The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-07-29
A sectional Contest.


II Is reported that Mr.. SHERMAN has ex'
pressed the opinion that the triumph OF the
Repub,icaus In the presidential efctlon
NEXT fall Is already assured. His reason Tor
This opjnion is that he has never Snce the
war closed seen the people Of the North so
much alarmed as they arc at Tie present
time In regard to the designs OF the souto-
crn ,yeoplc wpou the Govcrnweat. He pre-
diets that a solid Sou,t will be amayonire0
by solid North.
M. SuyRxxx Is o~e OF the Oldest OF the
,,o,,,,c., acitators 81 tue mott bern section os
the Uuion. He was one 81 Tue en@erso'S
az wins, before the war WIS known n tHe
o. iufameus Htarxn BOOK lie owes ms
promjocuce as a politicim TO his uecefsfng
ATTEMPTS 10 prove The southern people
,u,l,v Of an sorts al crimts. For more
than twenty years has he kept Sp DIS at
tacks upon ihem. fiis policy has hitherto
been ~ successful that he has 90 idea OF
adcpt,ug a new one tai, year. lie VIII take
the s;unp-
..I,s,or, the irrrsi sccumula'e the ne
Asd pile the ssramid OF caNrn"y'
Are the northern people stR 80 blinded
by their prejudices that they cannot 10 JUS
flee 20 the men of this section Of the Union
We would fain sope that they are not. The
Democrats haze had the costrol of the IA
tioual House OF Representatives ior SIX
wears. and OF ile Senate for some time ana
have done notbing TO JUSTIFY any northern
man In proneuacing them sectional an thelr
notions or dangerous in thetr designs. so
far as the southern people are concerned,
Il may be safely claimed that they are loyal
10 the Union and the Constitution. They
have no "designs" thst we have heard OF
which would initiate against the peace, or
the prosperity, or the perpetuity OF the
Union. They claim 10 be as patriotic as the
Republicans; and il General Hancock is
elected he will show the world that
he and his Democratic associates are
ready TO do anything and everything
that they can TO prove themselves
worthy OF the confidence OF the people
OF the whole country. To pretend to
doubt General HANCOCK's devotion to his
country Is to prove the professed dOubter a
hvpocrit,. Mr.. SHERMAN has no more doubt
OF General HANCOCK's patriotism than he
has OF General GRANTS. All the foolish
charges which have been made against the
former in this regard are known 10 be mali
cious and unfcunded not only by their ORR
ginaiors. but by all The intelligent people OF
the North OF both parties.
But The sectional issue is raised against
General HANCOCK. He is said to be sin
bad company "-that is, he is supported by
nearly all the white people in all the south
ern States. While he is thus made to suffer
for the supposed sins OF the southern peo-
pie. there are men here in Virginia who
important matter than the success Of the
Democratic party next November. These
men declare that they are not supporting
the Democratic candidate for President, but
the Readjuster candidate. They boldly
ayow their belief to be that it is more iul-
portant to keep the MALONE party together
in Virginia this year than ii is to elect Gen.
eral HANCOCK President OF the United
States.
Now. acknowledgements, when you 90 to
your court-bouses and to other places where
public meetings are held and speeches made
by the orators advocating the election OF
the several tickets before you, take good
notice OF the speeches and you will learn
that the MALONE speakers devote nearly all
their time to the discussion Of the public |
debt questions-questlons which have no
place in this campaign-and have never a
word TO say in denunciation OF the SHER-
MANS, and the INGERsoLLs, and the THoMP-
SONS, and the COAKLINGs, and the CAME
RoEs, OF the North, who are making against
us OF the South the wicked and unboly war
to which we have referred. You viii hear
such orators denouncing perhaps Colonel
WRITER'S, or Senator JOHNSTON, or old joe,
or Ran. TUCKER, JOHN GOODE, or GEORGE
CABELL, or some other noble southron, but
you will not hear them saying anything that
can drive off their negro allies.
Will the people Of Virginia countenance
such party? Ii not. put the mark OF your
condemnation upon these boilers. Draw
them out. Ask them whether they have any
thing TO say against SHERMAN or any other
Republican which would offend the me-
grOes whose votes they expect to receive in
November as Readiusler candidates for
Congress. Ak any one of the MALONE can
didates for Congress TO make speech
against the Republican party as party and
see what be will say.
The voters Of Virginia must look closely
iato these matters. Keep your eyes open,
and before the election day arrives you will
have seen enough 10 convince you that it is
your ddty TO vote fer the regular Demo
cratic candidates for electors.
Hon. j. II. Richmond.