Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-04-24
FROM ROCKINGHAM COUNTY.

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FROM ROCKINGHAM COUNTY.
. NE Ed"orS oJ IN" Emq"uer:
HARRlsoSRrRG, RoCKlsCn,u CoryrY,)
April Il, 1879. !
Gentl"mcn:-lt may be gratifying To- your readers
hear ut the great Democratic rally which came nr
re yesterday and, permit me, rs facts and truth
!" u.s., Freely III il' conncNion, the name of
~ I" III" Editors oi your pa;rrr who n.;cd u ron. |
''cuoIls part III this brilliant Jubilee of the Tut,
ZION Democracy. IL was announced thu, Henry
Wise, SHELTON +. l.eakc, auI Ro"or 4. rrvnT
''lH would address the people here on the li;h inst
II account "i inmly aiilicon. il w;ls impussihl, tnr
l. l.. ."h' 10 be present "n Tia" OCCASION. Til" cN.
F'a'"'i I" hear and 81" such distinguished cham
""s "i Democracy "oul! not tail. undrranY circum.
iccS' To bring together great tsscnhn..,. of pru-
= hu' 'ry cilnIc {" meet us under nu ordinary cir.
'"''"l'cS. lhry dri not come 10 meet with us
an assembling" drawn together hv idle on.
rity and having but little interest in 1h, .,rcnt
i%rS "t tins cnnvass. Already had our pnrty
re been organized AMI ar"rl~r,l. Alrcn,!y
! great Democracy here had been excited and lash. !
~. iiI;c tile ilghiy water. al storm tossed sea;
,,rtnn my: "n"n ia" long looked tor I6:li nt April
Lr,r ~" people without respect I" pnriy. poured
,,I mi"unia,n~. hii!+. ham.,"is. and valleys To
,;,;,!f,i- il"'TE y. sc. the .rr;d tribune nt the
'.;n;, r., c"!"r y. Pryor. the -:.E,nl .r.alL and
ill.,. Lr,y%I %I H"m III" watch towers ut T!r. NIr-
.. l,.',,.''. The sIn WAS nIli n few lnur- IN
,.,t s,ttHa.
n I,r. 50, -, ra,i -'',tl "a, We i;vr never Wit I
;..,,, ,i,.. ,,,,l,S U"ch>l"n l.. accommodate {
iu, ~ v,, .r,,,.,Li rInmd had been erected ul- =
"i VI Mis"'s health, t'"'' 81 'h' ,"hsI Ii"h."; I
iJ-. This being ku,w& l" III" exhausted state I
lrarcd. "ur Court !I"n~"." ~ lG''N II, III" open
was filled. crowded, and cr',' w p
dow. nook and CORNER. Eve "''">"'''' >lE'c"n'
the urn,. were prr,,,r,n,lur even to every wm-
outside wn~ moving 10 and ir" '''' portion "i /
wlni"w-, under the deepest anX", u',I'e ii"Ss V
Mr. Wise bri"r" appearing IN III, ."e ''!"lS ana
"r'.cG I" app"aSc and crafty. Is l.. ci'''e"ei''
the multitude without. mounted IlI, il"ilsr. II!
mu-t ~ strains al mn>ic and ihunicrwd, "Dc'
which. while II rung without, was taken III Inc
within, aml was answered in loud aulHuTc,
strains. hose
Mr.. Wise in the open AIR could -p"ak only t;!iS i
ilinurs, hut lie unnic great r>c oi the lew mo, a.
.,r dIl Nicnk His elm ION Iocc RAM OUT clear p
fplcnid. nnd the wcliin rrsoumdcd with its echo.
and the shouts ana applause that il called forth fro!
til" Democratic thousands who stood delighted I'LL
cntranccd around him. Thousands heard him an
l"okc" upon HIM rs the Srea; champion and dciendr
r all that Is dear fO Us people. And ns such. Il
ever, lIc spoke not i'll vain. Trsr without could hen
from him nothing like his usual speeches but the sigh
"i The venerable lrin which III triumph! hns lowered il
"a many fierce fought battIes-,hc np-, "f the ca.
eye which flashes 'lraurc Ia the nc,-ikr sound .
r voice that never calls but L. viCtOrv,-!..sr wer
cn"m" {" r" and li ir" u!d inspire Our Wnrm heart
IwH"r-souod DcmncrIrv. To tIIr achievement ot sl
nnblrr deeds "t glorious yaor IN the present slriggl
/" save Virginia from dis-rG9e and defeat. In In
m'Hst ni great eNc'tcmrr. and applause. Mr.. WI,
entered TIA" Court lnuSr and took his position upoi
the stand and the! inr nearly four hour-, hU held tn
great Audience bound by the spell ot htS powerful
convincing and Irresistible cloquencr. He stripped
1" sam 0I the i!lmsy robes which he has stolen I,
serve the devil in, and held him up IN NIL his make
and dctcstabic dcurmtv before the indignant "azc q
that mighty audience. but | cannot here give n
hc to attempt to paint the tr;rd lightning flash iron
cloud To cloud Nothing but tn" anspnrird ION!
whc!Ila hnrc oil upon the wings "I his glorious ian
ry--taat muvcs and feels with all his emotions an'
i"n-S--ciln ever appreciate properly the power ans
suhity Of his cloqucEcr. His great effort here has
we h"l.rvc, produced The hnppi">t cti"ct-has given
believe. thc death blow To the muiIntcd carcas"
poor Sam in this county. When Mr. Wise concluded
the vast and uuwrarrd audience gav" three lnug
lu,i and dcairnin% cheers for Henry \. Wise. Thcs
were caught by the huge mIsS outside and in thuu
dcrng hUHGaS were borne from place 10 place. Ii
the midst "f this enthusiasm, it hciug known ,ha; Mr.
Pryor nf the Enquirer hal arrived, loud aud cnm,;i
urC calls were Inndc iur aim. After bcin. sen. for
his friend returned ld announced to The audience
that he (Mr. - wa> suffering under slight niiSpo
sition, and would prefer addressing III" people M ear
Is candle light. Then, among Others, Col. A. s. Gray
an old line Whg was called tor, lie gallanily cam,
forth md told III" people that ne could not rcmaII
with party h. knew HUrhng "i-'hnt he wuuI,
stand now upon III" cid Democratic ship, tha, h
could rrr and well anew whittier she was bound
Mr.. Gray wGs Tri.ily nppauiCi, and did great Crcdi
IT, his hcn.. and hcHrt
Eypc,taou aud excitement were s; running
ligi rs hundreds were ANXIOUS To h"ar III" v"r,
"i him whose pen, through the Enquirer. had
don" such powerful service 10 hIs party
They desired tu soc and hear the man whose umc"as
iu-, never. trim. pen had done lnnch IN exposing
and csnshiTg kHnw- Noihm@ism, and had :" bravrl,
and iHi:hiully aided in warning virginia al her dan.
grrs, and in arnll~im- her Democracy to it, present
proud attitude ni united strength. At early candle
ight the Democracy began io assemble by hundreds
The audience was large. and amid loud cheers anC
tine ,nlivrnng mu-c %; fine band, Mr.. Pryor took
the stand, and spoke for more than two hGurs, will
such force and power a c!u only be appreciated BY
those who heard him. In the course of his speech h,
clearly exposed the dangers Of political secret
societies. He demonstrate, forribiy that this in
famous oligarchy OF NolhinCism mus
fall, or otherwise our republican govern
inrnt mus; perish. He also discussed, in al
original Gad mastery mann-r. the religions test
and held it up t" the people in all is "nuS features
He showed this point with grca: force: that neither
liberation nor intocra;ion in resI"n' belong to man
that all things pertaining IL religion belong TO III.
Of God. Eut we shall no: hsparagc III,
speech of Mr. Pryor by referring my thing he said
His speech altogether wa- pronounced bv hi, hearrr.
a pow"r!ul h.l rnastcri? effort The iighcs; cxpcca
tnn- nf the Democracy rcal!a.! ia his aiLres-
lie was frequently Interrupted by continued bursts o
applause, Will" Ii" w:is pouring the not shot into sam
hiark carca,.. Mr. i. ""-.'l hi- aiL:,.-- amid:
storms ufappiause aud strains n:nusic having achieved
Tor himself reputation not less orator than NJ
writer
Mr.. skinner "f Augusta being rrc."nf, va
cniei and addressed thr people for short t''nr'
ia :: very appropriate and hnn!s"ma manner. lie
made strong md earnest ap-ni- I" th" democracy
To- ,ln their whole dur this cGmpai- Dur gl"ri-
ous Democracy viii long remember ilii- "r""t rhisy,
aud poor sam III his last struggles VIII not l'r@" It
Buckingham will give far by"mi her Hahl mnlorty.
pu, her down = nIEi nuI 'a.,r ah Shenandoah III q
Tx, nr,puctinn Tell IN" Democracy 81 Virginia Ia
l,,,k out ir our thHn.crng Ih"u- nnds IN Mag next
tlI ,L,,n To- disregard kn"w Nothing roOrbacks con.
.rrniu. the snrr,- oi iL!ack sam here. TEL. them ~
Errkiurism viii -pt. lou know oRr great Drmor.
rocy j. siill firm theeverasting hills. The glorious
r. nth Lrgi"nku"w her duty Ia the State, and throu.t
rbanc. and .naugr, thr"n.h hi, : and thin, she viii
perform it. She is always ready to eXcan 10 Yirgi
n!s,-
Though penis dei abound cl thought 7ouli make
! ui rp.. r: in :arnl- more horril vet ms i..fy
a. io:G against 'uc rhdIug Iio"i.
: huu.i the uypGuhch Oi ;iiis wild river break
iEt sand un-h-Ecu your-.'
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