The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-08-10

Of the people In the State who
were In i,l were Democrats; pu', aeaeu
no. YOU know I am making Itad'cai
speecb. lie deprecated the war, ana sara u
could have been avericd, aud II there hau
been no war we should all have received
nav for our negroes. II such had been the
casc there were a hslf-dozen men In bis ma
cisietia, district who could have loaned out q
million dollars and not have known whether
a. was ever returned or not. He said the Han.
cock bomb had busted, and that Garneln
would swallow us all up. sam. Tiiden was
no more elected than he was, and be meant
10 tell the people so; for he bad been get
ting mn his cheek for this speech Tor o
month, and did not intend u should go Tor
nothing. lie called upon Colonel Mayo 10
maintain his dignity aud honor ana con-
Time 10 be an Artful Dodger, ana &c.
clared himself an Oliver Twist. Inc
Democrats had many fsults. and De han
once had some himself, and then found
n way hard 10 own them; hut ne
boned tho Democrats would own up. His
friend Colonel Mayo had said he was De-
mocrat. and he had also said be was re-
puhlican. aud then he was right; but he
wou,d say TO him II he had remained IN the
Republican party that he would have been
ri1bter. He also called upon Mr. Crox-
ton TO maintain bis honor and dignity
and not TO surrender to the Independ-
ents: and lac told the Independents that
IN they surrendered he would remember
them i'm the next gubernatorial elec'
ton, when they would be seeking his aid,
and then they would catch 1t. The Demo-
cratic party should have been Grounded in
the food. But the statement fhN " Gar-
lHeld had been born in Virginia instead OF
Ohio he would now be working rented land
with hired yoke OF oxen seemed TO take
hest with the colored portion OF the audi
ence. A great deal more was said IN THIS
line, but the above specimens will serve 10
give faint idea OF Mr. stewards inimitabie
stvie. He closed by saying be had MADE
much better speech than he had any IDEA
was in him, and told Mr.. CroXtob he ought
10 he ashamed OF himself II he replied 10
him.
Mr.. Croxton, however, didn't seem 10 be
afflicted with any great amount OF shame.
and again took the stand. He commenced
by saying that he had always been wing,
and opposed the policy which Colonel
Mayo formerly advocated as Democrat
and now condemned. He appealed to Col
one Mayo TO know ii the State debt had
anytulng IN the W0Ilu 10 w WIN 'ht piC-
sent issue, and the Colonel replied that
it bad not. He then proceeded to re-
ply to the two speeches which bad been
made, and as he proceeded bis words
flowed faster, his eloquence became more
fervid, a new inspiration seemed to have
seized him, and his audience was completely
carried away by bis brilliant oratory. He
closed amid desfening applause, and friends
and foes alike united in declaring IL mas
terly effort, though temperate and moderate
in tone. 1t will be sorry day Tor Massey
and Malone when they cross the path OF
the Democratic eector for the First district.
Mr.. Stewart again took the platform, but
the larger part of the audience retired after
the close Of Mr. Croxton's speech, well sat
il fed with what they had heard. We missed
Mr. stewards IeiOinder, but he gave us to
understand that be was not ambitious 10
have il reported. and we are content to be-
lieye that IFS absence from our columns Will
not cause him much regret; on the con-
trary. that il will be cause for con9ratula-
ton TO himself and his political friends.