The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-07-31

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THE YIRsf MEETING OF THE CONSTITurroSAL
UNION observation-disclosures By ,. RAN
DoLpH TUCKER.

Brooxlyn's Deu9ocracy.
THE YIRsf MEETING OF THE C0NSTITurroNAb
UNION observation-disclosures By ,. RAN
poLpH TUCKER.
Herald, yssterday.I
The mass-meeting Ia the Olympic Theatre
building, Fulton street, Brooklyn, under
the auspices Of the Constitutional Union
Association, last evening, was one OF the
best thus far in the canvass.
After Mr.. w. b. Davenport had read the
resolution, and Mulcair's Band bad played
orally Round the Flag" the Chair intro
duced Mr.. j. Randolph Tucker, OF Vir-
gipia, and he pledged Virginia to stand
with New York In the pending election as
Virginia and New York stood In 1889, true
to the principles OF Jeffers0nian Democracy.
In defining Democracy he said that Its car
dinal principle Is to give TO the Govern
ment The minimum OF power and to the
citizen The maximum OF liberty. In ex-
pounding the principles OF the Democratic
party he said that every mans house
hold Is best managed by himself, with
ont the interference OF his neighbours.
He asked his hearers how they would
| like 10 have the affairs Of Brooklyn
managed by the people OF virgins,
and then he counselled them to manage
their own business and not let anybody else
manage it for Them. After this he dilated
at length upon the State-rights doctrine OF
the Democratic party, and then he said That
tbe soufh bows 10 the decision OF the Al
mighty that what God joined together no
man should put asunder, and that the Union
is indestructble and to be maintained Tor
ever. Hearty applause greeted the speaker
as he made this averment. After reciting
acts OF Congress that were subyerslve OF
the right OF habeds corpus and OF triaI
by Jury, he said that fortunately Tor
the people OF the South Winneid
Scott Hancock threw aside the sword
and upheld the liberties OF the people after
tue Republican party had struck them
down. And that, the speaker SAID (alter
the applause had subsided), Is why tne
South is solid for Hancock. AS to the
status OF the negro, be said that the sou'n
RECOGNIZES the fact that slavery is as dead
"a "a secession. Here the house broke forth
in long.continued applause. Then ne
added that the South not only acquiesces in
the utter death OF slavery, but she would
not have her slaves restored even as gift.
In closing the speaker said that in Noyem-
her next Virginia will unite with New
York in hurting from power the men who
nv virtue OF the vilest fraud that ever was
perpetrated are now in place
Senator Charles W. Jones, OF Florida,
said that no body OF men had ever suffered
more for principle than had the Democrats
OF the South. They could at any time have
made terms with the Republican party but
they would not, and they will not, but will
continue true to Democratic principles, and
aid in seating genuine patriot and Demo-
crat in the Executive mansion. Then be
described the means by which the vote OF
Florida was, he said, reversed in lS76-rc.
versed by politicians who were surrounded
and protected by half regiment OF Fed
eral soldiers.
At the close, President Barnard read a
letter from General Mcclellan, expressing
regret at the Jersey Governors inability 10
| be present.