The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-03-11

negroes and spoke Of Mr. Letchers endorsement Of the
Rufner pamphlet, the extravagance ofhe administration
and in favor OF distribution.
There great excitement among the people the sub
ject Of the election.
MR.. GOGGIN IN RICHMOND.
From the Richmond Wing, March
MIR. GOGGIN AT THE AFRICAN CHURcH--AN UMPIRE
CEDENrEDLY LARGE AND GLORIOUS RALLY-UN-
BOUNDED ENTHUSIASM OF THE wHIGS OF RICH
The demonstration made by the wings Of Richmond, at
the African church, evening before last event Of
the proouDdes significance In its bearings upon the pre-
sent contest and that will forget who were
present nj it. Az city meetings. gathering Of the ct
Of Rchmoud- has never been approached In point
Of numbers character or enthusiasm And this, too, IN
face OF the fact that was rainy and unpleasant
evening" and the streets and sidewalks all covered with
mud. Yet the large church, galleries and all, was jam
med, and the yard in front ana around II filed with
pie who could not gam admission; whist hundreds Of
others returned their homes could not get in hear
ing distance of the church large number of ladies'
also who defed the rain and the mud in the enthusiasm
Of their interest in behalf OF our glorious cause graced the
galleries and lent cheer and animation to the noble
We have witnessed many political demonstrations in
Richmond, but never a single one equaling that on
Monday evenns any aespe was % ts 1s
the city-of the old and the young whgsail Of whom
seemed to be u OF the fire that burned and bazed in the
days Of 1910 and 1874. Hundreds OF democrats were
there, aso and we have doubt that many who went
to sco remained TO pray will be proved we trust on
the fourth Thursday In May. Never has there been
60 proud and glorious demonstration on the part of the
gallant wings Of Richmond before. we knew they were
commercially jealous and enthusiastic, but we had no
conception of the depth and intensity Of their zeal and
enthusiasm until Monday evening. Would that every
whig in the commonwealth could have been present
the Interesting, animatng, thrilling occasion
The great OF the evening was, Of course, the
speech Of the Hon. William l.. Goggn, our able and gal
liant standard bearer in the present contest He was
greeted by round after round of laundering applause,
the moment he entered the church until he took his
position the stand, and then again for minutes after
wards the church resounded with the wild and enhusi
beegars ali description and well may noble standard
feel proud Of the reception he met with In the me-
tropois of the State.
And we'll too, may the wings of Richmonl-yea, and
all patriotic liberal minded democrats also-ieel proud
OF such candidate Qr the highest honor within the gift
of the people of the commonwealth Every inch a gen-
temap and every iHch patriot, he boldly every
issue, and shrinks from nothing, while exhibiting
tesy and magnanmity towards his competitors and To-
wards the democratic party generally, which they would
do well TO initiate and To recprocase towards him. Az
10 MS speech on Monday evening we have no thought
Of attempting TO mpar TO readers faint out
line Of it, for would be impossible for to do justice
to the speech the speaker Suffice IL 20 say that it
and gave entire and hearty satisfacton to his political
friends in this city, and won for him the good will and
Kindness and admiration OF hundreds, IL not ALL of his
democratic auditors Never, indeed have we seen any
speech take well with an audience. Though upward
Of two hours long, it listened 20 by the numerou
crowd with breathless attention, except when hap
py hit or happy anecdoe-and It nterspersed with
many of both-would oonvuse the house with laughter
and elicit the most vocifcrous applause.
In the course Of his telling aud effective effort, Mr. Cog
gin made ausion 10 nearly oil the topics Involved In the
present contest and exhibited them all in light the
striking and convincing Commencing with the Peters
burgConvention lie showed from the confessions proi
democrats themselves that that body was not com
petont TO make judic01s selection OF candidate foe
Governorthat the excitement the confusion the angry
feeling that prevailed there, rendered it anything but
debcratve body, and that consequently its action should
not be ratified by the stad patriotic honest
State. With Mr.. Letcher he dealt moet nagunnr,ousy
and most tenderlv so far Mr. Lctchers oious
dents would allow bin TO do. He spoke In high and
complimentary terms OF hirn private gentleman
even far more liberal towards him POLITICALLY than
thought the facts justified When they meet In discussion.
however, they will do this very day county of
Rockingham, poor Lechor viii be exinguished indi-
ydua-or at any rate, after few mealngs from Cog
witness considered his neghbor, unworthy Of common
sense and guilty of s In other words, poor Lecher
will be purnmelled and rasped ont of mis- wits and
bis boois and will become, in the hands OF GoRgin,
lsnchoy wreck before thi over We are duly
sorry for poor Letcher and tender him sym
psthes.
Mr. Goggn paid his special respects 10 the present DEM
ocratc aomintstraton which Lescher and the Virginia
democracy desire 70 repudafe but for all the measures
and or which the people OF Virginia mean to hold
them responsible The extravaganza corruptons aud
prosacy Of the government, under the auspices of the
democratic party were demonstrated by facts from the
record and by the admissions Of leading democrats them
selves For long years Mr. Lecber has the boasted
and peculiar watcher Of the public treasury and TO what
purposeS When Mr.. Buchanan went into office, Just
years ago, there was surplus Of thirty millions In the
treasury and yet oil that s gone together with eighty or
lands and the government hes had borrow besides,
sixty millions more To what purpose, We repeat, then,
has Mr. Lecher assiduousy watching the
sury? He has watched until IL has become disgraceully
emp,y-that's all.
Passing over many other topics dwelt upon by Mr..
Gocgn como TO Letchers endorsement OF the Runer
pamphlet While he would not charge Mr. Letcher with
being aboltonst now Mr.. Goggn argued show that
the moral effect of eectng the office OF Governor v-
eipa Of Letcher's abolition antecedents would be
exceedingly injurious the rights and interests of yg
mia and the whole South and here is the great point
which all true State rights, Southern men, should look
consider. The press of both parties In the Sates
South Of Virginia protesting against the election Of Mr.
Iecher upon this very ground for they we'll know that
the election OF such will be handled 70 the prejudice
of slavery and the South by all enemies North
Mr. Letcher therefore, the endorser Of the atrocous abo
on doctrines and sentiments Of the Rutner address,
utterly unworthy OF the surages Of the people Virginia
at the present tme and especially for the highest office
within their gill.
But have neither space nor time to refer 10 any OF
the many other points Of Mr.. Goggin's admirable and
effective speech We commend him TO the gallant wings
Of the State n champion VI wnom they may we'll be
the voters in other portions Of the State that he did upon
the voters OF Richmond-and we have doubt he will
there be no doubt In the world Of his triumphant
election. Let every anti-Le.cher in the common
wealth do all he for him and for the whole ticket and
success Ia certain. Roll on the ball
We can only state In conclusion, that after Mr. Goggin
was through with his speech Mr.. Bolts cnthusast
oally called upon, and made Of his happies efforts
He fad that as some fuss had been made about the do
caraon in his speech before the Convention effect
that he was willing 10 receive-provided they had the
constitutional legal right TO exercise the right OF suffrage
the votes Of free negroes, 10 enable him to beat the
democracy he would go even farther than that He
would receive even the votes of smolungeons which,
according 70 Governor Wise, little worse than FREQ
negroes His speech elected great applause, after which
the meeting adjourned.
Williamsburg CITY Nows.