The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-06-27

/ extremity. . He,wass our fricmt in 1859, and
has been ever since. But he did not intend
TO make a speech our friends from the cotil-
trylare' here, and must be heard from; he
wanted this to be an .old-fashioned loye-feast,
and the brethren must begin to give in their
experience. fGreat appause.1 'd','st< '
;ts ,aE1 ELECTION OF .oFFICERs.a9 'istt
| The following gentlemen were then elect
ed vicc-presidenls and secretaries:
| Governor Gilbert c. Walhtr.
| Vice -Presidents.-F Franklin Stearns,, Brad
| ley 7. johnson, A. NJ. Bailey, James n. CD-
wardin, William b. Isaacs, Colonel John g.
Shields, Judge WV. CrnDp, William f..
Taylor, Isaac Davenport, Jr.,. James Seeson;
David J. Burr, Raleigh r. DanieI,.T. w.
McCance, Judge John Al. Meridith,, Walter
h. Martin, Henry Il. Eilyson,e 'FhomassA.
Krander, y. McD. Carrington, f. o. Mott
ing, e.. G, ,Griswold, Thomas. H., Wsnne,
| George y. Wise, General 2. T. Moore, r.
III. Brlmette, John 3. Davis, Alex. Moscley,
William English. Julius Fischer, General j.
ID. Imbeden, John Purceli, T.. ). Euker,
Joseph Mayo, Jr., i. W. Mahood, Colonel
John. X. Connally, Colonel, Thomas i.
Owens, Colonel W. p, Burwel, a. S. Lee,
W. w. Putnam. ". 2. NJ, ,keIlun,.
Secretaries.--James +. Cowafdin, ". s..
Gilman, W.. D. Chcsterman, ". C. Elam,
Moses T. Handy, John II. Pcin, e. Hassel,
William Lovenstein. ,re-,.t, ~
SPEECH OF BEv. DOUGLASS.
| Governor Walker then advanced and iIi-
troduccd to the audience the first speaker d
the cvening-that old war-horse Colonel
Bev. Douglass, of, King, William county.
After alluding happily to the cinyass Of 'G9,
and showing that its issues were those in
volved in this, he h,I1norouely coH1pared'the
character and claims Of the Radic, and Lib
eral Republican candidates. 1slamism colI-
qllered the world under, the green breeches
Of Mahomet, and nc thought wc might con-
qucr under the old white coat Of Horace
Greeley. EApplause.] Z; Certainly the old
white coat was better than the dirty apron OF
the Galena tanner. Une of'the 'transIarar-
cies in the procession this evening bore the
inscription, "The pen is mightier than the
sword" 1t might have said, " or the ;twl.;i
He clallcgeI Il comparison Ibet ween Greeley
and The tanner and Grant and the Natick cob
bier. ''i '~ >'&t>ti ~ - 3 =
Mr. Greeley was the representative of the
Liberal sentiment Of the country, and as such
the people of Virginia hailed his nomination
with gladness and would give him hearty
support. The speaker, as an Qld-Line
1 u,
vote for the Cincinnati ticket with pleasure
and believing he was discharging patriotic
duty. He was not to be t:rught lessons in
Democracy by such men rs Tooml,s, Stephens,
Mosby, and james Lyons, however much
they might he entitled TO respect. In conclu.
sion he pledged Tidcwatcr Virginia w. Gree
ley and Brown. .,..,......
JOHNNY REB on THE rLATFORM.r '.''
| Judge +. Il. Farrar, of Amelia. (Johnny
Reb), was then Introduced. and was received
| with applause. lie spoke eloqucntly of the
course oil Virginia since the war, and hope
| fully of the prospect for her complete &c.
dcnlption in tue first national political CAIN
i)aign in which she has engaged i'll twclvclong
4 wears. The motto Of this fight should nc
1 "Honcsty and Liberty" for under this ban
| ner and the name OF Greeley. all Of us can
| unite without compromising ourselves. 1t
! affords us the long-looked-for opi,or-
tunity to redeem our State. As the
| Dispatch. said a few, days ago, Greeley might
| not be the first choice of everybody, but,
| thank God, he is the second choice Of enough
pcopic 10 elect him President of the United
States. He has made bi,ItiGrS, but he has
never bIundclpd into the public treasury
and filled his pockets with The peoples mo-
ney. lie i i, brave, noble, higl-spirited
nan, as clear in intellect as Tie is stl'on" IN
moral convictions. Ills moral courage III
signing the bail bond of Jefferson Davis and
dcirn;,iu~ il afterwards should alone cntltlC
him to the admiration, the respect, and the
hearty support of the South. Judge Farrar
also made numerous good humorous hits in
the course of his remarks. fJ' 'i''' ''.t
| W. w.-wAIKEK lNTRoDUcED.',e
| Rev, w. w. Walker, of Westmorcland,
being loudly called for, was next introduced.
He reviewed in, brief, the political history OF
Virginia during the past few years., aud re.
/ caDtlllated the glorious results OF the Walker
tz,npaiwn, Part ofth0se results arc OWJusl
about to be realized. The blessings NC have
.rctuiycd we wish to. cXtcndltO others, AND
1--WE propose to sow the seeds of Liberalism
land Conservatism throughout" the land.
|iGmnt's promises Of peace have been mere
IImockcry. Our suffering southern sisters
Ishowt0-3lay how he has betrayed us. Grant
has failed to give us peace; and now II lt
really wants peace let him support Horace
lGreuley, who can give it toa u.s. - But Gree
llry,s record; is r;sked up. and weale legged
mot to support an al,Ulitionist. Tle man
| that stirs the ashes OF strife Is not to BE
| trusted But, utter ali. GleGley's record is
not Il bad aug,liy. He. fought slavery, aud
| slavery went down lie fought secession, anq
secession failed and now he isIdoWn fon
Grant, it is safe TO expect that Grant VIII go
tic road, Of slavery aud secession. Mr..
| Walker concluded by,an earnest appeal for
oblivion OF the ln.st, charging upon the Rat'l'
cal purity the continuance of lEite'ind bitter
ness, and; calling upon all now to rally TO the
Standard of q rcefey and PGlce: - :" -
COLONEL HINTON, OF NORFOLK. .,, =.
| The Governor now begged the indulgence
| OF the audience in order that he might. llll,
troduGc an old friend. of his-ColoDel VII.
liam e. Hinton, of Norfolk. This gentleman
spoke briefly, hlullorollsiy, and earnestly in
behalf oc the, Cincinnati ticket, and was warm
| " received. His denunoiatiOn OF the carpet
/ bap"ers and scalawags was masterpiece ol
| it's Kind. and brought down the iiOuse IN
tremendous applause. His hatred OF carpet
baggers was such that If there, were hc
other bond of sympathy between him and
Horace Greeley he would vote for him pc
cause he talked prettier than anybody else
about the carpet-baggers. +r... =:
| Colonel Hinton's speech was the best effort
Of the evening. He sat down am!d great ap'
plause and loud cries of eco on"
OTHER STEAMERS.
Colonel William Martip, of Henry, and
Colonel w. f. G. Gregory, of Petersburg:
followed Colonel Hinton. 2They'warmly es'
| boused the cause Of Greeley and eloquently
/ pleaded ip. his behalf. ul,..i ,.,,.,, as,fn,
General 1mbodcn, temporarily in the char
| read AN extract from letter just received .by
| him, from Mr.. Greeley. In this letter Mf
fGweley, stated that in the heated days o.
1865. when theWholc North had beeil'einiIie'
|, ,tnrni tv tho assassination of Lincoln against