
mittees in the same place and at the same
time will have tendency to enlighten the
members as to the state OF feeling n-every
part Of the State. 1t Is impossible that so
many Intelligent, obssrvant men can come
together without learning from one another
many OF the facts OF the situation. So
whether ahere be any compromise agreed
upon or not, good results will flow from
this meeting; for it is good that the public
should know the facts whether these be
agreeable or disagreeable.
Water Pollution.