The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-10-17

Babcocks.
We can meyer forget the Freedmen's Bank
swindle and the robbery OF the poor ne
groes OF their little savings throughout the
country: and the negro ought not to forget
II either.
We can never forget the Dorseys and the
star-route thieves.
We can never forget the impeachment OF
our President because ne held the Consul
tuition TO be OF higher authority than the
imperous will OF the Republican party
because he attempted TO protect the states
and the people from cruel immoation
snd we have not forgotten the free ballot
and far count OF Louisiana Returning
Boards, and how. with the help OF the
Eliza Pinkertons and the Agnes Jenkinses,
the presidency was stolen and the man
elected by the voice OF the people, Samuel
J. Tilden, was thrust aside and his Fraud
ulency Hayes put in his place.
MANY. MANY THINGS.
No. there are many things we can never
learn and never forget. and to this extent
we are Bourbons. and ! am Bourbon OF
the Bourbons. and | am proud Of 1t. He
closed with an appeal to the people to res
cue the State from the misrule OF Malone
and his followers.
FITZ. LEE.
After the close Of Judge CHRISTIANS
speech the band struck up "llail to the
Chief And as General FitZ. Lee stepped
TO the front OF the stand the applause was
tremendous, and cheer after cheer rent the
air. Many Of his old comrades in arms,
members Of the First Virginia cavalry,
were present. After the close OF his speech
many OF them were seen TO mount the stand
and shake him cordially by the hand, well
coming him to old Rockingham. An old.
gray-haired man was seen with tears trick
ling down his checks, pointing ont 10 his
companion near that there was Fitz. Lee.
A b. ave soldier, who was leader during
the war and gallant one, and had shown
that where Fitz. lea Is he was willing TO
follow. said that he had been Readjuster.
but now he would follow his old command
er in the ranks OF Democracy, which was
tie place for all true southern boys. The
same thing was said by number that
called to see him in private at his rooms.
The famous First Virginia cavalry, whose
first colonel was Jeb. Stuart, and which
was afterwards commanded by Fitz. Lee,
was composed principally OF companies
from the Valley OF Virginia.
General Fitz. began his speech by
returning his thanks for the very comph-
mentary manner in which he had been re-
ceived by bis old comrades in arms. He
bad not been TO lIarrisOnburg for nineteen
years, he said. The last time that he was
in that town he was conveyed in an ambu-
lance through its streets, having been
wounded at Winchester. The General
stated that he had resigned his commission
as an officer OF the United States army upon
the call OF Virginia for her sons to rally to
her defence, aud that he came again to the
people OF Rockingham in this crisis.
scarcely less important than that which
called him to their side twenty years ago.
TIE DUTY OF vIRGINIANs.
lie then paid handsome tribute to Vlr-
ginia, stating that from the earliest colo
NAL times TO the present she had always
borne most prominent part in the his
tory OF this country, and that her sons al
ways took In her earlier days most dis
tinguished position in State and national
councils. After referring to many OF them
by name. he stated that she had not ceased
In her later days to still put TO the front
great leaders, having furnished the men
who commanded the two largest armies OF
the Confederacy as well as the highest
type OF war commander in the
person OF her Jackson and the great
est cavalry officer OF the war, her Jeb.
Stuart. At this period OF her cOuntry's
history, when the liberties OF her people
were endangered by the concentration OF
power in the hands OF the Federal Execr-
tive at Washington, Virginia again did her
accustomed good service by presenting to
the country a typical Boss in the person OF
her Malone, thus showing to the country
the evils OF this system Of bossism. There
fore, to Virginia Is due more than to any
other State the sweeping Democratic We
tories that ran along the line from Massa-
chusetts to California.
lie then referred to the condition Of po-
itcal parties in the state from 1879 to the
present hour, calling attention to the lcgis-
lation which had either been enacted or
sought to be enacted by which the power
was taken out OF the hands Of the people
snd transferred to the government at
Richmond. lie rapidly referred TO the
various ubiquitous schemes by which Ma
hone and his party endeavored 10 accom-
plish thi, purpose, and which were de-
iested by the constancy and courage OF the
Big -Four. He declared the state debt set
tied in accordance with the decision OF the
highest court in the land. and that the
leaders 81 both parties. their newspapers,
and the platform OF the Democratic party
at Lynchburg all concurred in this view.
Therefore the sole issue before the people
Of Virginia to-day was the question OF the
supremacy of neutrality-suspicious. OF
Democracy. Taking UP this line OF argu-
ment he con,rasied the history OF those two
parties; showed what they had done snd
what they proposed to do for the country
and the State. He concluded by an appeal
to the people OF Rockingham, now that all
local issues had been settled, 70 unite
once more under the fluttering folds OF the
victorious banner Of true Democracy. Gen
eral Lees speech produced magnificent
impression. ARAMINTA.
Southampton County.
PARTICULARS OF MONDAYS MEHTING-CO
MEL BERKELEY CREATES A SPLENDID M
PRESTON.
correspondence OF the Richmond Dispatch.l
IvOR, October Is. 1883.
There were between 1000 and 5000 peo-
pie at Jerusalem yesterday (court-day).
Political excitement was at such high
pitch that the Judge deemed it best to adj
journ court and wait for a more quiet time
to transact legal business.
A large number OF Democrats were adj
dressed in the courthouse by Colonel K.
b. Berkeley, X. X. Griffin, and Colonel l..
ID. Starke, OF Norfolk.
Colonel Berkeley made 4 beautiful and
argumentative speech. II took splendidly
with the people. They all seemed delight
ed with him. lie is brimful Of fun, and
his satirical thrusts at Malone, Cameron,
and Wise elected the heartiest laughter and
applause. He completely satisfied several
parties "open to conviction " that the
State debt had been finally settled, and that
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