The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-10-14
WARN SPRINGS, VA, October 10, 1882.

coIlrt-hollse. and the Judge out OF the
GOODNESS OF his heart agreed TO Paups
wishes, have no doubt. without knowing
nj the time the object in view. The Ma
boneites soon proclaimed their pur-
nose. and would hear no propo-
sition whatever from the Democrats.
This aroused great indignation amongst the
Democrats, for Mr.. Massey has had his APP
pointment here long before Paul, and il has
ALWAYS been the rule to allow the oldest
appointmeni TO rule the day. But this was
not Mahone's rule. The best terms we
could get out OF Paul were: Colonel
O'Ferrall to open in one hour, Paul to fol-
low i'm an hour, and with each ten minutes
rcioinder, and Mr.. Massey TO have unlm-
tied time to make his speech, this being
agreed to by all the speakers without once
dreaming that Paul was going to skulk of
rs soon rs he was done speaking.
Mr.. John w. Stephenson announced the
terms Of speaking and introduced
COLONEL CHARLES T. O'FERRALL
os the Democratic nominee Of the Seventh
district. For one hour he used the bate
rcs OF Paul'S Republican record on him
with tremendous effect. Paul stood the
firing urcttv well at first, but he soon be-
can 10 finch and twist. lie tried every
position that the human body can take in
chair. but could find no ease or shelter
from the wcll-dircctcd shot OF the Colonel.
He followed blow upon blow 80 fast that
the Dcrspiration soon broke on Paul, and
rolled of Of him IN great drops. lie look
ed ot his watch. and turned his eyes to-
wards Heaven a. ii breathing prayer to
hurry I'D time. Oh that hour was so
long He at last could not stand 1t any
longer. and hc rctreated slowly TO the
clerks Office, cot drink, which revived
his dr0ODing courage very much, and raj
lied to the conflict. But it was " no go !;
O'Feyral had him, and when he
fired his last shot at Paul. when
was his failure to vote on the police bill
allowing Confederate soldiers 10 serve on
thc District Of Columbia police, Paul
broke, and never would have rallied again
had if not been for his Old Guard in the
rear. the sable sons Of Ham. They stood
to him to-day like dying men 10 dying
man. and how they made the Welkln rinS
as they heard the voice OF their chiciLAln
sound forth upon the air calling them 10
the conflict. He had the Colonel called
down three minutes before his time WAS
out. for the minute, grew too long for him.
PAUL's SPEECH
was entirely on the defensive. lie pulled
up hill from the start. He at first had 20
brag a long time about himself TO work up
his courage and voice to talk lCud, a. only
Paul can talk. lie was 50 honest in all his
actions, and all 1.-THE people knew how
honest he was: he had voted with the Re
pubican> because il was honest TO do so;
he wa, independent and (rolling up his
sleeves and stretching out bis lcug arms he
asked no odds Of any Democrat. Here the
aforesaid sons Of Ham checrcd lustily.l He
then defended. in his way, his " honest
votes with the Republicans. lie proclaimed
loudly that Colonel O'Ferrall had contra
dictcd him on a previous occasion 10y
quoting George ID. Wise, OF Richmond,
who said he had stood by Paul, and he
Paul did not vote on this bill, but that
he PAUL hadtold orrall that" ii Wise or
anv other man said that. he was liar. and
the truth wa, not in him." and he wanted
him 10 tell Wise 80. and he had not heard
from Wise or O'Fcrrall since on the subject.
Here the colorcd cohorts brought down
the house again. Paul brought in great
deal OF his usual clap-trap demagoguc
whtcWa,h about the dear people, Two
things were very noticeable in PauFs
speech to-day. one was the absence OF his
usual Rcadilstcr harangue, and the other
his abuse OF Mr. Massey. They say that
Paul has not called the "Old Par>on" Il
hvpocrite since O'Fcrrall brought down on
him hi, own church record. Paul did not
have his "yclloW doc " following him here.
a, in Highland, to report things in that pa
per that never happened.
| As soon H. Paul finished his reioindcr,
TO the surprise OF every one he struck for
q more c0ngcnial cline. Senator Sherrard,
when he introduced Paul, said he had to
stand against two to-day, but Paul could
not stand, and FOR his sake we are glad he
left. He took with him most oi his sable
friends, his ofiico-holder>, and white Re-
pullicanS. leaving the bcSt OF the audience
to hear Mr.. Massey.
Mr.. stephenson then introduced the
HON. JOHN L. MASSEY.
and for about two hours he held his audi
cncc perfectly spcll-bound with one OF the
most logical, eloquent, and clear speeches
that was ever heard in this courthouse.
What contrast it was TO that OF John :.
Wise. Mr.. Massey abused no one, but
especially did nc refer to Wise in the most
respectful terms. WiSc'S record was used
freely and with the effect that only Massey
can do. He produced his RcddiuSter
record and showed Wise had never
voted Readiuster vote, not even
Tor the "tOe-nail" Governor last
fall; that Wise had boaSted that he was no
Readiuster, but, "by c., he was for Ma
hone; that he had denounced Riddlcber-
ger As a drlmkard and unfit for any office,
and especially senator, and was then bought
of 10y Malone with the promise OF District
Attorney at present and Governor in four
years. Thus thrust after thrust he brought
home upon Wise his past record, till the
audience sxW
WILD WITH DELIGHT,
and old men rose up and cheercd to the
echo, and even several Of the NIahoncites
who had been able to stand and not run
with Paul joined heartily i'm three cheers
for Massey. His arraignment Of Malone
and his corrupt distribution Of offices. his
political assessments, his bossing the last
Legislature. and many other corrupt means
OF obtaining power, was simply irresistible.
/ The picture he drew OF the DEGRADING
effects OF such corruption upon the morals
OF the young men Of virginia was over
whelmlng, and when the "old man" raised
his voice and referred 10 the idea Of pledg-
Ing Il Henry, u Jefferson, or Mar
shall, as Malone had pledged the last
Virginia Legislature, the effect was be-
yond description. | have heard many
political speeches, but have never known
one to have the effect that this speech had
to-day. believe Mr.. Massey could have
spoken till dark and held every man in the
audience. Ii was near o O'Clock when he
closed, and number OF old men, many OF
them heretofore Readiusters, never moved
out OF their seats, although they had to ride
ten TO hiteen miles home tonight. No
wonder the Mahoneites ran. | can't see
how they could have stood n