The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-10-08
The New United States Senator from
Missouri -,..... g., as.f
TWO PICTURES OF HIM.

..- Missouri -.,.t..... g., 81.
TWO PICTURES OF HIM. r.
f.. The first is BY the st. Louis Times:
The appointment Of David FL. Armstrong
as senator from Missouri has been received
in this community with profound surprise.
and outside of the gent!eman's immediate
friends with profound regret. 1t might be
doing him an injustice to say that he is to-
tally unfit for the place, but most assuredly
he has not the high qualities which senate.
rial functions require. Neither have his
seyices to the State been OF such a char
acter as to call for his appointment by
way of reward. The dignity OF Missouri,
the dignity Of the Executive Office, and the
highest welfare of the Democratic party,
have been alike disregarded in this matter
by Governor Phelps. Broad public con-
siderations have not weighed at all with
him. He has been actuated by personal
motives exclusively. Mr.. Armstrong is the
ground alone, with all that such contiden-
tial relations imply, has received the APP
pointment. ~. :. e.. q. .s'
THE SECOND IS MADE IN A SPEECH BY COLONEL
e. NAT. CLAIBORNE.
He said that he had concluded to retire
from the political arena and from speech
making, but when the news reached him
that the Governor had appointed to the va
can't senatorial chair OF the United States
the old and tried champion, David Fl. Arm
strong, the old feeling came over him, and
he could not resist the temptation to come
down town and participate i'll the serenade.
In the days gone by, when the news came
that Lee had surrendered his army, an OLD
friend of the speakers, who was lying SICK
and wounded, exclaimed, :" Let GaDrlel
sound his trumpet; I am ready to go
When the speaker heard through the col
umns Of the press, few days since, that
Mrs. Rutherford B. Hayes, wife OF the
President Of the United States, had been
presented to the populace at Louisville by
Governor Wade Hampton, OF South Caro-
ing, h"Peace has come!'' [Checrs.l
When yesterday afternoon he sat at
home the news reached him that the
sterling Governor OF Missouri had APP
pointed to the United States Senate, in the
place. OF the late lamented Senator Bogy,
that grand old war-borse OF Democracy,
David 81. Armstrong, he exclaimed to his
wife and children: CHOW am ready to
hear the sound OF Gabriel's trumpet !"
[Cheers. -, -. ..,..,.....,..l.s. ).
The appointment OF Colonel Armstrong
meant business, and it meant business to
the Democratic party. Armstrong was q
man who never flinched in; his duty to the
party or to the great principles OF Democ-
racy. 1t was pleasant to look back to the
days when Armstrong displayed his. cour-
age in speaking out for the truths OF De
mocracy, at q time, too, when such express
sion meant the Gratiot-Street prison; old
Dave never finched. [Cheers.l The speaker
had never stepped aside but once, and
that was in favor of the left wing.
[Laughter.1 He had never seen Colo
nell Armstrong smile but once In his
life, and that was upon the present occa-
sion. a voice in the crowd: {" 1t Is enough
to make anybody SMILEY [Roars of laugh
teri Whatever might be said Of Dave, the
man did not live who could say. that Dave
was not as true to the Democratic, party as
the needle is to the mariners compass. He
was true in all things, honest In politics,
firm, reliable, Independent, trustworthy,
courageous, and straight man out and out.
That was the man for. Office, and Dave was
Just that man, or: the good Governor
would not have appointed him. The
Democracy had reason ~ to be proud
Of. the men in the gnbernatoriai and senate
rial chairs, for they,Here straightouttD eme-
cratsso ECheers. l,nEhe speaker knYw the
Governor OF Missouri well; he used to
drink whiskey -ott- OF the -samH tug with
him, land she rememb erad that Ii had d corn.
bob Stopper, 70 Nv hoeYer drank Wh3Hkey out