The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-07-29
The r.ynchburg Convention.


the fortunes Of the Republican party with
those Of the MAHoNE partyS What are the
inducements to such course, and wna' Ipe
necessity
rirst. as TO inducements. The Repuo'
lIcan party ls almost wholly made up OF
neeroes. Nine tenths OF the Republican
voters In Virginia are negroes. The IN
ducements. then, are such as appeal par
tIcularly 10 the negroes. These nninformed
voters confidently expect at the bands OF the
R.9djusters a share In the Offices VI the
Commonwealth and OF the Uoion. and also
some recognition Of their claims otherwise
which the white Republicans have not ac
corded TO them. There were. we suppose
a hundred and fifty negroes present as ue'e-
yates In the Convention that nom'ha'eu
CAMERON, LEWIS, aud BLAIR. These ne
groes suppose that LEWIS was nom'nated
out 81 consideration for them as Republic
cans. We don't think II possible that even
the negroes are deceived by the clamor for
ga free ballot and fair count" seeing that
they are Just as free TO vote as they will as
any OF The white citizens OF Vii. inia, and
that there is probably less cheating done at
the ballot box in Virginia than Is done at
the balIot.box In any northern State. the
rule is that every voter votes as be pleases'
and the votes in every ballot-box are count
ed fairly. II there is any ballot-boX stuifng
or unfair counting, such cases form the rare
exception. There Is no freer ballot In the
world than in Virginia, aud no fairer count.
And II is q shame that the ReSdiusters' war;
whoop should have filed all the northern
section of the Union with the cry that IN
Virginia negroes are cheated out OF thelr
votes. Nevertheless, the negroes nope Ior
something at the hands OF the ReSdlusiers
II these latter succeed In carrying the State
next fall. They indulge foolish fancles, It
will be said; bat that does not matter
They are restless and disturbed. Tbey
flock to hear the RCadiuster speakers.
WhyS Surely not merely 10 hear them de-
uounce the Democrats. No. 1t is because
they have had their hopes OF office excited
by the election OF a few negroes to Office by
the ReGdjuster Legislature OF 1879. They
dearly love official position. But the peo'
pie OF Virginia will agree with the PDlIa-
delphia Bulletin that II is as unWise
as IL is unnecessary TO add the incompetent
negroes to the already too numerous Office
seekers OF this country. There Is no ellce
q negro can fll which a white man cannot
be found TO fill more acceptably. H. thete'
fore, SAMBo does not mean 10 be fooled, ne
would better go TO the Lynchburg COnVen'
ton determined to cOnteut himself no longer
with glittering generalltieS, and bent upon
knowing Just what he is TO expect II tue ke-
adjusters over and above what he has had at
the bands OF the Republicans.
Secondly, as to the necessity Tor coa'l'
ton between the Republicans and the Re-
adiusters I'm order to beat the Democratic
plrty. there can be but one opinion; and
this is, that IL, as they claim. the ReSdiust-
ers constitute majority Of the white voters
OF Virginia, there can be no possible neces-
sity for them to call upon the Republicans
TO assist them in defeating the regular Dem
ocrats next fall. There are few or no Dem
ocratic negroes. The Democratic party is
composed OF the white people OF Virginia,
Just as the Republican party Is composed OF
the negroes OF Virginia, with this differ
ence, that whilst there may be ten thou
sand white Republicans in Virginia,
there are not five thousand negro
Democrats. 10 word, II the ReAdiusers
have majority of the white voters on their
side, the Democratic party is already de-
feated. IL were "wasteful and ridiculous
excess" to call in the negroes to aid in out
voting a minority party. Let the Republi-
ems think over the matter. IL is as clear
as day that the majority need not form
coalition with outsiders In order to defeat
the minority. Can anv sane man have
d1ubt on that pontS Can anybody Sc
riousIy believe that the RtSdiusierS would
call upon the negroes to come to their assist
ance II they really thought they constituted
majority OF the whites or Democrats OF
Virginia!
II the Readiusters have already defeated
the regular Democrats, it follows neces-
sarIly that they have nobody now to beat
but the Republicans. 1t is, therefore, for
the purpose OF defeating the Republican
party that the Lynchburg Convention is to
be captured by General MALONE. There
are 10 round numbers 10000 negro voters
and 100000 white voters IN Virginia. II
the Readiusters already have, as they con.
stanlly clam, majority OF the white votes,
the Democrats are already beaten, and there
can be no party TO beat hereafter except the
Republican party.
The Richmond Wing will be good au-
thority with the members Of the Lynch
burg Convention. In its issue OF Wednes-
day last that journal says;
'sIn the only State contest between the
Readjuslers and Funders-in fact, the only
contest between them-the former ION the
basis Of Keiley's official sta ement that less
than 10000 cOlOred votes were cast IN 1870
received 61,000 white votes and the latter
but 10000. Over bali OF the $4,000 are
now Reaolusiers."
According 10 that statement, the white
voters stand In the proportion Of $4,000 Re.
adjusiers TO $4,000 regular Democrats.
Plainly, then, It is the Republicans who are
10 be defeated By the capture Of the Lynch
burg Convention by General MAHoNE-tot
the Democrats. We turn the matter over
to CAMERON, LOGAN, DAWES, CONKLING a.
co.
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II the Wig bad quoted all OF our article,
instead OF stopping where II did, It's readers
would have found out that we did no. even
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