Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-09-14
THE CAMPAIGN IN VIRGINIA.
What Democrat Says of the Speaking
at Christtansburgh,

what Democrat Says OF the Speaking
at Christiansburgh.
CHRIsTIANsBuRGH, VA. Sept. 10, 81.
Mr. EDITOR promised you in my last
communication that l would give you q
brief account of Daniels speech at Chris
tiansburgh, Virginia. I was present and
heard the discussion of yirginia's financial
troubles by one of the most promising of
virginia's statesmen Mr.. Daniel is about
thirty five years of age, boyish in his ap-
pearance, rather small, with an attractive
face, graceful speaker and prepossessing
therefore, was not able to form a correct
estimate of the volumeof his voice. That
he is thoroughly educated is apparent from
the pure English he uses. He deals in
Anglo Saxon and avoids yulgarisms. Per
haps there is not more chaste and elegant
speaker in the State. Throughout his
speech of nearly two hours he never gave
utterance to one undignified expression, nor
INDUCED in abuse of his opponent. The
ladies, approaching his high character as an
orator and the dignity and purity of his
style, turned out in large numbers to hear
hlm, and, at the close of his mastery
effort, presented him with one of the
largest and most charming boquets it has
ever been my pleasure to behold. He &C.
knowledged the graceful compliment by 8
few well chosen remarks, which created Q
perfect storm of applause.
The crowd WAS an immense one, mum
bering, should think, some five thousand
and closer attention l have never wit
messed on any occasion. 1t reminded me-
good deal of Tennessee political gather
ing. There was the most striking Similar
ty in the appearance of the masses, The
same enthusiasm and the same earnest anC
undying devotion to their principles
Whenever the distinguished speaker in
dulged in flight of stirring oratory, which
he often did, or said anything witty or cut
| ting. it was the prelude to an old-fashionet
veil and the indiscriminate waving of hats II
the air. Mr.. Daniels excoriation O
Malone was hugely enjoyed by them; ant
never was man more completely riddlet
than Malone WAS. My own opin
| ion is, by the time Daniel get
done with him there will not be "greas
spot of him left.
Daniel, you know, is - funder," and oc
| cupies about the same position that tn
State credit party of Tennessee occupies
| He proposes TO fund the debt, now amount
ing in round nun. Der to S29 900, 600, dolla
for dollar, with per cent interest. I'm
| is the exact basis on which the tennessee
legislature compromised our Indebtedness
| The Readiusters are for striking down IN
| debt some $40, 5000 and paying 6 pc
cent interest. The funding party, l an
now convinced, is largely in the ascendent
did not think SO in my first communca
| ton to you. | had not then ha
time to take IN the situation.
| is maintained by those who seem t
know the situation that Daniel viii bea
| Cameron not less than 10000. There ha
| been, I am told, wide spread reaction i
| all parts of the State. Some Of the mos
blatant Readjustefs, prominent and infiuer
tial, have turned over and now the mos
active and inveterate supporters of tn
funder ticket This state of things is pan
| ticularly noticeable in the Southwestern
potion of the State.
Blair, by two foolish letters. has RUNE
the negro vote. His case proves the potter
cy of the old adage, 'old documents ar
! dangerous things" The two letters i
| question were addressed to prominer
Republican of Montgomery County.
was when he was on the Democratic elet
| toral ticket, and in one of the letters he sal
that the % damned Democracy must b
smashed out and Hancock and English d.
feated" In the letter he said the negroe
were a worthless race, unruleable, but mu!
be controlled in defeating the nation,
Democratic ticket The Hon. Geo. l
| Wise unearthed these letters and read thel
for the first time at Christiansburg on til
9th inst The effect was something lik
thunder clap in a clear sky. Mr. Wise
accompanying MIR. Daniel and viii rea
| these letters from one end of the State
the other, and especially at Wytheville, IL
home of Blair Blair is in terrible Fl.
His foolishness will lose TO the Readjust'
ticket thousands of votes.
| BUT ENOUGH