The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-07-15
Louisa COURTHOUSE.
couRT DAY AND NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. AND
ENGLISH BNDORsED-THE COMPROMISE q"
IDEA ADVANCED AND OPPOSED.
(Correspondence OF the Richmond Dispatch.I

cOURT DAY AND POLITICS-HANCOtk AND
| ENGLISH BNDORSED-TIIE COMPROMISE
| IDEA ADVANCED AND OPPOSED.
(Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.J
July 10, 1880.
Yesterday being our COunty-Court day
there was good turn. out OF the soVereISn-'
and the political issues were ffeey dis.
cussed. There were representatives OF all
conceivable political beliefs. In the AFTER
noon Mr.. II. J. Vale mounted box on the
court. green and called the attention oil tne
Rcadjusfers to the fact that they would De
called upon to select delegates to the Con-
gre.sional Convention OF the party, ana
urged his Readjuster friends to abstain
from taking any part In the primary on the
15th. He urged his party 10 stand together,
and was sanguine OF success.
CAPTAIN +. V. Winston being called for,
made a good and concliatory speech, very
calmly reviewing the situation and earnest
IL protesting against divided Democracy.
lie established clearly that the ticket put
forth by the 19th-of.Mav Convention was
the regular snd proper Democratic ticket,
and that no Readiuster compromised him.
self in voting for 1t.
Subsequent TO the speaking in the yard 4
meeting was held in the court house 10 rat
ify the nominations OF Hancock and Eng
! lish. Captain II. w. Murray presided, and
made a very appropriate speech. lie dwelt
upon the brilliant prospect for Democrat
ic victory this fall, and the restoration OF
the Government to an honest Admlnlstra-
ton, and urged harmony.
Mr.. II. j. Vale asked II he would be
allowed to state his views, and the prlyl-
lege was cbeerfullY accorded him. lie,
too, endorsed Hancock and English, ana
expected to hit as hard blows for them as
any one else. lie maintained, however, that
his ticket was the proper one, and that the
national question was OF secondary eonsld-
Grafton to the State issues.
w. NJ. Bickers stated that he had few
minutes previously been requested to draw
up resolutions endorsing Hancock and Eng
lish. They were az follows:
We, the Democrats OF Louisa, in mass
meeting assembled desire to express our
hearty appreciation and endorsation OF the
ticket put forth by the National Democratic
Convention, and hail the nomination OF
General winfield Scott Hancock as the
dawn OF a new era In our country, recog-
MIXING that in him we will have President
who will know no North, no South, no
East. no West, and will administer the Gov
eminent with a view to advancing the best
| interests OF the entire country; that we
deem his course when military commander
OF two OF our SoBtharn States, after the
close OF the late civil war, I'm declaring the
military subordinate to the civil authority,
as an act OF craftsmanship that should en-
dear him to every southern heart. We
hereby declare our purpose to wage an az
gressye campaign, and do all in our power
| 10 nut our beloved old State in the column
of honor in November. We recognize the
| fact that this is national campaign, and
that State issues are TO be entirely ignored.
Judge L. r. Watson, OF CharIottesyillc,
| being called for, stated that ii he were al
| lowed to speak plainly lie would respond.
TCries OF 500 on. Go on."1 The speaker
| look the position that it was sheer folly to
endorse Hancock and English with d.
yided Democracy. lie favored compro-
mise, and warmly urged 1t.
Mr.. r. VI. Fowler endorsed Judge Wat
sons sentiments, and also wal miy urged
compromise. He charged that both State
partles were responsible for the present dis
cord-rampant leaders OF both parties origl-
mating it for their own ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
He appealed for unity at this important
crisis, and offered resolution to the follow
| ing effect: "That it is the sense OF this
meeting that the party supporting the ticket
nominated by the 19th-oi-May Convention
do all In their power consistent with honor
TO bring about a compromise in fusion
ticket"
W. NJ. Bickers opposed the resolution
and offered a substitute. While admiring
the patriotic and concllatory remarks OF
Judge Watson, he believed in the principle
that while error can compromise, truth can
not. He claimed that the 19th-of May ticket
was no Funder ticket-that the Convention
and its platform ignored State Issues alto
oether-and that it was the regular Demo
cratic ticket, and should be supported. The
7th-of-July Convention acted as Readiust-
er Convention, and made the national ques-
ton one OF secondary consideration. The
substitute was as follows:
RESOLVED, That it is the sense OF this
meeting that the electoral ticket nominated
by the Convention that assembled in Rich
mond on the 10Th OF May is the regular
Democratic ticket, inasmuch as the Conven'
ton was called by the regular Democratic
Committee; and
Resolued, further, That we recognize the
fact that the said ticket Is Democratic sole
~, and State debt issues are ignored by IL.
Dir. Fleming, Of Gooehland, being called
for, responded handsomely. be was also IN
favor OF some arrangement by which The
Democracy in the State could come together
on this question. When he alluded TO Tho
heroic act OF General Hancock in declaring
the civil authority superior to the military
there was much applause.
Mr.. II. z. Burruss endorsed the substl
tute for Mr.. Fowlsr's resolution. aud main
tanned that fusion ticket had been pu
forth already-the 19th-of-M May ticket. Tia
was the ticket that all Democrats coul'
unite on without any compromise oil loca
political views.
1t was moved, and agreed to unanimously
that the meeting adjourn TO next court-da,
to take action In regard to the matter.
ALIQUIs.