The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-05-25


let them vote for the Rambler. III; had been
stated that he had wished to- combine. the
black and white gentlemen OF. Richmond
against the low Irish and Dutch. Hemieh.
have said it had he been: fool, but he de-
nonnced the man who started the report as
an infamous liar. -. ~. s. ..l5s
He honoref the chiyalrous Hishman and
the honest German as much as any OF Vir-
ginia's citizens. He knew none SO low as
the leading advocates OF the g Peoples
party" 1t had been stated that his friends
had insulted Bishop Gibbons. On Mayor
Keiiey's word he denounced the report al
false but some people would rather tell O
lie on six months time than tell the truth
Tor cash. He was temperance man, as he
had been accused. He .crammed his views
down no mans throat.
He had said he would see justice done the
negro, and any honorable man would. Mr..
Smith had endeavored to wrest the words
from their meaning to use rs an argument
with the white people. he had nothing to
say against Mr.. Smith personally, certainly
not behind his, back. He urged them to
vote for the entire ticket for the safety OF
Richmond, the welfare Of Virginia, and the
good OF the whole country.
OTHER SPEECHES.
Mr.. Darlington Caben spoke, as Mr. Kei-
ley said, to tell them why the voters OF the
primary election should stand by the nomi-
nees. ~
Mr.. John Wise was next introduced. He
said that for reasons OF his own he had
thought it best to keep silence, but at Colo
mel Carrington's request he had changed his
mind. and he now spoke for the successful
men OF the late primary election, and he did
it because it was a square primary election,
and good, free, krlock-down. and drag
out fight, without any cheating. He had
voted for Colonel Darlington, but If he had
thought that there was any combination of
men opposing Mayor Kelley for his religion
he would have voted for him. An accident
had arisen in Richmond. That accident
was John A. Smith. He was the only man
in Virginia who had gotten any good out Of
the Greeley campaign.
John A. Smith reminded him, in his pres
ent position, of the crow that stuck pea
cocks feather in his tail and called itself a
bird of Paradise.
He predicted for John Amber, like that
Nantucket whalcr, can elegant sail, but
nary whale" John Amber had gone to
Congress by accident, and had estranged
his own party without conciliating his op-
ponents.
He spoke handsomely Of Captain Tyler,
who fought till the bottom dropped out OF
the concern. Hc had been a good soldier,
and a longer-headed one than some others.
Looking back at the past, he knew it had
been blunder not to have surrendered at
Petersburg and have saved the lives of our
brave boys. The retreat from Petersburg
had been at q time when Pickett's division
had been swept from the field; when Ma
homes brigade, that had never turned back
in the face of the foe, was driven back !;
when A. P. Hill fell sweltering in the midst
of his men, and they knew not where to find
another commander.
Addresses were also made by Captain
Charles F. Taylor, Messrs. James Woody,
r. b. Berkeley, George D. Wise, W. S. Gil
man, Colonel John II. Guy, Captain J. H.
Chamberlayne, Captain James NJ. Tyler, Mr..
William Lovenstein, and MI. James P. Co
wardin; after which the meeting adjourned.