The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-02-20
MIR. WISE AT HANOVER G. H.


According to appointment, MIR. WISE adj
dressed an assemblage at Hanover C; II. yes
terday The day was raw and uncomfortable,
and there was no other object to take persons
to the Court House than to hear Mr.. Wise !;
yet a very respectable number, probably
900, were drawn together. Very few went
from this city. Mr.. Wise appeared in the
Court House at little before twelve o'clock,
and was well received by the audience. He
was briefly introduced by young gentleman
whose name we did not learn. He immedi-
ately commenced his speech, and spoke until
3 o'clock.
locality. consecrated, he said, with the wisdom
of sages. of Clay and Henry, and in more mo-
dern times of Richard G. Morris and with
much fervor of manner spoke of the feelings
the scene suggested to his own mind.
He next spoke of the arduous canvass he
had been conducting. He had been out near
so DAYS, and had spoken rs hours, averaging
more than an hour and a half each day. He
had spoken until he was stunned by his
thoughts, palled by his words, and his lungs
were lacerated, but he had entered upon the
campaign, and he would go through with it.
He appeared ps the nominee ofthe Democrat
ic party-nominated by g convention fairly
constituted, and without any interference or
control whatever exerted by him. If any
Democrat recOlecting that he had not always
sustained regularly organized nominations,
chose to vote against him, let him do so, pro-
vided he will stand where he (Mr. w J stood
upon principle, and then acting honestly and
earnestly, let him vote against him. To the
Wing who would vote against him because
he was not consistent, let him, said Mr.. Wise,
do so, he would not complain; but let him not
be guilty of joining Secret Society, and un-
der the protection of their dark lantern, then
gripping Wing with one hand and Demo
crat with the other. Mr.. Wise was little
disturbed by party friend somewhat in Ii
quor, when shaking his fore finger at him and
calling him by name, he told him that he had
promised him to be silent, and that he must
be STILL or he would have to leave the Court
House. He declared it proudly, he said that
in his public career he had no federation for
inebriety, and could not submit to be distur-
bed by it. His friend was after that quiet
Mr.. Wise next referred to the domestic in
terests of Virginia. Her Ga, 900 square miles
were as rich in every element of commerce,
in every element of agriculture, of manufac
turing and mining, as any other $4,000 square
miles on the face of the globe. He alluded
to her commercial advantages-her rivers
and bays-her various and productive soils
her mountains and her mines Of coal, copper,
lead, gypsum, salt-her mountains not to OBJ
struct the way of the people to market, but
to milk the clouds and make the sweet waters
which are the sources of our great streams.
At the head of every stream was the water
| fall murmuring the very music of the power
| of the State. With every advantage then for
| agriculture, manufactures, commerce and
| mining, Mr.Wise commended that Virginia had
| awaited herself of but one of them and that
she had abused-viz agriculture. In the
| operation of agriculture he commended the
| systems had been defected-they had but
| SCARED the bosom of mother earth. and their
| sedge patches outshone the sun. Commerce
had spread her wings and sailed away from
| our State; we had hardly manufactures
enough to clothe our own negroes, and our
mining ofcoal was but little more than enough
| to warm our own hearths. The system of
| improvidence in Virginia had driven away
her sons-two million of whom had gone to
| people the West and the Northwest. who
| might have been retained within her borders.
At this time there were almost many living out
| of Virginia as in IT, yet we had million and a
half of population we had our mines and our rich
soils and rivers, and every source of wealth. which
| enterprising men could desire. Mr. Wise with
| much energy, spoke of what might be done for the
State with these advantages He appealed TO those
| who heard him, as he had appealed and would ap.
peal to the people OF Virginia to lay aside the mise
| rabe topics of Federal Politics and other misera
BILE questions of the day, and direct their whole
ergies to the advancement OF the State-to arm her
| with commerce and manufactures and Internal I'm
provements and put her on her onward march to
| prosperity. She would pass New York faster than
New York had ever passed her. He impl0red his
hearers to unite with him. TO unite with each other
and let them, as Virginians, make long pull a
strong pull and pull altogether, without dsiinc-
ton of party, without prejudice of party to drag
tie old Commonwealth out OF the dust He prom;
sed ii elected, to promote, as far IS he could the
public credit, and to carry on the public improve
ments destined to command the trade of the West
mi hnlt no M nF
the public credit
Mr.. Wise next referred to the subject of
education, and declared himself in favor of a
liberal system of public education. Incident
ally, ne alluded to the scheme of Mr.. Jeffer
son of university and system of colleges
and primary schools which had only been
carried out so far as the university was con-
cerned. If, to a liberal system of improve
ments and the reviving of her fallen com.
merce, were added an enlarged structure of
popular instruction, Virginia will have done
all that could b expected Of the present gen.
Grafton.
Ihese topics were the majora out the
press harped upon other matters which ne
considered the minora and the people were
enquiring about the minora and showing a
deep interest therein. He should therefore
leave the majora, - which contained. he
Thought, matter of sufficient interest to guide
'ne Fotes u the people Tor Governor,-and
come TO the minora
Mr. w then entered upon the questions of ahelI-
ton aud Know Nothin gism, which he examined AT
gfea length In noticing the inrJads of Freesoism
=. ne epmnnnted with much energy and severity M n
~ rs atien of territorial government In fafor.
s.. a Y hhssdier General Riley. himself the execu
a. n ~ OF y, How dared he, said Mr. W.. a, Brig
thr =. enee OF the United States standing nrmy
v.1nn So@e the power of usurping territorial no.
and - ~ re mad his order from Secrefary CLAYTON
Coa.rn,.. "a. w confessed that the Dernocrat. in
- eat part acquiesced in this aedin.
ssonsnH go Ihe people also acqueseed In the srb
Ssassoi, i.sCClishment of State aovernmsnt LII
fssrL; ~ Ssniornia, instituted he fha aIa wa
sa T.; created by authority of BYI,sdisr Gni
ppey, "a which Chiians, Chinese Pstsso; 1neisi
eIuvisns voted Thur free soil was nro.I mo
me camp OF the standing army Aud Sonar rom
Ine south acquiesced. He would that ~ stess an 4
the word "scquiesce" with q serpents ~. aa utter
should be secuted by the people 90 Ions a. 70 That
nonary lasts What had we got for 5000 ~ .ne nic-
me privilege OF cathing runaway negroes.
Mr. Wise then referred 10 the diftic,i,,
resting fugitive slaves Til. first case. thar or NJ A.
0orsush Of Maryland, old man. whose srav NM w..
were beaten into the ffes,s oil dut of
aud who was murdered outright, and not a psrson
who was engaged 10 the act had ever been brousns
20 Justice. The next 0sse Ia Boston, In which Nav
hampshife President had determined the law sho ud
ps enforced, cost the Federal Government rewards
=. INV 200 and the corporation Of Boston SI2,0oG
pessdes other heavy expenses to the owner and ali
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