The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-10-28

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According to appointment, Judge John
T.. Harris, OF Rockingham, spoke at biack-
water on Monday. aud arrived at JoncsViiie
that evening 10 fill his appointment mere on
Tuesday. Soon after the arrival OF JUDGE
Harris. Colonel Fulkerson arrived III tQ"h;
Terms OF speaking were readily agreeu
uno,,. and at II ". the court-hotse was
filled with a large audience OF the soNer-
ciens Of Lee. Colonel Fulkerson lea OH
in a speech Of one hour and thiry
minutes, and Il Is SAFE to say that there
wore dozen men present who could nave
reneated the whole speech literally, because
II was only a repetition OF the same niue
niece he has so often said heretofore (with
The loud claims he used to make 10 DC
moeracy conspicuously missingl even 10
fhe anecdotes Captain SCOTS coon peing
the strongest point he made; and outside
Of this point the remainder was composed
principally OF the stale old cant OF Funder
Funderl and Roadiuster and. rtadlust
ment. abuse OF Democrats, praise OF Ma-
hone, dc.
Then came Harris and that man l.
giont He had never met Colonel Fulker-
SON in debate before, but he had not spoken
two minutes before the Colonel found he
had caught Tartar. Judge Harris said nc
had come here to discuss two questions
first. that the tendency OF the Readluster
marty was toward the Republican party,
and that its leaders intended to land 1t
tberc. boo and baggage; and this PROPOSE
tion he Proved so clearly that many Of the
heretofore doubling Thomascs were fully
convinced. lie used only Readiuster End
Repubhcan evidence, principally the Rich
mond Wing.
sdiustcrs could not settle the debt upon
fheir terms, and that the Democrats could
settle Il At 3 per cent: this he made 80
clear l,y proof indisputable "that the way
faring man, though fool" could MOI
doubt. He showed clearly that the Rld-
dlebergcr bill would ruin the schools;
that under its provisions the rich man
could apay his tax at 30 cents IN the oCl-
lar. while the poor man, who has but little
money, would have to pay IN Guil. lie
further showed that while Cameron, Full
kerson & Co. were crying rladlustnent
at the top Of their voices, that they were
actually nominating and running for the
Legislature last-dOlar Republicans IN many
of the counties. It is safe TO say that John
II. Harris made here last Tuesday one OF
the strongest and most convincing speeches
that has been made in the State during the
campaign. and its effects will be felt in Lee
county TO the undoing Of the Malone
movement for many day.
Fulkerson then reioined for forty MN
utes. This fOrty-minutes' speech was me
most Iaborious effort Colonel FulkerSon
ever attempted; il dragged from the first,
and he did not in the first Twenty-Five NM
utes OF il even get Sickly grin from his
most ardent friends 10 cheer him IN his
distress. For the remainder Of MS time he
turned wag, and got Il few hearty laughs,
which seemed TO stiilcn him up little, but
he took his seat looking badly, and 90 doubt
feeling worse. lie saw the handwriting on
the wall. and his friends read IL about this
way: 81 WANT TO co HOME"
Wei, Harris's rcioinder was simply
crushing; from the first sentencc to The
lest word ii was crushing. The audience
cheered time and again as blow after blow
fell from his mastery hand upon the I'M
holy Mahoneism advanced by Colonel Fui-
kcrson. lie tried to get Fukerson to say
which party he would hereafter act with,
the Republican or Democrat; but the gal
liant Colonel would not respond. il Is safe
70 say that no man was ever 50 literally
skinned alive as FuikerSon. Harris Is a
noble old Roman, and far surpassed his
fame "a a speaker. He infused new lie
into our people, and Democracy IS now
booming in Lee.-Lee County Sentinel.