The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-08-15
THE CAMPAIGN.

THE CAMPAIGN.
Horace on His Trapels--fEHnOFs 0f
the CfnnpafsIa--RutIer and Boutwell,
I'm Massaehusctts--yFi for Halter
Two sides TO fl,oQuestiOn in the Fay
State.
Our New Hampshire exchanges arc fllled
with accounts of Horace Greeeys journey
| through that State. At every place that inc
| "old man. spoke at all 1t was the speech OF
good man talking 70 his neiShbors. al
many of the towns guns were fired and pro
cessious awaited the arrival of the train. one
Of the best little speeches he made was al
Littletop, where he received al address OF
welcome, and in reply said:
"An absence Of half century from my
native State has made me acquainted WIN
many scenes, and participant in many Incl
dents Of the time. ! tind that when two men
of opposite convictions and sympathleS starr
from the same point, say New York. and find
themselves III London, they become nearer
together; ut Paris, still nearer, and ut Rome
nearer yet. When they reach Alexandra,
i'm Egypt, they forget the differences OF the
| past and consider themselves only as friends
and countrymcn. Like contemplation OIL
| the earth when near ut hand, and the scene
| is bounded by IL small aroa, the Inequalities
appear great and the whole surface rugged
hit when we view the whole planet at dis.
lance it seems at once as smooth and round
| MS an orange. So it is as we grow olqer; a.
| our years increase upon us aDd we come INTO
| the decline Of life, ~ have done, we 1ccI
more kindly and charitable towards the views
of those with whom we have differed. One
| of the most beautiful prospects of old age is
| the kindly and charitable sentiment towards
old enemies. So, friends, glad am to greet
YOU and forget the storms and contentious OF
the last forty years, and remember only that
am in my native State, and that we are all
| Americans"
| Statesmen Still Men.
At Lancaster the reception was trelnen'
dous, and was joined In by men of all parties.
| I'm reply to an address OF WELCOME the states
| mans lips said this much from the mans
! heart
Well, friends, there is mich said about as
piiation and ambition in this country OF ours,
and it il well that they should he aspiring,
| and il is not i'll that our countrymcn shoHla
| bc ambitious The grand result, the forward
| mcnt of mankind, is created by the aSiIators,
| by the men who stand out, by the men VINO
| dare to be wiser to-day than thcirtuthcrS were
| day before yesterday. [Applansc.l can only
| say for that class, the rass OF whom am Il
| representative, the class who are said TO be aSl'
tutors, this: That many times wien man Is
4 h.o Ia hpHn
thinking not of the plaudits of the multitude,
not fthe chances or the prospects OF personal
elevation. Very often his mental eye has
been fixed on some cottage in the land OF bis
boyh0od, where sits an aged mother, widowed
perhaps, gray, wrinklcd, and tottcring, dl-
viding her attention between that book
wherein are gathered up all her hopes OF
blissfuI Immortality and those Journals OF
records wherein she reads tie story OF her
sons efforts, possibly achievements. and
hopes for the day Whan he may return and
mud her still living to greet aud honor him
a. no shouts of an appauding multitude ever
cnn do. So say that tens OF thousands VINO
are misjudged as looking for grand oppollll-
mites for themselves or advancement for
themselves are thinking only OF some spot
where fond affection keeps watch over it.
loved ones career, and hopes that it may be,
if not distinguished, at least useful to the
country.
Friends and neighbors, I am in the decline
of life. ! have passed my slXtietll year.
Many OF the preceding years have been years
I of agitations and trouble, and dependency
sometimes, or, rather, Of the failure OF the
sunlight of hope. These years have made
their impress upon me. l am Older than |
WAS when our late terrible trial began, much
older in feeling and i'll years: but, old as
am, have an ear still, | think, not deaf to
the call of duty; have il heart which | trust
| docs not fail to be responsive to the impulses
| of patriotism; therefore am glad to see this
company of people here tonight. Many OF
them doubtless disagree with me in the pre-.
sent, or have disagreed with me in the past,
or may disagree with Inc in the future, fol
we cannot read the future; but | trust the
most Of them believe that whatever l have
done, unwiscly it may be, hlr-hly ii may
be, | have done in faith and love for The
best good of my country and her people. In
that | trust. Friends Of my native State, |
greet you in that trust. / hope YOU will fol-
| low ne in the future as you havefollowed
me IN the past. Judge ne kindly II you may.
II sometimes you are obliged 10 condemn
me, Judge me kindly, and believe that what
ever of human error or tinporiection l may
| in the present, still rejoice that here, In my
| native State, | am apprectated-that il my
! lot should bear me back to this my native
| Suite to spend here my latest years--if such
future should befall mel shall spend them
among those who have looked upon me.
many OF them kindly, from b9yhQod, and
,ln hn lar uf IN mo
among them whenever have little tine to
spend here, and rejoice with me that through
| my efforts and their efforts, or III spite of my
efforts or their efforts, our country is great,
prosperous, and free, and our people; I may
say, arc destined in the future to mark out Il
magnificent destiny which shall he guiding
light for the nations Of men through all
coming time.
The Campaign In Massa ckusctts-,A Lively
Reception for Butier-The Liberals Get
In" on the Beast.
Monday night at Lowell, Mass, there was
an immense meeting to hear Butler and
Boutwell,. The meeting was Grant demon
stration, but the proceedings showed that
the Liberals We're present in strong force. A
dispatch gives the following account of the
scenes and the speeches:
General Butler was first introduced, and
was of course received with loud applause
by his old fellow-ctiZens. He said, at the
start, that he should not use hard words
against his political opponents oragainst any
individual, but should rather discuss the IS.
sues which now divide the two parties Of
the country. Abiding TO the Democratic
party aud Alr, Greeley in an incidental way,