Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-10-31

hear Col. Beard, who had been seized on at
the American Hotel and carried to the
Court House porch, from which to make a
speech. There was band of music going
round and fireworks going off at all points
and the sidewalks were choked with yell
ing crowds. At last Col. Beard opened
fire at the Courthouse amid the Wlldest
excitement. He made an entirely dl11er-
emit speech from his afternoon address, ana
prophesied that the time was not far OH
when the revenue system would be chang
| ed and revenue collected by stamps instead
| of by lazy fellows who loafed around IL
day, and at night were busy with the ne
groes. inspiring them with hatred and dis
trust of everybody but themselves. They
were the mischief-makers of the State, ana
brought all the trouble about. He SAID
every benefit that could be hoped for from
the General Government would come to
| Virginia through Kemper. He and Grant
| were old soldiers, and brave soldiers, and
Kemper represented the people OF Virginia
and Grant wanted to have TODD with the real
| representatives of the people. He, Col. Beard
| believed that at the next session OF Con-
gress bill would be passed paying the
| people of the South, without regard to
ssloyalty,'' for their property destroyed by
| the direct action Of the armies during the
war He said when he was coming down
| to Virginia to go into business, he went to
| a member of Congress, a friend of his, for
| an introduction to some of the Virginia
| members of that body. Said his friend,
s'Look here, Beard, you don't want any in
| PRODUCTION to those fellows. They don't
| represent anybody. They don't even asso-
ciate with the people of the State. They
just light down on the negroes there, get
elected to come up here and they have no
influence, and can't help you in business
OF society either. They amt allowed to
know anybody themselves. ~ Those are the
| representatives the South had and now
the North and the government want to
have to do with the real representatives OF
the people. They are tired Of these fellows.
We amt much in love with your sneaks.
We like man that stood straight up to
what he believed, and that's the reason we
don't like northern Peace Democrats. Why
in Ohio I would see one of those Democrats
| Just id before would vote for him for
an office. Loud cheering]. Col Beard,
spoke for about forty minutes, and made
what was given up to be the best speech
vet delivered in Staunton. The people
went quite wild over it, and it was with
difficulty he could get away from the crowd
after he had finished.
After he had finished short addresses were
made by Messrs. Geo. M. Harrison, Chas.
Grattan, P. A. Baylor and Gen. Il. ID.
Lilley, all the time the fireworks and
cheering and yelling being kept up until
it seemed the whole town had broken loose.
If Col. Beard comes again next Monday
night, as he promises to do, there will be
such an uprising as Staunton hasn't seen
for years.
THE RADICAL MEETING AT THE TOWN
HALL.
The Town Hall Monday night was pack
ed with negroes, about Is whites on one
side, a considerable addition, not of an or
derby character, being made to the whites
after the close of the conservative carnival
at the Court House. The speakers, Messrs.
Chandler and Rives were introduced by
Mai. J. A. Hartman, who opened the ball
by denouncing Mr.. Stuart the proposer of
the San Domingo exodus. Pretty much
the same tiresome routine of the morning
was gone through with by Chandler and
Rives, and the affair adjourned.
POLITICS IN THE COUNTY.
Tonight, Judge Cochran, Capt. Bum
gardner and Mr. Chas. Grattan will speak
at New Hope. Col. Boliver Christian will
speak at Midway tomorrow at P. M,
and at Greenville at O'Clock tomorrow
night Col Beard. of Richmond, will
speak in Staunton Monday night. Maj.
Elder will speak at Churchville, this after
noon at clock. The speaking during
the past week has been active /; at Ander-
sons school house Echols, Hanger and
Turner spoke at Fishersville. the same
night, Grattan, Echols and Patrick at
Waynesboro, the same night, Bumgardner
and Harrison at Deerfeld, Wednesday
night, Stuart, Hanger and Koiner; at Mt.
Sidney, the same night, Elder and Graf
tan.
rpHI NEETING LAST NIGHT.