The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-04-21

The eyes OF TIE C0n3ervatves ~ t.v v. ssoss-
uess Of the prerequisite ~ sghlnst snem.
selves. You will doubtless say, "Vo, put
they didn't give The money" l can only
say 10 you this: Then they were nen'lng
desperate general pitched battle Ior the pos-
session OF The Union, and the slnews OF pe'
litical war were more needed eIsewnere.
Beware OF the coming campaign 10 virginia
next fall; for then there will be peace along
the main Republican lines, and they VII De
able 10 dctach large part OF their force ~
| the shape Of greenbacks, ana tuus snow
YOU their power In the shape OF money III
Virginia. SO away with Inc pfetequ'si.es.
Don't 90 into the conflict with Memphis
pike, when you know the enemy are armed
with breech.loading guns.
great cry has been raised against the
wbipping.post.' The law Is no douot
imperfect or too rigid as II now stands. IL
makes no difference for age or sex. DO
moi besitate TO say that II were magistrate
I would refuse 10 whip women, ana wouiu
hesitate long before laid the public lash on
minors. for IL has baleful effect on their
| future lives. When l was boy READ IN
the illustrated London Times OF the cruel
and barbarous nfliciion OF the knout by the
Russian authorities on the unfortunate
Iadies Of Poland for Whit was charged as
e criminal Offences" and 1t has forever pre-.
iudicpd me against the lash as punishment
| for females. Still, do not sympathize win
thieves, and would not hesitate to apply tue
| lash TO men for the second offence oil petty
Larceny, and regardless OF color.
In vour issue OF last Saturday morning
Rourbon SAYS: "The Democratic party, II
II would win, must put the debt question
aside and look upon 1t as matter with
which they have nothing to do"
This YOU will not be able TO do. You will
be compelled to show your hand on the debt
question and submit TO the luling oil the
northern bondholders who are backing Ma
hone and reimbursement. III one man (Mr.
Wipdom) can personally rtadiust the debt
of the entire Union OF States, why may
moi minority respectable in mulberry OF
the citizens OF any one State readiust the
debt OF that Statei Is one man (even ii he
| is successful Republican, in free and
eouaI America greater than thousands OF
mepY II heretofore you have placed The
feed too high, lower the rack, and all the
stock will come home TO feed and stand up
10 the rack, fodder or no fodder.
| AGAIN there will be honest differences OF
opinion even among good friends. can
not agree with you when you say OF Mr.
G. )rbam that "his judgment IS not good"
You are mistaken in the MN. George I.
Gorham is one OF the ablest and best po'lti-
cilns in all Amercs, and Thoroughly
isbed business. man. He can wind Malone
around his finger like pack-lhread. lie
I(Gorham) is against you, and "don't you tor'
oct it.v Don't underrate your adyersaries !;
give them credit for full knowledge and
vigilance, and then try 10 defeat them.
4 Il Nsu1G
Won must he "sorter" blind oil what Is
known as s.tbe bargain.". You think that
Malone has zone over 10 the enemy Dag
and baggage" and that he Will vote WHO
them eueru time. You are mistaken ABOUT
that. He'll vote with them on all the main
questions. such as the organization OF the
senate. &C., and with the Democrats on all
minor questions, so as 10 give "color OF
tjtIev to his white friends in virginia wnen
they saw she Is Just as good Democrat a
he is a Republican" (None OF them WIZ
saw "D-n Radically In Tact, the Itlle
Bantam will take the run OF both yards ana
cooueite with all the old hens as well as the
Young pullets OF the Senate "walk,
and sometimes you will hear him Growing
| from the fencetop. 1t won't be long ere
the time when, il you examine the fence,
wicket through which he will have walked
| TO and fro, that the great number OF cross
tracks will leave your mind in doubt
"Whefher the cock that made the track
Was going north or coming oack."
agree with you when You say that 1t is
better by proper compromise to retain the
white men OF Virginia in the party than by
trucking TO endcavor to buy up the colored
vote. NV opinion is that if you iruckle to
gather the colored vote you will but gain the
contempt OF both sides.
have written a letter almost as long as
one Of Barbour's, Beverly's, or Sandy stu
arts, or one of the other "big boys who
sometimes "come out'n the high graSs "
section. Judge Hughes has said that the
short grass of the East is best for four-m'I"
stock, and Bob Ingersoll recently asserted
that Manchester has more politics 10 me
square inch than any other place in the
Union" am probably proving boih
truths; but you know that seldom write,
and when come to see you again it will be
when | haven't so long to stay. so oil re-
sevoir, &c. CONSERVATIVE READJUsTER.