The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-08-19

unanimously adopted.
The committee appointed to wait upon
Captain Wise appeared in the hall, accom-
panied by that gentleman, who was escorted
TO the chairman's desk and introduced TO
the Convention. His appearance upon
the floor was greeted with deaienng ap-
plause:
t''..:- WISE SPEAKS.
When order was restored Captain Wise
commenced by saying that IL was an honor
any man might he proud Of, that Of repre-
senting such a people as he did, and then
to be their candidate without opposition.
Two years ago there were candidates from
every county in the field, and to-day these
very men were the truest and warmest
friends to him. This was an honor, and in
the presence OF his Maker he declared that he
preferred the endorsement Of his friends
and constituents to an election.
Two years ago he had stood before the
people as their candidate, and he then made
two pledges-flrst, TO lead them 10 victory;
and second, TO honestly and faithfully re-
present his district in the United States
Congress. He had borne the flag to victory
over foul coalition. and although he had
been told that his opponent was stealthily
winding his way about the streets at night
splitting out SANDER against him. he
had never been absent from his seat in
Congress during nine months except on
one occasion, when he came to Richmond
in order 10 ascertain the wants OF his peo-
pie. He had always voted, and voted for
! the best interests OF the people OF this dis
trict. He had been told that John 4.
smith had said on the stump that j. ;.
| Barbour, member OF Congress from the
/ Eighth district, "was a carpet-baSger."
| How strangely this sounded coming from
the lips OF Il man who was the candidate
Of coalition. In his last fight he was
| forced to meet two fronts OF the
Democratic party; this time 1t was
the Republican. Think OF Smith
denOuncing Barbour as a carpet-bagger.
/ Why, when Mr.. Barbour'S seat was con-
tested 10y Il Republican, this same Smith,
then an attorney living in Washington,
was employed by the Republican as coun-
sci. He wanted TO hold Smith up in his
naked deiormity and expose all his shallow
tricks and false pretenccs. When he went
10 Washington the first man to come to
him was Smith, with plea for him (Wise)
TO sign card OF recommendation for him,
a sort Of Z" certificate OF character" and |
label him with his (Wise's) endorsement rs
q proper man.
\ citizen OF Washington for eight years, |
q worker in the lobby, he comes to Rich |
mond when the District Of Columb
REPUDIATEs HIM,
and tells the people OF Louisa that John ). |,
Barbour is carpet-6oqger. Smith had |
said that he had done great deal for this |
district when in Congress. lie had looked |
at the Record and if smith had made any |
mark he could not find it. This man had |
come from Washington to be his COMPETE |
tor-he who had borne the heat and bur-
den of the day, he who had stood up for |
the people in their rmisiortunes while Smith |
was walking beside still waters and lying /
down in green pastures, growing fat where |
traitors were fed with crumbs that fell |
from the Administration table. smith was |
a traitor to his people, false even to the |
colorcd man, whom
HE DESERTED
in order to go where he could make the
most money.
Captain Wise next proceeded to pay his !
respects to Hon. J. Paul and his congress |
Siona record. He denounced J. p. as one |
who would not meet him in honest discus |
sion: and in alluding TO Paufs boasts /
about what he had done for the passage OF |
the river and harbor bill. said that the bill |
was passed Immediately after his (Wise's) |
speech on the same. John Paul wasn't |
present. And where was Malone! Why, |
he was in Richmond
BOssING A CAUCUS
Of the Legislature. While | was working |
for the good OF the people, Malone was !
working Tor William Malone, and William
alone.
On the day the President vetoed the bill, |
Captain Wise, beng apprised OF it, and
meeting Paul, begged him to come and fill
his seat for one day. He had not been in
il for two weeks, and yet he refused and
did not come. and did not vote fOr'the
river and harbor bill. Neither did he ap-
pear before the Committee on Commerce TO
advocate the bill.
Abram FulkersOn was present, and stood
shoulder to shoulder with those who had
the interests OF Virginia at heart. Where
was Paul? He left every man who was
familiar with Paul's habits when in Rich
mond to Judge for Themselves where he
was. He went over TO the Senate to see
what the Boss was doing. and saw him
sitting in his seat while millions that the
/ JVhiq and Paul are now bOastlng OF hung
| trembling in the scales. He watched TO
| see il the hero Of the Crater would come
/ forward and grapple with the cause like
those who went before him in that night.
! He wanted to see ii he had courage to stand
up for his people; but although master IN
/ Virginia, he was
4 SLAVE N WASHINGTON,
and as the clerk neared his name Malone
sneakcd of to the clOak-rOOm, and he saw
him peeping, saw his eye, and saw that ne
did NOT r0te for the rirer and hdrtOr CtH.
John Paul had stayed in Washington,
thWarting the taxpayers OF virginia Ill
their efforts to relieve themselves OF oncr-
ous taxation. Captain Wise held Malone
I'm TO the scOrn OF the world for voting
against the Tebbs bill for the relief OF Con-
Tedcrote soldiers. lie said that Mahone's
voice was the one that defeated that mca-
sure. the same voice that had checred the
brotbcrs Of his audience into the jaws OF
death at the Crater. His hand was the one
that had struck the poor Confederate and
sent him
Keeling TO HIS GRAVE.
Tn order to bolster corrupt Admins
trot;on he had asked his people to strike
down their own brothers. Captain Wise
cIomently alluded to Colonel Fulkerson,
and said that this gentleman had raised the
Standard ~ revolt in Washington county,
and that in brave old Pennsylvania also
the % neople were rising up and asserting
their The determination to put boss rule under
loot loot He called upon the people TO orga-
nize, and promised if tins was dohe 'nat
he he could whip an army with banners. lie
concluded by saving: my cause is your
cause, INV country is your country, and
NV God YOUR Cod"
Amidst the most expressive and impul.
s;ve cheers. and cries OF "Go on" "Don't
stop.0 &C.. Captain Wise concluded.
III, M kelley. in response to loud