The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-10-09

MASS-MEETiNG.
GRAND RALLY 0F THE WTDE-AWAkES.

,~r..uI rally of the Wide AwakeS. The Ciub
III. q, their rooms at + O'Clock y. NJ. and
,r,.,c,ird in a body TO the market-house.
vagh had been admirably arranged.
en- the stand were seated the officers OF
H.. various campaign clubs and 4 numb er
-. prominent citizens.
The meeting was called to order by James
4 tirntrv. president OF the Club. who in-
.,,f Colonel William AmberS to preside.
TA,, hartman in 4 few appropriate re-
marx, introduced Colonel q. I. Beard.
colonel BEAEp's SPEECH.
V,av ol itS northern omigrlntS were Re.
,l,.. r,@.u> tt our old homes. and if we were
~, .lrrc wc would not, and could not, deny
H., aims OF the Republican party upon us.
\" Z was organized for and all it cOntcndcd
g.. &uty hc settled. Ii may bc living on its
,a..!u, Of past doing. Whether this be so
,,Mri, it has done nothing to forfeit our
r..,.!ucr. and the Democratic party has
,3a.. nothing to gain il. So we would have
lat-,.,c 70 abandon our Republican friends.
i:,tuc where We came from, in all human
r.,hahilnv most of Us would continue our
rrrIh.irAn allegiance for years to come.
I;,.. Tint j. past. In our new Virginia home
-, H. nrl lud our old Republican friends,
.a. ~ do ind 4 party claiming to represent
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=. Il ! The true | Mon party.
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,It.,.,.,, r,,,nro and lIoroiio Seymour voting
,m ,i... Wabash and Fri. and Illinois River
and Lake Michigan canals. In 1850 Ben
ton, Bright. Burand, CaSs. Davis, Dodge,
pou,:,,>, Houston. and other prominent
p.nucratS voted the hlnd-grant to the Illi-
ru,, Central railroad, while Republicans like
salmon =. Chase and William l.. DAYTON,
th. first candidate Of the Republican party
tor ice-rrc>idcnt. voted against it. Even
ih, Pacific Railroad bill was in 10 sense Il
uartv measure. OF the forty.nine votes
AGAINST il in The lower house of Congress twen-
1y-tuur were Republican: and of the five
au,ain>t il in the Senate three were RepubIi-
can. Among the Republicans voting against
j; ". find Conkliu". Preston King. and
owen Joyeioy. one of the fathers and found
,r. IF the ErIiIIltlican partv. But those who
voted ouain.r il did not do 50 because they
,,..r., ,,,rn.,d 70 nrorress. they voted against
,h.t;Ii hrranse il Sayc a great CORPORATION
i,,,,' ,.hich ,h.v Though, sbould be saved
I,r ,onr .n,,,crs TbuS. so far rs these mea.
90 ,hn r.cords of all narties are equally
,,,,n, and rho same may be said of all the pro-
-,r.,,iva works in which the great national
7,rt;.s have been engaged.
Colonel Hughes promises AZ the immediate
result of his election an
INCREASE TO THE POPULATIONS OF RICHMOND,
NORFOLK,
.,3 o.,o- v;rci,ia cities This indeed.
Irn,,,d I've nro-re.s. But on what does he
l,,>e his promise? Under the Conservative
rul, Of the last four wears the white popula-
tons Of Richmond, Norfolk, and Staunton
have increased The same is true Of all our
towns except Petersburg. where our colorcd
friends have fuli control The white popu-
Lrinn, If Louisyilh s.. Louis, Memphis,
savannah and all the other cities in south
,..n Cnn.rryativc states. are rapidly increas.
inr. wh,l. in New Orleans. Mobile. Charles
Inn and every CITY in every southern State
where Colonel IIug ghcss friends are in power
the White populations have decreased in each
from 800 to 1000 since 1865. II Colonel
iIu-hcs>s friends dcpopu!atc cities IN the
other southern States, i, Is reasonable to sup
pose their rule would produce the same re.
suits here. His l. not the party OF either
Progress or growth. II our resources are
ever developed, and our populations ever
-nr!lcd to the full capacity OF the State. we
must look 10 some party other than the
ilGgtIr> party for the brains ana blanaish-
mrui> 10 do the work.
= rg,. u,Gurs PARTY THE TRUE REPUBLICAN
PARTY:
+, ,,,.r. o,r,h;,,, in ;ts RenubIican record
- rm,;,I. II ~ n,,r snnnort. Let us see:
H,.fnr,. tbe war we northern Republicans
on,osrd the extension of slavery the white
nnrtion Of the Hughes party. almost to a
man, favored il. In 1861 we were opposed
- .rcrssinn: 1bev favored il We were for
,ha I-,;nn. ,brr werc ag,inst !, After
,n'.n ,,'.o Co. a,,,nn;n.,;n,. +ha, ro,;st-