National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-05-09
Tho VlrrinIn Cnmnnirn.

The Republican party of Virginia as
sembled in State Convention last summer
and resolved TO cooperate with the Re
adiusters-the independent party with
which all the colored votersand majority
oftho white Republicans had been acting
for two years. This course was adopted
against the strongest opposition of certain
of the white Republicans, and some of
these finally bolted and held convention
so ridiculously small that nobody would
accept its nominations, or recognize it as
a political element in the State.
Its adherents soon divided themselves
between the supporters of Cameron and
of Daniel for Governor. The regular
Republican State convention appointed q
Republican State central committee,
which is in full accord with the Coalition
party which carried the State by more
than 10000 majority. The few former
Republicans who labored to prevent this
great victory over Bourbonism are now
as zealously at work ondeavoring TO de.
stroy the successful party. They are as
far behind the times rs men can be out
side Of cemetery. They seem to be
oblivious of the fact that they are polit-
ical outlaws, without name or habitation.
From the Republican fold they are unre-
pontant, wandering prodigals. They re-
fused to support Cameron, who was the
nominee for Governor ut Lynchburg as
well as at Richmond. They left their
party convention, and the little rump of
the committee Of their very scant rump
of convention bears no more relation
to the Republican party than the tin
kettle tied to dogs tail does to q man
the dog attempted to bite.
Tho victorious Coalitionists have no
longer debt question to be settled.
They have other and more important
business on hand. They have beaten the
Bourbons in two State contests, and
chosen two United States Senators who
support the National Administration.
Now they have announced their purpose
to defeat the Bourbons in national con.
test, in which the result may determine
the political complexion of the next
House of Representatives They have
made the support of the Administration
of President Arthur the rallying cry o.
the campaign, by which they simply
mean that they indorse what he has
done and is doing. They do not thereby
declare that they ought to have been op'
| posed to the protection of slavery in the
Territories in 1856, or that they ought to
have voted for Mr.. Lincoln in 1860
They merely express their confidence
in General Arthurs patriotism and his
fidelity to the Constitution and the laws
and their gratitude for his kindly con.
sideration of the people of Virginia and
| her sister States of the South. The
twelve thousand majority for Cameron
will swell to thirty thousand on the vote
for Congressman-at-large this year. We
shall elect six of the ten Congressmer
despite the defeat of the apportionment
bill by the Democratic and Republican
Bourbons. We could have had two more
but for the desertion to the Bourbon
enemy of two former Republicans.
In the face of all these admitted facts il
it not the most absurd spectacle imagina
BILE to see the residuum of the Lynchburl
rump imagine itself to be representing
somebody or something, and piping OF
its penny tin whistle call to battle
We have not seen the mighty proclama
ton, but we learn that one has been is
sued, calling upon Republicans to meet a
Staunton for some purpose; perhaps Il
nominate John NJ. Daniel or John GoodC
or John T. Harris for Congressman-at
large. Who will respond? None wht
supported Cameron. None of the major
ity of 10000. There cannot be two Ad
ministration parties in Virginia. TIL,
party which occupies the field has 1900
majority. 1t will not reject recruits, bu
it will not pay as n bounty for any singl,
one seat in Congress, 1t will not bt
natural for the Administration to foster
or feed with patronage a faction in Vir
ginia which can, by increasing il
strength, merely diminish by that much
the only party which gives any promise
of defeating the Bourbons in that State.
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