The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-08-04
cooa s;rn---And q Bad One.

A Good S1Qn---Auo 6oo 0Ac'
washington and Baltimore papers Of yes
trrday--aud very likely many other north
ern papers Of the same daie--contain 'onS
article which undertakes TO place the Re-
adjuster party Of Virginia in favorable
light before the people Of the United
States. Il was no doubt prepared as an
answer to the scathing review Of the con
duct Of the Mshoueites which was coata'n'
ed In the recent address Of the Executive
Committee Of the Democratic party 70 Tux
people Of Virginia. The article 81 vince
We are speaking wight welt be supposed to
he formal address, OF the oficssfs Of h'
MaWoxK party, We had ccmeto theconciu
sion that u was repaired sy General Nxs'oNf
himself before We knew thxt II Aad been sen
out from Petersburg; end when we learned
this fact, We were OF course rot disposed tc
discredit our first guess. We are pcasedtC
know that Genersi MsxoNx is not inseusi.
bic to the good opinion az the world. We
are glad that he has thus appealed to the
Judgment Of the northern people, and espe.
cia,Iy OF the northere Democrats, andwesy
especially Of the Democratic candidate Cor
Prcsid mt. and the Democratic National
Committee. These ste the people whom
this carefully.prepared par~ was intended
to reach, and whose judgement 1t was in
tended to bias. A United States senator
who expects 10 have any influence In
Washington, either in the councils OF the
nstion or in the social circle, must not be
a repudiator. Geaera1 MALONE has by the
preparation aud pnhheation Of tkis paper
conceded so much to the public opinion OF
the world. So far, therefore, the appear
ance OF his address is a good sign.
What Is the bad ssns 1t is INST that this
address appears in the Baltimore americans
Republican Journal, or that 1t appears in
any other Republican journal. We well
know that the Democrats Of virginia have
the cordial hatred Of the Republicans every
where--here at home rs weh as in every
northern State. And one satisfaction which
every Democrat may experience when the
entire debt OF Virginia shall have been re-
pudiated will be found in tkrc reflection that
so many OF these malignant Republicans
own Virginia State bends This by the
way. The bad sign is that leading Demo-
cratic journals should be found aiding and
abetting the journals 81 the Republican
party in disseminating this pestilent docu-
merit. and in iustifying the MALONE party
in running a second electoral ticket at the
risk OF giving the vote or Virginia to GAR
PIELD and ARTHUR. For let it be remem-
bered that though This address Of General
MAH0NE's appears as II it had been tele-
giaphed on Monday TO the Journals north |
OF the Potomac, yet We have no d0ubt that |
IL was carefully printed in Petersburg and |
forwarded by mail or messenger to all the
Journals which published il on Tuesday
morning. Its appearance in Democratic
journals is bad sign for the national DEM
Ocrstic party. 1t cannot help that party,
whilst ii can only hurt the Democratic patty
OF Virginia. No countenance whatever
cratic journal to the movements Of the
boiters in Virginia, who are the supporters
OF the Independent HANCOCK electoral
ticket.
We shall not here attempt a reply TO the
averments OF this address, though Of course
1t were easy TO place the facts OF the case in
q very different light. One single fact we
will mention; and that is that IL the six
millions 81 dollars OF the States assets
catalogued by Governor WALKER, which
were turned over to the control Of General
MALONE, had been applied to the payment
Of the thirty millions of debt found due by
Virginia in 1871 the remaining twenty.four
millions would long ago have been provided
for in some way. Indeed, they never would ,
have caused the old Commonwealth any i
trouble. She could and would have paid
all Of her debt. 1t was because Of those Of
Ter bonds which bear no coupons, and the ,
constant accumulation OF unpaid interest {
upon them, that General MALONE ever found
Il practicable TO organize Re&djuster party
IN Virginia.
We leave it to the Executive Committee |,
d the Democratic party OF Virginia TO {
frame q suitable answer TO General Ma 1
HOMES manifesto. Meanwhile, we warn Q
The Democrats Of the North that they will
ind the national Democratic party in Pc :
rilous condition should they, and as soon {
as they shall, begin to coQuette with the I
boilers Of Virginia or any other State. JOHN
KELLY has the sympathies Of the Republic
Fan party not more certainly than WILLIAM
MALONE.
L a.