Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-05-11

whose liberty, independence, and wei
fare their lives had been patriotically
consecrated.
I. The old thirteen have become thirty
eight States. May not the interest ex-
cited by this simple memorial inspire
in the representatives of these States
the renewal of the pledge of Lives an6
fortunes and sacred honor" to the per.
petuation of our free institutions and to
the promotion of the glory of cur com.
mon country, by faithful adherence tc
that great Constitution, which was or
dained and established to secure the
blessings of liberty to ourselves and ou1
posterity? prolonged applause
| Especial Dispatch to the Baltimore SUM-
The Campaign In Virginia.
LARGE DEMOCRATIC MASS MEETING AT
WINCHESTER-sPEEC BY sENA-
TORS VOORHEES,, GORDON, PENDLE-
TON, AND OTHERS.
WINCHESTER, VA, May 3.-A large
and enthusiastic democratic mass meet
ing was held here to- day, and continued
to- night, and addresses were made by a
number of distinguished speakers. Spe-
cial trains were run from Harper's Fer
ry and Strasburg, bringing in passen-
gers from intermediate points along
those lines. Besides the citizens of the
town and immediate vicinity numbers
came from Warren, Clarke, Shenando-
ah and Frederick counties, and from
Jefferson and Berkeley counties, West
Virginia. The following were an
nounced to deliver addresses: Hon.
Daniel w. VOORHEES,, United States SEN
ator from Indiana; Gen. John B. Cor
don, United States Senator from Geor-
gia; Hon. Geo. III. Pendleton. United
States Senator from Ohio; Hon. John
y. House, member of Congress from Ten
United States Senator from North Car
olina. Neither Mr.. House nor Mr.
Vance arrived, however. Brass bands
from Newtown, DarksvilIe, Woodstock,
Covers Tannery and Middletown were
present, and furnished plenty of lively
music. By 12o'clock large crowd had
collected on the courthouse green,
where the speakers stand had been
erected, and the scene presented was
most animated, lacking none of the
characteristics of ante hellum Old Vir-
ginia hustings. The Mayor of Winches-
ter, Capt. VIM. T.. Clark, presided, and
shortly after 12 o'clock introduced Hon.
Daniel w. Voorhees,, who was received
with great applause.
SENATOR voRHEEs's SPEECH.
Mr.. VOORHEES, said that though he
lived at distance from his audience,
they were bound together for veal or
woe. Virginia being interested in the
same laws and government as the peo-
pie of the Northwest. The general gov
ernment, he said, has no more to do
with your State and duties than have
your sister States, and am here to ad-
wise with you, not to tell you how to
take care of your domestic affairs, but
to speak in behalf of your right to do SO.
There are two schools of politics. One
of them may be called the meddlesome
school, who would intrude the general
s;fiYyesnment s;fi into yySrsv STATE assaisss, AID
the worst have ever known the world to
be cursed with is the republican party.
When this country was organized there
was such party as exists now. Alex
ander Hamilton was plain-spoken
monarchist, and said so in words: 1.-THE
British form of government with hered-
itary monarchy, ig the best known on
eafth." But Jefferson thought the peO-
pie could be trusted, and he said that
the man who was afraid to trust the peo
pie was tory in nature, and at that time
the word tory expressed a great DEAL
Since the birth of the republican party
these Hamiltonian ideas have broken
out in torrents and become more power
full than ever before. Nowhere in all
history has there been before a party
who would have the iaae to station
troops at the polls and to put on the
statute book law that would allow
them to pry into and break open the
doors of polling places. Through the
vetOing of bills by man never elected
to the presidency any more than he was,
the speaker said. these measures had to
some extent been defeated. Like the
spider that failed many times, I will
fight as long as have the right to fight
in the right direction, and never give up
the contest. [Applause.] Grant will be
the Republican standard bearer, but if
Ee close ranks We will beat him as BAD
ly as Pierce beat Scott in 1852. The re-
publican party is aiming to centralize
and consolidate the government; it is
the great purpose of three-quarters of
that partyto subveft the government and
take the rights of the people and States,
apd give Grant the position for life. 4 IL
the republicans do not see this, but the
leaders mean that, and nothing else.-
Stand steady; the eyes of the people are
upon you. This is the land of historic
glory, and if your people are warned in
time they will respond. But there is
trait fear-confidence and ease You
Go not see the evil until it is too late
The axiom said over and over again can
not be too often repeated: "Eternal
vigilance is the price of liberty" 1t is
meddlesomeness and mind your own
business. Twenty years since came
up this pleasant Valley, meeting with
the kindest of receptions. Later the
great storm came, uprooting things, and
I an affajd hss been geiyed upon to oEe-
ate q monarchy. The excitements of
war and subsequent events have always
been seized upon by despots. The end
is not yet. The vigilant eyes of politi-
cal detectiy es rest upon you to make eX-
cuses to rob you of your political rights.
Let us meet often, and build up this
country and strengthen it. Make it
democraticin the dictionary meaning of
tAe Wofa. Tha aelAoaratln lalfy viii
live as long as there ia q country. It is
the party of the people; there is nopar
ty to take its place. Mr.. VOORHEES, gave
some account of the success of the dem
ocratie party in war and in peace, and
said it had more reason to live now than
ever before. Its mission now is tc take
hold of the very sheet ap aAof af liberty,
and preserve and maintain thu clemens
taFy principles Of the constitution. The
speaker closed by saying that when the
candidates are in the field and banners
flying he hoped to come into the Valley
again. Applause
SENATOR aoEpnE's srEscn.
Gen. John 3. Gordon, Of Georgia,
widely known throughout this ectiOn,