The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-06-07
'IBDgsaS on STATE EXECUTIVE COMMIT
s TEB or TBB CONSERVATIVE PARN.
10 The County and Guy CAairmes Of th'

10 the County and CITY ChatrneS OF the
Conserve tiUe. Democratic Pdrty'
GentIeme p,-Tbe time has now srrivedfor
preparation for the campaign OF ms iail.
The magnificent victory of 1850, largely
due to the organization erected through
your patriotic zeal, will be surpassed IN NO
yember next II equal diligence ana IKE de-
votiou TO your State shall mark your enor's.
Great as was the prize tor which We tnen
couiended, II is far surpassed by inat wnich
now bespesks your assistance. Then we
fought chiefly for better methods OF admin
jstering the General Government; now
our contest will be for the life Of our civil.
ixation: for the transmission Of established
social order to our children; for the main
tenance OF the heritage OF self-government
which we rescued from the tempest Of mil.
jtary rule, OF congressional tyranny. and
the corrupting faint OF Federal bribery.
The burden of this duty, assumed by the
conservative people Of Virginia In 1869,
they will never lay down while these great
blessings need defence or suffer peril.
Here, where they found their first export
ton aud their most fruitful victory, they
will never want fesoIute and united defend.
ers. Whenever and under whatever pre-
tence, and with whatever "faithfnl allies"
| the effort Is made 10 hybridize NIr-
glnia, the spirit OF 80 will again animate
| her people, and they will sacrifice their diff
| ferences to save their State. Least OF all
will they abandon this great duty at the de-
mand OF leaders $50 called) who, having
yindicated their sagacity by the ridiculous
Dragging which preceded the last election,
demonstrated their love for Virginia by
spending in a hungry hunt for Federal Of
fees all the time which has followed it.
| The great party which saved Virginia in
| 1869 and In 1880 from political miscegena-
ton; which has preserved our institutions,
fostered every bene6cent enterprise, intro
duced and accomplished every reform, Sc
cured TO Virginia all that makes her pow
erful and prosperous State to-day, still pos
sesses the strength and the wisdom to con-
troll her future, and with proper effort will
achieve this year an easy victory.
We therefore invite you TO convene at
once your committees and fill up their ranks
with active citizens. Let calls be Issued as
speedily as possible for meetings to send
delegates to the Convention OF August Atm.
Let all Conservative Democrats be invited
to attend these meetings that the Conyen'
tion may express the will OF all the people.
Let no delegate be chosen as matter oil
compliment. Select those who represent
the popular will, and who will regard 1t
duty TO attend, in order that the full and
free voice OF Virginia may speak in the
candidates and the Platform OF the Conyen'
| ton.
The time is suspicious for final and
honorable determination Of the only ques-
ton which has hitherto divided our party.
The predictions of enormous reduction In
the value Of the property OF the State have
proved as fallaciOus as the claims OF strength
made by those who would divide us. The
real estate OF the Commonwealth only shows
a decline of ) per cent, and this will be
more than balanced by the advance in per-
sOnaty. Virginia is no pauper, standing
with AFFECT head amid free States and self
respecting people. She shares. and will
fully share, the general prosperity OF ouI
country, and will in the future, as hereto
fore, share the higher privilege and The
greater praise OF doing her full duty, alike
in DAYS OF gloom and days OF promise.
A. NJ. KELLEY,
| Chairman Executive Committee.
| Conservative papers please copy.