The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-11-06


are to behave themselves and keep in their
proper places.
RESOLVED. That we are determined TO
have free ballot and fair count, and woe
unto the man or set OF men who undertake
to defrauG Us In the exercise OF this our in
aleDabls right.
GENERAL EARLY,
In the course OF his remarks, denounced
Malone severely, speaking OF him ss q
travesty upon the human race and skulk-
Ing coward.
Hon. Thomas Whitehead Is now address
ing the meeting.
Sympathy with DanviIle.
MEETING OF CITIZENS AT THE ARM0RY SUM-
DAY EVENING.
Sunday evening at Ealf-past O'Clock a
large and enthusiastic mass-meeting OF
white citizens was held I'm the First Regi-
ment Armory 10 express their sympathy
with their brethren in Danville. On mo-
ton, Colonel John b. Purcell was called to
the chair.
Colonel Purcell, upon calling the meet
ing TO order, said Z" am profoundly sem
sible OF the importance Of the subject which
brings together so large number OF our
best citizens. Ii is eminently proper that
we should express our sympathy with our
brethren OF Danvillc, and this solemn day
but adds its solemnity and dignity to the
occasion. This is not the time for speeches,
and think voice the sentiment OF this
meeting when say its object is only TO
pass resolutions Of sympathy with the
white people OF Danvile, to express our
belief in the truth OF their statement OF
their present condition, and TO place before
the world where the responsibility belongs
for the blood which has been she'd"
Mr.. II. NJ. Smith offered the following
preamble and resolutions:
Whereas reliable information did reach
this city on Saturday night that conflict
between the white and black races took
place in Danvlle on yesterday afternoon,
the result, as we believe. OF a conspiracy
to force the race issue upon the white peo-
pie in the present political canvass; and
whereas the white citizens Of Danvile did
lately address an appeal to their race in
certain portions OF Virginia, setting forth
the grievances under which they labor in
consequence OF this conspiracy; and
whereas the veracity OF that address has
been questioned by General William Ma
hone in a paper lately published in the
Richmond Wig; therefore be IL
Resolved, by the citizens OF Richmond in
public meeting assembled, /, That In the
conflict which took place in Danville yes
terday the white men OF this city sympa-
thize fully and cordially with their own
race.
2. That they have the fullest confidence
in the truthfuness OF the address written,
signed, and circulated by certain leading
citizens OF Danville, with oil OF whom one
or more Of us are personally well ac-
qusinted.
3. That whenever or wherever this con-
fiict shall take place in the State OF Vir-
GINA all white men are afiectionately. earn
estly, and sOlemnly entreated to take the
part OF their own race.
4. That the whole history OF Virginia,
up to and including the present time,
shows that they have never raised the race
issue, but that in every case it has been
forced upon the white men against their
protest and in an offensive form.
8. That IN this particular canvass the
race issue has been deliberately forced
upon the white men, and its visitations
planned and seduously cultivated by Will
liam Malone and his cO-conspirators for
their own wicked and selfish ends; and
that upon their heads must rest all the re-
sponsibility for the blood that may he sned
or spilled by men who are driven to the
conflict in the best interests OF civilization.
On motion, the resolutions were unani-
mously adopted. They were at once tele-
graphed TO Danyille.
The meeting, the proceedings OF which
,,.1,r "A cd Ixr dior
nity and decorum worthy the day and the
emergency OF the occasion, then adjourned.
Tho situation I'm Petersburg.
SYMPATHY WITH DANvILLE-BUSINEsS TO BE
sUsPENDED-THE COALITION TORCH-LlGHY
PROCESSION A FAILURE--INCENDIARY CO.
ALTON DOCTRINES.
lSpeciAl telegram 10 the Dspatch.I
PETERSBURG. November 3, 1883.
There is intense interest and feeling here
incident to the eve OF eection-day. This
feeling has, Of course. been intensified by
the intelligence from Danville, for the con-
dition Of whose people the warmest sympa-
thy Is expressed.
Business was almost suspended to-day.
and both parties are active arranging and
preparing for to-morrow's battle. 1t is
=
In Petersburg will be polled tomorrow,
and il is claimed by the Democrats that four
ffths OF the whites in the city will vote
the square Democratic ticket.
All the Democratic merchants OF the city
have signed an agreement to close their
places OF business tomorrow, and devote
the day TO active work for the Democratic
cause.
The mass-meeting and torchlight pro-
cession OF the CoaitioDists which was held
here tonight was q small affair. In the
absence Of Governor Cameron, Attorney
General Blair harangued the crowd. The
hahoneltes have been circulating some
very inflammatory hand-bills here to-day,
and their effect has been simply to solidify
the whites. The negroes are called upon to
" ayenge the murder OF six colored men at
Danville by Bourbon mob" No good has
resulted from the dissemination OF such
stuff, and the Democrats are enthusiastic
and sanguine of splendid reduction OF
the Coalition majority here.
Condition Of Affairs I'm StauntOn.
INTENSE EXCITEMENT AND GREAT DETERMl-
NATION-A PERSONAL DIFFICULTY-BUsI-
NESS TO BE SUSPENDED TODAY.
Spcclal telcsrdH 10 inc DlspttcH'l
STANTON, Va, November 5, 1888.
The excitement here has been intense all
day, though there have been no decided
demonstrations. Two Of the candidates
came TO blows this afternoon-Opi Demo
crat) and Hamilton (Coalitionist, the for
mer having denounced the latter as liar.
They wore separated 10y some bystanders
before either was much hurt.
As showing the tension of the public
mind, man near the courthouse shot a
pistol at dog this evening, and in two
minutes several hundred people rushed to
the spot, while n negro man, with dilated
eyes, was seen running through an alley
near crying, My God, they have begun"
The stores will be mostly closed here to-
morrow. At Waynesboro' every store,
blacksmith and workshop will be closed,