The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-07-13

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that sncl u movement Ras necessary. The
great Democratic party With the hoisest and
true Republicans would cleanse the country
of corruption. tGreat apptause.l d fs.s
Senator Ransom now, in response torepcat-
edcalls, introduced Governor 2. b. Vance,
who received the most enthusiastic reception
of the day. He commenced by saying that bis
JOY was SO great that be felt,iike Iexelaisn-
ing with the darky at the circus, " Beto
God, I'm so glad I'm alive dat pse aInaost
dead applause and hughterI -or,. in the
language of General Leach, |" There is no
use Of talking" Victory is almost within
our grasp. At one time he had given up OIL
hope of civil freedom in this country. 1t
did no good for us to complain, for ours was
the voice of rebellion; nor for our gallant
Democratic friends at the North to cry out,
for they were copperheads and sympathizcrs
with the rebellion. But judgment at length
began in the house of the Lord. The
honest men IN the Republicans party had
become alarmed. The men who pre-
served the Union were determined also to
preserve their liberties. It was decreed that
the greatest country in the world should be
also the freest. He rejoiced in the glorious
now presented Of q retinited coun-
try. He called on all present to witness that
the people of the South had for years longed
for q reconciliation, but this was the first
opportunity which had come to our notice.
[Applause.J Southerners did not desire d
perpetuation of the bitter hates Of war. He
for one did not wish to teach his children to
hate the United States Government, and
he had not 10 taught them but how could
they help hating it when they saw it admin
lstered by carpet-baggers and scalawags be-
Meath the notice Of honest men; when they
saw their own fathers forbidden to go to the
polls to vote upon the Constitution under
which lie was living, while the negro who
broke into his sm0he-house on the night be-
fore and stripped it of bacon sSas eligible to
the presidency of the United States. how
eotild they sec hundreds of men, women, and
children, iffft9e&nt of crime, dragged miles on
foot, under an escort of United States troops
and villainous marshals, to be tried for the
Alleged offence of kukluxing Unionists,
without ha:ans the Government institu
ting such prosecutions but now we
are ready to forget even these thing
in the prospect Of peace, reunion, justice.
and equal rights, and to-day we grasp witt
eagerlless the hand of Horace Greeley,
stretched across the bloody ellasln of war, il
token of returning fraternity. The Gorer
nor dismissed national politics with Al
earnest prediction Of tho triumph of th'
Greeley ticket. and then tttrred his at
tention to State affairs. He reviewed il
characteristic style the course of the Radlca
narty in North Caroliua while in power
They had deprived the people OF the righ
to hold any Office except that of taxpayer
They Ind stolen everything stealable, ever
to the credit of fffe people, until now thou
sand-dollar bond Of the State ef North Caro-
lima wouldn't buy drink of mixed greg il
Wall street. TO keep such people in powe
would ba utter ruin. The only way to re
deem the Stale 4 To kill the party. Gu
little piece of the dogs tai, close III
to his ears. He illustrated the course Of tb
respect;iifr men who have Joined the Repub
lican party by the story of the deacon wh'
had often warned his boys against the sin 0
card-playing. One day he missed his son
and found them hid away in the woods play
| ing seyen-,lp on red baudanna handker
chief He rot ready TO whip them, when th
elder bog, Hhb tffor,gIit he might as well b
hung for killing sfetp as for killing a lamb
begged the old man to wait till that game wa
over. The father consented, and in the fileai
time gtt ~, much interested that he threw
aside all dignity and exclaimed, "Boys, yo'
know don't low you to play cards, and haV'
warned you against it, but if you eciH play
dog gone it give nc hand" SO it is viii
tb&ss tesnettabies, so called; they denounc'
stealing, but ssbsil they hear the crackle o
the grecnbacksthey cry Off, "tfsoiohlstea
give me hand" [Great applalise.] LII con
clusionr Governor Vance eloquently appeal
cd to all good Citizens to turn out ],
August for Mcrrimon, Greeley, and reform
There were in North Carolina $4,000 fiier
who have not voted for years. These mer
must te brought out, and then the countr!
will he cdfisi sineea that the tide of corruption
has found its ebb aid tkat tlls Union will b
redeemed. [Great applause. ---~-
Creature Comforts
While Governor Vance was bringing bl
remarks to a close the departure OF th
trains eatissd some diIninution Of the crowd
When be took Ills seat the presiding office
invited all present to rally arotifid the tables
spread in close proximity to the speakers
stand. The invitation was promptly accepted
and several oxeii; numerous sheep, and aDou
two hundred hams soon Hafifshed before tn
appetitc of host of hungry Conservatives
Although the number was so large, there wa
an abundance, and no doubt the Weldon
darkies who hung on the outskirts OF Tn
crowd will snbsist for weeks on the remain
of the barbecue. .ra
A Second Rally.
Tonight several hundred persons iron
abroad remained In town, aud seemed dls
posed to keep up the excitement. A GROVE
gathered in front of the hotel, and in re
sDonse to calls speeches were made by Messfs
T. II. Busby, +. j. Person, and Thomas :
Kerain. q General Ransom wasscalled for, bu
did not appear. To this gentleman the sue
cess of this great meeting Is mainly due. H'
ia warm in tue Greeley cause, and next, per
- u..,,.,n 10 rrnhahlv the most pOpusa