The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-10-19
no,ro.-.s,c RnIIy in James City.

~. ~xrwv,..r,c MEETING ADDRESSED By
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SARy-A HANDSOME ADDRESS BY HON. 'ohS
WILLIAMSBURG, October II. 1882.
| To The Editor of The Dispatch .
Al Burnt Ordinary on Saturday the i4th
,bere was n grand barbecue and mass-neet-
mo Of the Democrats OF james City county:
Marshall. Goode, and Armistcad addressed
fhe ncople. 1t was the largest assemblage
81 the kind known since 1874, when MI.
| Goode was n candidate for the first time,
three hundred being the estimated num-
her. and n more enthusiastic yet orderly
crowd could scarcely be imagined. Every
one seemed guided by one impulse-viz.,
Tho redemntion Of james City county. III
yas truly refreshing to hear such express
sions as % Malone fooled me once, but he
GOVT do II again.: "The debt Is no longer
the question: ave are still Democrats"
while Lybrook's and Ruflin's letters were'be-
ing eagerly sought for. A large number were
djstributed. A stand had been erected Tor
tbe sneakers beneath large oak tree, but
tbe high wind preventing open-alr speak
ING. the depot agent cordially rendered the
freiobt.room for their use, which was filled
70 oyerGowing, even TO the platform on the
outside. A box-car opposite the main
doorway was also thronged. Mr.. 5. ;.
Edwards. chairman OF the County Com
mittee. called the meeting TO order and IN
PRODUCED Mr.. Ro. Il. Armistcad, OF VIII
liamsbr,rg, as the first speaker. He showed
nm the means resorted TO by the Malone
ties 10 renoyate their desperate fortunes
warned his hearers not to be deceived by
such articles, but to stand where they had
ever stood, firm in the vanguard OF De-
mocracy. Mr.. Marshall was next intro
duced, and was greeted win ire
mendous cheering that shook the build
inc TO its foundation. Mr.. Marshall
makes no prctensions to oratorlcal display:
but gives such an honest, straightforward
avowal OF his position c'the wayiarlng
man. though he runncth, cannot err there
in" ~, coupled with such earnestness and
solid ability, that it is impossible to hear
him and not he satisfied that he is stand
ard-bearer worthy of the trust. He evinced
most determined purpose to carry out the
principles OF the Democratic platform. was
calm and fearless in his opposition to Boss
ism. and made strong impression.
Goode. the Bronze Lion" Of the Second
district. spoke last. and the enthusiasm with
which he was received showed that he was
dinner was announced. A vote being
taken resulted in the unanimous choice
of Goode. Prentiss has said that
no one can speak against circus
or a dinner. Goode spoke, however,
and for once the dinner was van
Guished. But few details Of his speech
will he given, a. every one knows it was
superb without being told how he heated
Mahone's record red-hot, and then walked
him over il barefOoted IAN operation rough
on toe-nails); how grandly he denounced
Republican outragcS in the last Congress;
how irresistibly he appealed to the Demo-
Gratis to rally to Marshall rs they once raj
lied to him. lie exposed the manner in
which the Speaker of the House OF Repre-
senfatiyes packed the Elections Committee
in the interest Of the Republicans to unseat
southern Democrats, and showed but too
we'll how the infamous arrangement sue
ceedcd: hurled at MahOne's effort 10 de-
spoil Miss Bumgardncr, OF Page county,
by n tax OF ) per cent. OH Il salary OF so Il
wear. the whitening contempt which it de-
served. commenting Oh how far honor and
delicacy went before they were entirely en-
tnct in the human breast; told OF 4 high
wayman who. while robbing Stage-cOach.
after toing through the men, informed
the frightened female occupants that in the
prosecution OF his business he never mo-
Tested the ladies. He held the Mahcncitcs
responsible for the continuance OF the one
rous internal-reyenue tax, John Paul Civ
inc the casting vote in 4 tie on the bill
pending its repeal Touching on the Tcbbs
case he cited the ingralitude Of that Viz
ginian (himsclf once chieftain OF Conied-
crate armiesl, whose vote helped the Radl-
Gals of the North 10 debar a southern SOL
der from "holdng any position in the
army OF the United StatcS.' the war being
over twenty wears. He said that never be-
fore had there been such suspicious signs
for the Democrats. Already the bugle
blast of victory had been sounded from
Ohio and Georgia; its echoes were swelling
through Pennsylvania, New York. and
Indiana. and reyerberatlng. from sea-
shore to seashore. Would Virginia alone
be absent from the Democratic pha-
/ lanX at this approaching Marathon !:
Would the Second district prove recre-
ant to Virginia in the skirmish TO that
glorious battle: Then Selling Mr.. Mar
| shall by the shoulder, rs ii. he had been 4
child, the giant held him before the people
and Dade them look on leader who had
never flincbed from his duty, and who on
! the 9TH OF November would lead them on
| to victory. His voice was here lost amid
the most deafening applause. Mr.. Goodc
| had at length to remind his hearers that a
dinner awaited them. and positively would
not detain them longer. Forthwith all
proceeded 10 the stands erected for that
comforting purpose and demonstrated their
appreciation of the feast prepared by
Messrs. Edwards, Barnes, Lamb, and
others. to whom too much praise cannot