The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-06-02
cannot be anything else, and will do what
ever he can to serve the country.
REMARKS OF Mr. MARSHALL

cannot be anything else, and will do what
ever he can to serve the. country.
REMARKs OF Mr.. MARSHALL.
Mr.. Marshall was next called upon for O
speech. ~
Mr. Fox: Mr. Marshall, we want to know
where you are from?
Mr.. Marshall: am not on my native
soil, but am in my native State. / was
born in Piedmont, Virginia. Laughter
MIR. Marshall declared that he was plain,
practical man, who dealt in facts and figures
rather than in rhetoric or in compliments to
the ladies. Nevertheless, he said, this is a
land where the women are the prettiest and
wittiest, and therefore have an interest in
letters.
Mr.. Marshall gave many interesting facts
connected with the railway and letter-car-
rier service. He closed with patriotic re-
marks, congratulating the country upon the
era OF peace and goodwill, and expressed
the hope that the sections would be hrmly
united, and that we would soon cease to
think Of ourselves as men OF the South or
North, but only as citizens Of the glorious
land Of Washington.
THANKS RETURNED.
Mayor Darlington expressed the pleasure
he and the audience had experienced upon
hearing the very pleasant and instructive
speeches of the evening. He thought II
representatives of the National Govern
ment-such as those now here-had sooner
visited the South it would have been better
for US and for the whole country.
Mayor Darlington said the meeting would
now be pleased to hear from any OF the
businessmen Of Richmond who had views
to present.
General T. NJ. Logan offered the follow
ing:
Resolved, That joint committee Of seven
businessmen. be appointed by the chairman
Of this meeting to prepare resolutions, at
their leisure, expressing the wants and in
terests OF this city as regards mail facilities,
to be forwarded to the Postal Commission
at Washington; and to act as permanent
medium Of communication between the
business organizations Of the city and the
Postal Commission.
The resolution was adopted and the meet
ing adjourned.
| PERSONAL.
| Postmaster-General Key is tine-looking
man, OF dignifed manner and pleasing ad-
dress. His few remarks made last evening
were without oratorcal effort, but it is easy
to see that he is an accomplished public
speaker. Mr.. Hubbard, the chairman OF the
commission, seems to be thoroughly posted
in regard to the postal service, and no doubt
has had previous experience in that line.
He pronounced route "root " through the
greater part Of his speech. Towards the
last he laughingly said that that was the
way they called it in New England, but
down here he had ascertained that it was
pronounced "rout." This was only
one of the many things he had learned
in the South under the instruction OF his
good friend the Postmaster-General. Mr..
Hubbard presented all Of his points clearly
and fully in quiet, business-iike way. Mr..
Fox was the last Democratic Mayor OF
Philadelphia. He is iolly-looking gentle
man and talks we'll. Mr.. Bassctt dld not
speak. He has the reputation of being
gentleman OF line attainments. Mr.. Mar.
shall, while protesting that he was not ora
torically gifted, managed to "sandwich u
between his facts and figures some very
pretty sentiments. he was especially tender
in his illusions to the ladies.
After the adjournment OF the meeting
Governor Kemper and Mr.. Key went from
the hall arm in arm. The party had invita-
tions from friends to visit the Westmoreland
Club rooms.
The visitors will remain in the city unit
2 or 8 O'Clock to-day, and will visit suct
points as may have interest for them. The
Richmond committee proposes to give then
a lunch and to make sure that they spenG
their time here as pleasantly as possible.
The Darty 90 from here to Washington.