The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-03-03

49, $1,000 81 toe Electoral Commission
ana - trouble which the Republicans had
IA - securing the scating Of Mr.. HArxs
b ~ presidential chair that the Repuol'-
ca had succeeded N gsIsiag great de-
M. So Ne may sav Of tbe success Of the
nesdiusters 10 passing siil through The
eseo houses Of TIE Genesss Assembly repu.
<d}aicg a per cent. Of the conso' debt, ana
smalIse perosnssgc Of the remainder o.
the debs S.ssly owing ~ the Sisle % VII
r,n.s. rbty have by she aid OF tue Negro
votea svccceded In gaining great deseas.
Tbe Conservatives have gaiued the only
s,rbs,suxss2 victory which has been won IN
rcsrret a the yablEc deH. They have
e,en,ajucd their reputation rs honorable
zen. asd cast solid yse against the
S1smnsbie crime, sin, and Asgraceu repu'
Grafton.
n. R,ppisss gnagR has linked BIS name
with measWc which ~ will neSer near
che Isst OF 80 long rs he dwells upon TINS
MUNDANE sessere. Hcwi'i never oe 'oie 70
hold any high Office tnsthis State However
che people may wander from ibe true patn'
whey are sure 10 reaurn 10 1t in the emu
The men who oppese repedlSion In every
shape .sud form ne thoscwoo make the
.uublic epinion OF the State, and this public
opinion will neves tolerate sae elevation 10
any high position Of any man who mas
followed the example 'tf ERosrRA7Vs'
BYRON saws The fool who built the temple
wb{rh that cesebr ated frcendiary burned
a. unkuowp. But the men who erect'
ed this goodfy temple of the Conmcn-
,vvesltb Of .vwginia are tnown; and their
name and fssse will by contrast prevent any
-repvdiater from ever becoming Governor OF
Virginia. The Frenctman whose name be-
.came fsm0Ss because he invented The guilt
lotine was fortunate man compared with
the man Iho has given bis name to mea-
sure devised for The purpose OF repudiating
the debtof Virginia.
We take II for granted that the Governor
will veto the RIppz EBERGER bill, though
we have never heard him say word on the
subject.
But let us suppose that the Governor
should sign the bill, or that it should
~
Il amount tn? 1t Is a mere simulacrum
OF q measure d reSdiusiment--a ghost,
not even skeleton-an intangible, airy
nothing. Il can have no vitality un-
It'll the bondjoIders agree TO accept II.
IT is measure to mock the peo-
pie. 1t proposes 10 ask them wheiber
they will agree to pay cne-thlrd less
than the amount OF the public debt
land "call 1t quits" SYDNEY SMITH once
said that A never heard Ii preach fine
charity sermon without thinking that G
ought to contribute literally to the object
proposed to be benefited Here we have A
asking p to agree 10 pay c fourteen millions
OF dollars less than be owes him. VIII Il
consent TO give himself that large sum OF
money! Why ask the question: OF course
be will. He would just as readily agree to
repudiate the whole debt; and we suggest
20 the Rsadiusters in the General Assem-
bly, that they will save time II they
will pass a supplemental bill asking the
voter of Virginia to consent next No
yember that all Of The public cebt shall be
ICDUuMtUOs w nut 10 luz uSS Va
two bites Of cherry? Why ask man to
refuse 10 pay fourteen dollars out Of thirty
threef Why not ask him II be will agree to
repudiate the whole thirty-ihree at once?
When the process Of scaling down the debt
by the votes OF impecunious negroes and
scalawags l. once commenced 1t will be sure
TO 60 on until Virginia. is recognized as the
rival Of Mississppi-until her name will be-
come by-word and scofing in every COM
mercial city in the world-until reputation
is complete, and Virginia is down in the
ashesof disgrace and insamy.
This bill Is not expected nor designed by
its trainers TO receive the approval Of the
creditors OF Virginia. No provision is
made In II for ascertainiDg their wishes in
regard to it. IL simply proposes to ask the
debtor whether be is willing to get rid OF
more than third Of bis debt. Ii says never
. word to the creditor. IL is, however, ex-
pected TO keep the Resoiusters together
during the presidential campaign. 1t is eX-
pected to make the choice OF an unpledged
electoral ticket a possibility. But ]. will not
succeed. The people of Virginia will next
November choose eleven electors pledged TO
vote for the nominee Of the Democratic Ma
-tional Convention.