The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-10-23

ASSEMBLY HALL LAST Ntsft-3SFEscHEs or
! ATToRNEY.G ENERAL. WILLIAMS ASD GENERAL
JAMES Il. HALL, OF MAlNE.-Thc Republ!-
c'hs OF Richmond made extraordinary cXcr-
ti'''S 70 secure the attendance Of Il white al.-
dtencc last uiElit TO hear addresses delivered
by several OF the more brilliant lights of Rad.
leallsm by paying sixty dollars lur The Use of
Assembly Hall, aid by advertisiii. the time
and place Of meeting in the several Con<er-
vativc papers Of the city. As announced,
the Attorney. .Generul Of tlIc United .;tatcs,
Judge George II. Williams, aud Cencr7,l
james \. Hall, Of Maine, were on hand, and
doubt less were greatly disappointed ut the
! slim crowd which greeted their appearance
at s o'clock these gentlemen, accompanied
by General Wells and others, entered the
ball and received general introduction to
number Of Radicals. .t!ter lettering near
the entrance for some time, they were es-
| cortcd to the stage by DIR. Charles S. Mills
chairman of the Republican State Commit
tee, Governor Wells aud others, who re-
ceived but faint applause, considering the
distinguished positions occupied by the
speakers.
Dr. Mills introduced the speakers in Il
short speech, announcing that the meeting
WAS one Of more importance than usual and
that he had the pleasure OF introducing two
cent'cmcn from the two extremes of the
American tnlon--thc one from the extreme
Northwest and the other from the extreme
Northeast.
| Judge Williams stated that it was the first
| time lie had ever been South for the purpose
Of making political speech. Being raised
and educated i'll the North, it could not be
expected that he should entertain similar
views with our own people. With this in
PRODUCTION he explained the cauScS which
led TO the war. He complained Of tue Demo
cratic party, and especially of the southern
wing of that party, that it had not accepted
| the iSs,lcs of the war, but still seemed de-
sirous OF rcvi,ing issues which had been
settled by the sword. He quoted from the
speech Of Hon. L. N. 7. Hunter delivered in
New York on the 18th Of September last and
| charged that Mr.. Hunter had III that speech
| attempted to prove that the election OF Grant
was l,I Il step towards dcSprii>m. lie de-
| nicd Che position alleged TO have been taken
| By Mr. Hunter, ard attempted TO prove that
tie Democratic party was de>potic. while the
| Republican l1lty was the one Of liberty.
| lie pictured Grant IL tn" embodiment of ii!
| that was good and liberal towards the South,
| while Charles sumner and others were OBJ
structing bis disposition to he kind 10 III.
| He claimed that Congress WAS ~ liberal IN
|
| those Of the North: that nearly 2l00,w0
| bad been appropriated for river inprn>c-
mcntS in Lnui-aa and more than
Sl00.Uu0 for Virginia. Ills Government was
also liberal in agreeing to pay for cotton
taken or destroyed during the war. Upon
The question Of amnesty hu claimed that there
were but Il few hundred mon i'll The whole
country who were prevented from holding
Office. and that while hr did not Cncrtlin
such views himself, there were leaders OF his
party who did net brlicve it safe To- cEiruSt
| The Government to the hands ot rN-nr@bcrS
of Congress, heads Of departments. and army
officers. who had engaged i'll rebellion. He
| bpI;cycd tlfC time lild come t0 wipe 0U' AL
| acknowledgements. and the sooner ii War
done the hciirr. lie did not believe SuriI
| trni,nrv had ever been shown rrinrc aS was
bv lhc Government 10 thn~c lately III rc'."i-
| lion. lie denied that i!c Administration
was responsible for he ,!I0us:'i;i% "t 'arl"'-
hacgG.S who had UNcl-rttn the south. lie
and every member al the Administration
were ready 10 prosecute and punish l}Aunien
in office. w!ir:hcr ca?;tct-h1~-cr or rot.
liz rc!cri'n" 10 Tie military rnlc Of Gene
raj Grant iu attempted ia rCllic The cna''So
ly asserting tia! when the war closed, had
he desired tu u,;!rp tn. Government, tlrH
WIS The time 10 do ~, in;: ihl! he lIad dis
| landed more than 4 million SDitlicr>, until
to-day there were but 10000 regular soldier
in The Scryic" of he Government, and iha'
but 100 oi them were III the southern
states. Ii" did not deny ti!at The RcpllhIi-
cau Party WIS r@~Ern~ihic for Tn" passage oi
the krtkuN laws and for The reconstruction
acts These laws were passed for the pro
lection of American citizens wherever iound.
He was not here 10 say tiint the ptalilcci the
South were moi pclcrahIc people, but there
was a class of men in thc South who were
dissatisfied with the cnirlnclIiSGmcmt Of TIC
colorcd ncop!e. and who Wcr" determined Ia
resist the efforts Of The Government for The
protection Of the colol,d people, and lII">c
laws were made to punish such persons.
This was al of the kuI>iliN.
The administration Of General Grant, Ill
the opinion OF the speaker, had been aIi that
WAS great. good. and glorious. He spoke IL
4 member Of the Administration when he
said he knew it to be it, determination TO pro-
tcct alike the interests of every section, ana
endcayoring to make the whole people pros
porous and happy. -
General Hall, of Maine, was next intro
duccd, vino Immediately proceeded TO Walk
into Dir. Greeley. and proved himself III Il
short time considerable Of Il wag. He cont
IDENTITY predicted tie election oi General
Grant and the supremacy OF the hcpuDiicah
party for tie next four years. lie Whiltca no
more t:;li Of bloody cha>lnS, for they bad All
been filed long ago. never to be r,opc'ir".
General lIa!l, complaining of 81 severe hcH'i-
ache, made only Il lriei address.
at the conclusion Of his speech In" ubIqul-
tuu> Poplam. cX-candi,atc fol Congress
from the Fourth district and cN-l|adlcal ctcc-
tor, came forward and SPOKE at some lcn@tn.
But few white men. and that few Wo"tly
Republicans, were present. 1t IL lcinafkNDlc
how zeau,lS and attentive become the Office
holders Of Grant whenever one Of Influence
pays Us visit.