The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-10-25
Glorious Day for Conservatism.
GRAND BARBECUE.
PRINCE EDWARD, BUCKINGHAM,
CUMBERLAND. AND LUNEN-
BURG AROUSED.
SPEECHES By GENERAL KEMpER, EX-
GOVERNOR WJLLL4R SMITH, ASD
H6N THOMiYS. BOCOcE
Especial telegram to the Dispa.ch.]

Especial telegram to the Dispatch.l
.FARMvILLE, VA, October 24.-This has
been glorious day for Conservatism in this
section. The Kemper Kampaign Klub Of
Farmyille had prepared grand, barbecue
and invited their fell ow-citizens to be pre-
sent, and they were here in full force from
Prince Edward, Buckingham, Cumberland,
and Lunenburg, many Of them coming
thirty or forty miles. In the morning the
crowd was addressed by the old veteran ex-
Governor, or as prefer TO call him,
VI. ..,. .. GENERAL WILLIAM SMITH, dr. r.,l4
Of Warrenton, who for two hours held the
crowd in j speech which is described as
brinfull Of anecdotes, telling facts, and
hard bits, which, elected frequent and en-
thusiastic applause. He was followed by
hon. THOMAS S. Boc0oK ..l Et.
in speech OF an hour and half, which is
said to have been able, forci5e, and con-
vincing. Your reporter only arrived on
the up-train, and regretted that he could not
hear these speeches. Colonel R.W. Hughes
was on the train from Richmond, and al
Burkeville we found General kemper and
band OF music from Petersburg. There
seemed the greatest desire to see Kemper,
and every disposition was manifested to give
him an ovation (: but even the negroes did
not show any enthusiasm for Hughes, who
retired into the post-ottice department, pro-
baby convinced that be had as well begin to
look to Washington rather than to Vir-
ginia for otfice-aitcr which his soul longs.
KEAPER
was met at the depos by large and enthu-
siastic crowd, and escorted to the hotel. We
found the sovereignS discussing the ample
provision that had been spread on the long
tables, and at 8 o'clock the people assembled
again at the stand to hear our gallant stand
ard-bearer, who was gracefully introduced
by Colonel w. Il. Berkeley as the future
Governor Of Virginia. General Kemper
begun his speech by saying chat within the
past sixty days he had travelled over Loco
miles and made sixty speeches, aud that he
came with reduced strength and broken
voice, but with deep>ned sense Of the
Importance of the crisis before us, to
speak to the good people OF this
good old county of Prince Edward. He hat
not sought the position he now occupied
but when called by the voice of the tru'
people of Virginia he had never felt himsel
tn. ,.fl % har Sr1yn nt,f, ntit
civil duties or the sterner scenes OF war
and yet, unlike bis competitor, DIr. Hughes
he was not war mad, but pleaded 70
peace until, when the supreme hou
| Of conflict came, he left a position G
security and went to the front, passin
Hughes on the way as he was going into th
bomb-proof OF the edit0rial-ro0m Of tn
| Richmond Examiner. He thus easily intro
duced the real Issues of this canvass, which
he insisted, relate not to Old England @
New England, not to national politics, bl
to Virginia alone. He then proceeded to max
a speech of two hours, which, for soil
argument, telling facts and figures, grace
full oratory and freedom from coarsenes
and clap.trap, was model, and we RI
gret that your crowded columns will nc
allow report of it. He did not tell sir
gle anecdote, and the speech abounded il
paIpable hits which excited enthusiastic AZ
plause. Once he paused and said, you ha
better hear me, for you are now looking o
the face of the next Governor Of Virgini
He said now, as he had told Hughes at Wal
renton, that his attempt to array the black
against the whites in Virginia was a
African arrow dipped in poison an
shot from the bow Of recrea,
white Virgintan. He insisted that Hugh
very appropriately claimed to lead the reli
party of Virginia, as that clan always !
Iieyed the people Of their last bottom doll
whenever they got o chance. n,... rf
| After most eloquent peroration he co
Guided by saying that be had rather be Il
! man to break this black phalanx and resto
| lasting peace and prosperity to this, gran
old Commonwealth tbun the proudest mi
tary leader who had ever ridden into iWp
| rial place-and power on a sea of blood.
The large crowd, among them many: n
crocs, listened with rlpt attention, aud fr
! quenlly applauded and cheered to the ech
the next Governor of Virginia as he too
| his seat. ..F-.. ...s. ..... a.....l.,.s.
Tonight Major John W. Daniel, of Lyme
burg, and II. Is. Berkeley, Esq, Of RicI
mond, will speak. The enthusiasm rul
high. and will tel! on election-day.