The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-11-11
VAC RepuhlicAn victory.

The victory gained in Virginia on Tues
- ,.s, was a course TO all intents snd
purposes Republican victory. II was a
victory Of the Republicans OF the UnlIea
sto,es Senate over the Democrats OF that
body. victory OF MALONE over JoHE-
sroS: OF Don CAMERON over LAMAR; Oh
Dawes over HAMPToS, and OF all bad Re-
nuhlIcans over all true Democrats.
Rnt Il was q Republican victory In an
Other sense. II was won by Republican
votes. The negroes Of Virginia, who are
all Republicans, have not manifested as
much interest in any election which has
been held for many years as In this. Inc
pccple Of Richmond had realizing sense
~ tbe nature Of the contest when on Iues-
day morning they beheld long lines OF ~
norant negroes standing in solid array al
the strong negro precincts ready 70 cast
their votes for WILLIAM +. CAMERON and
AGAINST ,JouS w. DANIEL. They have since
had a realizing sense OF the nature OF the
victory achieved on Tuesday by The Repub-
licans, having had the opportunity OF hear
ing tbe exliltant cries Of those same turbu-
lent negroes. Look at the vote in Jackson
Wsrd-tho negro acknowledgements,
l,225; DANIEL, 4c6. Isn't that dainty
dish TO set before the white taxpayers OF
Richmondf
There are some localities in which
small number of negroes voted the Demo-
cratic ,ickct-as in Hanover, Lynchburg,
Loudoun, and few other places. But
these were exceptions to the general rule.
Even in BerryvillC, Clarke county, we
learn that though some negroes voted Tor
DANIEL, the CAMERON vote at that place
consisted Of seyenty-one negroes and only
six whites!
Thonegroes being, as we have said, Re-
publicans, and having triumphed over the
Democrats, it follows that the victory was
Republican victory. 1t is all nonsense TO
call it a Rtadjuster triumph. II the Re-
adjusters repudiate the debt this winter, or
settle it, as they say they viii, where then
will be any place for Roadiuster partyi
There is no demand for such party, and
IL may be set down as certain that il has
appeared for the last time before the voters
in It's character as a ReSdiuster party. 1t
will come out in the congressional
elections OF next fall as tho Republi-
can party. A large mejorityo of those voting
is ticket last Tuesday are out and out Re
publcans, and never protested to be any
thing else. The Republicans, while and
black, as a general rule, voted the MALONE
ticket. They therefore have the power to
compel their leaders TO acknowledge ale
glance 10 the Republican party; and hence
we trust that this masquerading under the
gliise OF reimbursement is now at an end.
There can be but two permanent parties in
any country. Every man must in 1884, II
not sooner, Join one or the other Of the two
great parties Of this country.
The Republicans in the United States
Senate will claim the victory in Virginia as
a Republican one, and viii no doubt re-
nominate Mr.. RIDDLEBEBGER for Sergeant
alarms. lie viii soon be as good q Re
publican as General MALONE, or CONKLING,
or GRANT, or any of the rest of the Radical
tribe Of Stalwarts. There is in RDDLEBER-
GER the "making" of an excellent speci-
men Of stalwart. He could rant about
outrageS upon the negro with as good
grace as he has recently clamored for
"free ballot and a fair count"
And the humbugged innocents in the
northern States, who really suppose that
negro votes were not under Democratic
rule freely cast and fairly counted in Viz
GINA, what will they say now? The Dem
ocrats counted themselves out Of the offices
two years ago. Since that time, and during
all the clamor which has been raised in the
northern States about free ballot and
fair count in Virginia, the Readiusters
have had nearly all the county judges, and
these judges appoint the election officers
But what fine party-cry it was 1t was
this that recently opened the purses OF the
rich Abolitionists Of the North. Well,
perhaps they viii believe now that the cry
was q useless and senseless one in Virginia.
The Readiusters themselves, when they
first put it into their platform, meant only
to make war upon the requirement Of the
payment of capitation-taX as prerequisite
10 voting.
Yes; the victory was won by the colored
troops; and is therefore Republican vic
tory. As General MAH0SE's Washington
organ said on Wednesday morning
"The colored rote in Virginia ,oas cast
almost solid for the ReddjuSterS."