The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-09-27
,an..of The Rlobmond Dispatch.

III lis lIIHUN Nhh ~
IIigtis and q grand Illumination, and octu'
lis t,krn upon the shoulders and in inc
rms Of an admiring, enthusiastic crown
and borne nOienS UOienS TO his hotel, thf
Virginia House, where special accommoda'
,ions had been made for him by a warm per
sonal friend at his " cost. Nhtn lht
,roin arrived and il was found that DAME
was on board,
1T NEEDED 40 ARTILLERY TO TELL TIE
PEOPLE
NJ bristol that he bad come; for the im'
mense cheering tbat went up from thal
large. enthusiastic gathering literally wskcd
m The town, and then you might have seen
the people, men and women, pouring IN
from ali directions, swelling the crowd ai'
ready assembled.
DANIELS SPEECH AT TIE HOTEL.
Arriving at the hotel Major Diniel made
= short speech thanking the crowd for their
generous reception Of him, followed by Dr.
Monteiro in a brief speech. Cheer aner
cheer rent the air, convincing all hat Bris-
toll was wide awake 10 the importance OF the
occasion and the times; and II we are not
mistaken in the signs a revolution has be-
oun in Southwest Virginia that Mahone'
I HfltIOls ANU Olltl0 NAh hNANNN NN-"H F
stop. The peopls have almost forgotten
thai Cameron ever spoke here. The Daniel
Club and the Democracy OF this county
are thoroughly aroused, aud their motto Is
" VeSti1i1 nulid TetTOFSum " and a. Cain-
crOn intended to carry Africa INTO lbc
war" they intend that he shsll have IS
much OF 1t as he wants. Aud II we may
be allowed 10 express an opinion, Africa
a. 1 -.s A. VNaF Ia. mill huVn ana moi
all Of that by 4 large section.
l WILL MEET RIDDLRBERGER ANYWHERE AND
ANYHOW.
Daniel hsd been advertised 10 speah AZ
WiuSton's warehouse on yesterday at 10
O'clock, but as Msjor Rlddleberger was
along. some OF his keadiuster friends de-
termined that Riddlebergrr should speak al
the Border. Fair Grounds, which were aO0ut
a mile ont Of town, and a note was sent to
Daniel 10 meet him out there and 10 divide
time with him. Daniels reply TO his friends
was. ~ will meet anywhere Oh anyhow
AZ he was determined TO leave no lOaphole
for them to get out OF or TO divide the
crowd. So his appointment az WInstOn's
warehouse was c)untermandcd. and AT 10
O'Clock a vast crowd had assembled OF the
Fair-Grounds, and the discussion began
after.
No CHEERING FOR R-IDDLBBERGRR.
When Riddleberger reached the Fair
Grounds / heard no cheering, but when
arrived and turned the corner OF the
building, where the crowd could see
him, there was a rush for Daniel. and II
seemed as il everybody bad their bats IN
were cheering. Even the lad'e caught
tue magnetic influence, and they, too,
cheered for Daniel. | don't think | ever
witnessed such an ovation TO any man as
saw given to M0ior Daniel. Why, Messrs.
EditoIS, this whole Southwest Is in 4 blaZe
for Daniel, Mckinney, and Barbour.
THE DISCUSSION AT Il PLAYGROUND.
Colonel 4. FuikersOu introduc, d Colonel
Riddleberger in a brief address. Colonel
R%iddleberger, on greeting the crowd, sald
that this was Maior Daniels meeting, but
it devolvCd on him (Riddleberger) TO open
il. (He did not miss il when he made that
statement, for IN almost every sense Of the
word that meeting was Daniels. IL was
Daniels meeting and Daniel. crowd, II we
may Judge from the cheering in the an
dicnce-and this is generally q good test
Mr.. RiddIeberger spent nearly his whole
time-one and a quar.er hOurs-in discuss
ing the "debt question:" telling the people
how much we owed, and bow much we
did not owe, and how VIC ought to pay il,
and why, &c. He sid nothing about Cam
eron, Lewis, or Blair, leaving the present
issues aud men till his last speech, which
was to be three quarters OF an bour long.
THE WHOLE wELKIN RANG POR DANIEL,
After Ri~ddlebcrger had finished his one
and a quarter hours, Professor j. II. Win.
ston, president Of the Daniel Club, In a
handsome little speech, introduced Mai0r
J. w. Daniel, the next Governor Of YIr-
ginia. UpOn DsniePs rising to speak the
whole welkin rang with cheers on cheers,
repeatedly repeated, until some drew their
watches 10 see how long the cheering would
last.
After thanking the audience FOR their
magnificent and generous reception OF him,
he began By charging Riddleberger with
not Advocating the claims OF the men he
came here TO represent. Rlddlcbcrger in
his speech had been somewhat censOriOuS
at the interest that seemrd 10 be manifested
by Tennesseeans in MsiOr Daniel, aud eI-
pressed the desire that Tennesseeans would
not middle with tue discussion, rs this was
a Virginia fight, and advised the Tennes-
HAAAAAH " NAAAAh w AllAl OhI AIDL iiINlflN
and their courts at Nashville, and let Vir.
ginians attend TO their own business in
their way but MsiOr Daniel, IN his msgna-
nimitY, SAID he was willing to take all Ten.
nesseeans by the hand, ~ he had fought
side by side with them 10 the late war, and
be knew them well and appreciated them.
What a contrast! 1t needs no comment.
DANIEL THEN ARRAIGNED CAMERON, LEWIS,
y BLAIR
in a most Scathing speech. He took Cameron
OF with bi, $50, 000, 900 OF debt and The 6 per
cent. on that, and what should be done with
the man who would not pay II. He took of
Lewis for his district marshafs record and
political record. He gave il 10 Blair about
"hOnOr would not buy a breakfast" And
when Daniel remarked, 81 expect there are
some here who heard him say it," several
spoke out in the crowd and said, al heard
him say IT," IL heard him say it,"
DANIEL THEM real II BLAIR LETTERS,
sBd further said that he was willing at any
time to meet Mr.. Blair upon the authen-
ITCHY OF those letters. Riddleberger here
asked Daniel why he did not read those let
tiers In Tazewell. Daniel replied, 81 did
not have the evidence Of their authenticity
that j have now, and that is the reason"
Daniel said that Cameron and Lewis still
held offices OF emOlument and trust whilst
they are still candidates for gubernatorial
bonors and office; but as for him (D,nIeD
he had resigned bis seat In the Senate,
burnt the bridge behind him, and
He NOW ASKED THIS PEOPLE TO FOLLOW HIN,
and aid him 10 establishing an honest gov.
ernment on honest laws. During Daniels
first speech be asked R%iddleberger to tell
him With what party are you going to
co0perate in the future; whether with the
Democratic party or with the Republican
party ?" RiddIeberger said be would tell
him after withdrawing in his last
Some voices said, "That Is too
thin"