The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-11-25
Virginia.

Virginia.
The letter OF Mr.. j.. 2. WASHINGTON
from which we yesterday gave soae eN-
tracts expresses OF course the feeliigs OF
Thousands OF other Nlrginians. 1t Is
enough to humiliaie them TO reject tha'
thew have not only been defeated by com
hinatIon OF Republicans, ReaNusters, ana
negroes, but have had 70 submit to the put
t;nc ~ a stain upon the name OF Virginia.
In to the time Of The organization Of the
Regliustor party Virginia had enjoyed The
reputation Of being rs free from bull
doing az elections as any other state, north
or south, and Of not only allowing but de-
handing and enforcing fair elections
Now. all that is changed. Virginia IS
classcd with those States which do not per-
NIT "frec ballot" or "fair count. ana
the people Of almost the entire North really
believe that the cause Of good government
and OF "libcral" principles achieved
grand triumph here on the Sth instant in
the succcss OF the Mahoneites.
Again: The regular Democrats OF Viz
ginia, who pay two thirds or more OF the
taxes in this state, and who have so long
battlcd for the privilege Of paying to our
creditors thirty-odd millions OF the pubic
debt. and against the proposition to repu-
diate thirteen millions Of the same, cannot
but experience very disagreeable emotions
when they sec constantly repeated in north
oIn Journals the false statement that they
are in practice worse regulators than the
Readjusters, and when they find 1t charged
that they, who have paid seventeen mill
lions Of dollars, principal and interest, OF
the debt during the last ten years, have
paid "nonc Of IT," and have made no real
effort to settle it upon terms just to the
creditors.
once more: The same regular Demo-
Gratis are the most thoroughly progressive
people in virginia. In Richmond, nearly
all the business men are so-called "fund-
ers.v The owners Of foundyies and fac
tories and the merchants and the other men
here who have been thoroughly Iberolized
by intercourse not only with the northern
pcopIe but with those OF the world at large,
arc nearly I'll Dcbt-Paycrs or Fundcrs. In
Alexandra, Lynchburg, and Staunton, the
same is the ease. The bulk Of the intiu-
once Of those intelligent communities was
on the sth instant thrown in favor OF hon
estly settling the State debt with her credi-
tors. So as to the most wealthy and intel
ligent rural districts. Yet all these, the
very best people in Virginia, arc held up
in the northern papers as "Bourbons,' as
unreconStructed rebels, rs illiberal sec
tionalists, and As behind the times in every
respect.
How can such things be and not arouse
i'm the victims Of these libcls 4 righteous in
dignation? Would il be wonderful il the
much-maigned "Funders" refused longer
TO allow the Republicans OF the North to
divide Virginians on the debt question?
Are we called upon TO be parties to our
own humiliation? uust we again stand
mp for the rights Of Republican bondhold-
ers, and be again bowled down by Republic
can politicians?
However, there VIII be some cOmpen-
sating considerations to be weighed in es-
timating the present condition OF Virginia.
One OF these will doubtless be foundin the
fact that the same Republican libellers who
have warred so stoutly for MALONE and
RIDDLEBERGER in the United States Senate
will war for these Roadiusting Repudia-
tors again when the latter come into power
in Virginia, and will represent the rule OF
the black and white Mahoneites rs worthy
Of all commentator, and rs proving Vir-
GINA to be q model State. Mr.. MAssEY's
patent method of carrying elections by the
assistance Of capitation-taX collectors viii
strike our northern brethren rs praise
worthy indeed. The remodelling Of our
highest judicial tribunal in the interest Of
reputation will cause DoN CAMERON,
CONKLING, GRANT, LOGAN, HOAR, DAWES,
and the rest of the Stalwarts to rejoice over
the redemption OF the Old Dominion, and
will give Virginia a name which even BEN.
Buffers State will envy.