The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-10-22
Reported for the Dispatch.l

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| cent dt ,monstration Of to-day viii have
openeJ their eyes to the fact that the
} regular ticket is the popular ticket. Ma
homes "straiegy y has not been success
| full i'm his own district, so far as the De-
mocracy are concerned. Our people are
too well acquainted with Radicalsm ana all
It's horrible concomitan's 10 have any ioVe
for the "faithful allies" Frank Moss and
Shed Dungy are politically hideous TO the
people, and cannot be cured by any laying
on Of hands by his Majesty Malone.
| In the demonstration OF today repre-
sentatives of the counties OF Prince Ed
ward, Cumberland, Buckingham, Amelia,
NottOway, Charlotte, and AppomattoX have
participated. The arrangements have been
carried ont by the Hancock and English ana
Coleman Club Of Farmyille, OF which Z. L.
Wicker, Esq, is president. and the cum
berlsnd County Club, OF which Colonel -.
w. L. BIanton is president. The two c'nos
have worked with incompatible energy and
vim. and the result Il greater than the most
sangune Democrat had dared to hope for'
THE EXCITEMENT BEGAN
vester,Iav when Major Baker =. Lee arrived
| by the up-mail train, fresh from belds Oh
glory in John Goodies district. The distin-
| ouished gentleman, who had never visited
Farmyile before, was met at the depot by
President Il. W. l.. Banton, OF the Cumber-
land club, Colonel X. A. Booker, and other
nromtnent Democrats. and was much grail
| fed at. the warmth OF his reception. The
next arrival was United States Senator John
w. Johnston, scion Of an ancient FAMILY OF
| Prince Edward, who nevertheless had never
previously seen the home OF his ancestors.
| The Senator was met at The depot by Dr.
| ThackSton, mayor OF FarmVlile, IL B'
| Berke hey, Esq, and q crowd OF irlends'
who escorted him to his quarters. Last eve
ming Major Lee and Senator Johnston were
Introduced to most OF our prominent clt-
Gems. AND visited the various points OF inter-
est in the town. Both gentlemen expressed
surprise at the extent and beauty OF this me-
tropolis. They had expected to sec small
village. and were delighted to find live and
enterprisine city. Last night Major Lee
and Judge Johnston were in close confer
ence with
| CAPTAIN p. W. MCKINNEY,
! elector.at.,arge, Mayor Thacksfon, Captain
II. G.. Richardson, X. B. Berkeley, Esq,
and other Democrats. Judge Johnston eX-
messed confident hopes OF the success Of
Mr.. Trigg in the Ninth district, and Cap
tein Mckinney said Cabell was also safe.
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to be highly encouraging.
| Early this morning the s0vercigns began
| TO pour in from all The country round. They
came on horseback, In smart buggieS, in
plain wagons, ana in variety OF quaint and
antediuvean conYeyanceS, apparently left
over at the food. Everything had in fact
been utilized in order to get the eager peO-
| pie into town.
| The arrival Of Hancock and English and
| Coleman clubs from mpden-Sidneg,
| Cumberland. and elsewhere, at an early
| hour aroused great enthusiasm.
| This morning United States Senator
Robert L. Withers, the Hon. Samuel b.
| Witt, and the Hon. Samuel +. Coleman,
our candidate for Congress, arrived. and
were met and escorted from the depot by
| troops OF friends.
| AT 10 o'clock the crowd began to assemble
at the place OF meeting, and little later the
vast assembiare was called to order bv &.
T. Wicker. Esq, president Of the Farmvie
Hancock and English and Coleman club,
on whose motion the Hon. w. W. II.
Tbackston. mayor of Farmvillc, was called
on to preside.
| DIR. THACKSTON,
who was greeted with loud cheering, said ::
| Fellow. Cilizens,-I will only detain you
honor YOU have conferred in calling me to
preside over this imposing assemhlage OF
| Virginans.
FelOw-citiZens, a good and mOmentOus
crisis i'm the history and progress OF our
country is upon us. Its destiny hangs quiv-
ering in the balances, and we have come to-
eether to take counsel--tO listen 10 our Sages
and statesmen, and to determin the duties
and the obligations OF the hour. We have
called 10 our aid and assistance 4 rumber
OF distinguished orators and statesmen from
different sections OF the Commonwealth TO
address YOU, aud we bespeak for the words
Of wisdom, OF "truth ana OF sObeTnesS"
they will utter your earnest and respectful
attention.
FelIoW-ciliZenS, we now have the salts
faction Of introducing 10 you gentleman
from Eastern Virginia whose public ser
vices, whose faithful devotion TO the true
interests OF his country, and whose fidelity
TO principle, his lifted him above the ties
and shackles OF party discipline, and whose
burning elOquence have won for him the
proud distinction OF statesman, orator, and
patriot.
| introduce 10 you the Hon. Baker p. Lee,
OF Hampton, Va.
MAJOR BAKER p. LEE
was received with tremendous applause.
His speech, which occupied one hour and
thirty minutes, was a splendid argument
and oratOrical triumph. As an original Re-
| adiuster. he appealed to Democratic Re-
adius'ers with irresistible force. He de-
cared that he was a Readiuster FIRST, last,
and all the time, but that il Garfield were
elected readjuslment would he summary
suppressed by imperial power, and the
rights OF the States would be trampled in
the dust. In burning eoquence he appeal
ed TO Re4djusters and Democrats TO unite
on the 19ih-of. May Hancock and English
ticket, because that ticket was the strong
est ticket, and because the defeat OF
Hancock meant ruin aOd disaster 10 the
dearest hopes and aspirations Of the south
ern people. The Majors speech created
profound impression, and Captain j. X.
Morton, the chairman oil the Readi usters'
party of Prince Edward, expressed him.
self in generous aud appreciatiye terms OF
its eloquence. power, aud high tone to your
correspondent. Baker u. Lee has never
visited this section before, but he has fairly
captured the hearts OF the people, irrespec-
tive OF party. He spoke like a gentleman
10 gentlemen. lie told no "smulty"
stories. used no profane language, and in
dulged iE no offensive yitupefatiOn. lie was
calm, logical, and statesmanllke through
out, but his peroration was grand and
thrilling, and so breathlessly did the people
hang on his words that a pin might almost
have been heard to fall. Then, when the
Major resumed his seat, burst forth the re-
strained enthusiasm OF the masses, and
round after round OF cheering testified the
! pnhlie annreciation of a great orator whose