Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1872-07-20

'oues1oy, uut 70 sulld up. Where | Ind dead
or worthless trees hindering the growth of
better and nobler trees, cut them down to
make room for nobler growth. and trim off
the lower pendant branches Of the trees be-
cause find that half the woods DESTROYED bv
fire have been lost by the thick condition Of
these lower limbs, which gives the fire fuel and
Roadway. This Is the FIRST time that many of
you have been here. | have lived here for
twenty years. have deep affection for this
place. hope to live here and in Gods own
time to die here. 4 good farmer would prob
ably have made money out OF it. but don't
pretend to be good farmer, because | can
only work at farming few hours in each
week, and that only about twenty weeks in
year, and have made the place pay well for
itself. | hope that all Of you-not all at once.
of course, but IN groups more weldly than the
present-wil frequently call on me, A voice
-" Down at the White House" Bad farmers
make their bluuders and 90 bull headed right a.
I long. Now | have made blunderS--new ones
but | never kept on making old ones. thank
you for your presence and attention. win now
ask Senator Gwinn Of Mississippi more recently
of California to address you. We will have 2
number of speeches from gentlemen here, and
4 hAtA hNhN t1yNN NtAlI bLdb Tic Train NNtS not
leave US.
SENATOR OWNS SPEECH.
Senator Gwinn, tall, portly man, fully six
feet two, with large features and white hair
parted near the middle, and standing up with
4 pure senatorial roach Of the old school
style, mounted the chair with some difficulty
and said:
Ladies and gentlemen, it is now twenty
eight years ago since | was a member of the
democratic convention which met at Balti-
more. Most of the members Of that conven-
ton were instructed to vote for Mr. Van Buren,
as the democratic candidate for President Of
the United States. II so happened that Mr..
Van Buren, wrote letter against national tax
alton the delegations were compelled to get
clear Of Van Buren, and make choice Of new
man. Next was a member Of the convention
of 1860, which also met in Baltimore and.
pursuing unwiSe counsels, separated and form
ed two conventions, Of which the result was
the four years civil war. These two great
events taught them wisdom, and the result has
been this meeting which has just occurred,
and which has introduced such harmony as
never before occurred. We had a warning
from those two conventions when the third
was held in Baltimore. But a short time be-
fore a gentleman had been nominated in a re-
publican convention for the presidency who
was not the choice Of a bakers dozen of the
politicians or the newspapers. His nomina-
ton was rdicued 1t would end in a farce"
What was the result? Why, outside Of the
politicians, aud careless of the attacks Of the
press, they came there and insisted upon uomi-
mating Mr. Greeley. >Nell, what was the
cause Of this great upheaving Of the people in
favor Of Mr.. Greeley? 1t is because they be-
lieve he is an honest man, because they believe
he is an iucorruptible man and they don't le-
eye that President Grant is either honest or
| incompatible. They believe that the admins
traton is carried N by men who are neither
honest nor faithful to the constitution and
there is a disposition in this country to put
finish to it.
The speaker ended amid great applause
There were calls for Three cheers for the
democrats" to which the immediate response
was Three cheers for the liberals and both
elected intense enthusiasm.
VIZ. EEAGAN's SPEECH.
Ex-Conlederate Postmaster General Reagan.
a tall, hearty, back-whiskered bad-hcadcI
man, with a piercing eye and awkward man
nor and decided Southern accent, was next
called upon, and, after somewhat lengthy
discussion as to the oppression ly local radical
government IN Tc&as said
/ Ladies and Gcutlemcu-At the close OF ihe
I war the Confederate soldiers dispersed, with
/ but one lecliug-ihat Of accepting its results
aud securing au early reconciliation. This
| you mag think was strange, hut why 500 II
was not war Of personal Hatred IL vas a
war between ueighbors and brothers on a
question involving $500 600 0C0-a question
too big to be settled by civil means Il was a
war of ileas-oue side fighting to maintain an
institution which it cherished aud belieged in,
ana the other fighting to maintain the iategri-
ty Of the Union. There is now no reason why
we should be enemies. We have 40 apologies
to make for accepting the liberal re-
publican platiorm-no apologies to make
for accepting the liberal republican
candidate. We care nothing for democracy
or rcplhlicauism We ask ouly peace,
rc-erilanchismeut and a closing Of our
old wounds. TO Us that is life aud DEATH
col sHoHTERs SPEECH.
CJl. Shorter, of Alabama an ex-Coufrler-
ate colonel who had served in thearmy and
the Congress Of Dixie a why, nervous man,
slim of figure and fluent in words with q rap
ID accentuatilD, and the unmistabab!e dialect
Of the South, was next called upon by tie Sage.
and spoke as follows
Ladies AMI Gentlemcn.-Ifauy one had told
me ten years ago, when / was ID the Coufed-
crate Congress, standing there as a representa-
tive cf secession district In Alabama. that IN
1872 I'd be here, at the home If Horace Gree
ley, advocating bis election to tLe Presidency.
would have said he was a m.dmaD. A war
las swept over The country, slavery has been
abolished, and Horace Grecey-the gentleman
sitting there-dil more than anybody else to
accomplish that result. owned slaves.
lost al! the Accommodations Of my lifetime by /
their emancipation, but, s. help ne God. ! /
would lose my right arm before l would raise /
a voice or cast a vote for p-cstablishiug them /
as slaves. There is heat enough yet ia the /
dead ashes Of my country TO bring forth the |
phoenix Of Us restoration =, d Horace Greeley is /
made President ! serve. in the rebel army. |
and for four years tried T. get my State out Of |
the Uui-n. and for FIVE years after the war
ended we tried to get hack General Grant .
had visited the South ara said that tie people .
there needed only 10 know the people Of the .
North 90 harmonic viii them. and ihat they
were willing aud anxious 10 return. But he .
himself refused to receive us.
lie said peace but there was no peace
Peace was on bis lips, Jut war was in his heart.
But this old man whJm we are visiting here
at his county-home, against whom we have
warred al! or lives, Ie promises us peace. and
he will give 10 90 US WLan Tho -.o-,, Ia.