The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-04-27
Mahcue's liberalism "a Libel on
the Southern People and fraud.


Fifty do you ask that the Richmond Wing,
leaving glittering gcneralitiss, shall "set
forth Mr.. Arthurs claims TO the gratitune
and support of the Virginia people" 10
examine the prctcnce OF "liberalism py
Malone and his followers Is but 10 eN-
bibit the strpendous libel 1t conveys on the
southern people and its fraudulent pre-
fences in connection with an honorable
conduct of public affairs. Senator Mahone
has recently seen occasion to address the
most stalwart Governor OF the most stat
war; STATE of the Union on the "Present
and FIXTURE OF Virginia" His native state,
who OF her bounty educated him and
heaped upon him unmerited honors,
Is disboporcd by his utterances, and no one
he,ter knows this than her degenerate son.
One of yirginia's senators, with all the
sanction which such position gives, he
states Eve are rapidly guaranteeing
priceless ballot; he speaks OF the "ad.
yanced thought that places Virginia in full
alignment with the highest American
civilization" IIa! Does he not mean TO
insinuate that hitherto we have failed to
guarantee the ballot; that heretofore Nir-
ginia has no, been in full alignment with
| the most ''advanced politicaD though"
and the '.highest American civilization -?
Right proudly have the loyal sons OF our
Old Mother boosted that that they may
rightly apply to her, too, the proud eulogy
of Massachusetts by Webster-that cher
past at least il secure" In view OF this
degrading attempt TO bedim her history,
Virginia may well say Of her Senator, in the
language OF King Lear
"IIow sharper than = serpcn;'s tooth II Is
To have thanklcss child.'
This Virginia senator speaks OF the
"brief period which has followed her for
nal declaration that her territory is cor
daily open to all grades OF honest indus
try y; says that awe aim to unfetter
thought, especially to unchain the mind
and heart OF the rising generation from the
debasing influence OF prejudice"
When has the bitterest enemy OF Vii GINA
worse maligned her than she is slandered
in the differences from these utterances-
viz. that she has not guaranteed the bal
lot: that she has been below "the highest
American civilization -; that she has not
been "cordially open TO all grades OF honest
industry" and that her population has been
fettered 10y the debasing influence OF pre-
iudicen? Docs the "brief period" date
from the beginning OF the senatorship OF
Malone?
Following Malone, Mr. Fowler, in his
Bristol paper, formally announces his in
tention to support the administration OF
Arthur. and the IVhiq followed suit last
week. The one is organ Of its party. and
the other Speaker OF the House OF Dele
gates. 1t is proSumabe that these utter
ances are intended as authoriatiyely rs
possible TO forecast tie support OF Ar
thurs administration by MahOne's follow
ers. Fast following all these, it is an
nounced that the RCadiusters OF Ports
mouth" fired one hundred guns in honor
Of the confirmation OF the notorious Will
liam +. Chandler as Secretary OF the Navy.
And what has this much Wanted % ibe-
ralismr OF Malone accomplished in Viz
ginia, and what is it attempting?
Virginia five years ago was much divided
in opinion as TO the settlement OF her debt.
At that time this prophet Of a new evangel
asked that party which he claims to have
formed, and now SANDERS. to make him its
nominee for Governor. 1t failed TO do So
and in way characteristic Of his devotion
to his protested principles, he succeeded
in nominating the most pronounced debt
payer OF The list Us Democratic candidate
for Governor.
Succeeding events quickly demonstrated
the wish OF the people OF Virginia Tor a
new settlement: of her debt, and gave that
portion of the Democratic party to which
he was attached possession OF the Leglsla-
tre. The next year the presidential cleo
ton occurring, he exhibited the anomaly
i'm politics, before unheard Of in this coun-
try, of two electoral tickets to support Inc
same candidate. In vain did the majority
beg for q coalition ticket. Without elect
they offered to allow him to name more
than one half OF the number. They pro-
tested he did not mean TO support Han
cock. He contented himself with replying
that il his ticket was elected he would not
commit fraud on the people by casting
the vote OF Virginia for Garfield. III tins
statement were true, still his attitude
marked his Mephistopheian character, ana
was another instance OF his characteristic
devotion 10 principle, for it required no az
eIlment to prove Chat he was rendering
efficient aid to Garfield. The true men OF
both wings OF the Democratic party OF the
State feared that her vote would be lost to
Hancock. whist the result proved other
wise. he might now trutmully claim that
the effect on llancOck's canvass in other
States was in the highest degree disastrous,
and defeated him Tor the presidency, Ihe
effect on the October elections OF Ohio and
Indiana was most depressing, and lost us
both States and the presidency.
Last year, scoring another victory on the
/ debt question. he boldly commits himself
and his followers TO the support OF Arthur,
whose election he had opposed. There is
no parallel for this in the political annals OF
the country.
What change has taken place in the Con-
seryatiye-Democracy OF Virginia that we
are to abandon IL and become "liberdIS"
What political action has it hitherto
taken that he has opposed by vote, voice,
! What has Arthur done that the oppOsi-
ton of this man should be changed into
support Of his Administration
The Whg Of April 18th attempts to on
swer the latter question. Ii Nirginiln
could have been member OF Arthur's
Cabinet, in point OF fact there is no
southern man in The Cabinet to-day, and
IL is but an example Of the light in
which the people OF half the States
Of the Union are regarded when but one
man in their territory can be found who is
deemed tit to represent their views and
wants in the National Administration.
Southern Republicans have always and
Justly claimed that great injustice has lOnl
been practiced In this regard 10 the peOpl,
OF half the States Of the country. We are
to lie thankful. too, that President Arthur
| has been silent and not begged us TO "en(
the shotgun policy" as his predecessor
had done, but has benignly RENTED tha
duty to Senator Malone aud the Richmond
Whiq, which 'sbobs up serenely" thi
: morning for that purpose.
Liberalism " reioices that William +
, Chandler The of 1876 presidential-fraut
notoriety the only southern MAJ
in the Cabinet. MAY not this happy though
seclirn :. Nhcrci an " tho rafrnnnnn Of III.