The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-04-07
Patrick COuuty-Judge LybrOok's
Speech.
MARCH 80, 1852.
To the Editor of the Disbatch:

To the Editor Of the Dispatch:
Senator Lybrook addressed large num-
Der Of his constituents OF this county at
our courthouse on 2Sth instant. that
being court-day. 1t was known generally
in the county that he was at home, still
suffering from the effects OF painful acct
dent that befel him in the county OF Henry
while en- route from Richmond to his home.
1t had been rumOred that he would speak
on the day mentioned ii he was able TO get
out. At noon Judge Shelor took 4 recess,
when the usual proclamation was made at
our courthouse door for speaking. Soon
the house was well filed with many Of the
best men OF this county. The Senator
made his appearance. lie looked consider
ably worsted and we thought too feeble to
endure the fatigue necessary for the sue
cesstul exposure OF the many short COM
ings, the gigantic outragcs, and the wild
and reckless doings of Malone & Co. In
this, however, we were agreeably mistaken.
Without wasting time in explanation, the
speaker went directly for the concern with
his gloves of. and spoke for IN hour and
a hall in 4 calm, forcible, and able man.
ner. We thought his account Of his stew
ardship while in the Legislature was
NttlSiiClOlN " ~ ltli ~ inquiry VI
the most intelligent men OF the late Read
juster party. lie described how IL was
that Mr.. Massey was slaughtered In the
house OF his friends. He alluded to his
eminent ability, and how he had left the
new-made graves OF his children last fall,
with q heart still tinged with the melan-
choly incident to a double bereavement;
how he had under these circumstances
come TO the rescue of his party, and how
he had saved ii from defeat and utter
rout that it was Mr.. Massey's popularity,
coupled with his conceded honesty and SUI
perior management OF the finances of our
State, that brought thousands to the sup
port of the Cameron ticket, and how he
had sit with amaZement and scorn to hear
that faithful Auditor, that honorable gen.
tleman and Christian minister, with bis
hand tied, denied the opportunity Of speak
ing back, denounced as a felon, and
abused and insulted in the most unscrupu-
lous and unmanly way, and that his en-
emies dared not give him chance before
the people. They knew his innocence and
feared his power. The profound attention
given the speaker showed how entirely the
sympathy OF his hearers were with Mr..
Massey.
The Judge then proceeded to arraign
Senator Malone. and showed that gentle
man up in most unenviable light, and ex-
posed the manner by which the leaders OF
his party had imposed upon the credulity
OF many members OF the Legislature by re-
quiring them TO sign written obligation
to abide ly the caucus in all OF their mea-
sures and designs-that the pledge had
been forwarded to him, and that he refused
positively to endorse il, and that he would
have had scorn for himself had he thus
have given up his manhood, and would
have been wholly unworthy to legislate for
Il free and intelligent people. The Judge
illustrated the rule OF the Malone and Rid
dleberger party by the fable Of the dog and
the wolf with fine effect. He assured his
audience that he had rather be the poor
wolf, rowing in freedom the forests OF his
own mountain home. than TO be Mahone's
fat dog, with a collar on his neck, brass
medal labeled "Fido," and bark at a mas
ter's call and feed upon the rich crumbs
that fall from the Radical table. furnished
by Federal patronage at Washington.
The Judge assured his friends that he
had done all in his power to comply with
his promise made before the election to
settle the debt-question finally and forever;
that he had voted for the Riddleberger bill
as the best he could get, with a solemn pro-
test, because he honestly believed il to be
cheat and deception upon the people;
and concluded by telling them that he
meant to continue to do what he conceived
to be his duty unawed by enemies and un-
BIASED by the seductive influences OF
schemng and mischicvous partisans, or
unprlncipled and dangerous demagogues,
and that he would never cooperate with
any set OF men who trampled under foot
the Constitution OF his State, and who
would, for party purposes, make the Judi
cmry OF the State scandal In the eyes of
all intelligent and patriotic men, and our
every educational interest subordinate to
their ambitious designs, to the end that all
power might be centralized at Richmond,
and our Executive clothed with the pow
ers OF an autocrat. The Judges speech,
we trust, may be the leaven that may fer
ment the whole lump, and produce much
good in our State. We heard numbers OF
gentlemen assert ON court-day who had
voted last fall with the Readjustcrs that
the Democrats could carry this county now
by decided majority. DAN.