The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-09-19

| CONSERVATIVE MEETING AT HANOVER
| COURTHoueE GEsTERDAY-SrEECH OF Our
CANpIpATE FOR CONGRESS - Discussion BE-
| TWEEN W. :. GILMAN, ESQ. AND GENERAL
| WICKAM-Y Yesterday was on exciting day at
Hanover Courthouse. and the people of that
| good old county were fully aroused to their
| duty in this contest. The court adjourned ut
M early hour, when DR.. Tally. Conservative
superintendent, called the meeting there
assembled to order, stating briefly its Object.
Captain George d. Wise. candidate for
Congress. in opening bis speech stated why
| he declined to meet any champion Of the
! Radical party IN the absence OF his conlpGti'
tor. !, Amber Smith: who bt wds ever
anxious to encounter. He then proceeded
to pay his respects to this gentleman i'll a
manner Which showed That " though absent
he was not hy any means forgotten" His
record in holding the position Of Common.
wealtl'S attorney in six or seven counties
under military rule, and bis conduct In SUBJ
>cquently being elected to the Senate from
New Kent and Hanover, gave Captain Wise
an ample opportunity to show him up in Il
light not calculated to attract to him any
number OF the Nirginiaus present. The
whole speech OF cur cOngre :sional candi-
date VA, spirited md ar2u!nCntNtiyc. and
| was Received with round altcr. round OF
cheers.
At its close General Wickham proposed
that Us Captain Wise bad refused to meet Il
representative of the Republican party for ii
good rcason--to wit; the absence Of Mr.,
SuIith-that Mr.. Gilman. the preSi-
dental elector, divide time with Judge
=. Boiling. Mr.. Gilman declined, but
agreed then and there to meet General Wick
ham. The General brought on an engage.
ment which he hardly expected; and which
he Us well us his friends, perhaps; regretted
at its close. At least it looked exactly that
way from Conservative standpoint Mr.
Gilman opened in speech of considerably
over All hour, which was eloquent, argumeD,
tative, and pointed. We are sure TINT he
has not in this or any other canvass made a
more successful hit. ,>.., .,.x.........,r =, IF.
General Wickham followed, and it. was
manifest that the cause Of Radicalisnl in Fir.
gnia is too heavy load even for its most
intelligent and distinguished advocates &c
carry in a discussion. .. ea...- ..s... ..-
The reply Of Mr.. Gilman was greeted will
vociterous applause, and his happy hits gave
infinite pleasure to the audience, who re
manned to the close of the discussion. Gen.
eral Wickham's reply was in keeping with
his first speech.
| we Out express the sentlments Oh every
Conservative present when we say our
champions not only did themselves on thi'
as Oh former occasions the greatest credit, but
did our cause an immense deal of good by
arouSing the people to an appreciation of the
issues Of the campaign, and furnishing them
with potent arguments with which to rebul
ingenious fullacies of designing Radicals.
There will be 4 barbecue ut Ashland or
the 20th, when Messrs. Gilman, Wise, and
Chastain W White will speak. ac.s ....c.ia
There will be other burbecues in Hanover.
and no effort will be spared to roll up good
majority in this old county. .s2ar
Measures looking to the organization OF
clubs were taken after the speaking was over
Yesterday. and it is to be hoped before the
close of the week to chronicle the formation
of fiourishing clubs in every township.