National Republican., 1880-06-24
YJRGINIA pOLIrICS.

Republican Meeting in Southampton Count.
To the Editor of The National Republican:
SIR: The republicans Of Sou ham pto nc0unty
assembled to-day ut the court house in this
place in large plumbers, it beiug court day. Hon.
John +. D,2endorf, of the city OF Norfolk, adj
dressed them In behalf Of tho republican nom
inees for president and yice-president General
Garfield and General Arthur.
AIR. Dezondorf spoke of tho great interest
manifested throughout the country in the re-
result Of the present campaign, Of tho claims
Of tho republican party upon the sutliages of
the GolOred republicans, of the necessity Of
enlarged aud liberal Views on the part Of the
white people Of the south; Of tho folly of coa-
tiuuing the abuse Of men merely because they
differed with them politically; Of the villidos-
tion and abuse already being attempted against
the character Of General Garfield, and called
attention to the fact that no candidate from
the days Of Washington down had escaped thu
slapder of the opposition, Of education us sssia
great elevator OF men aud of parties; compared
the histoTyof the two great parties, spoke of the
lack OF principle ON the psrt Of the democratic
party, their sole aim being to get In by hook
or by crook.
Mr.. Dagondorf stated that General Grant
had been tho first choice of Dine.tenths OF the
republican party Of the south, politically
speaking because they belieyed he could break
the solid south aud because they deprecated
seclioualism aud desired peace on the basis o.
q fully restored union, aud because they be.
icved ho would carry electoral votes enough
in the south TO mako his election absolutely
certain, and now that tho convention had
nominated General Garfield, the friends OF
General Grant would do all that could be done
to make bis calling and election sure He pxiI
q glowing tribute to Tho life aud character Of
General Garfield, going largely into his,record,
public and private, lie alluded to the cyif
effects OF Bourbon democratic rule iA Virginia
aud the frauds by which they had gained and
kept control Of the state, and urged upon tho
whites present (of whom there were large
numbers) tho Importance OF breaking away
from and breaking up a party which only held
power by stuiiing ballot boxes and tho most
unLlushiu8 frauds. lie warned the colored
men against boing led of from thcir slloai-
anee 10 the national republican party IN this
great national contest by any state ISSUE and
showed them in plain aud unmisakabl9 Lam
guGge that they had but ono Of two courses TO
pursue, either 70 vote the republican ticket or
the democratic, and urged them TO pay their
taxes, so that they could vote.
He closed by expressing his firm conviction
in tho certainty of republican victory in
November, aud u warm appeal to the whito
YirginHns present to join the party Of pro-
grcss marching undor the victorious banners
of Garfield aud Arthur.
The colored republicans Rro eager for
knowledge Of Garfield and Arthur most of
them never having hoard Of either previous 10
tho nomination. Mir. DezendorfGad provided
himself with several plcorials, having like
uesses Of the candidates engraved, und they
we're eagerly sought after by tn colorud men.
The canvass has received n good scGd.oT in
this county, all the leading colorcd men OF The
county having been present to-day.
There is quito q division in tho ranks uf he
democracy in this ccuuty ON the debt Quc3.
liou. II is impossible TO say, however how
fan this division will extend into the national
issues. q.
JERUSALEM. SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY, VA,
J4ug -, 1850.