Wilmington journal., 1876-08-04
GOV. VANCE AT HIS OLD HOME!
1900 Peopiefn AItend1nce-Enth
stasm Beyond Description For
Zebulon Hg. Vance.

1900 PcopieIn Attendnnce-Enth
Zebnlon Hs. Vance. . Is
From the Asheville Expositor.l
i We hasten to go to press this (Sai
urday) evening after the most inter
esting and enthusiastic discussion
ever had in the county of Buncombe
At IL O'Clock Gov. Vance was es
corted by the Tilden and Vance Gin
TO the spacious chapel of the Femal
College, which was densely packed ol
floor and gallery, and every conceiv
able place was occupied by an cage
thrOng.
Judge Settle opened the debate il
quite dignified AID chaste style, an(
occupied his time of one hour and
half; but we must confess that we die
not expect such an entire failure on th'
part of Judge Settle to meet the issues
of the Canvass, the time being mos
exclusively devoted to questions
growing out of the late war, which
in no sense. were relative to the grea
questions before the people. Th.
| whole point in the effort of Settle wa.
to rouse the prejudices of the people
| growing out of the war. and out of the
i
We had never. before heard the wal
record of Governor Vance i'll his detail
but having heard it, we think that in
stead of injuring Governor Vapce. il
will show him not only an honest, de-
voted patriot, but brave soldier and Il
| al ate sman almost without an equal al
| this time. Judge Settle failed to show
that Governor Vance had ever done q
single official act during the war, while
acting ali Governor. but what was his
duty rs n sworn officer, and that his
whole efforts were to discharge his
| duty faithfully as an officer. We feel
assured that the people are now satis-
fed that man who could mske such
a model Governor during a period of
| war could certainly be trusted in time
of peace.
When Gov. Vance came upon the
stand we never witnessed such hearty
and almost uncomfortable enthusiasm.
Almost the first word uttered by him
struck the crowd as though some un-
seen power had electrified them be-
yond control. Gov. Vance was affected
almost beyond utterance at this greet
ing from the people among whom he
had grown from boyhood.- Numbers
wore melted to tears as the Governor
rose in eloquent and pathetic strains
at meeting this scene at his old home
the welcome of those who not only
admire but love this noble specimen
of an honest man, he having done
his duty nobly under nil the terrible
scenes of the past. He referred
to these grand association of
ideas which brought back to his mind
the scenes of childhOol--tllo same
grand old mountains ravishrd his WIS.,
ion, and the same dashing rivulets
from the thousand hilisidea enchanted
his ear. while hundreds of smiling and
approving faces carried back the
speaker through scenes which made
impressions indescribable.
AS for argument we have never
heard such n thorough, convincing
and powerful arraignment of radical
ism fro u its infancy to the present day,
as was done in Gov. Vance's speech
to-day. We will not attempt to follow
the argument. Time and capacity
would fail us. aud to those who heard
it the effort would be unsatisfactory.
The results are obvious. Tt is now
thought Buncombe will give Gov.
Vance l, 200 majority in November.
VANCE AND SETTLE AT ASHVILLE.
[ReporteI for the Sentinel
AsHEvILLE, July 20. 1876.
Vance and Settle spoke at Asheville
to-day to an audience of over two thou
sand people. The enthusiasm of the
democrats was immense, and Vance's
victory was mcre splendid than the
most sanguine among us expected.
Prominent radicals admit that Vance
is an over-match for Settle. [ predict
that the latter will not continue these
joint discussions much longer, but will
soon find some pretext togo it alone"
Settle devotes one hour or more of his
speech to Vance's war record. He will
not make vote by parading that glo-
rious record. The people. after learn
ing how we'll Vance did his duty in
the stormy years of the war, will only
be the more willing to trust him in
time of peace. Vance would not
be put on the defensive by Set
ties feeble attacks. On the con-
trary, he arraigned the radical
leaders for their frauds and corrup-
ton in a way that was awfnlly terrible.
II section of the internal regions had
been let loose on Settle, he would not
have writhed more than he did.
really thought it would kill him. And
as for the revenuers, ''red-.!cgged
grasshoppers, AS Vance called them,
they got the very, well, he blew
them clear mp, hair and hide. Settle
could make no reply to this onslaught,
except that Joe Turner had said so ar /
so about prominent Democrats. There
upon Vance said Joe Turner was good
authority, and proceeded to quote
few things Joe had said about Settle,
to the latter's great annoyance.
BY the way, was much gratified at
the kind terms in which Vance refer
red to Turner's services to the demo-
cratic party. [ am sure if Mr.. Turner
had heard it he would have appreciated
it under the circu instances.
You may set down Buneombe for
800 Cat leasD majority for the demo
cratic ticket all around. We will have
no independents" west of the Blue
Ridge. DEMOCRAT.
From the Charlotte Observer
A gentleman of this city, who was
in Asheville on Saturday last, and
heard the discussion between Cover
nor Vance and Judge Settle, arrived
home last evening, and gives q glow
ing account of the debate. A large
crowd was present. Judge Settle
made the first speech. confining him
self almost altogether to Vance's war
record. In the reply Governor
Vance fayed him mercilessly, and
drew down upon him the derision OF
the assemblage. Our informant,
gentleman who has heard Gov. Vance
often. says this was the most bril-
liant and DO gerful speech he ever
heard from him. He arraigned the
republican party for its numerous
crimes, tore the mask from the face OF
Judge Settle, and achieved G lorious
victory. The republican candidate
realized, too, the defeat which he had
sustained. and hung his head in
shame. 1t is said that if it had not
been known that Governor Vance