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the tax In each case is about S1.10.
J. TIE SPEECH.
The Vallev Ftratntan, Aug. -.
On the 26th Of July the Democrats held a
grand rally in Staunton. Speakers were In.
yited from abroad, and the most prominent
who responded were Gov. Wade Hampton
I Of South Carolina, and Gov. Vance, OF North
Carolina. Both addressed an audience esti-
mated at from 1,5o0 to :, ZOO persons and both
speeches we're reported in the Vtr1t,aian.
The reports were published far and wide,
Gov. Hampton's speech particularly being re-
produced in numbers Of Northern and West
ern exchanges. Since that time we have re-
! ceiycd scores of letters from persons living In
twenty-odd different States, asking for the
issue containing the speech and some OF them
ordering as high as a thousand copies. To
: meet this demand, for our regular edition has
! long since been exhaused, and to serve an
! other purpose, which will be apparent here
+: after, We republish OUR report Of Gen. Hamp-
| TOMS speech, as follows:
| Gen. Hampton IS a man Of fine physique and
splendid appearance, and, as he stepped forward
/! to the stage: round nftor round Of applause
! greeted him. He Is not very attractive speaker
though his earnestncss Is impressive and clalms
; attention. There was nothing Of the statesman
/ in his speech, no presentation Of the Issues Of
!: tho campaign. 1t was for the most part an ap~
peal for harmony in the ranks OF the Democratic
party in Virginia, and an incohcEent arraign-
After allading to the fact that his ancestry
were Virgniuns, and hud fought side by side
with the sons of the old State, and to bis own
TINT an bound to you by bonds which death
alone Gun sever So it Is that I. like SO many
veterans Of the Confederaey, am Jealous Of the
qucathed to her BY her Loe and her St0neWAll
jackson. Do not understand that come here
poSy to I'm aeFs to
as Southern soldier; as Que who looks buck to
tho time when he shared with you priyattons
and suffering and defeat In the army OF North
am hero to voice the carueat hope that feel.
to utter tue 1er1r..- tlayer of my heart, that
recrcnnt to all her high traditions. We have
always locked to her to lead and We know that
duty, she has ever found the way to glory. 1
adjnre you by your traditions, by ntl that you
hold sacred, to lead again Virginid Us you have
done heretofore, not always to victory, but al
What is yirginin's duty now? You hardly real-
of your @ stste With viii anted soatS casting s 9x is
Electoral votes we need oaly New York and In
diana, and believe VIE shall have them. Will
grasp, sacrifice the Democratic party; will she
sacrifice the South: will she sacrifice the Nh
tionnl Government BY aiding, indirectly though
not believe It, stood four years by the side OF
Virstninus. and I know the etuH Of which they
are m"de n the four years never saw the.p ,,'
that you will prove false to your traditions
that you can prove recrcant to the exalted teach
pas Put by sa ea@ N
attention from our one great object; LOOK
only to that; fight for 1t. and win the fight. :
ditfercnces, f % We g have nv them m in our own State,
but we have rcsolutely put them behind us~
Realize it you can what will follow "a ~ hepun- pup.
what strides that party has mado to"arus cen
BY The mailed hand Of the neF9v
mass troops ut the polls 70 oEerawe {ouI tEo
suffrage; you hnvo seen their Deput5 -Marsnnls,
instrutncnts @ of an overthrow Of the last vesttgo
fate Of The South will 6c harder than ever II tho
We shall behold no more free elections. no more
uptr,mmeicd expression OF political sentiment,
and no one Of Us now Lying % witl eyer aeain seea
If wc elect the Democratic nomttees, the Re-
publican party will 70 to pieces like T. rope OF
mission. There IS nothing that holds them IT,
gcther to-day save :" the cohesive power Of the
public spoils-" The Democratic party is the
party OF peace aud OF union that would blot out
I'LL secuonal difference forever, and y has prov
en- this in the nomination OF Gen Hancock Mt
tse ae fcens
Damocratic brefhrcn, : Give US any available
it in the power Of The people 70 elect he ticket
They can elect It they WILL Yon will hear from
ore to-day who can speak for North Carolina
carry the South, ii you will only carry Virginia.
He has come. IKE me. to appeal to you not to
are The saMs p1t,,ctp1es for rh1ch they fought far
-four uedr7 ft<'ncnlber the u1ea tcto poured JoTt4