The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-08-12

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such terms and limits rs the people can anu
will nav, and II you approach tue vonu'
holder In business-Iike way upo" v M.
luess principles, he WIZ meet s YOU. ~,
demaeocues have prevented seu'e,neu,
heretofore" The gentleman naa oecla,eu
In favor OF Hancock ana Engns", '"' y,
Tho nevt breath declared that tn elect
thor the democratic vote In Virginia
must be divided; and In referripg,
70 some Of bis figures he declared
that Mr.. Massey ought to have avail.
ed himself of "publc-school benefits
to a greater extent In early life, II he had
oiven a sample OF his arithmetic. "Some
NJ Won Democrats appIauded him when he
was speaking OF the mountain gong 10 Ma
bomet. rs IL the intelligent people OF VIZ
pjnja could be cajoled by such bosll." lie
referred TO Nassey's own statement 10 the
effect that before the Cincinnati ConVen-
ton he would not say he would vote
the Democratic ticket. "The mountain
was the Democratic party and Cincinnati
Convention. and this false Mahomet re-
fused TO come to 1t, like tbhn L. Harris,
n .Readjuster in the COOL and wanted TO
readir;st the Democratic party by foul CO.
alltion between a Puritan and black leg.
An unplcdeed electoral ticket was the 1rst
idea-to he cast as Malone should die
ltate-tbe people asked to surrender their
manhood that Malone should put their
rights in bis pocket. ''Wbere was the Par
son then 2" He is here now, trying TO ilirt
The Democratic banner after all OF these
things, the Staunton Convention, DC. he
would like also to know where the giant
was sleeping when all the lghway-robDery
he had been speaking OF was being commit
ted? In 1869 William Malone called into
being what he termed "liberal Republi-
can movement" and we have got the same
now; and Cunning 10 Massey "here's the
most liberal Republican ! ever saw" ON,
in the "liberal Republican movement d"
Malone was the political savior that was 10
lead the colored people TO glory and TO hap
p,ness. "Where was Rhoderc them"
Talking about robbery, some Of the rail-
roads in Virginia were consolidated under
one management, by which $4,000 per an
nun were put into William Mahone's
rockets and Virginia's interest was pur-
chased By bribery in the legislative halls
He saw a line OF legislators striking out and
heard the champagne corks fly, and saw the
canvas back ducks, and when he asked
what 1t meant the reply was, ooh,
Malone is passing railroad bill"
and he knew then Virginas six mil
lions were given away for nothing, and
the canyas-back ducks were more potent
than the siyery tones OF The Parsou OF Abe
marie, No money in the treasury! a voice
came over from England 10 look into The
books Of the railroad company, and 1t was
found that 81 900 had been appropriated to
the purchase of an "0rgan," (the Richmond
JVhiq.) which sings Mahone's praises to-
day. "Oh! bow he Massey hate, robbery.
How bis pious soul crows sick when he
hears OF other peoples money being spent
for things for which il was not apprOprl.
atcd." The people were told in the last
election that they could stand no more taxes,
but the last Legislature wanted TO take $l0,-
600 to build up the Richmond wing. lie
declared he had only alluded to these things
to show the political tricks 10 seduce an hon
est people from allegiance to country and 10
parry. Captain Wise then referred TO the
national grievances Virginia suffers under
Republican rule, after which he took
up Captain John :. WiSe'S letter to the
Richmond wing III explanation OF his
SiauntOn speech, and declared he was
the "m0st wiling man " he had ever heard
of-wiing to support the Cincinnati nOmi-
nee, the Chicago nominee, an unpledged
ticket. or no ticket at all. "All things to
all men," But, like the ladies, he put more
in The postscript than in the letter. -
almost forgot 10 add that | expect to repre-
sent this district in the next Congress, il
pluck and luck avail" As to pluck. he de-
cared his party would not be bulIdozed,
and it would be the most wonderful iuCk
hat ever struck him (J. s. il he was
elected. He appealed for unity and har-
mony, and declared himself willing 10 20
any length to secure IL. He was willing TO
| leave it to the National Democratic Commit
tee. Was Massey! No reSponse.1 Or to
Hancock, either. Aud he was willing to sac
rltice any per-Onal ambition he bad to secure
harmony. and anybody could take his shoes,
| il that is necessary. II can't accept honor
without my honor being furnished or man
hood impaired would rather be private
citzen-much rather than to steal horrors
by ways that are dark and tricks that are
vain {; and ! would despise myself ii |
thought there was one drop Of blood il my
veins that would cause me to do otherwise.
Ii | have none Of that sentiment that would
lift men to the skies, hope have none of
that other which would drag an angel
down. Captain Wise declared, in conclu-
sion, that to show his sincerity, if Massey
and his followers would come TO him with
a pledge OF honor and bury the Ratchet and
there would be no reed for any tribunal TO
decide it, but he would lay his donors in his
(Massey's) lap for his return. At the con-
cuson OF the speech there was prolonged
and wild cheering, and Captain Wise was
the recipient of a shower OF bouquets from
a beyy OF ladies on the porch OF an adion-
ing residence, many having assembled 10
hear his speech.
Hon. JOHN T., MASSEY
again took the stand, and decl Ted Captain
Wise's arguments TO have been clap
trap" and inten led to divert the attention
OF the people from the real question. He
must have been laborIng under a strange
halucination, the speaker declared, in re-
gard 10 several OF his attacks upon him. lie
attacked my Democracy. l. there colored
man here who heard me say word in en-
dorsatiOn of the Republican party when
appealing for him to support my ticket !
As to the charges against General Malone.
(canyaS. back.dnck dinners, &C., he was
not present 10 discuss Malone, but il Mr.. |
Wise condemned that 80 much, why did he |
subsequently write speech secondng Ma |
homes nomination for Governors The |
charge came with very bad grace from Cap |
tain Wise. He regretted the course |
Captain Wise pursued-his inuendoeS |
aud aspersions. He didn't like to see
cousins and friends 1t variance, and |
il Captain John Wise had said anything |
personal against Captain George ID. (as |
charged, iu the abseEce OF the latter, he |
thought it in bad taste; but Captain |
George ID. was an apt scholar indeed, for |
he had done that very thing. Mr. Massey |
referred, in regard TO Coalition" to the |
combination OF Funders and Republicans |
TO beat han in his district. In regard TO |