Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-10-27
WEDNESDAY. .....oCToBER 81, 1885
"To Your Tents. Oh. Israel"

In enforcing the duty OF all true Nir-
0inians TO vote next Tuesday for the Demo
cratic nominees for the national House oil
Representatives, we Yesterday reminded
our readers OF some features OF the history
of The Republican party which were wen
calculated 10 arouse m every southern breast
feeling Of hostility te wards that party. We
call upon all OF our readers TO repair to the
tents OF their friends. and to vote with their
own people. The Republican candidates
for Congress Represent party which owes
its origin 10 hatred aud Jealousy OF the
southern people, aud its present existence
10 the fact that for more than twenty years
its leaders by libels upon the South in
duced the people Of the North to keep
warm their indignation against men whom
they were pleased TO denominate "rebels."
The Republican party whose nominees
nre now seeking votes throughout Virginia
is the same Republican party which for
twenty-odd years up TO 1885 heaped wrong
after wrong upon the devoted heads OF the
people OF this Commonwealth. The first
OF these political wrongs was the dismem'
berment OF Virginia. She was recognized
by that party as the leader OF the southern
States in the "rebellion" Of 1861, and she
was despoled, as soon as an unconstitu-
tioual bill having that object could be
forced through Congress, Of one third OF
her territory. The Republican candidates
for Congress in Virginia are the candidates
OF the same party which committed that
rape. Especially, then, does it become
virginians to wash their hands of all sym.
PATTY with the Republican party aud its
nominees.
Not content with dividing Virginia into
two States, the Republican party actually
sent down a Governor from West Virginia
TO take charge OF this State; and the people
OF Virginia were thus compelled TO sub
init TO an insult added TO an injury. Their
venerable Governor. the true. tired, and
trusty WILLIAM SMITH. was made a wan.
derer upon the face of the earth and his
Office was turned over to FRANCIS III. PER-
POINT, who actually resided in the new
State OF West Virginia, which had been
foreibIy torn from the side Of its mother.
PEIRPoIST and all the rest Of that gang OF
wrong doors were Republicans. viii vir-
gi:,iaps vote TO sustain the party which per-
petrated this wrong upon the Old Domin-
iont
These are only few OF the things which
20 10 prove that the Republican party
esyvttto have no fOothOld in Virginia. As
to the negroes, they have no State pride.
Those In Virginia regard their own State
with no affection. Nine tenths Of them, IL
not all Of them, look upon her as not wortha
mon, nt's consideration by the side OF Mas
sacbusetis, aud a. so insignificant contrastet
with the Federal Government that she Is
10 them mere obstrueter Of Federal legis.
,ation and an obstacle in the way Of their
advancement to social equality with the
whites. We expect the votes OF such peo-
pie TO be cast for the Republican party, our
eyer-vigilant antagonist, but we do not ex.
pect YOU, reader. to aid them in their unholy
work.
The people Of Virginia will, by needing
the warning we here give them, not respond
10 the charges which Mr.. BLAINE, the lead
er Of the Republican party, is day after day
making upon the stump against US. Yes
,erday's issue Of his leading organ, the
New York Tribune, follows In his footsteps
and opposes the Democratic party as the
party which plunged the country into civil
war;" And yet. Us We said Yesterday. all
the Republican candidates for Congress in
Virginia will, il he is nominated In 1855,
vote for him for President OF the United
States.
VIII you, can you, support the nominees
OF such partyy