The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-10-03
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Formation Of q Greeley ana hr0WD
,APPoNATToX COURTHOUSE,
copfnrnl,ar % 1872.

Club In ApporRattexs gpunty. SS.a
,APpoMATTox COURTHOUSE,
September %, 1872 !.
Alta meeting of the Conservative party OF
annomattox county, held at AppomatieS
Courthouse on the Goth day Of September,
1872 (court-day)- 49,.
ON motion Of General Wyatt NJ. Elliott,
Captain William NJ. Hannah was called 10
the chair and William ID. Xix appointed Sc
cretary.
Captain r. 3. Poore, in few appropriate
remarks. explained the object OF the neetih5
to be the formation Of a Greeley ana Brown
club wherenpon, a constitution ana Dy-iaWs
were adopted. and a large NUMBER OF Seiit'e-
men enrolled their names.
The following officers were elected: Presl-
dent, Captain Thomas w. Johns. wee.
Presidents General Wyatt NJ. Elliott ana
Colonel Henry T. Parrish, from Souths'oe
township; Thomas w. Agee and David a.
Christian, from Clover Hill township; Cap
tain James G. PattcSon and }. W. Carson
from Stonewall township. Secretary, WIZ
| liam D. Hix. Treasurer, George j. feers'
Finance Commute: DR.. David i. ROBERT
son and Captain William NJ. Hannan, ,on
Southside township; William ;. Da'lasoi
and John w. Walton, for StoneWaii .omh-
ship: Or. William D. Christian ana CharleS
r.. Sackctt, for Clover Hill township. ~,
Eyecutiyc Committee: Colonel George W.
| ahi,itt. William Fl. Langhorne, George l..
Peers. Captain William ii. Trent, Il. &. HlX,
r, X. p,rdam, Edward Jones, DR.. George
=. Beale, Albert Thornhill, DR.. Charles ).
Morton.
On motion, it was resolved unanimously
that the people Of the county be urged 10
form Greeley and Brown clubs in each town.
ship. The Executive Committee was en-
powered to appoint times and places for
public speaking in the county, to invite
Speakers, and to take any other steps they
may deem expedicnt to promote the interest
of the Conservative cause in the county.
ANY three members of the said committee
shall constitute quorum for the transaction
of business.
The next meeting of the club will take
place on the I'd Saturday in October. IL.
yubal Early Declares for Greeley.
The Lynchburg Frgintan containsa letter
from that brave old veteran General Juba
Early, in which we find tue following out
spoken language in refutation of the idea
that he thinks of supporting Grant:
al would have much preferred different
| platform and other candidates, and | dcplort
this whole policy of creating evils for us &c
select between and will add that think
it would have been much better if the party
in the State had adopted the name of Demo
crat instead of Conservative, for the two arc
now SYNONYMOUS, whatever diverSiticS OF
opinion we may have lid i'll the past, ano
| the adoption Of the name of Democrat would
| fnI oil fi.tI
| But. because | cannot have my own way,
am not going to part company with the only
| friends know and recognize, though some
Of them do call NE Bourbon, Il fossil, 4
focy, and an impracticablc. We must kccl
united for the good Of the State, which
trust we all love, and if the majority do some
times 90 wrong, we of the minority must
overlook their shortcomings, and come 10
their rescue which, they get into trouble,
hoping t!mt they may learn wisdom aitcl
awhile
/ at nv opinion is of any weight with my
old comrades and friends of the lower Val
| lev. nv advice to them is to vote with their
party and their irienu>, and thus keep tic
| State out of the hands of the vile herd that Is
anxious to prey on her yitalS and this advice
| would give to al my old comrades and
| friends in the State If there are amy OF them
who have sworn in their wrath that they
| will never vote for Greeley and Brown, lei
| them tear their names from tho ticket, and
| vote for the ticket of native NirGinlanS
headed Nv those true and noble SONS oi the
State, my very good friends, Colonel Robert
| b. WithcrS and General JalncS l.. hclnpef'
| There can he 10 diSllonor i'll that, ana we
| cln trust those gentlemen TO cast the vote Oh
| the State Is they think her best Interests re-
Quire.
III any one to whom have written Oh
expressed my views heretofore shall think
that | am guilty Of Inconsistency in express
inw the sentiments therein contained, en-
only say that il would be much more incon
sistcnt with all my previous history for ms
TO be giving aid and comfort to the worst
enemies of my native State by preserving Il
neutrality in such Il crisis rs we are now in
and have, after venting my wrath, concll
dcd that it will DE much more consistent K
go along with my friends than to stand aloo
from thCm.'
Good News from BOtctOurt.
An intelligent and olyScryant gentleman
from Botetourt represents, the sentiment 0
That county rs very favorable for Captain
Whitehead, our nominee for Congress, amt
thinks his majority over his independent
competitor will range from $50 to 800. Thl'
is very cheering, considering that Mr.. John
sons friends claim Botct0urt by 4 decisive
vote.-LyschJug Republican.
Victory In Chic ForekuoMn.
The following doubc.leadcd leader from
the Columbus (Ohio) Sentinel, telegrarhct
TO the New York Tribune, is SO exceedingly
sanglinc that we should hesitate to give il
to our readers were it not cditorially in
dorscd by the Tribune as authentic and trust
worthy. 1t is as follows:
1.-THE authentic hour&Sas come when wis
dom tells us that the tij8N important of the
comnittee-room'S hitherto hidden secrets may
with frankness be made known. Initiating
the example of our Great Chief, who, with
unsealed lips utterS his innermost thoughts
those to whose hands have been committed
his interests in Ohio have commissioned us
to transmit to all things of great joy, to. this
hour only known to them. For the first
time in the history pf politic,I rnnfacts II,