The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-09-22
sERENApE TO GENERAL JOHNSON.
A Compliment from the Substantial
Men of Richmond.
Speeches by General Seytou Wise
Geneeat johnson. and Colonel
William n. Gilman.

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sioua! men of all classes. The First Regt-
ment band started from the Konservative
Kampaigu Klub's headquarters about 8
O'Clock, with that club and Company T, OF
the First regiment, In line. Company F
was for time, during the late war, with
General johnson In the Valley, and being
assembled for It's weekly drill was cor.
daily invited to take part by those having
the affair In charge. Up Ninth to Broad, up
Broad TO Third, and down Third to Frank
lin, the party marched to the residence of
General Johnson, corner OF Franklin and JET.
ferson streets. There considerable crowd
Including a number OF ladies', bad already as
sembled, and after a number of pieces bad
been played by the band General johnson
appeared at bis door, and
GENERAL PHTCoN WISE,
on behalf OF the serenaders, thus addressed
him:
General Johnson,--Tbe gentlemen who
appear on your threshold tonight represent
every class and calling among your fellow
citIzens-the professions, the substantial bu'
siness.mep, the >trades.people, and the arti.
san. They have asked me to speak the
purpose Of their assembly. We have come,
then, In friendly greeting and in ratI'
fcation Of the nominations Of the 4th Sep
tember. And if We had not come as
friends and neighbors might be expected
to do--feeling and expressing conf
dencc in you IS aiming to advance
our interests and to maintain our
bonor-we should at least have felt
il duty in this hour TO gather round you
az Conservative candidate. and to give you
the ardent assurance that, come what may,
We will stand by you with locked hands
and shields to bear you on, not to yoasr
victory: hut to the triumph OF the common
cause. (Applausel We recognize in all its
force the imprmatur of yonder Convention
of the 4th. 1t alone would entitle you to
our brayest following, our most gallant ef'
forts, if not the tact that in the hour
of supreme danger you read your duty
to bleeding South by the light oil
your own burning home, aud won your
spurs OF knighthooG from the hand OF
that best knight Of all the table round
Stouewall Jackson himself. [Applause
His own sgn-manual attests the tact. These
eyes have seen it, not in your house, out lar
away hence. while wandering, In the unoc'
cupied leisure of summer day, over the
yellow records Of our lost but cherished
cause. [Applause.]
We recognize The fact that you are placed
in a most solemn position. You bear 10
your bands until November Dext the flag and
the destinies OF the Conservative party. God
smite Us as crayens it We do not rally around
the one, and do not realize in glorious
victory the very height and depth OF the
truth of the other. After election. as
elected you will be, upon you, 10 coRJuDc
iion with your colleagues, will rest such is
nc hn orig I'll
responsibility in great measure OF determi'
ming the veal or woe of Virginia for many
long year of coming generatious-the veal
the credit, the prosperity that are to come
out of the payment Of our just debts, or The
woe that will surely follow when, with
bowed head and crouching gait. we can nc
longer look the creditors of Virginia fairly
and manfuly in the face. In such coDtlc
as this we will not consent to paralyze your
arm By questioning the purity of your
intentions or your capacity to strike
an effective blow. On the contrary, while
we say woe everlasting woe be on youl
or any head that. meanly lurking in oul
midst, will betray bis trust, his honor, anf
his home. Yet many broad palm OF nones
warmth and strength will bear him up who
as we believe you will, throws steady famt
Of light upon bis path of duty and direct:
himself to the permanent safety, honor, ane
welfare of Virginia. [Applause.]
GENERAL JOHNSON,
respopdipg to General Wise. and ip acknow
ledgemeut of the compliment, said
General, friends. and neishbors,-1 THANK
you from the bottom of my heart for this
manifestation of your sympathy, your friend
ship, your appreciation, and your respect
No man knows Till the times try him Wha
his friends are, and no man feels more thar
l how true and faithful they are to me. 4ol
stand by me in my honorable ambition tt
serve the public veal you support me II
nv efforts to maintain the public honor, ant
YOU forward my endeavor to advance the in
terests OF this hourisbiug city. Applause.
thank you, thank you again. Friend
ship so true deserves the best exertlons
heart and brain, and from me you shall nave
them.
Gentlemen, in the great providence o
God, which overlooks all the affairs or men
the virtues live and the VICES pas away.
Love, and charity, and patriotism, ano
good feeling grow and develop anc
extend themselves. Envy, and hatred
and malice die away with Whst the!
feed upon, disappointments disappear. ant
hope ever encourages human hearts ant
human eudeavors. So 1t will be with tht
feelings of this hour. All that is good vii
remain and grow stronger and more aiIper
vading; all that is bad will perish and pas
away with the passions which have excltet
them. i.
It is Gods law that it should be so. and j
is this law which hlnsses. and vlyities, anc
renders happy all men.
How true aud how necessary is this
mere polit cal and party agitations. Thel
are AS ephenerM as the mist, and the grea
sun OF patriotism bursts throuSh tDem
last to adorn and lnfuse life into sis oui
management of affairs. [Applause.J
The Conservative party, whose standard
bearer am now here IN this c.nyass, eXteno
far beyond this city and this State. IL rlse
in Maine and it marches TO victory 10 Caii
forna; next month 1t viii sweep ohio' an'
in November it VIII sweep over Penns' iva
pis. 1t &C ntrol.tWanty.two o States, ana Delo
new-year will govern thirty. Next year
marches to the possession Of this great GOV
erpment-the alliance of all good men TOT ID
protection OF all good people: ;,
On its 6aaner sit peace, and good-Wail, aDs
reconciliation and 1t drives out those "n!
encourage hatred. and revenge, and W-wiil
I" We cannot afford to let Virginia be out 0
that victorious line. ,We will bear her ban
ners full h.gh, s4dvanced in the very front o
the battle" and we will show the world tha
a. in 1900 she stood foremost 10 vindicatint
the liberties Of the citizens so 10 1876 vii
she be first ia restoring the purity Of th'
Government.
we cap have DO falling out here 10 Rteh
nopd. We will bury all private quarrel:
fox the good OF the public cause. and prove
that with US patriotism Is absye self-will. and
the public good far hey opd private feeling
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You have been good enough. sir, to refer