National Republican., 1883-07-28
VIEWS OF VIRGlNIANS.
Old Line Democrats Not Altogether Pleased
With the LynChburg Platform.
Gen. Fltz Lees Lecture on the Battle OF
ChRncellorsvlIle.
Ansc,ol Dispdich.


LYNcHBURG, VA, July 27.--Of course the
city is pretty well cleared of the convention
delegates to-day, only few of the leaders
and committee men remaining to put the
plans Of organization in proper shape for ac-
tion. The consolidation of the two leading
committees heretofore existing having only
one head for both, but with an increase Of two
members from each congressional district, is
considered very wise action, and the ap-
| pointment Of Hon. John S. Barbour to be the
chairman is regarded rs a ten strike" by
| the whole party. Ho is to direct the whole
plan of the campaign, and to appoint his own
executive committee and secretaries, and fix
| his headquarters where he pleases. 1t is sup
posed he will choose Richmond or Lynohburg
as his central point of operation.
The platform has been very favorably re-
ceived by tho party, only q few here and
there complaining Of one or two of the planks.
Some don't like the tariff feature, which is
! copied verbatum from the Ohio platform, and
was insisted upon by Judge Walter r. Staples
and others representing the iron and mining
! constituencies of the state. 1--WE can't fight
without some distinct declaration on this sub
ject" said these gentlemen, and the point was
| yielded by the free trade men with wink
that "the Ohio platform had two floors any
! how, upon which free traders and protection
! lists could stand without crowding OF jost-
| ling each other in the least" and both sides
freely chuckled at the victory gained over each
! point.
On the color line tho difference seems to
have been satisfactorily bridged over by tho
wording of the fifth and sixth resolutions, on
the public school question, though great
many still think that entirely too much con-
cossion has been made by the whites
to the blacks by promising the lat
! ter "trustee" boards as we'll as
| fpa Nyl w
many others still think that the color line
should have been distinctly and sharply
drawn, with no concessions OF "bids" at all to
the colored race.
Postmaster Morris and other leading repub-
licans say that upon the debt and other
questions the platform is o virtual indorse-
ment of the readiusters' work and policy, and
think that SO much to the credit of their
party and detriment to the democrats"
The platform was written, except as to a
few changes of phraseology, by Maj. John w.
Daniel, and was unanimously adopted by the
committee and the convention. There was
less speaking than ever before in Virginia
convention.
The opera house was packed last night by n
very brilliant audience assembled to hear the
lecture of Gen. Fitz Lee on the Battle OF
Charlottesville" for tho benefit of the Home
Guard of this city On the stage with Gen
Lee were seated Gems. Jubal Early and L. II
other distinguished gentlemen. Gen. Nun.
ford introduced the speaker, who was greeted
with great applause. After an eloquent
introduction, running account of McClel
lans discontinue at Antetam, and Burn
sides at fredericksburg the general came
directly to his theme of the battle of Chan
cellorsvillo. The general features of the bat
tie were graphically drawn. The encamp
ment of Hooker at Falmouth with his mag.
niflcent army Of 100000 men-"the finest or
the planet'-as he boastfully proclaimed, hi
dispatch Of Sedgwick ten miles down the
Rappahannock, as if intending to cros
there, repeat Burnside's movement OF
the previous year, his own crossing
of the river at the fords north of Fredericks
, burg with the bulk of his army, his encamp
ment at Charlottesville, the operations o
Sedgwick, the famous flank movement
planned by Lee with a skill and audacty o.
daring that completely bewildered the fed
eral commander, and executed by Jackson
with an energy and dexterity without paral
lel the route of Hooker, the repulse of Sedg
wick, and tho precipitate transfer of the army
of the Potomac across the Rappahannock
under cover OF stormy night, were narrated
with the faithfulness and animation of on,
who had himself borne no unimportant par
in that eventful day. Many passages of the
; lecture, as Burnside's attack upon Marie's
heights, the view of the Rappahannock
while Hooker was crossing with his host:
upon numberless pontoons, and OF the sur
rounding country clothed in the verdue an6
bathed in the light Of spring morning, the
last meeting of Lee and jackson, We're char
acteri2ed by beauty of description and
pathos that held the audience spellbound
His humorous hits at Hooker for his boastfu
confidence and his droll reading Of Lincolnt
, anxious kilograms while the battle was il
progress, were very good and occasioneG
, much amusement. Altogether the lecture
was a fine one and well delivered, though
Lee cannot be cassod as an orator.
A very useful and popular citizen, Mr.
James Cleland, ST., died quite suddenly herr
on Wednesday morning, and was buried las
, evening" He was from Scotland, but hat
, been here in active business for more thar
, thirty years. and had raised an excellen
, family.
No Melting Charge on Trade Dollars.
Mr.. Preston, acting director of the mint
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