The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-04-09
Governor vance ia rsssaepsnaI sRSt gsnfsi.
dates, Hogs. Old Wtatrv, Radicals. see

a long time was made by Governor Vance a
| few days ago at statesville, NC. Read the
following extracts, aud laugh:
One fellow win tell you that he ii an old
W-hi-g, and don't like the Democrats and
Sccessionisfs; that they brought on The war
and are responsible for all the ruin of the
country, and therefore they think they had
better so over. LLanghler.] Now, I have
this to say about that. In the first place,
these Secessionists, alone, were not response
bic for the war. The northern Abolitionists
had, in my opinion, more to do in bringing
on the war than anybody else. But suppose
the Democrats were to blame for it, how does
that affect the question: What excuse does
that give for lending your influence to party
that Is robbing the country Of the little the
war left 1t? Suppose l was Democrat ut
the beginning of the war (Which never was),
or a Scccssionist (Which never have bccn),
| or that helped to bring on the war (which
| never did,. is that any reason why you
! should take to stealing. TLaughterl Sup
pose neiglbor should catch YOU robbins his
hen.roost, do you think it would be good
excuse to say, Why. | Wouldn't have stolen
these if Vance hadn't broushtlon this war /!
| More laughtcr.l
| Now, l want to tell you some of tho symp-
toms Of fellow when he begins to turn
over. He first begins to talk about being
independents" Laughter.l He is not tied
| down to any party, and will vote for what
| he thinks lest, &c. According to the dag
| nosis of the most skiill political doctors, this
| symptom means the same thing as the sheriff
| there says when he leads horse out to the
| block and cries out, "Who says, gentlemen,
and how much?" (Arplause.] This is an
| Independent horse. [Grcat applause.] III
H., IN, 4 ,xx-1,< r. Il,
voted to principle can be independent. His
principles conStrain him to vote with that
| ls,rty which will carry them out The next
symptom is M intense love ofold Whiggery.
daughter and applausc.l When this comes
out strong YOU may appoint the funeral.
lI.au.hterl Railways Ready Relief can't
save him. (Grcat laughter and continued
2pplauSc.1 do protest and beg that if any
man wants to Join the Radical party he won't
prostitute the name of old Wings. The old
WING party was at least decent party. The
Democrats in old times uscdto call it GrtStocrd-
tic. and to some extent it was. l can see now
m.,ny of these old fellows who used to dress
with scrupulolS ncatncSs, their boots so black
and shiny that Il puppy would bark at his
image in them all day [aughtcrl, his shirt
collar white It's paper and Stiil rs plStcboard;
in his pocket he carried a copy of the Ma
tio,al IateNiGcnccr, and bowed his nose with
!, the sound Ola trumpet in rcd bandana
handkerchief. Great laughter and ap-
pla,lse.l Such men were the very salt of the
earth for personal and political uprightncSs.
They elevated no thieves and public plum
derers to high positions in the Government ;
they made no Littlctclds the guardians of
their State bonds; they had no Sam.
Watts nor Jaybird Jones OH the bench.
They associated politically with no Cutiy
Mayo-Deweesc, 4. j. Jones, Windy Billys,
and Jordan Chambers. [Applause.]
Their profane Use of the name of Wing re-
minds me of circumstance that happened
once in my law office. y fellow came in one
= day, aud. taking scat, with shcepish cOuntc.
{ nance said, "Governor. me and another gen.
, tlclnan has cot into Il little scrapc, and want
| YOU to help out of it, "What sort of Il
: scrapc Z" said /. "W-c-l-l, It's a kind of dis
: putc," said he, "But what kind of dis
: pute:" said |. "WcIl,' said he again, it's
Il matter consarnin' Of hogs" Laughter
"Well. how concerning hogsE" said l.
3 WELL" said he, II believe he accuses me OF
taking one of 'cm." [Grcat lauglIter.l lie
p didn't want to call it by its right name. Now
if any of you want to 20 over to get your
p share of this plumber that's going round
don't put it on sold Whiggery.' [Great
= aushtcr.] Don't call it ga matter Of hogs y
: but come out openly and call it by its true
namc-a matter of Stedhng continued APP.
pause and laughter
Some men pretended to find great SINH.
p larity between the doctrines of the old Wing
party and RadicaiSm. There never was {;
greater mistake. There is no Whi@gcry in
: any of these violations Of the Constitution
and outra9cS upon civil liberty that have
. mentioned. Light is not more widely sepa
rated from darkness than are the principles
, which distinguished these two parties. just
imagine. if you can, Henry Clay walloWine
lit the same bed with Billy Holden, the Hon
Cully Mayo, and Windy Billy Henderson
: and Daniel Webster stirring them with /;
: stick. [Uproariolls laughtcr.l repeat. il
YOU have any inkling for the tlesll-poLS OF
u Egvld say So. and he done with it. BE like
0 the Girl when her baShtul sweetheart
Il ashamed to speak his mind, sat and swa
: lowed his spittle i'll stupid embarrassment
{ and kept pressing her foot with his under
= the table. She finally exclaimed, John, il
/ you love me, why can't you say so, like 4
p man, and quit dirlying my clean stockings
: Great laughtcr.]
:, Look also at the political persecution &c
L which they are su'iecting our people in the
y Federal courts under this infamous uncon
y stitutional kukluX act. have heard il
SIfIcu tIldb tHcIt were o,UUu QCItulEnIS Ill
;, di ted and to be tried at Raleigh, no doubt
i, before u packed jury OF Radicals, as Others
Z have been tried, no one Of whom is charged
v with taking life or for any other offence
q which would amount to more in our State
I courts than an assault and battery or u forci
L bic trespass. | have seen five or six hun
! dred passing through Charlotte at one time
Of men, women, and children, going two
hundred and fifty miles from home to attcn(
court. some with their rations tied up il
e rags, leaving their firms to neglect and ruin
with little OF no money; and compelled
{ for want of means to camp out in crowd:
' without a shelter over their heads, fol
] weeks at time How such sight does
: fill me with love and admiration for the
Government The object of all this is ap
parent enough. One of their most distin'
: .llishcd men had the impudcnce to tell mt
; that they intended to run enough Of oul
citizens away by kulluX prosecutions to
carry the State in the next elections. told
him, If you undertake to do that will issue
;; proclamation telling them all to come back
Laughter and applause.l / only tell you
what had from the mouths of their own
leaders. Still some men pretend that they
. are not satisfied with the progress that the
Democracy are making to restore a proper
rule to the country, and they make Il thou.
sand objections to continuing in the Conscr.
, rativc ranks.
Look at Old Virginia, who had the good
sense, some how OF other, to get control OIL
her own affairs and keep her government
: in the hands of her own citizens. You hear
of no kukluX there. Some carpct-baggers
were there, but they sang very low, and what