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

THE WHITE PEorLE AROUSED - CHEERING
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correspondence of the Richmond DispatchI
Huntsville, CARROLL COUNTY, FA,t
September ), 1873. )
General kcmpcr and party arrived mere
Yesterday morning about 10 O'Clock. There
had been Il shower of rain the night pre-
yiols. and the morning was damp ana
clolriy. in consequence of which fears were
entertained that there would be only small
crowd present to hear the speaking. AS the
weather was considered 700 threatening TOT
an outdoor meeting, arrangements were
made for the speaking to take pace III the
Methodist church. which will accommodate
more persons than any other public bllllulh"
in the village; but when, ut f.lnSt IL
O'Clock. the crowd began to assemble there.
if was soon evident that the hiiiGin" would
not contain more than onc-iuurth OF the pco-
plc present. Tic skies Frightening about
this time. the crowd repaired to the large
and Shady oak grove in Judge AoWllu ;
front ward, where Il stand for public peak
inc WAS erected in 1869, at the time oi our
o,ruud barbecue ard mS--mcciin". when
va, addressed by Hon. Thomas ;. Eocock,
Hon. Joseph Scgur, and judge Nln@hcsG.
and where most Of the public speaking IL
the county has since taken place.
General kpnpcr was INTRODUCED To tie
audience by Judge y. W. &. NoWln rs the
hero Of GrttySbIIr" and the next Governor
Of Nirrini!. and was most cnthu>l ,sticalir
received. lie proceeded 10 address the large
assem-, by present in ali able ana eloquent
speech Of two tlulIrs' length, BEN" frequent
~ interrupted by applause. | never saw
more attentive audience. ana It was evident
10 the most casual observer that they were
deeply interested. The speech had very
happy effect. and opened the eyes OF Il mum
Der Of Ratc;,iS who have been bilndIy loi.
lowing their leaders. Il also aroused aHd
..cnlhl-cd " the Conservatives, anu alter II
was over | heard the remark made by an
ovcr-.;n3l.nc gentleman tnat he d!d moi Dc-
ryc there WAS white nmu in Carroll coun-
IS vino would vote against krDpcr.
General krmpcr WAS followed hy Colonel
". :. Gilman. Of your city, IL his liappic>t
style.
AZ the conclusion of the speaking General
Er,nuCr was surrounded by his boys -
men wGo fought under him from the hills
around Petersburg AMI Richmond - the
heights OF iysburg-WitlI whom he had
Il general Misunderstanding. have not yet
.ccn man who belonged to kemper's brl-
cadr that will not vote Tor him, no matter
what his politics have been heretofore.
There were several here yesterday who said
they were Republicans but they could not
vote against kcmpcr. Indeed, all the indi-
cations here point TO a larger Conservative
vote this fall than has been polled since the
war, and the best informed men in the county
put down the Conservative majority at be-
tween 800 and GOO. Walkers majority III
1863 was go which We will double i'll Nc
vembcr; and if every other county in the
State does as we'll, kemper's majority Will
be over $4,000.
At night the "kemper boys" improviscd
i "Stringed" band OF music, and accalnpa-
MED by \ large crowd, they repaired TO the
hotel where General kemper was stopping.
and after giving him Il delightful Scrcnade
they made the welkin ring with three cheers
for Kenlper. The General appeared upon
the portico and acknowledged the compil-
mcnt in a very iclctous speech OF lilteell
minutes length. which was well received
and loudly appauded.
Colonel Gilman was then loudly called
for, and responded in an appropriate nan.
ner.
Altooether the occasion was one long to
be remembered here, and feel sure that
much good has been accomplished. General
Nemoer is standard-Dearer OF whom we
may well be proud, and wherever he shows
himself to Virginia audience lie VIII win
scores OF friends. y.