The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-08-07

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cclonel Cameron said be appeared before
a people who had made him all that &c y.
Five years ago be was given the nigne, ,,,' o.
flee In the ciiy, as the nominee OF the Con-
sentative party, There was no talk then OF
Democracy. That the confidence OF tee
peopIea was not misplaced Is evidence by tbe
fact that at each succeeding election be mas
received nm increased majority. lie appear
ed 10 the people TO know whether, IN DIS
office, he bad made any distinction among
them. Nor would he make any distlneuon
n elected 10 the Executive char OF Tue
State. He has at heart the Interests OF az
the people. There IL one supreme issue III
the contest which affects all alike. III tue
interest of one class Ia attacked, the interests
of the ether are unsafe. Colonel Cameron
said ne was not here 10 make q RECORD
speech. The ground had all been covered
by MFR. Wise. he IL about to leave LOT
Diner fields, and he hoped that his irlenos
would not suffer his interests TO suner WINE
he IL away no matter who might speak ana
what might be said Of him here. lie spoke
Of the charges OF Inconsistency thst nsu
been made against him, and said tney couIu
not be denied; but he was among Tue nIst
I'm 1869 TO come to the front IN DenaIei Tue
state of Virginia, and there mas never Ueeu
an opportunity offered for serving tue o,a'e
and the people that he has not Ireey glVeu
| his service in their DehaI' Tears dko'
when the race issue was before tue pe"p'e,
he felt it bis duty TO 90 with h's race; fOi
| four years he had been preaching bioela'
ism and observance OF the law ana 'ne r!gnr
ing Of wrongs, and he INTENDS 10 nsut y.
this nIaiform. lie cares nothing about WnsI
! ia said 81 his writings in years past. lie IS
readv n say it was wrong; he has lett H.,
and this is more than his opponents nave
done. He intends now 10 move forward 10
a settled purpose on fixed principle. FOr
years We have been denounced as Parlabs,
and vet we hear the Funders, through their
organs and their orators, say that they nave
no FIGHT 10 make on the debt question. Ihey
cav. 100. that they do not care Tor the caplta-
tien.taX. They are willing To- surrender
this that. or the other OF their declared
principles, in order that they may WIN. In
| this city last year the CONSERVATIVE Deulo,
Gratis got down on their knees ana yrONeIleu
and swallowed their own Vomit 10 get Tue
colored vote. They promised the cOIorcu
peODIe patronage, and all that was given
! them was the place Of city scavenger. MS
| IL the last place that Funder ought 10 hoId.
| Colonel Cameron said he would leave
Petersburg to-day TO fight for the freedom
| ~ orr Noodle for all time to come. For Ill
Teen wears the Republicans have been nSht-
ING for success i'm this State, and each year
have Only registered defeat. Now they
have under new leaders an opportunity 10
win the fight for their political ana CIVIL
rights. ,.,...
Colonel Cameron repeated his declaration
that ne means to "carry Africa into the
war; for peace to stop the war OF races ;
10 show that they are apart OF our people ,
TO take them from bad advice ana Dad
leaders TO give them the blessings OF a
| liberal government; TO show that IL Is Iloei
upOn Virginia to say the ballot Is not lree'
And he hoped the election would prove
that be is not mistaken IN bis purposes.
In speaking to the cOlOred people, Ne Salu
il he is beaten il will be their fault ana thelr
misfortune, and that they would De fele'
gated to political slavery worse than III
The days OF Loya-Leaguelsm' lie was
i'm revolt against the Democracy-aglinst
a marty who are enemies to them and
10 him-and II was for them to say whether
he should be successful or beaten. Colonel
Cameron saws he is in favor OF Virginia
having every cent she rightly owes, and the
RtHdiusters are the only party IN The state
which declares what the State really owes,
and that this debt shall be paid. We only
owe what Is provided for in the Riddleber-
ger bill. We intend to pay that ana no
more.
Colonel Cameron advised all OF his friends
to act As missionaries, and to try TO convert
all peopIe they meet with. They must not
sunnose that because all things are right in
Petersburg they are right everywhere else
He spoke OF Mr.. John +. Lewis as the same
man for whom the Democrats all voted
some wears ago. He is the same now a
then. He has been put out on our ticket
as in evidence that there is no partisanshlT
in the Rtadiuster party.
Colonel Cameron, in conclusion, said he
endorsed every word and action OF General
Malone, and spoke in praise OF what he bad
done for the State and people. lie coul0
not find words to express his contempt for
those men who had OaSkcd in his smiles IN
prosperity and crawled away from him IN
adversely.
He predicted a victory in November mex
il the ReSdjusterS will stand firm. ThC
time has come when the iron heel must be
taken of the people. II ii means revolution
we must have revolution.
Colonel Cameron closed his speech about
balf-past u O'Clock by saying that II he II
elected Governor he would be Governor
OF the people, and would promise BIZ
friends to do or say nothing that would no
become that exalted and honored position
that no act or word Of his would bring dis
grace to the office.