National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-05-27
THE READJUSTERS.
Call for n State Convention Next week In
Richmond.

The State Readjuster Committee OF
Virginia has issued call for convention TO be
held in Richmond on June for the purpose OF
nominating State ticket for Governor, Lieu
tenant-Goyernor, and Attorney General. In the
call the history of the Readjuster movement IS
briefly sketched showing that within the brlei
time the Readjusters have had control OF the
subordinate offices of the State-but little over
year-they have reimbursed the school fund TO the
amount of sI65, 600 and the literary fund the in
terest on which is payable annually to the public
free school fund.- S4052O and paid in full the an
nuitieS and the semi annually aecruing interest
due to the struggling colleges that, for the first
time in ten years, the constitutional obligations 20
support the public schools have been complied
with. Statistics in regard to the public schools
and the management of the school fund are given
and the State debt question IS thoroughly dis
cussed The call concludes as follows:
Readusters have but to look over the past 10 note
whether readjustment has impaired. was charged
it would, the material interests of our State; or
whether as predicted. there has been more cap.-
tai invested in our mineral lands and manufactures
within the last year than for the ye years preceding
They have but the change that has come over
the minds Of the people all over our great country re-
specting Virginia and her affairs to De treasured as
well of the expedency of readjustent in its brOadest
sense of its right. In the opinion of all but mere
disa ppOinted faction of her own people, Virginia
stands to-day the peer Of any State in the Unlon so
recognized everywhere and, as such, Osracised no
where Having occupied the front RANK, both IN
war and in peace, il is eninently proper that she
should lead without let, hndrance or dictaton for
the promotion of peace and prosperity both TO her
citizens and those of all sister States in the
restoration of harmony and faternal relations be
tween all the citizens of our common and undivided
country. BY the blessing of beHecent Divine Provi-
dence and seemingly despite herself she is to-day &C
cupyng this noble, patriotic. and enviable position
Virginia is again in the vanguard of enlightened
craftsmanship, and may again be restored TO The
proud emnence she so long enjoyed.
ReadjusterS the hour of final deliveEance from
speculation. poverty and agitation is at hand Peace,
thrift and prosperity should be our watchwOrds. We
must neither feel over confident nor cOnhde In the
promises be deuded by the pretenses of Bourbon
FunderisIn The small nucleus of brave men who as
sembled at Mozart Hall in 20 gave US great victory
over foreign and domestic foes. To-day we can count
our people by of thOusands-then it was by hun
dretis: to-day have newspapers ly the score-then
had scarcely dozen; to-day we are reinforced by
some of the best and ablet of public debaers 10
carry our cause upon the hustngs-then we had the
outside world confront, whereas now the independ-
press of the whole country supports Us as the real
de6tpayers the party Of progress, of liberty and OF
law.
We have now TO go forward with the same spirit
and determination that have characterized our people
in the past and final and complete triumph of our
cause is already assured.
WILLIAM MALONE, Chairman.
w. c. ELAN. Secretary.