The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-09-05

thew cifose. He thanked God he was NOT.
Che candidate of any clique or caucsis. II tue
people stood By him ID the cause of honesty
and right he would in November lead for
ward bold yeomanry, secure large Kepuo-
lican vote, and, teach these despots lesson.
Was stoweli to be considered the regular
candidate If 80, what was to be done VIII
the Porter Republicans Of Powhatan, CIaf-
iotte. aud Amelia. and the Popham hepnp-
yicans that were to be by hundreds and thou
sandsY They could not be excommunicated,
for, as the late Mr. Lincoln said of the So
called rebels. there were quite too many Oh
them to he hung; and there were NOT me-
chanics, enough to build g;lllows' enough lor
these rehelIious Republicans. he areueu
that the convention which nominated sto"eh
was unfair: that money had been USED. az
each bad charged against the other" ana
they knew how it was themselves" But II
Stowell would assert on his honor that
these delegates had no unfair influences
brought to bear upon them, that nothing
bad been promised them, and there was no
undue
MEANS EMPLOYED. WHICH HE WOULD KEEP
PRIVATE II Hg COULD,
he would be shaken in his conclusion. But
Mr.. Stowell would no more put his head IN
a lions mouth than venture such IN asser-
ton. He continued to appeal for repud'a-
ton of the caucus system, and described the
benefits that would result from it. Does the
Republican party depend on the recognition
or even the existence of Stowell! Laugh
teri He charged that Stowel had obtained
his nomination by strategy, wrong dealing,
and fraud. Both of these mad. reckless
aspirants have rested their claims and their
n,aq,c on the credulous colorcd men, and
they We're the victims Of these decisions,
and Huttered towards the jaws of their
regular nominees as u charmed bird to the
snake. Referring to the past history OF par
ties, he said Though the Democrats had
once maintained colored slavery there was
no party now in its favor, and the marcn OF
events had lifted men of all races and condl-
tons into the full enjoyment OF freedom
They must all now rise by their own exer-
tions to higher moral plane and unite 10
resist and repudiate the
BONDAGE OF cAUCrsEs
and conventions by which it was sought 70
control and drive them. This was fine OPP
portunity to value stand for independence
of thought and action. He quoted the words
of the New York Times as to the binding
obligations of conventions. The voters must
make their decision without dictation from
any quarter.
The announcement wac here made that
THE COURTHOUSE WAS on FIRE.
and there was a temporary confusion aud
rushing backwards and forwards. There
were also loud calls for Porter, who went
forward to quiet the tumult. Conbustlble
material soaked in oil was found behind the
door of the Mayors Office, evidently put
there to set the house on fire and
BREAK Up THE MEETING.
Mr.. Popham was finally allowed to con-
tinue. and proceeded to rvieew the records
Of his antagonists.
Porter had supported every offensive and
proscriptive measure of the Constitution. Ii
that instrument had been adopted as Porter
offered it no white man could have held AL
office or even safe or n Jury and their disa
bilties would have Iecn almost perpetual
In the election Porter used all his influence
to keep these prcscriptive clauses in the Con
sitution; and after the election, III tnce o.
the good faith of the Government that tile
State was entitled to admission and represen
tation, he Porter by all his desperate expo
dients had tried TO keep us outside the Union
and maintained the military administration
on more than one occasion. Porter hat
wanted to arraign Virginia for violating thu
terms of her admission in the appointment
of Lieutenant. Governor Marye. He wanted
the Government to take steps to suppress
what he was plea sed to consider rebellion
when the contest over the municipal
Offices took place. Porter had opposed the
removal Of political disabilities. even of LID
eraI.mindcd men. He bad also opposed the
modification Of the test-oath for Federal
oiilce-holder-. md ne has been unjust
tyranical, oppressive towards the white PEG.
pic. StoweIl was candidate without il re-
cord, aud he could not critciSe political act'
where there were none. He was pitching
into Stowcll beGi,lse--as the angry man SAID
when correcting bis wifc--she had done no
thing, and he could not get her to do any
thing.
Colonel Popham spoke for an hour and
twenty minutes. AT the close of his speech
PORTER WAS LOUDLY CALLED FOR,
and advanced on the stand amid the tumul
tuous cheers Of his colored friends and ad
mircrs. Porter was evidently cool and self
possessed, and seemed relieved that Pop
hams attack had not been more severe ant
telling. Porter commenced by protesting
against Stowell dividing time when he hat
not replied to Popham's challenge, and hat
only come IN mt the eleventh. hour. lie salt
he wanted to have some arrangement made
when StOweIl advanced, and Porter, il
dudgeon, retired, saying be would make NJ
arrangement except with Popbam. Their
were loud, confused, and disorderly cries fo
Porter, and Stowell continued for many min
| utes. and row seemed imminent. Stowel
started to say that lie thought the public'
| ton was ..... --. .-....a
PuT-uP GAME
between the Conservative press and his OF
punents to exclude him. There was renewed
disturbance, but Stowell finally got a hear
b.. .,,J ,,xdor tho ,,rotovt ,,f ,,,,E; nor a,