The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-10-01
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n2. This has been fesd-d aysln ,Soutu.G
Rive. district. The CONSERVATIVE Cnnp VI
30. rf3eld having made arrangements 10 nave
:. barbecue on this day, Q general infi,ss.os
was given. TWAS announced at Ma5oi
w. i. G.. Gregory, DR.. Curry, anu o.n ls..
sneakers would be present. AT On early
hnnr ti,e soyereigns began to assemble. and
Continued to pour IN from all quarters untli
there were some eight hundred or one tnou-
sand nersons on the grounds in grove
near Fairfield. DR.. Curry failed 70 COME
hn. Major Gregory; Captain j. 81. h. Fig.
eos onr candidate for the Senate; Colonel
William A. Anderson and j. u. A. GioDs'
orr candidates for the lower House, were
nresent. The agitating Mozart Wolfgang-
ore NOT having any spokesman on ehe
oround. the time was divided out between
Major Gregory and -~------
CAPTAIN FIGGAT. ~.----
r. was arranged that the latter was to
srook fret then have dinner, after which
Maior Gregory would close the days pro-
ceedinps. After Captain Figgat had been
sneak,ns about an hour there was nootlng
and hurlahing raised on the outskirts OF the
woods, and pretty soon the yeritabe Jim
Frazier. escorted By John Gibson, Repu-
diafor, and followed by some twenty OF as
hard-lookiug specimens as this county al
fords, with J. j. Lady bringing up the rear,
came marching down to the speakers stand.
! II was soon very evident that the woff gar"
had come for the purpose OF creating ais
turbance; but owing to the temperance
and wise counsel on the part OF Conserve.
tiyes the day passed off without any general
or serious disturbance. Captain figga'
smoke for about an hour and three quarters,
and delivered most excellent speech In
support OF the law as it now is and aSa!ns'
anv further agitation OF the debt question
His speech was we'll received, and AFTER It's
close numbers expressed themselves pleasee
with his sound views and very sensible re-
marks.
At the close of Captain Figgat's address;
recess OF three quarters OF an hour "a'
taken for dinner. The table having been
arranged in the grove close to the speakers
stand, the audience were invited to come
IN and partake of the numerous goot
things that bad been provided by the fail
ladies OF the Deighborhood. regret to re
cord that some of the MoZarters showed
they did not know how to behave even a
q table, and in The presence Of ladies, an.
more than outside, although they were IN
Yited guests.
During recess an arrangement was mad
by MessrS. Anderson and Gibbs TO divid
| time with Frazier and Lady, as they though
their side should be heard-upon Wha
ground cannot magazine, as this was
| Conservative barbecue, gotten up by th
| Conservatives for the benefit OF the Consor
vative nominees. But in order to proven
their saying they were dealt with unfairly
time was divided, allowing each spcake
| twenty minutes.
NR. GIBBS
! led of, and for the short space OF tim
allotted made an excellent speech, shown
that we were legally and morally bound t
pay the State debt, and that unless we me
the moral obligation that kind Providenc
wouldn't smile upon us. Mr.. Gibbs wa
followed by
MR.. FRAZIER,
who tried hard to play tie "phunny pheI
low,'' and put in his twenty minutes with
out using any argument, simply because,
suppose, he had no argument TO Use.
MIR. ANDERSON,
who spoke next, gave Mr.. Frazier crcdi
for two arguments. which. he says he al
WAYS uses. One was that Mr.. Gibbs dlt
not get killed during the war and the othe
that Mr. Anderson voted for the fuudln!
Dlll III 1Cils 1u1' huuNiSoh > "PS">' v"
listened to attentivelv by in appreciHtiv
audience. and frequently did the wrlki!
ring with cheers for Billy Anderson. Their
followed the little Major" Poor Lady
thy race is run. RequieScat in pace.
MeSsrs. Editors. you remember that at
marriage at Cana Of Galilec the master o
the feast said TO the bridegroom. Ever,
man at the beginning doth set forth g0ot
wine; and when men have well drunk, ther
that which is worse; but thou hast kept th'
good until now" SO now, whilst the otheI
speeches were good, what shall say Of tht
Incompatible speech OF
| MAJOR GREGORY?
The ladies had feasted him at the table, ant
now he was going to return thanks. Ant
nobly did he do it. Soon after he arose
some OF the gang got banjo and attempted
to disturb him; hut he soon put a quetus
to that and all attempts OF the kind by adj
ministering few scathiug rebukes that the
recipients ought not soon to forget. lie
then proceeded to deliver one OF the best
| stump-speeches il has ever been my privi-
| lege to listen to. How long he spoke can
not tell, but when he closed the day was
nearly gone.
The Conservative cause gained by The
days proceedings, many persons being dis
gusted with the part played by tie Other
party. Everything is hopeful and bright
| Yours, &c, Il.