The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-09-16

sions to the corruption which prevails In the
southern Statcs We're thoroughly appreciated,
and his summing up Of the public life and
offices held by General Dix were received
with o,thurStS Of laughter.
Governor Gilbert {. Walker. Of Virginia,
was then introduced, and received with
cheers.
While Governor Walker was still speak.
Ing the Hon. Algornon !. Sullivan and a
committee entered the hall escorting the
Hon. Francis Herman. AS they made their
appearance on the platform Mr.. Herman wus
recognized by many md applauded. Mr..
Sullivan came forward and introduced Mr..
Herman. The entire audience rose to their
feet and greeted him with round after round
Of applause hats were swung and thrown
into the air, and in other ways the audience
manifested their delight at seeing the gentle
man who was introduced to them as "thc
next Governor of the State OF New York.
Governor Walker said he, "as Governor,
would give way to one who was soon to hold
that position" Mr.. Herman stepped to the
front of the platform and spoke few brief
sentences of thanks TO the audience, and
promising, when elected. to follow the good
example of Governor Walker, in rcdccming
Virginia from mi>rule, by reforming New
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corruption.
At Irving Hall there also appeared General
Fitzpatrick. brief extracts of whose speech
are given elsewhere, and General S. F. Cary.
OF php, whose speech, addressed chiefly to
the working classes, is also printed. The
meeting finally adjourned with three cheers
for the national and State ticket. and by ten
minutes past II the crowd had quietly dis
per>cd.
AT THE GERMAN STAND.
4 large crowd began TO gather in the Vi
cinity of this stand, which was set apart for
the Germans, about Z O'Clock. and m hour
later between 5000 and 1900 persons baH
congrcga.cd i'm the vicinity. The stand was
IaSieiu,iy decorated with Chinese lanterns,
and drummond light illuminated the part
of the square where the meeting was lfeld.
American nhd German flags drlpcd the front
apd sides, and an inscription. curtain with tho
following quotation from one OF Mr.. Gree
Icy's letters: "Sho,lld lie fortunate enough
the American people I will not be the Presi-
Immense enthusiasm prevailed, and the
Speakers were frequently applauded.
At the beginning of the meeting some of
the German organizations passed around the
stand amid the cheers of the spectators on
tire platform and in the vicinity of Washing
ton Monument. They carried TRANSPARENT.
cies. upon which several extracts from MIR.
Greeley's speeches were Inscribed, and mot
toes such as the following: 1.-The President
should be the most honest man in the, ma
{ioH.' "Brains are wanted more than bull
les" Let the p.cu shshares be turned
to pruning hooks" During DR.. Gtreke' 5
| speech the whole line of the Ward and AS.
| scmblr District professions marched past the
platform. N4cNing the cheers of the slIecta-
! tcIs> aud the German Clubs marching III the
procession separated and surrounded the
stand, where they remained until the close OF
| the meeting. Close attention WAS paid to
| the speakers throughout, and additional evil
dcnce afforded that the Germans are almost
unanimous for the Liberal candidates.
About = O'clock Professor GlauhcnsklCe
| oppn7d the meeting. and >iXty-threc vice
presidents were elected. prominent among
| whom were the following, who were on the
platform Henry Wohtmau, DR.. 5. Water
| man, J.. Z. Joachimsen, Joseph koek. Peter
| Cook, lgnatius WaSSerman, Feeder Mlcrnn,
! u, LCiilnann. and many others.
At Intervals brass band in attendance
| played National. AmtI icar, and German airs,
| and shortly before the meeting closed the
| Hon. Francis Herman went upon the plat
| fern and made few remarks, which were
enthusiastically received.
EXTRACT FROM GOVERNOR WALKERS SPEECH.
But, run overin your own minds tie hSt tory
| of reconstruction, and answer me whether
! the entire policy of this Administration has
not been the radicalizing of the South
through the negro vote, and thus tying every
| southern State TO its support: EnfranchSe-
| mcnt WIS the logical and legitimate result OF
emancipation; but while they cntlTnchiSed
| the negro. while he was endowed with the
| civil and political privileges with which the
white man bad thCrct fore Eeen endowed, |
saw no right, no justice, in trnmpling the
white man under foot and DISTINGUISHING
| him. What was the excuse for this? Why,
| they enfranchised the negro and distranchised
enough white men, as they supposed, to
give negro rarpet.baggcr and Scala.
wag majority in each southern State. From
the time reconstruction begun there has not
| been time when the efforts of these people
have not been 10 antagoniZe the negro against
| his former master. 1t was done for politi.
cal purposes only. Patriotism had nothing
to do with it. This Administration priic>
| itself upon its financial policy. They Suy to
YOU, "Dou't you observe the premiums OH
! our bonds? Don't you observe we are
paying off large amount Of the principal
| of the national debt: Don't you see ut the
same time apparent prosperity, at least in the
| North!" But, according to my ideas of sound
financial policy, the course of the Admins
| tration has been such as to sap the tounda.
tions of public credit. When they com.
menced reconstruction in the South the
state debts were not fifty millions OF dol
lars. To-day they arc four or five times that
amount. However, the debt of the State
of Virginia has not been increased 81 during
or since the war, except by the accumulation
of interest during war times. In 1869 the peo-
! plc of Virginia reconstructed themselves; they
| elected their own State Government, in spite
| of the Administration, and have admins
tered their own affairs ever since. [App!auSe.1
| Y0n hear of no disorders there; no rcbbe.
| rir>; no stealing of the school tund;'no ull-
| usual murders and othercrimeS. fApplall>c.
| But how is it in the State next to Virginia
| There are no people. except it is the poor
| population of Florida, that are so cursed
with debt and outrage as the good people ol
North Carolina. Yet they appear TO support
the Administration and its reconstrrctions
because they are forced to do it. There is
nothing to show for the increase Of the south
ern debt except the parrr OH which its bonds
are written. In many instances bankruptcy
starcs ut the southern States.
COMMENTS OF THE PRESS on SENATOR HUNTER
SPEECH.
The New York Tribune, speaking OF Sena'
tor Hunters speech, says
No more important or authoritative speech
has been maie during this canvass than the