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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-02-03
Time to Stop It.

The Baltimore Day, commenting on the
position taken by Mr.. WoLFoRD. OF Ken.
lucky, in the debate OH the FITZ-JOHN-
PORTER bill. says:
We hope that the representatives of The South,
not merely In Congress but in political bodies, viii
continue % make this claim 10 perfect equality
with representatives from any other portion of the
country. We have seen often enough southern
men admonished by those who wished to control
their action, at least secure their non-interfer-
encc, that IL xOuid not do for men from the South
20 do this or that or 10 assume rs much prominence
as their ability might eDtitle them TO. We have
heard this talk around a National Democratic
Convention. and have even heard a Massachusetts
man, who had pet candidate TO press, say OF an
other that Inc came from beyond the dead-lne IN
American politics." IL is tine this spirit was re-
buked and disregardcd and that American repre-
sentative men, come from where they may, whether
they bc In Congress or in political conventions
should say their say honestly and fcarlesslv, and
represent their own feelings and Judgment and The
real views of the people who have sent them TO
speak FOR them.
The Day is right. II is full time for
southern representative men to stop the
hush policy-a better term would be the
policy of no policy-and stand upon their
rights and the rights OF their constituency.
II the South constitutes part OF the
American Union, she has right to de-
mand hearing on all public questions.
A vocative position does not help her with
her true friends in the North, and it should
be perfectly immaterial TO her how her
enemies regard the assumption Of the con-
trary attitude. The Republican party will
endeaver to make capital out of any course
she may pursue, and the individuals in the
Democratic party who attempt to dictate to
her are guilty OF piece Of impertinence
that should not be tolerated. Every time
The South submits to being muzzled she
reinforces the sentiment, which is altogeth-
er too peryasive, that she has great deal
10 repent Of. There is good deal Of diff
terence between the judgment that coun-
sells against radical prominence as a see
ion and dignified self-aSsertion OF a right
IS part of the whole people to an equal
Ioice in the conduct of the legislation and
politics of the country. If our representa- |
ives in Congress and political conventions
will recognize these facts they cannot go |
wrong.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-02-03

Let us first take the country from the
hands Of our enemies, and then, after full
consultation and mature deliberaton, form
such a tariff and revenue system as will
be just to all sections. The Virginia tariff
plank is honest and fair and no patriotic
man should object to it; but at this time
let everything be subordinated to Demo
mocratic success. One thing we should
always have before us: TO defeat Radical
ism erery Democratic rOte is needed.
With a change OF parties the obnoxious
features OF the revenue system-its spies,
its arrests, its trials, and its prosecutions,
will pass away, for they cannot exist under
a government Of the peOple.-PjHSy.Vdnia
Tribune.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-02-03

FEDERAL AID TO STATE SCHOoLs.-Per-
baps it would be in order just now to re-
mark that the United States Government
has up to this time appropriated S4,00O,0OO
Of acres Of public lands in aid OF the pub
lie schools Of the new States. These lands
were held by the States until they became
valuable, and then sold. Let us assume
that they sold at an average Of five dollars
per acre, and we shall find that the Federal
Government HIS already given over four
hundred millions Of dollars in aid OF State
schools, and yet has never once been re-
preached for it, nor been charged with de-
moralizing the people by its liberality.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-02-03
Democraf;c Pi.incinles.

The Culpeper Exponent assumes that its
s.doxy" is orthodoxy and the 81 oXy" of
other Democrats heterodOXy. II says
"Some Of our ultilltarian contempora-
rjes are beseeching the Democratic party
not 10 divide on the tariff question:
No one is moro extremely anxious than
ourselves TO sec a Democratic President
elected this fall, and for that reason we
should bewail split in the party on any
question. But at the same time we MAIN
tain that the only way TO succeed is to go
before the people on sound Democratic
principles. BY all means lei there be mo
division on the tariff and the only way
to secure harmony for those who are shout
ing for protection TO cease their efforts
TO subvert the principles OF the party to
which they profess to belong"
We could show that on the tariff question
the Democratic party has for forty years
advocated Just what the utiltarian :"
papers OF to-day advocate. We, therefore,
could with perfect propriety say that If the
only way 10 succeed is to go before the
people on sound Democratic principles, then
the Democrats must be listened TO who
teach to-day what JACKSON, Polk, PIERCE,
VAN buren,, BUCHANAN, and the other Demo
Gratis OF fifty years ago taught. We advo-
cate "somd Democratic principles" Mr..
RANDALL advocates "sound Democratic
principles" Dir. BARBOUR, Mr.. G. d.
WISE. Mr.. CABELI., Mr.. HOPKINS, Mr.. Con-
VERSE, and hundreds Of other Democratic
leaders advocate "sound Democratic prin-
ciples."
But the Exponent and other papers like
il do not mean TO admit that the principles
advocated by those gentlemen are "sound
Democratic principles" That paper means
to say that only such Democrats as Mr..
HuRp and Mr.. MORRISON teach "sound
Democratic principles" and that the Demo.
cratic party would succeed in the presiden.
tial election OF this year by laying down 0
platform such as they would approve
Now, we have nothing to say against these
gentlemen. They are good Democrats
But we do protest against che assumption
that the Democrats first named by Us arr
not at least rs "so,lnd." And to Offset
one prediction by another, We will add that
II such tariff be passed by the House Of
Representatives as Mr.. MORRISON Is said Ia
contemplate reporting to that body, the
next President OF the United States will
certainly he Republican.
The New York World OF last Wednes.
day quotes from letters and public docu-
ments extracts showing that all the great
Democratic statesmen Of the past believed
IN aud declared for incidental protection
to American manufacturers. 1t says:
1.-THE great leaders Of the Democratic
pnry t,-day--Tilden, Carlisle, Payne.
Ho4dIy, Lamar, Eaton-stand where JEFF
fcrsou. jackson, Polk, buchanan, Siias
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-02-03
West vircinia's Debt.


II would seem that General WIcKHAM Il
still Debt Payer; that he cannot dives
himself OF that character. How else can
we account for the fact that though he has
been active and jealous during the present
session OF the General Assembly in devils
ing measures TO render the RIDDLEgERGER
bin effective, he on Friday reported to the
senate in favor OF renewing the controver-
sy with West Virginia rs to how much OF
the debt OF the two States is owing by that
Statey In 1871 Virginia turned over to
West virginia fifteen millions OF dollars Of
that debt. This was ten times as much
as anybody in West Virginia that we
know OF admits that the latter State
owed. Certainly, however. no arbitrators
could be expected to decide that that was
a fair division of the debt. Nor would
the Supreme Court OF the United States.
In all human probability, the arbitrators
would decide that the two States were to
pay in proportion TO the assessed value OF
the property In the two States at the time
OF the partition. Under this award, Vir-
ginia would have to pay about four fifths
of the debt. In other words, she ought in
1871 10 have assumed thirty-siX millions of
il instead Of thirty. OF course, then, she
now owes those six millions as OF ISL
now grown to be more than ten millions
in addition TO the twenty millions that she
has agreed to pay under the RIDDLEBERGER
bill.
We bave assumed that West Virginia
ought 10 pay one fifth OF the debt as II
stood in 1871, because she owned one fifth
OF all the property Of the two States as Of
1861, when the partition took place. But
West Virginians do not propose to settle
on that basis. They propose to charge to
each State all the appropriations OF money |
expended within its borders-thus turn
ing over TO Virginia nearly all of the debt
because. so they claim, nearly all the |
money was expended in Vlrginla-upon
the James river canal, railroads, &c. West |
Virginia, they say, received scarcely any |
OF the money.
Shall we settle with West Virginia, and
then repudate whatever proportion OF the
debt VIC have assigned to her which our
arbitrators may decide Virginia ought TO
pay! Surely not. General WIcKHAM means
that Virginia must not only settle, but pay.
He expects her to pay whatever proportion
the arbitrators may say she ought to pay
OF the fifteen millions turned over to West
Virginia in 1871. How: 1t cannot be done
except by additional taxation.
But why 60 back thirteen years to find
an unsettled obligation: Ii Virginia has
one million or ten millions OF dollars to
spare. she ought preferably to pay it TO the
men who hold her bonds OF 1871 or 1879.
What good reason can be given for paying
West Virginia's debt at the very time that
we are repudiating our own debt:
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-02-03

Since penning our article OF yesterday
on the subject OF redistricting the State,
we have learned that the plan recommend
ed by the subcommittee was reported to
the full committee under the mistaken i'm
preston on the part OF some of the SUBJ
committee that the Democratic majority
was 1881 instead Of 93i in the last guber-
material election.
We are pleased to learn that amongst the
Democratic members OF the Legislature
generally there is decided disposition to
make the metropolitan district safe for the
party,
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-02-03
WILLIAMSBURG.
SPECIAL TERM CIRCUIT COURT-PERs0NAL
ITENS-CALLED TO MICHIGAN.

SPECIAL TERM CIRCUIT COURT-PERSONAI
ITES-CALIED To MICHIGAN.
Correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch.l
FEBRUARY l, 1884.
A special term OF the Circuit Court, adj.
journed over from last Friday-JudgC
Jetlreys presiding was held here to-day,
and number OF important DEGREES en-
tered. Judge Jeffreys is sitting for Judge
Henley, who is interested in the cases be-
fore the court.
Mr.. G.. W. Harrison. son of Colonel
Randolph Harrison. left yesterday for Ala
bama, where he has accepted position in
a civil engineers Office.
Captain NJ. W. Brooks surprised his
friends few DAYS since by the announce
ment OF his marriage to young lady OF
Norfolk.
The long continued bad weather has
rendered the roads wellnigh impossible in
the adjoining counties.
Rev. Mr.. OVERLY, Of the Protestant Epis-
copal Church. has received a call to Mount
Pleasant, Mich. W.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-02-03
Governor cameron's Message.


We cannot but praise where praise Is
due; and surely Governor CAuERoS's mes
sage Of Saturday merits good word. we
see nothing In II to object to. He writes
not AZ partisan, but as the Governor OF
all the people Of Virginia.
/. We believe 10 teachers institutes.
Not 50 much because we are familiar with
their nature and objects as because all the
men who have had experience in public
schools recommend them.
.. We believe in what the Governor says
as TO the militia and as TO the Adiutant-
Generals pay.
8. We desire to see virgiuia's oyster
beds protected. No more important sub
jcct can come before tho Legislature.
4. VIC arc In favor Of selling the aimory
lot, pcpitentiary lot, &C., &c. The sooner
the better, let the proceeds be used as they
NAV.
5. The New Orleans exposition ought to
be patrcnized by Virginia.
6. A railroad commission ought to be
substituted for railroad commissioner.
We haven't space or time to elaborate
any Of these propositions. Again we APP
p.aud Governor CAMERON.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-02-03

Recurring to the report OF Inspector
FEILs as to the condition OF the factory
children in New Jersey, isn't it about time
for Stalwart organs to stop prating about
the horrors Of slavery? II a southern
slave-owner had practiced such crneltics
upon negro children as it has been shown
white children in New Jersey have been
subjected to be would have received warn
ing from vigilance committee. And all
this New Jersey civilization has been going
on under the righteous nose OF PhiladeI-
pbia--the whilom grand central depot OF
the underground railroad.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-02-03
4 Suggestion Touching the Agricui-
ture Department.
RICHMOND, Va, February

RICHMOND, Va, February 1, 1884.
To the Editor Of the Dispatch:
In regard to the Department OF Agricul-
ture, which has been established for the
promotion OF agriculture, horticulture,
&c., &C., think that the present Legisla-
ture should Immediately make liberal ap-
preparation without unnecessary delay. to
he pla ed at the disposal OF the Commits.
sioner Of Agriculture, to be used by him
in developing the agricultural and horti-
cultural interests Of the State. | have
been reliably informed that the department
is entirely out Of funds with which to
proceed. and that II the Commission
er had the money at his disposal
with which to test and experiment, he
could In the line o! fruits alone bring about
changes that would work quite a revolu.
ton in the fruit line and be worth thou
sands OF dollars to the State OF Virginia,
and add comfort, health, and happiness to
tens OF thousands OF her people. think
this department has been neglected en-
tirely too much. l hope that all OF our
legislators will go to work to aid this inn
portant department.
Respectfully yours, SUBSCRIBER.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-02-03

A western contemporary says: "Thcre
were forty-three homicidcs In Chicago du-
ring the year 1883, but not single convic-
ton for murder in the first degree, while
twenty-five escaped altogether, and the
Others tried were. ali but two, given short
terms in the penitentiary. 1t is becoming
a popular belief in Chicago that conyic-
tons for murder in the first degree is inn
possible there. The courts seem to be
organized TO acquit." And now let the
Chicago Infer Ocean treat us to lurid
article on the saturnalia OF crime and the
slack-twlsted administration of justice in
the South.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-02-03


ss,s q: ~. s s'fes%S' E n s Z IL q .
ninth year Of he &c; .te p,sce nan, 81. James
ch are THIS lsundsy AFTERNOON - IN
O'Clock. ~
,.aa ~, p,lday afternoon, at O'Clock.
tggs si, dsushfer or Charles A. and Josephine
~, II In the sixteenth year OF her age
~. tsnarai Will fnke place from st. johns
German mrs i.utieran church THIS Sunday Az
TERNOON mt 3 o'ciocS'
MID. I'm Accou,sc county. Va, on February 1st'
Ter OF The late Edward and A. Maria Simons- OF
lee r' Snnera, viii take place from st. Patricks
church, ~wen,y-afth street SUNDAY, February
81 baltimore n or and Noafoik papers please COPY
Died. February 2, 1884. O'Clock 2. NJ a,
fbe residence of her son-ln-aWi y. II: Epps.. w ~
vendslc street, Mrs. MARf PURCELL. renct OF
the late Michael Purceu, IN ue seventy, seo""'
wear of her age. q native Of Dublin irelnpl. ~.
Her funeral Will take place from ~. Peter on-
ill.,, msr w0NDAY February 4th. ut 9:su o'clock
a. NJ. Friends and acquaintances invited 10 A.
tend.
Died. of consumption. at 12:9o A. NJ. FRIDAY
February 1st. WILLIAM i. HING, In the pi'y-
fifth wear of his age. r. O.. roh,.s
The funeral will take place from 81. John
rrisconal church SUNDAY AFTERNOON at .
O'clock. Friends of the family ire invited 10 at
tend. ,,,.,,o,, ,,,,o.s ,,,o,s e
rlusmnt' 49, ~ ~ 2t+
copy.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-02-03

/ Mr.. FsAsx HAnox Is said to have drop
ned into poetry recently. We beg leave 70
take back good many things we nave
said about Mr.. FRANK HArrox. We were
mot aware Of his mental deficiency, and
therefore attributed mich that be has done
10 Unborn cussedness.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-02-03

1t should be source Of qualification
to every virginian that Prince BIS
aARcx has no quarrel with the Virginia
ground-hog. On the contrary, 1t is un-
derstood that he has as much confidence in
that animal as he has In vESSoR.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-02-03

The Philadelphia Times says: "'Twould
be well to send FIrz JOHN PORTER to Con-
gress and let him bang back at LOGAN"
We object. He might bang lkm cut, and
now that SHERMAN is dead there wouldn't
be any circus In the Senate.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-02-03

M YOUNG MEMS CHRISTIAN AS
ISOLATION corner of Fourth and Franklin
streets.)-song service every SUNDAY AFTER
NOON az 3:I5. All invited. Young mems meet
Ing MONDAY EVENINGS at $50; Secretary's
conversational Bible study THURSDAY EVENINGS
at $50: Boys meeting FRIDAY EVENINGS at ;;
International lesson study SATURDAY EVENINGS
az 3.
Meetings for rsilroad- men first and THU d sun
days IN each month I'm the Richmond ana Danyilie
reading-rooms, Manchester; second and fourth
Sundays In the Chesapeake and Ohio reading
rooms, at depot.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-02-03

HoRsRoRD's ACID PHOSPHATE FOR Sick
HEADAcuE.--Dr. Ms. Read, Chicago, says !:
81 think ii Is a remedy OF the highest val
ne In many forms OF mental and nervous
exhaustion, attended BY sick headache,
dyspepsia, and diminished VITALITY ~
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-02-03
To the Editor of the Dispntch :


An address OF the Republican State Cen
trail Committee of Virginia published in
the Richmond Wing Of the 18th instant
says:
s'The late campaign exhibited demon'ac pas
sion and refinement Of cruelty on the part Of the
Bourbon leaders that would cause savage to pale
with envy. To doubt that this diabOlism win be
put an end 10 Is TO doubt the existence OF God
Read the story of Charles Adams. a teamster for a
Mr.. Nicholas, whose store is Oh side street away
from the scene Of the massacre. When the noise
Of the firing began nc was directed by hts employer
10 go ont aud look 10 his team. While endeavorng
to obey this order, Captain w. Z. Graves aimed a
pistol at him, when the poor man, politely dofing
his hat, cried: For Gods sake. Captain Graves,
don't shoot: am not doing anythin : prayer
which In It's snpplcating pa.hos Is skin TO that of
our Saviour when lie agonizingly prayed, Father.
forgive them, for they know not what they do.
Yet this prayer ayailed him nothinR-the bullet
came. by throwing up his arm he saved his life,
but carries u broken arm In a sling"
The above as regards myself is a mali
cious lie, and the address a vile SANDER
upon the good people OF our State. Sick
ness has prevented my replying to this
| sooner. WILLIAM u. GRAVES.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-02-03

"some Of our contemporaries have DIS
covered that PAULINE LUCIA is up In the
forties." or course they meant piano-fortes'
as prima donnas make IL point never TO
get over thirty-fve years Of age.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-02-03

"secretary TELLER says that President
ARTHUR il not skeleton" There are
probably some aspirants to the Republican
presidential nomination that do not agree
with Secretary TELLER.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-02-03

"Mr. VANDERBILT declares that he
would not take the West Shore rs giit.'
Mr.. VANDERBILT does not wish to depart
from the usual way Of railroad magnates
In taking railroads.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-02-03

KEEPER Is not altogether failure. He
has succeeded in showing that he is mean
enough to merit the support OF the Stall
warts for the presidential nomination.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-02-03
SEINE.THREAD.

I LICHTENST EMS ~Ssvr,~
hs SONS, ~X~-Ss1z
COR. SEVENTEENTH AND FRANKLIN STREETS,
- RICHMOND. VA.
IMPORTERS AND DEALERS
SElNE-TIlREAD Of all Nos. and qualities:
PATEN'r and s0FT-LAiD sEINt-TWINEs;
COTTON ROPES, all sizes;
CORkS and CORkWOOD.
NETS and NETTING IN stock and xladc To or
DER at short notice. Lowest prices gu Vauteed
Sole importers of the LION BRAND SFIyF.
THREAD-warrauied To give satisflctf&n
,MACRAME TWlNEs, white and c0sored. and
all sizes required t,I
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-02-03

"The recent gale In Scotland blew down
100000 trees within radius Of ten miles
about Ayr" Well, II the Gael cannot
make clean sweep In the Ayr, who cam
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-02-03

When last seen SHERMAN was drying his
tears Of modification over his investigation
speech 6zzlc with ELIZA PENSIONS head
handkerchief.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-02-03
MEETINGS..

-o-N1oS~.co~S~~/~~~~
HEADQUARTERS RICHMOND COMMANDERY,)
No. 9. KNIGHTS TRNPLARS.
RICHMOND. VA. rebruary 3, 1884.
ORDE r SIR ~
- KNIGHTS: Assemble at the Asylum, ~
az ST. Adams Hall, THIS Sunday AZ ~
TFRNOON at half-past | O'Clock, In Y
full dress OF Templar on foot, to act as/
escort 10 IIenrico Union Lodge, No. 100, a. +.
and a. NJ In attending the funeral services Of our
late frater, Sir WILLIAM T. KING.
The band will assemble at same time and place.
The line will move promptly at O'Clock.
Members of COmmandery Of st. Andrew. No.
IL, and transient Sir Knights are invited to unite
with Us.
BY order of the Eminent Commander.
JAMES III. CAPERS.
Captain-General.
Attest: :. Meg FISHER. Recorder. fe 3-1t&
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-02-03
TO GAS-CONSUMERS.

have been directed by the Board Of Public In
terests to request all who claim that they
have been charged with larger amount of gas
than had been consumed to communicate the facts
to the Board by mail, addressed to the undcrsign-
ed. Each eompl ainant will please give amount
and dates Of oyercharge, number of house and
street, together with such other information as he
may deem important for the Board to have.
J. T. ELLYsON,
Re l.5t President Board Of Public Interests.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-02-03

NrSECOND BAPTIST CHURCH,
fcorSer Main and Sixth streets).-Rev. W. W.
LANpRuM. pastor. There will be prcnellrg on
Sunday by the pastor at ii A. NJ and 1870 Pm
2t
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-02-03
a Card.
House OF DELEGATES, ,
February 1, 1884. (

To the Editor Of The Dispatch:
Dear Sir,-The enclosed letter was sent
to me from Captain Graves with request
that should ask You to publish it in your
paper. The author Is q gentleman of the
very highest character. He was a captain
in the Mexican war, and no man possesses
in more eminent degree the attributes
that make q heightened Virginia gentle
man. Respectfully, Il. W. KEEN.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-02-03

The Grand Rapids Leader announces
that " the Greenback party is immortal"
1t Is better so.