The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-10-14
Grand Conservative Rally In Hus-
chester.

sfEL'HES OF HON. JOHN GOODE iEn MAJO
JOHN W. DANIEL GREAT ENTHUSIASM, &c.
The Conservatives OF Manchester in fayo
Gi the honc>t settrment OF the pubIic del!
had large and enthusiastic rally last nigh
In front OF the coGrt-hcn.e Eoeiker-s ;t,I
brass band furnished music. and our fairc.
ladies honored and graced the OCCASION ,eitl
thefr presence. \ anmber o? persons aIst
attended from Richmond and Chesterfield
county.
Henry 4. Jordan- Esq, city superntc,s
dent, presided, with thirty-six yicc-presr
denis from. the four city wards and foul
! from the county Of Chesterfield. The vice.
! presidents embraced the most rTomincn. OF
jaIlr ciflZens III every profession and branch
! OF business.
! About 80 ?. VI. Tie meeting was called
20 order ly superintendent Henry \. .Jor-
| dan, at wh1se request Mr., James \. Cen
Try, one "f the city canVa-aerS, 5ratluccd,
with appropriate remarks. Is the first speak
! er, Hon. John f:Ondc, OF Norfolk, who was
received with great applause.
Mr.. Goode began by saying he, did no.
feel himself stranger here. but \ Viz
%!nlan among Fiyginian>. and. abG1e all, 4
Conservative in opposition to that new par
" formed ut the instance ri William Ma
hone at Mozart Hall in February last.
The speaker went on to eNpia;n how
much OF the debt had been funded. and
stated that it was, an agreement from which
there WIS no appeal. It was coEIract to
pay money as binding on State. IS an in
diyidnai. and We cnuM not repeal it il we
would. DO these .iciiators propose'aaother
revolution? Alv voice is for peace. am
for bowling TO the judgment Of our honora.
bic and IGNORED Court OF Appeals.
Ii we owe the debt and it is in ouy power
to par it, it should be puid to the uttsrmost
farthinG and we certainly do owe Il. Vir-
cnil borrowed 23S, S,00h000. This money
WAS expended for the deaf and dub,h and
insane a>ytuns, for the Washington monu-
mcnt, for the enlargement Of the University
and the Military Institute, and the balance
in rlank-rnadS, macadamsZed roads, and in
extending our great lines OF Internal i'm
proyementS.
An agreement has been made by which
the debt can be settled honorably and salts
fictoriy and within the present r,ycnuts
Of the State. y majority OF Rcadiuster>
were elected to the Leg isliilIre, and a bill
was passed which Governor Holiday ye5ned
bcca'l>c it Was unconstitutional. 1Ir.
Goodies aiu>iOn to Governor Holiday was
greeted with immense applause.
The last Legislature passed tho McGul-
loch bill, wh!ca was Il just and equitable
settlement.
Mr.. Goodc then alluded to the cry that
Virginia was not the same Virginia shat
contracted the debt. Why, then. is the
present Elronil collecting ii! the past debts
due Gntc-bciiu1D Virginia, including Il c!aim
nf 81 ,JGO,OG0 for money advanced in the
war OF 1872.
The co'orcd people are n0W paying aS
mIlc!i revenue into he state a> irrcm3n as
they dIt; rs slaves. So il cant be said that
we can't pay il because the slaves have accu
liberated. Mr. Goode then explained how
the debt had been scaled inl the interest
decreased. and that now wc only fund ,
per cent. on one third of our dabt INSTEAD
Of per cent. on the whole. Here followed
i withciing denilncalion nf repuUiaton,
and an cioqurn1 culogy on the glorious old
Commonwealth OF Eir@inl.
Sir. Goodc then cave his definition of
honor Is cDntrascd with that Gi the tal-
>talls and Pistols OF the opposition, and ap-
pcalcd TO his hearers to regard honor Is the
immediate jewel of their souls.
| am in iuv0r OF the McCuHnch bill be-
cause we cin run the State government,
keep Up the public schools, ana pay she in
tcrcst on the public Gcbt without .hc n-
crease OF one cent OF taxation. Mr.. fOnGc
then answered i'll The objections 10 the 5lc-
Culloch bIil.
In this brief sketch OF the speech OF Mr..
Goodc we by no means do him Justice. 1t
was IN able and eloquent effort, and wa> 1T
times loudly appIaudcd, while his humoi-
OILS anecdotes often crnvul-cd the audi
erce with laughter. He paid in the course
CT his remarks most graceful compliment
2 NJ. lad Il..f i'm
and at taa close OF the speech he was
greeted with round OF cheers. Mr.
Go0,e took rot", and the meeting WIs
for The McCu!ioch bill witt but 4 few Dis
>cn;ing voices.