Year: 1873

to prescribe her own line Of domestic
policy, so far as it did not conflict with
granted powers, could not be disputed by
any one. The REPUBLICAN has heretofore
noted the peaceful and perspicuous re-
suits of this home rule. There is now
opening in Virginia campaign for the
choice of State officers. At the head Of
the Conservatives are two able and ex-
emplary men, soldiers Of the Contederacy,
citizens born in and devoted to the State.


The gubernatorial candidate Of the Re-
publican party is in like manner citizen
highly esteemed for his character and
capacity for public service. No matter
which Of these men shalrbe elected, Vir-
giria will be reinstated in her ancient
position in the Union and her perfect
political rehabilitation. SO to speak. will
have been established.


The most significant fact devel-
oped by these nominations is the entire
closing out of the nulliiers and malcon-
tents Of the further South. There is no
symptom nor scintilla of the mound
builder on either Of these tickets. Indeed,
each party seems carefully to have ez-
cluded the Hunters and Seddons and
Harveys from command and from council.
This is more eff ctually secured by the
platform upon which both the party nomi-
nees stand. The doctrines and position
of the Republican candidate we need not
state. 1t is that Of the Republican party
everywhere. The Conservatives recognize
the amended constitution and the new
doctrine Of civil and political equality:


We recognize as fundamental political
truth that upon the intelligence and virtue
Of it's people must rest the prosperity. power
and pre- eminence of the State. We point
with pr de to the successful establish hment
and prog. ess of the free school system Of
Eirg mia, inaugurated and conducted under
6 rcumstaGces OF peculiar difficulty. Tor
which we are indebted to the wisdom and
zeal of conservative State government
The liberal provision ought to be continued
for the support and extension Of the free
schools for the white and colOred races. ir-
respectively.


That the chief purpose Of the Corserva-
tive party of Virginia is to secure to every
citizen Of this commonwealth, whether ma
tive or adop ed, Of the white or colored
race, exact d impartial justice; to pro-
mote, by wise and benefcent legislation,
the prosperity of our whole people.


That the Conservative party Of Virginia,
disclaiming all purpose of captious hostility
to General Grant, will judge him impartial
ly by his official action. and will cordially
cooperate in every measure OF his admin
istratiOn which may be beneficial in its de-
sign, and calculated to promote the welfare
Of the people, and to cultivate sentiments
Of good will between the different sections
of the Union.


That the interests of large section Of
II is Union. no less than those Of Virginia,
demand the speedy enlargement and COM
pletion of the great James River and IA
nawha Water Line Canal, that should con-
meet the waters of the Ohio with those of
the Chesapeake, affording to the teeming
population of the West cheap tralspcrta-
ton for their products to the points CT ship
ment and marts Of trade in the East. The
completion, by the government. Of this
great design Of George Washington would
be an additional bond OF union between
the communities whose products and COM
modities would pass over the !iue of the
great national work.


We regard these nominations as conclu-
sive of the great fact that sectional war
and disconten. is at an end. The position
of Virginia, Tennessee and Missouri settles
the pretensiors of the malcon.ents and
mound builders. We may next expect to
See Louisiana cut loose from the lead OF
the foreign newspapers. and adopt the
wise policy OF Virginia-universal to.era-
ton, universal education, universal unfit
cation Of all interests. These are the
terms Of home rule, and where the mother
Of SO many States has led, wha: ether
Southern State can forbear to fellow: