The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-08-23

THE PRESIDENT INTRODUCES POsTMAsTER-GES-
| ERAL KEY.
CONCORD. n. H.. August 22.-Ihe fresl-
dent in speech to-day said "NoW, whlle
we have had in the past distrust between
sections, alienation, the hostility OF bad
hood. believe. nevertheless, that with the
cause removed the old harmony and con-
cord NAV return ferries Of Good y, and be-
I;eve II viii return: and / believe in adopt
inc measures that will make 1t return speed
ilv rannlause. and cries OF " Good."] Then
I dci1bt not that in the main We agree as to
the most needfuI thing to be done, ana
orr ONLY difference is upon measures
bv which we are to accomplish that end ;
and this must decline altogether to dis
cuss-rT, aupbter1-and so now let me in
troducr to vou a gentleman who is some
what responsible for my plumbers, and it is
a Measure TO have somebody to lay them on.
In TIM" first place. there is gentleman from
the Sontb. who. tits said, captured good
nat,Ired man from Ohio. Well, can't say
sure about that There may be something
in if. but r thought then that we captured
him. He was very much in error during
four wears, and his error continued up 10
last November, for, az l nave been telling
audiences, he made bad mistake In Young
against me in November last: and YET,
upon the whole, he seems TO De very
honest man, and that Is one thing
that seems to disturb men IN poll
tics. There are so many men VINO wore
wrong. He has become better very fast.
As told the people up there, il you keep
him among YOU u week or two he will be rs
GOOD a Republican as you can furnish. So
now ! introduce to you Postmastcr-General
Key. [App!ause.]
Postmaster encral Key said: "Fcllow-
citizens, the President OF the United States
is fortunate in having some gentleman
upon whom he can lay his errors.
appear before you to-day with some
embarrassment, ] confess. I remember
three wears ago, away down in tennessee
Mt the town where I lived Chattanooga,
I heard discussion in regard to this state,
and T came I'D to see how much truth there
was in that discussion. One OF our distin-
guished citizens General PIERCE was then a
candidate for President, and amongst others
I was a Democrat thcn) I supported him.
There met at our town an immense mass
meeting OF both parties.
One OF the speakers advocated the cleo
ton OF General Scott and one General
Pierce. A Wing speaker insisted that New
HAMPSHIRE was 4 very bad State, and that
General Pierce was responsible FOR that
state OF affairs. He said that there were re-
ligious intolcranccs-that by the Con>tltu-
ton Of New Hampshire the Roman Catho-
lies were not allowed to hold office. He
went on to say that this was one OF the thir-
teen colonies d the original States Of the
Union. The reply OF the Democratic
orator was that the Wing speaker was
entirely mistaken; that New Hampshire
was not one of the old colonies or one OF
the old States. [Laughter.] The postmaS-
fer OF our city being supposed to be the
most learned man OF the place, was APP
pcaled to, and he proved that the Demo-
cratic speaker was right [applausel, and that
New Hampshire was Il new State: and nat
satisfied the Democratic party and the peo-
pie generally. They thought that As the
Wing speaker was mistaken in one thing
lie was mistaken in all. Now, my friends.
came up here expecting to see an old
State: but everywhere have seen evidence
of your thrift and prosperity, and l am not
sure but that the Democratic speaker was
right. You move like young men: like
active men ; like men who are determined
to mark out destiny, and glorious
destiny at that. 1t is true, as the
President has kindly said, few mo-
ment's since, that was down in my own
State supporting, to the best OF my humble
abilities, the election of another to the presi-
dency OF the United States, and l suppose
that no man was more surprised than when
his Excellencv asked me to take a seat in
his Cabinet. l supposed, my friendS-and
this feel ought to sav-that such step
might not hurt me great deal, but
it might be ruin to him. Laughter.]
I supposed the Republican party Of the
North would say, sWhat has this President,
whom we have done SO much to elect, gone
and taken that old fellow, who has been
from his earliest infancy Democrat, and
who in later days was 4 rebel, and put
him into his Cabinet for!' I supposed, my
friends land I am serious when say it).
that all through the North there would
be burst OF indignant disappr0ral,
for il was certainly unusual. | have
been gratified to see that the greater
part of the North have accepted that APP
pointment Of his in far different feeling.
and | have felt satisfied from the beginning
that it was an expression OF the sentiment
OF the people OF the North that they were
tired of this sectional spirit. and wished
it to be forever buried. Cries OF Good;
that's SOL Now, my friends, the men
from these States assisted in establishing
our Government and our Constitution; but
soon after we had entered upon our career
of national greatness they entered into 4
controversy on the subject of slavery. !
propose not to enter into the reasons OF this
controversy, but state to you now that it is
unfortunate that it ever existed; 1t Is for
tunate it is ended. There are men at the
South. regret to say, who have lived on this
controversy and are sorry is ended. There
are people at the South who are tired OF it.
They accept the Constitution in good faith
all the Constitution. with the amendments
and are willing to stand by them. and die
bv them, il need be. Applause.] We are
il free people. The great chaSm which has
separated the North and South has been
closed forever, and no slaves exist in this
broad land OF ours. This is Il cause OF con-
GRADUATION as much to the people OF the
southern States as to the people OF the
North, and, my friends. let me ask you
everywhere for Us to seek for qlarrels, II
ouarrels we must have, elsewhere, and let
these sectional issues be buried forever.
[Applause.]
The Pennsylvania Democratic Con-
yentIon.
SPEECH Of HON. Mr.. sTESGER YESTERDAY, &C.
HARRISBURG, August 22.-The Hon. Mr..
Stenger. who it may be remembered made
a strong speech against the halt-milllon sub
sidv to the Centennial Exposition, which,
it is fair to say, has been paid back, is per-
manent chairman of the Democratic Con-
vention. He said:
Gentlemen Of the Conventional