The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1880-08-13

and that you are on Your way % one
vast funeral. Dilapidated honses,
feucelcss farms and piney old fields
are 10 the right and left; the poor crops
promise poorer yield. and there is
nothing in the future that appears
bright Unlike the people Of the
West, the average Nirginian Of the
present day sits, Micawber.like. wait.
ing for something to turn up, instead
of putting his shoulder to the wheel
and making that something turn,
whether or no. This state Of inactiv-
ity is, to some extent, brought about
by the bowling deIssgogues, known as
Re-adjusters. Now, a Re-adiuster is
man who has lost all sense Of hon
esty, and while pretending that he
wishes the State debt, honestly made,
scaled down. really intends, IL he can,
TO repudiate it altogether. This class
Of cattle, headed by an insignificant
lookiHg creature, known as Gen. Ma
hone, lately elected L. 5. senator, in
order to keep their forces concentra.
ted, have, rs our readers are already
aware, recently put out an electoral
ticket Of their own. This ticket de.
clares for Hancock and English; but
the wayfaring man is fool indeed if
he can not read its real intent. II is
a genuine bargain and sale to the Re
publican party, which hopes by the
split in the Democratic ranks to car
ry the State for Garfield. The ras-
cality Of putting the second ticket in
the field is more apparent when il is
explained that the Re-adiusters partic
ipated in the State Convention, when
delegates were sent to the Cincinnati
Convention. They were chosen without
regard 10 their views on the State
debt question, and the electoral ticket
which was adopted, was done, if not
with their avowed consent. at least
with their tacit approval. All efforts
at compromise, whereby the two
tickets can be consolidated, must of
necessity fail, as the feelings between
the two are bitter and intense. The
one would protect the honor and high
standing of the grand old mother of
States by paying the last fi'rthing of
her just Indebtedness; while the other
is willing, for the hope Of brief lease
of power, TO make her a reproach and
a by-word of dishonesty in all lands.
In other words, the one Is the regular
and true Democracy; the other puts
on the livery of the Democracy. the
better TO serve the Republican party.
Leading Democrats, among them the
accomplished editors of The STATE,
Messrs. Chamberlayne and Beirne,
with whom | was pleased to renew an
old acquaintance, are thoroughly OPP
posed to any compromise, on the
ground that there is nothing to com
promise. They are confident that the
regular ticket will be elected by
good majority, notwithstanding the
combined efforts Of the Re-adiusters I
and the Republicans, and that Vir-
ginia's nine votes will help to swell |
the grand total of Hancock and .
English's electoral vote. THs STATE
has done yeomsn service for the cause
of Democracy and honesty. and its
editors are seldom mistaken in their
calculations. The question of debt
paying and reputation is the princi-
pie topic OF conversation on every
hand, and | have almost unconscious
Iy fallen into the current. was |
glad to find that, in spite of the sur
circumstances,
RICHMOND
Was apparently holding her own.
Blessed by nature with the finest of
water power, situated at the head of
navigation ON the james River, and
icing the centre Of several important
it would be lis own fault if
I did not prosper. a great amount
II business in grain and tobacco is
lone here, TO both OF which Ken.
lucky contributes largely. Her to-
'acco, especially that raised in the {
'laysville region, is held in the high
st favor by the manufacturers of
it generally commands
he highest price. The completion of
he Big Sandy X. r., which is pro- ,
ressiDg finely, will greatly increase 9
he trade between the two States, to :
he Infinite advantage of Richmond,
Ihieh must continue TO grow and in
rease. The result of the late emu
leration was a surprise to the people '
{ the city, and a DISAPPOINTMENT as a
Iell. Claiming "A population of b
1000, it was quite down fall to be
DID that $4,000 souls, only, could be ,
'und within its limits. and the cry is !
mere, like in many other places, that
he census men have failed to do a
ieir full duty. But Richmond has d
future, and il takes no prophet nor E
he son OF one TO foresee, if the Re.
busters do not succeed ia bringing \
lin TO il, that the next decade will
nd il almost doubled in population. !,