The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-09-04
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,,,,r,s srpEcaor acoErrA1Scass..S5 ,Is L
a@ ond yslio,s etisens thank bank you %,
f: non greeting. in re sas generous SUP.
have "' Sine years ago islt my our city,
Tom. - take up my residences ,s, =. t,,,, Kind.
ho1ls 'S hat day 10 this so,a,ns a ops S heen
and TON 9Mn;sndipess and courtesy na'Il ,on.t
NESS, Hm ,a But, my ceuntrynsn, = t1 .Sa
shown la sS 70 say that the. ACTION 0; sns
he a.,o|sn nven.ioa to-day was 10 me TsHl.
Suffolk 1S nsd no. sought the nomina.lon, n aos
Prise "a" i but under the cirenns.snees
did leXpSU. -ro,,pd rue csnnot teetat hees.y
iast non s' =, TAppiause.l Like youe own
IL decline VAR W.: Tazewell, be Oh, gam
Lhi!e'oA W. VI massive ststesnlanship, y
intellect a'u that II l know myself
c'y say ,o gift OF the people t Co l
there ) . 40 is nc service that my couu-
seek. S2G * ~ rom my hands 10 vsln. AS
- y;r%inan hold nly>e., oounu - t srforn,
ts ,sIl oi ny native sssse, anu W p ,rh,s
20 I S,'ly in vnaicltion OF f5g,nms ,,S9's
~! @ !,s;,,s,S ana her honor. [ApplaaseI !
d. s s"S> 1.-THE Suffolk Convention my pre-.
r HuS acknowledgements for TIE eomp,,ment
io93" 80" .ni ,ban& the honored Chairman
Ia'o u'', ,;',;4 ,.rns IN which he introduced,
iaf !a ns I'm : now accept the nomination, and
E5' "c, ,,,,ssIf 10 use every effort to WIN the,
HSe.s M an,i redeem the district in Norem.
NtI7'if : nniause.I To enable me 10 40 TINS,
ts.' t,,G hearty and earnest support mol
a." - syrrG man bat OF every woman III
o. o.. ,;.,,;,;. for il is not my cause out tne
toe aoIf government, the cause OF nom
cav ", 6l,l.ty in the administration OF the
e. ""y r,,e country, aud the cause OF no.
H.a ,'o,, y, constitutional liberty. Let Us take
~, 80" :, th, caufct ior the justice OF our
'.,'S= Tor our cau$c is Just-and let Us enter
r',.,1 tho coutt.. with the resosnte purpose
~ ns",' r.;,h Gads asl? we will achieve VIC
49,. .nr,. There a.s iwo candidates beside NY
40: ,.,Inrp ,as p"opie-the Hon. Robert
60, and lanes II. Ph't, Jr. Mr.. Nor
80 cN,,r, ;,ogu Yorktown, a place made
- 80. hv fu. surrender OF Corn wallis;
~ plq,. Jc.. e.rlc from Vermont, or Cana
- - So,,rxt,err Else in the direction of the
S,;r-5 Pole nobody knows where, but we
-,.rr..s he left ii. country for his connfry'S
S-it However. after the war he drlfted
;, ps,er.hury. hut afterwards drlfted down
-, crnn me knowledge tbat the pas
t t.,.o wore cyeener and more inviting to his
,,'r .ry criw. Of Mr.. Norton l shall say
-. little. He i an American citizen OF
An descent. man Of marked ability
anil ambition, and it was the most natural
M in The world, that ne should seek to
r-rys,2yi bi. race. de and his people had
i.ag y0rkip. long enough for the Plattites.
ono had been using them as the monkey
r.ai III. eats paw to draw the chestnulS
I'm the. ire. But Of Mr. ,Piatt | have
s,n.,hipr 10 ,ay-l wish to- know what
ram Mr. j. Z. piait. Jr., has upon this
car,Dguily: g:pea: the question: What
h, he or his party done: Time would fail
III u reTear Inc catalogue OF crimes that
rsr.v hl> been guilty Of. / charge that
rg-ty with the overthrow of State govern
Tfn;s, the disruption of State LegiSla-
i,y-,: the suoverriDg Of civil government
t. Li;;ary raie: the suspension Of the
c-e4. writ Of hdcGa$ corpus: the subJoctlon,
q uuarmrl people to The arbitrary rule of
military masters, aud | charge upon Plalt
rcrt,ccps cr4miniS in all these aggressions
l,pou tie rights ard liberties Of the people.
charge upoa him aiding and abetting in
lie piling NJ OF the public debt Of our sis
Ter ,Jl:lirrn Stats. 20 u 70 cause them TO
sink down in Garknes> and despair. i
rhar.e him with having voted to sustain q
sy>.em Of natiopa. banking and currency by
which i've little New England States receive
Z iar.er currcucy than the whole South. I
charge bin WIKI having voted for system
{: internal revenue taxation by which the
pa5gie c: Wig, Mn are compelled to pay the
enormous sum Of 100000 internal reve-
nUe tax, while New England, with three;
tuas tue circulation, is not required. to-
pay ou-fourth lie amount. Why is this,
nv ieow.c2untrymen g.: It is because
New Enghul pre>!deS over the House
Of representatives, III the person Of
Blaine. Il Is because the chairman Of
IT, Committee OF Ways and Means is Dawes.
& New Eughuder; because the chairman Of
liz Committee On Judiciary is Butler, a New
tg-nnder: because the chairman of the
Committee OF Pensions and Laws is MIR. Po'
Aai. q New Highlander. New England pre-
Sttr, over the SrDa;- in the person of Henry
G.Aln, and Unit! recently the Treasury De-
11tmeut La> been presided over by New
k--Lnd in The persons OF Boutwell, and
Richardson. All this is due, my fellow.
coint!ymcn. in part 10 the fact that the Sec
toad and Fourth Congressional Districts
n Virginia are represented by Platt and
s'oTc!-men who have no sympathy nor
interest wiki Us, tu! men who have all
their >ymnalhi"g and all their interests
VIA The people Of New England. They
cane drrtlng amoog Us after the war to feed
aAd tatten from the plumber of the public
t.tO, IL The taxes which they have Wrung
.i14i Tie ;oii aId labor and sweat of the yeo-
men Of our land. [ApplauSe,l / charge PIait
VIII being The champion Of civil rights, that
oo9u, measure that would open up our h0-
.e, theatres, churches. common schools and
universities l. the mixture of the blacks, the
enforcement OF which viii result in the de-
s!ueiOn Of Our common-school system, if
10. 10 the destruction Of the negro race. 1t
"o.Id be As II he torch of the incendiary
La spread through the country and pro-
Nl:rda cOntc: between the white and black
ts-es such as Ne have already witnessed in
r9Ml Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Missis-
app, Texas, Arkansas, aud Tennessee. And
A0", once for oil, with no animosity, with
10 GnK!ldntss or i!l-will towards the color
"a race, for | want 10 see it educated, |,
want TO ste il advance in its Sphere want
10 VEG IL make right Use OF the powers now
S:a.lttd, and it has my God.speed. ] am
Wiling 10 pay taxes to help to educate the,
e3'Eed people, but so help me heaven, /
>4ou!d Never concede to the children of the
, S-'ie man aud the black sitting on the same
G E.11. Loud and prolonged applause.l
nAAe have stated that Plat was cham
EoAoi The bii! Of ciyil-rights, yet in that
mater he has shown his lack of courage and
S,'a1!ity, and on the pinch endeavored to
.'a;e tie issue, not however until he saw
"a "a. IL was becoming an unpopular move.
VI Inc 10Th Of May and the 9Th of june, be
,Y.Tu l0F the measure. Why, then, did he
~ vote Tor il on The 22d! Was there any