The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-07-26


Editors of the Dispatch; A few incon.
si.tencifs in these commencing days OF
politicaI stir NAV not be without some inieT'
est. People want Information. Let them
have the record. In a letter dated Lyn'
wood. September 81, 1880, from John r.
Lewis, ind the following:
81 now assert that the RcnuDHcin voters
in Virginia are almost unanimous III their
support for Garfield aud Arthur. say this
unhesitatiugly, because have taken hucn
paips TO ascertain the true state OF the ci>e'
/ have been in the Norfolk, the Richmond
the Alex 1ndrid, and the Lync1burg as
triris. and have seen and talked Wild Re
pubHcans from every part OF the ola'e' anu
find. with few exceptions, that they are
fnthnsiostic i'm their support Of Garfield
and Arthur. There are some mdrptOtS
fPopham was one Of them) lcho profess 70
he RepubHcqnS. We have 100000 Repu6ll'
can voters in Virginia, and outside Of Rich
mond there Is no detection IN our raUEs.
cannot conceive how any one who IS
really a Republican can lmagine that
ne IS doing his duty to the party by
advising people to vote for Hancock
aud English electors. General Hancock,
have no doubt, is an honorable gentleman,
and IS a good Union-iOving man, as he was
q br we and able Federal general, out ne IS
in Do C0mpGnp."
Who has joined these marplots now Out
Holm +. Lewis, and he is with that bad
compqny-v D., Cameron. Blair, one or both
were Hancock aud English electors, ct III
0,ane 1enuS, which he said General Hancock
was ~. How far will ambition carry this
marplOt Lewis?
General jim Williams, once ReadlnSier
candidate for Congress in the Eighth dis
trict, speaks:
"Thc poor Confederate soldier could not
vote without first paying his capitation-taX,
which went 10 paving interest to the credl-
tor on his money during the time when the
soldier was working aud lighting Tor Nlr'
ginia and received S13 in bad money"
How ignorant General jim Is. He ought
IN know that the clpitatiOn-taX OF the poor
Confederate soldier cannot be touched by
the pupIic creditor, but must be FUSED
| fo helm to educate the children oil
| tho moor Confederate soldier as well
\. the children OF the faithful colorcd allies
and when General Jim proposes to abolish
inc canitatiOn-tax he strikes blow at Tree
| schools and at white mems pockets. for hC
! thereby throws the burden OF educating
the colored children on the white voters
| General jim think has learnt something
1T. Stoyali, another once Readiuster eau
did tie for Congress, Is mighty fond OF TIT
colored troops now. What did he say
short while ago? "Yes, white men, you
interest demands that you should supplan
rho neOro-driye him from your midst
stalye aim 10 death, or whatever mag b.
necessary TO rid yourselves OF him. 81
long as tue negro is here you will find SOM
white men so far devoid Of personal de
cency and so defiant OF popular rights o.
i onblic Tesnect as TO scheme with him anI
intrigue against the responsible ele
ment of the country. do sincerely hop
that the people of all classes will turn
their back on Radicalism and its leader
, and not listen longer to the bias OF thei
feelings in favor of any man, though be b
a personal friend, who even so much a
courts the popular vote OF the negro, for b
is surely like the serpent that would stln
, the warming bosom or the ferocious beas
that would bite the hand that feeds him
Rut the ewes OF the people have been on
few men who il has been supposed woul
support either directly or indirectly th
negro party, or give such personal aid
individuals as would be regarded as equyl
, lent to negro affiliations"
Where was Tony Stovsll in the late mike
Convention Counting and atilialing wit
, negroes. The colOTed folks ought 20 repr
diate or eliminate such as Tony. The Rict
mond Whiq once administered lesson
Virginia croakeTs and negroes and the
political allies as follows:
seTbey must remember that their woe
, could have been and would have been wors
under the curses OF R4dicalism that hay
fallen upon those unfortunate Common
,eealthS lotere the negro and the polite
allies of the negro are Supreme.'
The Wing has the name Of John +. Lew
. | a vile Radical. on its ticket, with whose al
they may make the negro and such as Lew
supreme.
, William L. Cameron is now on platiori
Of elimination OF SiS0OO,000 of our stat
debt. What did be write awhile ago, sln'
the war? Read:
Virginia is represented as staggeriD
helpIessly aud hopeIessly under an Insight
cant debt Of 500, 100000.
: "Who is going 10 trust money IN Stal
e declaring inability to pay mere percentse
e on what II already oWesy"
"Pay, pay to the uttermost farthiDg,
the last pound OF fesh, to the last drop
. blood"
: "Itis not alone, nor most strongly In laH
/. that we are bound for discharge OF this j
/ debtedness. The honor Of The Stale Is
stake"
lit not Is upon mere point Of honor 10
= we stand, nor IS il for the bondholder I'd
we plead. Every Dlan ia the State who
/ poor. who is crsmped in business for wal
OF capital, who has opportunities not avail
: BILE unless be can borrow money, Is vital
interested, and il n for the benefit OF sue
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