The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-10-11
lC,LAY.wARD RALLY.
The Conservative Meeting at Bienner's
Park Last Night.

Y
Park Last Might.
SPEECHES FROM MESSRS. W. L. ROYALL-
DON p. HALsEY, j. NJ GREGORY, AND G.
X. MACoN-COLONEL NEWMAN NOT ON
HAND IN CONSEQUENCES OF "A NIsUNDER-
STANDING COLONEL NEwMAN's RECORD
AS DETAILED BY GENERAL McCAUsLAND.
The first city Conservative meeting OF the
congressional canvass was held last Dfght at
Blcnner's Park, in Clay Ward. The at
tendance was very fine one, considering
that the population OF that vicinity is By no
means dense. The Fairgrounds were
gaily lighted by Chinese lanterns, and
before proceedings were commenced there
was a liberal display of fireworks and a
most industrious firing Of small but re-
markabIy loud-mouthed cannon.
Mr.. John +. Meredith, the ward superir-
tendert, called the meeting to order, and
announced that General Z. Lindsay Walker
had been selected as chairman. =
General Walker, in. assuming the chair
manship, returned thanks. de begged that
order should be preserved in the meeting
during the discussion between that gallant
old chieftain General Johnston and the In
| dependent candidate.
He then introduced General Johnston,
who was received with lusty cheers.
| GENERAL JOE JOHNSTON.
| General Johnston said he regretted that
| he was suffering from severe sore throat
| in consequence of his speech ut Manchester
"Wednesday night, and that it would be i'm
| possible for him to speak even few minutes.
| lie had only come to greet his friends,
and. saying that, would make way for gen.
tlemen who would be heard, he knew, with
pleasure.
General Walker regretted that physical
disability prevented our s!andard-bcarer
from addressing this large meeting, but it
was his pleasure to present gallant repre-
sentative Of hinl-Mr. William l.. Royal. +
Mr.. W. l.. RoYALL.
Mr.. Royall spoke OF the necessity to the
people of Virginia Of preserving the organ
ization Of the Conservative party as means
of preserving them from Radical rule. En-
larging upon this, he showed how useless
any member OF Congress would be sent
there to cooperate with neither OF the two
great parties that divide Congress. He had,
he said. for all practical purposes, as we'll be
cat in purgatory without claws.
He next called attention to the fact that
unless Mr.. Newman was for issuing green
back in such quantities as to cause them 10
be deprecated in value that there was no
difference whatever between General john
ston and himself; that General Johnston,
according to his letter, was for issuing any
amount OF ereenbacks demanded by the
business interests OF the country, so that
they were never issued in such quantities
dol NJ h1pES
| less flour or corn than one dollar Of gold.
He contendcd. therefore. that tue only ques-
ton that any voter bad to determine was
which Of the two men would he vote for,
General Joseph E. Johnston or Mr.. w. w.
| Newman. .,..
He asked, who is this Mr.. Newman? He
comes before the voters of this district rs
the nominee of the Bobtai HoXsey Conven-
ton, held in some obscure corner OF the
CITY OF Richmond, composed OF three SELF
constituted delegates from the county OF
Chesterfield, three self-constituted dele
gates from the city of Manchester, three
| from the county OF Henrico, three from the
county Of Caroline, three from the county
Of Hanover, none from the county OF Lou
isa, and eighteen from the city OF hlch-
in all-representlnS no.
body but themselves, and run by i. W.
HoXsey B. w. HoXsev, lately United States
district attorney for this district, and Judge
Bonds acknowledgement, one OF the most
radical Black Republicans in the State, sent
here by the Federal Government to prose
cute the voters Of this district as kukluXes
before Judge Bond, and to send them
under never-ending sentences to the Al
banv pcn;tentiary rs kukIuxes, and for
interfering with "the frecdman'S right
OF sutlrage'; B. w. HoXscy, too, running
Il convention representing party OF whom
Benjamin +. Butler is the high preist and
apostle-Ben. Butler, lie said, who will live
forever in the history of our war as the
solitary soldier who ever gained the sobrl-
auet OF g 'BeaSt"; Ben. Butler, that valiant
warrior who could strike terror into the
hearts OF helpless prisoners; Ben. Butler,
who inslllted and detained your women
and pundered and murdered your old men
and children. MyfIendS. said he, take care
how YOU join party led by Ben. Butter.
However seductive its principles appear, il
YOU don't mind you will wind up by steal
ing spoons.
Continuing, he said II you are to deter
mine which of the two men you Will have
to speak and act for you in the future by
determining which OF the two have best
acted for YOU in the past, look to the record
OF the two men. When General Johnston
resigned his high and lifelong position in
the United States army TO come here and
cast his fortunes with you upon the issue OF
4 doubtful war, where was Newman then
Hunting ont some safe place for protection
from the storm that he saw approaching.
When General Jobnston was exposing his
pels son on every battlefield for you and your
homes. where was Newman then SheteriDg
his carcass from danger here in this city, in
the Canitol OF thee State, behind the seat ol
4 States senltor. When General Johnston
lay upon the bloody field OF Seven Pines,
amidst crashing shot and bursting shells,
with one shoulder shattered and three OF
his ribs fractured, where was Newman
then! Dodging about amongst those gal.
liant soldiers from his own part OF West
Virginia whose chance did not throw them
near the scene OF action, denloralizing them
with his whimpers aud complaints, and beg
ging them TO send him back, for protection,
for another term to the Senate OF Virginia.
When General Johnston was here conf
handing the armies Of nation and fixing
the attention OF the civilized world upon him.
self. where was this Tittlebat Titmouse OF
Virginia politicians then? Dodging, and
shirking, and hiding his head under every
cover he could find that would shelter bin
from the performance Of that military SER
vice which rs young and able BODIED man
he owed to his country. l know he claims
that he was in the State Senate during the
war, and that it was his duty to stay there
and represent the people; but that wont
do. 1t was his duty to have resigned that
place and gone TO the field, and let those
who are incapacitated by age or intirmities
TO perform military services till the Senate.
! IInnn my SOIL. my friends, think this man