The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-09-29

TUESDAY MORNlNG.4 "a
fox " Who taught you to make so equita.
Die division Of spoils?" The fox
said. "N had never known before,
| the fate Of the poor ass would have learned
me-" Mr. Smith was the lion Of the fable /;
he would have all the Federal offices in Vir.
ginia divided into three shares and then
would want to get them all himself His
abuse a of carpetbaggers and Federal
ofice.holders, Colonel Popham believed,
| was intended to catch the vote OF
Democrats in his candidacy for Congress.
Smith gave hearty support ! to
Il. q Wells in 1859, and has long been the
trusted friend Of Charles FL. Porter, and
is himself bOlstered in his pretensions by
many Federal ofice-holders. Where is Major
Hart, who guards the remains Of the Fede.
raj soldiers in the cemetery just outside the
city? Where are Lewis Lindsay and w. j.
S. BoWe? Both are Federal officials--B BoWe
a post-ofice .employe in Richmond, and
Lindsay little appointe in Washington,
now absent on leave, and spending his
time talking for Smith. As for car
pet-baggers according to Smiths def
milton, where are William Flegenbeimer
and Jacob Cohn, who we're with him on the
stage, and who not having been born in this
State are, as he says, pestiferous carpet bag
gers?
If possible, the dissensions in the party
must be healed, for the contest is momen.
tous one. If they can but be cured; if the in
surgeEts can but be put down; If the party
can, but be united on Burgess, or some one
as acceptable as Burgess, there is no sort of
doubt. The Convention Of the 7th of Octo-
Der must determine these matters, and it
must be regular convention, with its dele.
gates chosen in the light of day, and when
it has spoken, its voice must be obeyed, and
efforts most strenuous must be put forth to
heal the troubles.
There is everything to move the Republi-
cans of this district. Republicans every
where else have been victorious, and the bat
tie for the Fosty-fourth Congress may be
said to have already been won. and it would
be Republican for years to come. No fears
need be entertained so far as the country is
concerned, but to escape the shame of defeat
in this district everything would have to be
done to suppress disorder and lawlessness in
the party.
Nerve yourselves, Colonel Popham said, to
do this and to support the Convention of the
7th Of October, and disregard the action of
the unauthorized Convention, which, to ac-
complish its purposes, will resort to all "the
ways that are dark and the tricks that are
Yain."
Colonel Popham said he had sought to de-
liver plain, unyarDished story of the wrong
that has been done and will continue to be
done the party by division. Much would he
be pleased to see it result in some good.
The time for compromise With the Dem
ocats had passed, and they wanted no one for
their standard. bearer but an undoubted Re-
publican; they wanted no halfway men or
halfway measures; they must take bold
stand to resist the disorders within and the
attacks from without; they must present a
sold phalanx, and they must move and march
together and they would be victorious; or,
if not victorious, would have preserved their
party intact and have rebuked and excoriated
the dlsorganizers, and at least deserved if
they did not accomplish success.
Colonel Popham's speech was we'll re-
ceived, for it was really we'll delivered, and
contained some fine efforts OF eloquence and
rhetoric, but disappointed public eypectar
tion as to the severity Of the criticism upon
Mr.. Smiths speech.
Mr.. RUsH BURGESS
followed Colonel Popham, and spoke for
about ten minutes. He ridiculed the tele-
gram lately sent to the Richmond papers
from Washington by the agent of the ASso-
ciated Press, in which it was stated that
through the influence Of the Administration
he (Burgess) was to be made TO withdraw
and leave the field open-to Smith, He had
vet to learn that in accepting office he had
TO surrender his manhood; 1t was not in
the power of the Administration to force
him to withdraw from his candidacy, and
he was glad to be able to say
that he believed there was no such wish
from that direction. [Applause.] The
father of Hon. John Amber Smith, through
false impressions made upon the mind Of
the President, had once been appointed in
his place as Collector of Internal Revenue,
but his (Burgess) friends in the Admlnistra-
ton had corrected the error and restored
him, and he believed that he yet retained
their confidence and respect. Abiding to
Mr.. Smiths fear that the ciyl-rights bill
would bring on war Of races, Nr. Burgess
said while opposed to that bill as it now
stands he did not believe that any
act of Congress would bring on War of
races; but unhappily if such a thing should
occur, he would be found upon the side of
law and order. [Applause.l MIR. Smith had
seen fit at Louisa Courthouse, according to
the Dispo.ch's report, to assail all OF the
Burgess family. He would say that Of the
five brothers that came on to Virginia all ex-
cept himself were now dead; if MIR. Smith
could make anything by attacks upon him
self or upon his father, now seyenty-hYe
wears old, he was welcome to do it.
Mr.. /. u. sH1ELD, --..
who seems to be in demand on all occasions
with this wing of the party, was next called
upon to speak, and he did so with consider
able success. He compared the efforts OF
the "disorganizers in the party to the
dongs of men who would scutte fine ship
and sink to the bottom the noble structure
with all its officers and crew, passengers
and freight. His appeal was for peace, har-
mony, and unity with them Governor Walk.
er would meet with the popular condemna.
ton he deserved; without them his election
was assured.
TIE DIVISIONS IN THE RADICAL PARTY
ACTION OF THE RADICAL CITY COMMITTEE
The Radical City Committee, representing
the Burgess branch OF the party, have
adopted the following:
"Resolued, That this committee recognize
the validity of the call Of the late Republican
committee of this Congressional district for
the Convention of the 10th instant, and that
ne recognize the Convention of that date as
a lawful body, authorized to make nomlna-
tiops. elect committees, and transact tue reg
ular business OF the party.
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