The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-08-16


The following Is the text Of the speech
delivered hy our candidate for Governor on
the occasion OF bis grand welcome 70 byncD-
burg Friday night:
Nv beart has been profoundly moved by
moved Nv the generous words OF welcome
and cheer that have been spoken through.
ont the State OF Virginia. Nothing could
move me more than this outburst OF popu-
lar feeling ou the part Of the people among
whom was born and have spent all tne
wears OF my life.
know that among you 10 night are many
~ the playmaies and companions Oh my
youth. who wonld like 10 pay me personal
sribute; but this immense outpourlng OF
the peopIe tells me that this 10 not SO mucn
An ovation TO John w. Daniel as 1t is 10 a
true and fearless representative OF the good
people of Virginia, aud the earnest adVo.
cafe OF good feeling between all races OF
people. tApplsuse IN.
he said that be cared not to discuss iuhy
the issues before the people, but wouid re-
fer briefly TO some.
william Malone had SAID to kepuohcan
in Washington that the debt question was
no longer primary issue. Malone hao
never uttered a greater truth. Why was
This SOP Because Virginia was developing
her hidden wealth, and the last report OF
the Readiuster Auditor, wrung reluctantly
from him, showed that the revenues OF the
State were more than ample to pay tue deot
settled on The basis set forth In the Demo.
cratic platform. Two years ago 1t was
urinary issue with Malone, but now lne
force Of circumstances drives bin from DIS
farmer position. The Democratic party VIII
settle this question on perfectly ialr basis
without Increasing taxes or asking MahonSs
belp. [Applau'e.]
There is q fictitious and false issue 10 this
canvass on the subject Of the pubic schools.
MANY are here tonight who heard me mere
bnt a few weeks ago, when had no thought
Of what was TO happen to me, speak in favor
OF public schools. 1t is said that fasehood
will travel ten leagues while the truth Is
putting on it, boots, but truth has got on It's
boots and will oyertake the falsehood and
kick Il out OF the State. [Great applause.J
am in favor Of the public schools be-
cause they ere the cheapest and surest
method Of educating the people, and the
man who attempts to indict me for arson OF
the public schools will be convicted OF per-
Jury on the spot. Loud applause
Colonel Cameron has introduced an issue
into this canvass which was settled twelve
wears ago. He has said that abe would not
carry The war into Africa, but Africa into
the war"
Africa was once led into war at Peters
burg and cut TO pieces, while the general
that led them was safe in the rear. And
when Cameron proposes to carry Africa
into the war this time, Africa will respect
fully decline. Why are Cameron ana Ma
hone soIicitous about the rights OF the ne
CROP Are they not the men who but few
Years 500 burnt Governor Kemper in efigy
because be refused TO put the negroes OF
Petersburg under their heels? The twelfth,
fourteenth, and fifteenth amendments are in
the Constitution that | have sworn to sup
mort aud defend. These have given the
negroes certain rights which | will
protect to the uttermOst. | am IN
favor Of defending and carrying out
these amendments, but | am in favor OF
4 sixteenth amendment which shall emancl-
nate deluded men from slavery TO Boss Ma
hone. | am in favor OF according to the
colored race all the rights and privileges
guaranteed to them by the Constitution and
laws OF The land, and under the 9giS OF the
ConseryatiYe.D Democratic party the white
and the black man shall be free. Those
principles OF honor, right, and justice which
learned at the feet OF my mother and Esther
rise wildly before me now, aud shall feel
proud indeed when | shall return TO you
on the 4th OF November with my shield, or
upon it, the good people Of Lynchburg and
Campbell can say that have done nothing
TO forfeit the trust they have placed in me-,
or to tarnsh the good name with which
they sent me forth.
Loud applause greeted Major Daniel az
he resumed his seat.
General Early, in response to repeated
calls, made a short, inciSive speech, after
which the meeting adjourned, after giving
three cheers for Daniel, Barbour, and Nc
Kinney.