The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-10-15

Captain winston said that he felt for the
sufierngs Of the people, for he was in the
same boat and he was for more money.
Mr.. Anderson: But you want 1t redeemed
with coin !.
Captain Winston: Never mind you. I'll
speak to the planters, and convince them,
too, I hope.
COLONEL NEWMAN.
Colonel Newman had by this time be-
come very restive. He was heard grum.
bling about Winston. He didn't think 1t
right for that gentleman to thus gloriously
nave the way for General Joe Johnston.
| But now Captain Winston was ready to IN
troduce him, and lie stepped forward MINI
bly,. He went into position on the court
house steps, but in respoDe to the demand:
"Git UP higher. Kurnel," the Colonei
mounted small! table. 1t was narrow
platform for one so big to stand upon, Col
opel Newman confessed, but still 1t was
stronger one (many thought) than he was
used to. Colonel Newman informed the
crowd that be had been followed from Rich
mond by about twenty lawyers and major
generals, and that he would have to fight
them alone. But that [Iike little Phil.
Sheridanl he wasn't afraid. He lamented
that that eloquent son Of Chesterfield.
Dr.. Chiles, having almost blown bis lungs
out in the cause, could not be present"
Colonel Newman spoke for an hour and
quarter, showing thereby that he had read
many ratic-Greenbackers' speeches
that he had gathered from them freely; thas
he was In great terror OF the ten or
twenty Richmond lawyers (Iessrs. Wise
and Stlles); that he had an exalted opinion
OF the Richmond Dispatch; and that he
was ready to shed, not blood, but tears oil
sympathy. for the farmers whose places
are mortgaged-whose old homes are about
to pass into new hands-and for the laborers
who are unemployed. He proposed as
remedy for all these ills -GREENBACKs.
WHAT THE COLONEL WANTS.
Said the gallant Colonel: General John
ston says he is in favor OF giving us plenty
of money, but he spoils that by saying he
wants it redeemable in gold. This is one
OF the grandest humbugS ever proposed
Why, there isn't enough coin to redeem one
third OF the present amount of currency.
But for The word 'redeemable' in General
Johnston's letter OF acceptance should
have remained in retirement. But, seeing
that, conceived it to be my duty to come
forward and expose the fraud"
But while Colonel Newman confessed that
he would issue greenbacks upon the credtt,
not upon the gold, OF the nation, he denied
that he would print them in illimltable
amounts. Two thousand millions was MS
figure, to be reached in gradual approaches
The Colonel pitched into the newspapers
1t seemed to do him good. He denounced
gold as a mere sunshine friend which dis.
| reared at the first sign of trouble. So he de-
lighted himself. He excused himself for not
being in the late war on account OF engross
| ing duties IN the Senate, where lie claimed
that he carried every measure he proposed
&C., &C. lie ridiculed the Democratic party
NO WARRIOR AMI.
Said the Colonel, when he ha0 waxed into
his most eloquent and poetical strain: Il
you want warrior to go to Congress tt
represent you. take General Johnston. L
YOU want one who sympathiZcs and feels fol
YOU, take me. Ii you want union o1
bayonets, vote for my distinguished com
petitor. II you want union of hearts, vote
for me-" .s.EU ..-.... w..
And so on.
Colonel Newman was quite warmly ap
plauded at times. He called himself the
farmers candidate, and he spoke quite en-
Enthusiastically about his claims. lie hat
bushels of figures and yards Of facts. None
OF them which were good were new.
AT the end of his hour and quarter
when stime" was called, the Colonel pro
tested that be was not half through; that
in fact, he could talk in that way for week
but he Welded, nevertheless, and got doWr
from the little table gracefully as possible.
SPEECH OF GENERAL JOE JOHNSTON.
Captain Winston introduced as cone
whose name is as familiar as household
words, not only in our State, but through
out the Union and over the civilized world
Yireinia's illrlstriouS son "-General 10
seph E. Johnston. [Great cheers.]
General Johnston declined to mount thai
shaky-lookiug little table. He stood on tht
courthouse steps and raised his voice 81
that all could hear him. His first two sen
tences made Colonel Newman very uncom
Portable. Said the General: The gentle
man whom you have Just heard says il yol
desire a subiugator send me to, Congress-.
trust that you will believe that the man who
gave his services and his fortune, and some
OF his blood, to protect you from the in
yaders is at least as deserving as one wh'
never did either. [Applause and laugh
at expense of Colonel NeWman.]
General Johnston then proceeded to eX
plain where Colonel Newman had miSrepre
seuted his position. ssHe hasn't the slight
est foundation for what he says" is the wa
the General mildly denied whole group o
misstatements.
THE CONsERvATIvE-DEMOCRAT PARTY.
alt is well known" said General John
ston, "that the Democratic party to whlc
in Washington we Virginia Conservative
, belong be is to be depended upon to afford u
, all the relief which legislation is capable OF
, Whatever is possible to be done in tha
, direction they will do as soon as they secur
the mower. He lNewman1 cites the matte
, of contraction as the sole cause OF the trou
, bes we now endure. II you consider mo
; ment YOU will find that the causes begal
fifteen years ago. They were consequen
upon a great war and the paralysis Of in
dustries, and then the unjust and tyrannica
!, legislation Of our conquerers. Our onl
mode OF redemption is TO make a part
strong enough to unseat the Radicals. Tha
: is why I claim that the preservation OF th
Democratic party is the greatest work W
can undertake"
PROSPECTS.
Further on General Johnston said: "W
are held down by four or five obnoxiou
laws. II you will make the TWO houses o
, Congress Democratic, and elect the mex
President, all these laws will be taken from
the statute-books. The protective taril
which my antagonist advocates is 81
formed as to protect northern manufac
lures, and thus heavily taxes the South ant
West. It is this unwise tariff which neces
states the present odious internal-revenu
system to supply the deficiency in the reve
nue. caused by the prohibition Of many Eu
ropean imports. The most extortionate taz
OF all is the tobacco tax" [Cries, "Thap
so.'1 General Johnston then showed how
this tax upon our great staple operated t.
the disadvantage OF our people.