The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-10-24
9,ns Address Of the National Demo
cratic Committee.

The fo;,owiuc address from w. II. Bar
xtu. Esq. drives the last nail Into the conn
Of The MAnoxe perty. II General MAHeSs
does not nov Wll&lf1w his ticket, the peo'
ple o. the UnIt<1 tcs will baye gu oppor-
tunisv after the "a 81 November to count
his followers ia this contest. We are not
At All anxious that he shall withdraw MS
ticket, now that the success OF tue May
ticket is so we'll assured. he and bis or
cans have declared over and over again that
fh.re was no possible danger OF The states
going for GAaFIgLp. AZ any rate, wen
have the pleasure Of seeing whether Gene
"a, MAuoxs's boosted regiments are mere
skeleton regiments, ~ we expect them TO
turn gu, TO be, or well-drillcd aud we'll
filed bfigades.
Mr.. BARSrx's address Is all that Il should
be. II is In admirable taste, Is admirably
worded, admirably timed, and admirably
brief. Ii SAYS nothing that ought not to be
said. and omits to say nothing that ough!
to have been said.
Voters OF Virginia! Follow your leader.
BEHOLD the patti In which he walks, and
walk yc 10 1t.
the ADDRESS.
TO the Conservative Voters Of Virginia;
The hope entertained by this committee,
and shared by the Democratic party OF the
country. that the friends OF Hancock and
English in Virginia would by the action OF
their local authorities unite In fraternal
effort to carry the State, having been de-
feated by the refusal OF the leaders OF the
7lh.of.Juiy movement to accept The basis
or settlement rendered by the regular
Conseryative-D Democracy, this commit
lee feels that il is due to the high
trust with which il Is charged that
Il should now urge upon the people OF
the Old Dominion the hearty and united
support Of the ticket which was nominated
by toe Convention Of May 18th. That Con-
yen.ion was called, organized, and conduct
ed uDder The regular forms OF our party !;
It's delegates participated without contest In
the National Democratic Convention at Gin
cIDnati; il affiliates with the national DEM
ocracy OF the country. Moreover, IL mas
earned the c0mmendetion OF the friends Of
Hancock and English throughout toe land
by The prompiitude with which its CON-
rpittee waived all these claims, and ten
tlered the olive branch to It's opponents in
an offer TO make with them a fusion
ticket on terms OF absolute equality-a
ticket which would have made a.Republi-
can canvass In Virginia an impossibiliiy.
The rejection OF that offer throws upon
those who refused 1t the responsibility Tor
perpeiuating the existing divisions IN your
ranks. Let the patriotic voters OF virginia
heal the breach. The need OF this unity Is
now manifest. The Republican party hay-
ing adroilly famed the discord in Virginia
by the pretence that they did not propose
to make canvass In that State, now, deem
ing that your discord is irreconclla6le, an
noupce officially their resolve to make an
active and determined campaign.' The
sinews OF war are said not TO be lacking
the treasury OF our opponents is full.
A eoRgi essional contest has been every
where inaugurated. They publish TO the
world their fixed purpose and confident
hope OF your defeat. Let their efforts be
answered by your greater zeal. Let their
assault be met by no divided ranks.
Undaunted by temporary reverse, the
national Democracy are everywhere closing
up for the final charge. They call upon
their Virginia brethren to take their place
In the ranks TO whose triumph they have so
often and so gloriously contributed.
Postponing to State canvass the local
differences which now divide them, let
them In this great national contest place
themselves in accord with their brethren OF
the whole Union, in one supreme effort TO
restore honest and economical government
~ the country, and peace and Justice to all
IT'S people.
Patriotic duty and party feslty alike de-
mand this hearty concord between all the
friends OF Hancock In Virginia.
The National Democratic Committee, by
WILLIAM ii. BARSUN, Chairman.
r. n Prince Secretary