The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-07-30

An Appeal for Harmony
I've print this morning, as an appear 10
the Democrats Of Virginia to harmonize
mon the regular Democratic electoral TICK
"a. the speech which was delivered IN CHI
caro on saturday last by Hon. N. Z. BANKS
os Massachusetts,. There were other speech
es made, but this one evidently gives the
keynote to the campaign. Mr.. BANKS T"
representative northern man. lie has been
distinguished in Massachusetts, for many
years. lie has been the Speaker OF the
United States House OF Representative
He was general in the Federal army ou'
ring the war OF 1S6i-'65. lie was not se'
,ec,ed without reason TO go all the way from
New England TO Chicago to make speech
On favor Of the election Of Mr.. GARFIELD.
He was chooses TO perform this task because
no was deemed the man best fitted TO II.
We ask every virginian to read Mr..
n,yKs's speech. When he shall have done
40 he will marvel at the malignity OF the
ora,or. and at the gross falsehoods Win
which his speech abounds. II Is indeca u
njr,abIe spectae,e to see the northern peo-
ple turning out by thousands TO hear toeif
southern brethren traduced, and to see such
men as n. p. BANKS lending themselves 10
This diabolicsl work. What sort OF people
are those who thus fifteen years after lis
close constantly refer TO the war De-
tween the States as II 1t had nAeo
forever the status OF every southern
man VIII, aided or abetted it in any way
Nav, more. Northern stump-speakcS 10
not hesitate TO try TO convince ther
hesrers that WINFIELD S. HANCOCK, the
hero OF Gettysburg, has become traitor 10
his country and is leagued with her ene-
mics! 1t is amazing that any man OF any
reputation can be found to engage in this
unholy work OF deiaming millions oil peo-
pie. II is saddeniDg to think that he can find
amongst men who say this is our and their
common country willing listeners. Ii bodies
no good TO the country that hatred, malice
and all uneharitableuess, should be the pre-
dominant feeling in the minds OF the ma
jorily Of the people OF one OF its grand
divisions towards the men whom they COM
PEELED to stay with them in the Union.
We print this speech, we have said, as an
appeal for harmony. Surely the true De-
mocrats among the Readiusters in Virginia
cannot resist such an appeal. Surely they
will no longer hesitate as between the regu-
lar Democratic ticket and the Independent
ticket OF the 7th-of-July Convention. They
must be very different men from what we
take them to be il after reading Mr.. BANKs's
speech they can go on quarrelling with
their Democratic friends about question
of state policy which has nothing 10 the
world 10 do with presidential election,
and ought never to be mentioned in con-
nec:ion with the names OF HANCOCK
and ENGLISH. Mr.. BANKS speaks OF
southern men rs "southern bril-
canGs," and you 20 on discussing
the McCULLoCH bill. He charges you with
being traitors, and you reply that you will
have nothing to do with tax-receivable cou-
pons. He says you engaged In causeless
war, caused the loss of millions OF lives
and the expenditure OF nearly fifty thousand
millions OF dollars or nearly thousand
millions for Virginia-and you reply that
you will not support Deb,-Payer for cleo
tor.
But we leave the reader to his own refec-
tons. Let him draw his own conclusions
from this speech. 1t is only one OF thou
sand similar ones which are soon to be heard
arousing the passions and exciting the pre-.
judices Of the northern people. 1t strikes
the keynote. 1t will be followed up in The
same strain by many an unprincpled slau-
derer Of the South. PIace-hunters seem to
have no consciences. But never let 1t be said
that in such war Virginia proved traitor
TO the true Democrats OF the North who
have 10 stand the brunt Of the battle. Come
up, friends, TO the cordial support OF the
regular Democratic ticket of electors pledged
to vote for HANCOCK and ENGLISH.