Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-09-24
HALiFAX COUNTY.
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!, i'OrIe l"hoenoe OF The Richmond Dispatch
!, 0x.lh BOSTON va, September 80. 1881
Il Yesterday (coun-dayl broke A., -.
cloudy and carly-riScrs were ,nduc"d - I nn
e lleye That mucb-necdcd rain wouId taII
G during the day. But by 10 o'c,oc,, , ,h,,
! clouds were gone and the sun was sbipiny
warm and brightly.
e The usual court day crowd arrived h,,
) SLOWLY, and Il was soon evident tha, ,po
Attendance would he small. The reason 81,
l this is easily explained 10y the fact that
farmers are now very busy with their
. tobacco crops, cutting aud curibo rho
same. Indeed, this season ia probably thc
most in pcrtant Of any, for upon IT hinges
all The years work. mistake now in
curing. a loose stick falling in a barn y
: crack IN a fluc, on inGnitcsimal oyersi%bt
OF any kind. might result In serious and
damaging loss.
POLITICS.
1t had been extensively advertised by The
Republicans that Colonel Il. +. Uub1rd
ana Page Morris, Esq, would I've present
to present their and their pariy's view,
upon the issues involved in the present
canvass. NCtN outstanding this fact. fhe
coiorCd PEOPLE did rot manifest their Gus
tomaly cagerne,s in turning out" On
the Democratic side Captain J. II. II. Fig
gait, presidential elcctOr for the Sixth dis.
lrict. was present by appointment. aud b.
Il. Muniord, Ed, presidential elcctor for
ne ruth district, who was attcndIn.
court. also accepted an invitation from our
! party managers To speak. Propositions for
/ a f.asgrISlfnp 4 Iii,
! Democrats.
CAPTAIN }. H. II. F1GGATT.
Mr.. Wood Bouldin introduced in hand
some terms Captain Figgalt as the first
speaker. The Captain is a gentleman Of
fine appearance aud made favorable I'M
preston upon the people at the start bv his
dicnllicd and maGly hearing. The tone of
! bls remarks was calm. thoughtful. and aryu-
mentaliyc. He confined himself to dis
| cuSslon Of national issues and TO "a ventll-
| lion oi the cn0rmOus frauds of the |
grand Cld party" In opening his speech
! lie referred 10 the excellent record |
made 10y Halifax in the past. and said that |
! The people OF The whole district look with |
woil-groundcd hope Tor better and better |
! returns from This great old county at every |
! Succeeding election. The speaker then |
! drew striking picture by contrasting the |
| can party with lis acts. He also held M |
/ 20 the attention OF bis nearer, the opening |
/ declaration Of the last Republican plot.
! form. which rencWs allegiance 10 the prin-
cipie> upon which that party has trumphcd |
IN SIX successive presidential election.
Nh. Blaine, so-ealled purity in legislation
was noticed and Nj. B'aine's purity dlG
not seem ~ pure rs one would imagine.
His Credit Mobiicr record, the Mulligan
letters recently published. were notable in
stances Oi purity in legislation. The frauds
and populations OF the Republicans. their
hypocrisy IS 20 ciyil-.erylce reiorm-thcse
points were brought out by the speaker to
great advantage and with much force. Cap
tain Figgalt closed with an earnest eXh0r-
iauon to his audience TO stand true to the
color> q TIE Democracy, aud throw from
power the parry which - long has fattcncd
ana thieyed and thicVcd and fattened upon
the body corporate Of this great country.
b. h. MUNFoRD.
At the concl-sion OF Captain FIggatt'S
speech MI. y. b. Watkins introduced to
the crowd Mr. b. i. Munford. This gen
tlcmln, though young man. is well
known throughout the State as one of the
most eloquent speakers now in public life
Yesterday he IN nOwise fell short Of hi,
reputation. Upon slight notice. and with
no time for preparation. he delivered for Z
an hour and half continuous fire OF ar
gumcnt. wit, sarcasm. and inyective against
the foul RoadiusteT- Coalition Arthur-Ma-
hono-Ropublican party. lie reviewed the
record Of that party in their management Of
the educational and eleemosynlrv in
>tijUtiouS Of the state; showed plainly
they bad been conducted solely AZ
part ana parcel Of corrupt political
machine. Mr.. Munford's expose Of the
Planters and Mechanics Bank, Of Peters ;
burg. was Overwhelming. heard the re-
port OF the committee read in the House OF
Delegates, and have read carefully the
comments Of the state press upon this mat
ter. but Muniord's arTaignment Yesterday
surpassed all that has yet come to my at
tcntion. lie should travel the state through,
II only 10 address toe people upon this one
subject. lie was interrupted throughout ,
his speech by applause, aud closed amid the ',
ringing cheers Of bis audience.
TIE REPuDIICANs.
From where your correspondent was sit ,
ting view was obtained through Il Win I
dow OF the scene being enacted in the :
Indeed, 80 near were the OPP ,
posing sides 10 each other during the speak ,
my that one could almost have listened to ,
two speeches nj The same time. The room !
was filed 10y colored people, who occupied !
the seats Of bench and bar with extreme 3
dignity and dccOrum. / suppose about :
twenty-five white gentlemen were in the
room. and half Of those / know OF my own T
knowledge to be Democrats. ,
The hrsi speaker was Colonel HUBBARD, I
who WIS introduced by Captain JehresS. /.
Colonel HUBBARD i gentleman of charm a
iDg manners and presence. lie is cOur- g
tcOus. and every inch man. He Is well a
known in this county, and, apart from his &
politics, no one Las aught TO say against d
him. His wife is daught r Of the late a
John Il. Edmunds. While in the county I
lie was the guest OF his brOthers-ln-law. \
Captain Henry Edmunds and senator Paul 4
G. EGmunds. He made a good speech Y
from his side, but il was very evident he {
regretted that a Joint discussion had /,
been refused. In opening he alinded (!
10 the war and his old fellow +
from Halifax, endcayoring to q
v ork upa feeling OF sympathy thereby. He i
charged the Den OcratS with being under :
Boss BlrbOur's whip. with wearing collars, Il
and-w well, YOU know the rest Of the chords I
TO the old tune. Speaking TO the crowd he {
had before him, ofcOursc the Colonel could !
enter upon DO discussion. His speech, d
while lengthy. was merely made up OF the :
average political claptrap, anecdotes, etc. a
Mr.. Page Morris. Major DaniePs oppo- 4.
ncnt, followed Colonel HUBBARD. Mr.. Nor I
Is I. a handsome, dudish-looking gentle :
inan, and is doui tess possessed OF some +
natural ability. He had poor field for It's u
display yesterday, however. lie made 4
''taking" speech with the darkies, among
whom he seem, 10 be quite a fayorIte. We '
20 not think that Mr.. Morris will be our '
rtX, CONGRESSMAN. :
GENERAL NOTES.
As was intmated in a previous letter, J
Cgufain T.. T.. Jcnrcss has resigned the '
Of the Republican party OF |
Halifax. In retiring from ms exalted posi- '
lion be has the sympathy Of many friends. !
90 hope his life and usefulness VIII not be !
~ this step. Captain James ID. =,
Clay succeeds him.
Since my last letter the Record has in' -.