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

Tha Proposed Compromise
:. .,rs, not he inferred from anything that
=. h,vs aid ourselves or may hereafter say
1. regard % the proposed compromise be-
rsseeu me regular Democrats ana the Ma
sone,tes. or that we may copy from other|
Journals, or publish for our own correspcs,
dsn,s. on the same subject. that We insecd
a any manner 10 ccnsure Mr.. KoISsA Tor
the letter which no wrote to General Ma
uoxx. We have no doubt that ne was acta-
ated by the best Of motives, nor thN he eoa-
suited wiser men than We In regard TO tue
matter. We feel assured that so impor-
,ant q step was not tckcn without con-
ference With the chairman OF the
State Executive COMMITTEES The gen.
t,emen who were consulted. whoever
they wc.e. gave what thcy,considered good
,dvices aud Dir. KelSERiolnwed 1t. Aswe
were not let into the secret until after the
correspondence aad taken place, we are OF
course only Guessing tkzt such was Mr..
Ewx.R's course. We'do know, however,
ths, some OF Zoe very best Democrats and
tr,cst men ia the regc;ar Democratic party
were In fayer OF some sort OF compromise
between the TWO parties-ei'her the one sug-
rcsted by the sheeandosh Democrats or
some Other.
Ner weuld wels understood as under
taking to forestall the action OF the Demo
cratic State Centrsl Committee when it shall
assemble here on the 18th instant. We are
perfectly wiIhngso abide by their action IN
the matter. There was never better com
mittee orgsnked in our party, we are dis'
po.ed to fhiuk. The Chairman Is cool
headed. clear minded man, and his associate
members are worthy OF the high trust
which has been confded TO his and their
hands. ~ they agree to any compro-
mise. be sure Il will be one which
will leave no sting behind 1t. We have
no idea, however, that General MALONE Is
going 10 offer any compromise TO which the
regular Democratic Committee will agree,
or that they will offer any to which be VIII
agree. As in the case OF the two mothers
who appeared before King SOLOMON claim
;ng the same child, the true mother was
willing to surrender the child rather than 10
see II divided, so In the case under consid-
Grafton II may perhaps be shown that the true
Democrats are willing to surrender much,
rather than see the HANCOCK party inVirginia
divided i'm twain. And as the false mother
consented to the staying OF the child. so the
bogus Democrats may assent to the Staying
OF the Democratic party. We do not be-
lieve that General MALONE cares enough for
the success OF HANCOCK and ENGLISH to in
duce him TO allow his committee either TO
offer or to accent such plan OF compromise
as the regular Democrats could accept with
out sacrifice OF their sef-respect. We
have all along entertained this opinion.
1t has been for this reason that we have
discouraged all attempts at compromise.
With these explanatory remarks, we intro
dace the following letter, which was re-
ceiyed by us yesterday from very promi.
nent Democrat. Gas il Is dated at Norfolk,
and we have elsewhere in our issue OF TO-
day stated that Mr.. G0oDE was in Rich.
mond Yesterday, we will add that it was not
written By Mr.. GooDE, nor does he know
OF its existencc.) This letter speaks the
wishes OF one whose advice is entitled to
much weight. He is well acquainted In
several sections OF the State, and has EN-
toyed. as he says, unusually good opportu-
mites for knowing the relative strength OF
the regulars and the boilers. He writes:
NORFOLK, VA, September Z, 1880.
Editors Dispatch Now when our VIC
tory seems assured-now when the rank
and file of the Readj ulster party are rushing
to our ranks or to the ranks OF the Demo
cratic Read asters-are we going to throw
IL all awayY / have had direct contact with
the people. Everywhere have been there
are large aceessions TO our ranks. Norfolk
is coming around grandly. There are not
fifteen Malone Readiuste in Portsmouth.
Same for Hampton, Wakefield, and Ivor
ditto (places l have been toy. Yesterday
Goode and Lee spoke with Lacy and Lamb
at Princess Anne Courthouse-oyer three
fourths of the audience on Goodies side.
The ReSdjus.ing candidate for the Legisla-
ture there last time told me that be end lots
OF others had come over, and they were go
ing TO give Goode 200 majority. That
county is now represented by negro, you
know. Many people won't go to the polls
and vote a fusion ticket, or would scratch 1t.
j do hope you will not in your very inauen-
tial paper get committed 10 any such trap.
Let the committee meet, and when terms
are proposed 10 divide the electoral ticket,
congressman. &C., get out Of II as mildly
and bldndly as they can, and without emphd-
sizing their refusal. All signs point TO
Goodies reelection.