The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-07-28
CaInerOn's Drag.
He LES DOWN AwFULLY IN THE SOUTHWEST,
AND AT ABINGDON ESPECIALLY ARE HIS
FRIENDS DISCONNECTED.

He LES DOWN AwFULLY IN THE SOUTHWEST,
AND AT ABINGDON ESPECIALLY ARE HIS
FRIENDS DISCONNECTED.
GCorrespoudence Of Lynchburg News.l
ABINGDON, July % -Four syllabes viii
express emphaticllly the progress OF the
great Readjus;er. Republicans campaign up
to this date in The SouthweSt-U is drag.
From his very first effort west OF the Blue
Ridge till to-day, with one exception, bis
speeches have fallen hlt-that Of TO day the
fllttest OF all. The exception alluded TO was
at Lee Courthouse, where PridemOre took
up the gauntlet and, it is said, cudgelIed tue
"briIlant" most heartily. Pridemore is
not the smoothest OF orators. Dut IS gen
tleman OF immense native taleut, fluent
speaker, ready-witted, add "slitf as pc.
ker" on the stump, and Just picked Came
ron clear aud clean.
The appearance and effort OF the 4" Az
rcan" warrior here to-day Is very easily
reported. He bad an immense audience,
hundred. OF oil classes and parties coming
from all directions TO hear the great " lie
IS Never spake man to a more intelligent
or attentive audience, and never nut once
before in the history OF political discussions
in the Southwest did speaker 30 disappOint
his hearers, disgust reSpectabillty, or di>con-
cert his friends. At the outset be delivered
himself OF next TO the vu.gareSt, most
indecent, and utterly ineXcuSabe anecd0te
ever diseorged publicly before an au-
dience OF the present generation. That
one was equalled only i'm indecency and
yulgarity by the one which followed 1t to-
wards the close OF his hara"gue. To say
| that ninc-lenths Of those present were dis.
cu,ted but fCebly expresses II many were
| indignant, not a few retired, and one, q
ramplnt Readiuster heretofore claims to
be the first in the county, boldly and
openly declared that "nO one who would
stoop 10 such indecency was or could be
qualified or in anywse suitable for the high
position OF Governor OF Virginia, and could
not get h, vote" Many good Readiuslels
were completely stuuned-actually stun
ned-when Colonel Cameron cOOlly and
deliberately told among his anecdotes two
that could not but have been Objectionable
and disgusting TO the est-minded iudi-
yidull present, whether he be OF the white
or black persuasion. Ii was an Insult 10
the GOOD people OF the Southwest, and q
complete brOadside to his chances in this
county. It is comparable Ouly to that stig
ma on the political history OF this section
! the contest before the war between the late
Fayette McMullin and the late Ebert ;.
Martin, which is said to have been the filth
lest and most disgracefu ever listened tC
! in Virginia, if not anywhere else.
| No division OF time was asked by the
| Democrats, aud Cameron had bis own way
| II he continues throughout the canvass II
this way, 1t is only necessary TO have some
one else for respectable people 10 vote for
! As an orator the Colonel disappointed
everybody. His speech was not what hr
friends expected, aud The grand dlspIa!
looked for was a collapse and drag.
Plenty Of rain, good crops, much run
bright hopes, splendid outlook, aud tn
woods full OF Democrats. Yours, &c,
~ SPEC"