National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-11-01
VIRGINIA POLITICS.
THECAMPAIGyISAN ABOUT RICHMOND


Rep.biienu Meeting Mt Rich
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Horace Neutrality-suspicious. Tidinas
from Kemperyiiie.
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SIN, Ola p,oh.hiIl,,.. ha,,n,, .,i,of,ity
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p,.uie". oao Wea.ncr ior us mas proven nis
right TO be called Old Certaintics. once again. |
The beautiful, aud baimy weather we have
been ENJOYING for the po.t two wcchs has
II 81. -. a.. IA o,ar .,nno 5,wn
u''o'o" III 'a'" 'o-oay, ".u o'e' e''oo ua".
NC SLOW, continuous rain-drops have pattcrcd
down, now fine and drizzling, now In great
broad sheets Of water, as n
"The heart Of heaven were breaking
In tears DER the fallen earth"
I fear We sba,i have n had week for the
a.. ,,h,.h ,o,,a. -, T,,.s,ar ,ho os,h iii,
i''r' "n,en oos'"S on i"os"a,, ''o ~o''' VIZ"
grand "hourish OF trumpes'
A large throng assembled In front Of the
custom-housc on Saturday night TO hear the
,,aror,,.o1 oddrcssos NJ Coionc, up,ho. ana
a,hors 81 his nar,y Tho ,rcos /, front ~ III.
o.ners OF h,S party Any mces IN iSns S Di .ne
, ar,erns and styings NJ tho san,e cStcnJcd
aaso.s IL s,rce, Sro,,,cin, = novel and
'rracct,i cffcct fbo RennhiIcan c,nh. madc
their appcarancc on Inc scene in proccssion,
Zach mcmher hearing \ hlazi,g torch Thc
m meet was called h order nv SaD,ein T w
Jackson, and Colonel Hughes bcing intro
5"ccd made an cc5cc,iye sSnec,, trn,, which
We have spacc 10 make but few extracts.
From thorough canvass of Inc state he
was sa,isaed thai n Rcnnblicap yictorv wns
a,rcadv assured Tho issnc in this canvass
Il the pcoplc agaipst n class, The Rcpubll.
cnn nariv have Inc control of The Goycrnmcnt
of This country, and they have reconstructed
IL
the right 10 take part In the Government
This Is what the party In Virginia contend
for, and what thew pbajl have. The tbir-
teenth amendment stands like a rainbow In
the heavens.
The Conservative marty still demand that
this State shall he ruled by a CLASSIFY a few,
and not tho many. lie had constant men,
lion made of him nv the Conservative speakers
and press. They seldom sneak Of Kcmpcr. hui
devote aIl their attention 10 him. fhey
charge him with inconsistency. Before The
war We had laws, Institutions and system
of society wholly different from that now cx-
isting. lie was loyal to the old system until
| Il passed away. Tho old heavens and earth
passed away, and new heavens and earth
appeared, old Noah himself, when the earth
was TO be covered with water, took to the
water, Why, II a man has been sinner all
his life, Is he 10 70 10 the devil rather than bc
charged with Inconsistency by becoming a
| Chris,ian3
i AZ the conclusion of bjs spccch Colonel
Hughes introduced the Hon. Horace Nav.
nard. Of Tennessee, Mr.. MAYNARD said that
there were Two Kinds of polliics. onc has
for lis object the elevation Of certain men to
office. Inc other looks 10 the unfolding Of
The ereat at prineip,cs upon which The country
has been estabiishcd. The Republicans for
the past Ave- years have advocated n policy
of progress while the Conservative policy
has always bcen a Dcmocratic policy under
nm alias Our marty has mot heen the marty
of persopal honor or ADVANTAGE. but the mai,
who cannot stand nm mud uphold what he he.
llicyes 10 he right il NOT N 10 live in tbcsc
times. He was Wing before Inc war, and
aid not believe In the Democratic then, and
does NOT now, lie who went 10 his grave
more loved than any American statesman
Henry Clay-embodIed the Wing principles.
When asked when he would he Wiling 10 sec
The Union dissolved. he .aid. sNeyor, never,
ncvcri" The Vrcnt nrincip,cs Of The old
Wbig marty are The prlnciplc, Of The country
princip,es Thai now direct me policy Of thC
conntIy
NJ MAYNARD s,oLe N, sonc LENGTH but
we have yiycn only a few of his remarks. moi
having .nacc fnr them AMONG his con.
clndips remorks he wanted 10 know wha,
there il IN hc ,,aincd Inv n ounrrci between
Tho Sorth and south, liz smoke 10 IN,
ynnmo men. be alluded In The futurc of Rich
wnnd and virginia, hc nraised tho Genera
gnotI conduct 81 tho neyroes throughout IN,
Country md concIpdinr his speceb, mad,
room for Messrs, Ramsdell and Burgess
whose remarks. though brief. we must nece,.
sar,Iy anil
T5c Tnn.orv.,,vos had n yrard rally ,,s
same niTht ON tbe corner Of Second and
baker streets McCnnn's band dlscourscd
sweet music on the occasion, and numerous
fireworks lighted IN the scene with fine
effect. Addresses were delivered by each o.
me CONSERVATIVE nominees ior inc House o.
Dclcgates, ont we nave not space ior lur'he'
extracts ~ thls time.
A strange incident or coincidence happened
IN TINS city last week. A lady, who hac
sums OF money, icll Rslcep some Wceks w.
ana dreameg mat person aPpeaIeu 70 nS'
ana sald; -iou think you aie sSSi1s ni"el
trouble nov, guy your ,rouple VIII Uy" pl
.ne sotn Oh octooer; ine iauy icia.eu sn'
urcam 70 hcr hus3ano thG ncHt imorn'n ~
ana pom waited WIN painIul iorcoonings lol
tne gay mus SCI apart 70 pass. a lew aay,
previous W NC So'n hc. I1.ey nt1e uau w ~
was taken nl, ana notwitns s5 III m'
EFFORTS OF pnysieians ana iIienuS, sloM nv
Iuly worse gu Inc SS.h uay U, ostpo.i' ano
died on the 10Th: She was buried to-day
tncre nov someth'hg suanEe III ,n,S s,,
guar Imminent OF dreams mat sollc,lihes
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those hours when tue BODY sleeps, reeupcr,
atinS us wasted energies anu tnc ePlrh tha'
mas oeeh erampSa anu ie,.creu oU ~, "
mortar thoughts, nous away 70 sun US piu,
Ions In purer airs, perhaps IN other worlds
what dlsemoodled souls are thosc mat nce,
win ours ana unVc,l 10 us tne dread seere,
inc future holds Tor us! what Niewies'
fingers arc those that
"Tear the caiyx OF one midnight
From the blossom OF one daylight"
md show us The cankor nj the heart of tho
rose2 Who shall Tell ma? "Tbere are moro
| tbjngs In heaven and on rtb than ara dreamed
of in our phIlosophy."
To-morrow niCbt we have Rose and Harry
Watkins Al ths Richmond theatre in tbc
Sensational NAV Of .tTrodden Down ar lin
der Two Flacs" Al Assembly hail we shall
have a conccr, hv IN. Pbiiha rmonic Associn.
lion a.si.tcd Nv Kesnjch's snIendid orchestra
Wyman Il ds,igbiin1 The inrcnilcs of The city
win his wondcrfnl feats and numerous halls
and narties are Announced for fair week.
The ,iotels are cr,wdeJ with v,sitors and The
bsIi of fasbionabIc society has becn act in
onickcr moti"n Tho mai weeL Inv The nrcs.
ence here of Mrs, story, a lady who has