The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-10-05

they that they forgot TO appropriate
single cent for the relief OF these
suffering people. About the penitenthry,
he attributes all is prosperity to man
named Williams. This pentitentiary Is gov
erned by Board OF Supervisors IN the
city OF Richmond who are appointed by
the Governor, all OF whom are Democrats.
You state, sir, that the State debt Is only
nineteen millions. General Malone, IN his
Mozart-Hall speech, said that the debt was
ihirty-two millions. Now, II you knew
that there was this thirteen millions more
than the people ought 10 pay, Why did you
not ret up and say that they were trying 10
make the people pay thirteen millions more
than was their lust debit You have accused
these officers Of the Funders Of stealing
money from the State. IL you know this, sir,
WHY have YOU not published their names
and prosecuted them, sirl for that is your
duty, sir. Why do you cry "Thief" ana
then run into your hole? No, the truth Is
YOU oil follow your boss, Malone; and II ne
SAYS fifty millions, YOU all say, A" Thank God
il il fifty Millions; il he says II Is nine
teen millions. you all say, Thank God II Is
nineteen millions" IIesays we want toturn
out Dyson. Yes, we do; and hope he
will be turned out. He WIS put there by
coalition Of whites and blacks, and Is the
representative OF neither. Takes up the
Riddleberger bill and shows the fallacy OF
Il: compares the statements In that bill
with the report OF Auditor J. +. Massey,
and shows that Massey's report proves that
there is much more money in the treasury
than that bill claims; shows by illustration
that that bill is trying 10 give up bOndfor
81 900 and take new one for 500. lie
then takes up the question Of South Caro-
lina's having repudiated her debt, men
toned by Paul, and shows that reputation
was brought about by the coalition Of few
whites with the negroes; states that
the funding bill was not the crga-
ton OF the Democratic party. He
said that Paul claims that the Debt
PAYERS are composed OF TIE lawyers, doc
tors. merchants, Sc. ! DO not know
where you have stopped iT this canvass,
but where have stopped and il has been
among the good, honest imnrr,-the best
people i'm the wOrld-and they have all
been Dcbt-Payers, and most OF the farmers
that | know are Dcbt-Payrrs. Takes up
the question OF packed court, and shows
the results Of such fraud, and shows
that the Riddleberger bill point,
to Just such things. Why, sir"
he said. Iii such state Of things
were to come about the old State would be
blasted by lightning stroke, and that
French fleet now on its way to Yorktown
would be polluted by the touch OF our
shores, and never would foreign foot
tread the now sacred soil OF Virginia save
aSacriminal" He then described i'm graphic
language OF Coke when he was offered the
commission OF Lord Chancellor OF England
by Queen Elizabeth, and when she asked
him if he would decide a certain case in
her favor, replied that sooner than 70 upon
the bench pledged to decide a case one way
or the other ne would beg his bread from
door to door and trample her commission
in the dust under his feet. Tie then closed
his remarks by saying that he had never
spoken to 4 more intelligent audience or in
= hotter courtroom.
After Captain Mckinney closed his re-
marks, Captain Paul came forward and,
said he: "What picture you drew Of
that coalition between the whites and the
blacks. DO You remember when Daniel
stood in Lyuchburg with n negro on each
side and said that when the best men OF
both parties shake hands they were bound
20 win =" lie stated that the FUndeTS
promised the negroes that if they would
vote with them that they would give them
"a negro judge in every county lie said
that there was no power i'm earth or hell
that the Funders would not colleSce with.
You asked me just now how / would vote
when | got 10 Congress. reply that there
i, no power OF earth to dictate 90 NE how
shall vote when get 10 Congress. | was
elected as an Independent candidate, and I
will be an independent representative.
propose 10 stand 10y the people who have
stood by me. Now, in conclusion. | will
say TO You Rcadiu,ters: stand 10y your
colors. My people in my county told me
to say TO you that they stand now where
they have Away, stood, and that but one
man has LETT their ranks in the last two
years, and that is DR.. MoiTctt and pcrhap a
few OF his followers. So stand firm, and i'm
November next We need have no lear that
victory will perch upon our banners once
more.
Captain Mckinney, reply:
Ny friend closed his speech by q message
from his people to the people oil AlbcmarIe.
II such Il the case in old Rockingham, 10 il
different from everywhere else that | have
been. Why, since | have been in thi,
house no less than hall dozen men have
shaken me by the hand and told me that
they were Rcadjustcrs last fall hut were
disguised with them now, there being too
much Niger in it for them. Speaks Of
men not leaving their ranks. Why,
sir. said he, where is Barbour, Mot
felt, II. {. Allen, Ficklcn, and Ne
Mullin. and many other prominent men
You. sir, talking of Daniel in Lynchburg
with a few OF the best Of the negro race
Why, sir, he could not be harmed by stand
ing upon the platform with a few Of the
best men OF the race; but there was an
other convention held in Lynchburg, and
among them were Blair and Lewis, and
they were not with the best OF the race,
but, my God, with the very worst element
Of both races lie then proceeded 10
answer each argument advanced by Paul,
and CHANGED to mention the wooden crutch
OF Daniel, and the enthusiasm grew to
such pitch that it became impossible To
report the rest Of the speech; so we
threw aside our pencil and listened
i'm admiration at the magnificent burst OF
oratOry which our next AttOmry-General
delivered. We have heard many speeches,
political and otherwise, but we have never
vet heard one in which one nun was so
badly whipped as was Paul. Had we our
choice between taking q hOrseWhipping or
taking the terrible tOngIle-laShing which
Paul got to-day we think we would take
the hOrsewhipping. There was nothing
abusive in what Captain Mckinney said,
but there was that indescrbable something
which made his opponent feel, or seem to
feel, like a whipped dog. For the sake OF
humanity we beg the power, who have
control Of the canvass please, please do not
let Mckinney get hold OF Paul again. II
was cruel, cruel-the manner in which he
was treated.
While listening to Mckinney speech |
was reminded Of the anecdotc Of John