Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-29
VIRGINIA BARBECUE.
Given to Ilatlfy the NominsIsion of Cen
Lee for Governor.
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Lee for Governor.
Special to the CousieT-Journal.
WASHINGTON. Aug. l6-The Posts
report Of the opening barbecue in
Virginia presents lively and signiii-
can't picture of the OCCASION, and gives
some indications of the issue OF tho
forthcoming campaign. "The Demo.
cratic voters of Loudon county, Vir-
ginia, it says, "went 10 Belmont Park,
yesterday, 10 ratify the nomination OF
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee for Governor. and
to enjoy good Democratic Virginia
barbecue. The Washington, Ohio and
Western Railroad Company ran an
excursion train from Washington and
Alexandria, and the Loudon county
Democrats had good number OF
friends from these two sites to join in
the festivities Of the day. Near the
entrance to the park big roasted bo-
vine, as large as life, was standing up
right on table in an open pavilion,
vailed with red and blue gauze, through
which the early visitors peered with
eager interest.
The scholarly figure OF Prof. VIM. ID.
Cabell, Principal Of the Norwook IN
stltute, was conspicuous among the
party from Washington.
THE LEES AND THEIR COUSINS,
the Masons, were we'll represented,
numerically, in the gathering, and so
were the oldtime Democrats of Nir-
gInnia; but Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, who
Was expected TO be present, was not
there, and all was disappointment The
disappointment was changed TO SYM,
pathy when Mr.. Geo. Mason, Gen. Lees
cousin, OF Fairfax county, rose and ex-
planned to the audience that the Gen
erals absence was due to the serious
lllness-perhaps the death-of one of
his children. Mr.. Mason, in some adj
ditional remarks, urged the desira-
oilty OF defeating a party which is
nine-tenths colored.
CARPET-BAGGERs IN VIRGINIA.
Mr.. III. G. Porter, late Of Dallas coun-
ty, Texas, followed with an address
pointing out that Virginia was the
only one OF the Southern States that
had not yet succeeded in driving out
the carpet -baggers, overthrowing their
creatures, the scalawags, and taking
back into the hands of her people the
management OF her own affairs
Are the fortunes Of Virginia. Mr..
John Y. Bassell, of Leesburg, asked,
ito be dictated during the next four
years by party who claim that out OF
l2o,OOO negro votes they will get l20,-
600? and whose only constituency is
the negro vote, with the few whites
that they can press, purchase and
wheedle into joining them ?"
"The woods around echoed the cho-
rus oil noes that came from the Lou
don county voters in response to this
question. Then there came on the
platform gentleman whose personal
strongly recalled the hand.
some features of Gen. Robert L. Lee.
tie was Frederick p Stanton, who waa
sent TO Washington forty years ago 10y
the State Of tennessee as one OF her
Representatives in Congress.
MIR. srANToN's SPEECH.
"In the late war" said Mr. Stanton,
Il was on the other side from Gen.
Fitzhugh Lee; but in tho recent con-
vention at Richmond, where was one
OF the delegates from Loudon county.
| supported Gen. Lee in preference 10
any other man. Cleveland was elected
on platform OF civil service reform.
Civil service reform is necessary for
the perpetution OF a Democratic Gov
ernment 1t 10 necessary 70 the pre-
servatlon OF the liberties OF the Ameri-
can people, and Fitzhugh Lee will
support the Government OF Grover
Cleveland in all its parts. That's why
l ann Tor him above all Others"
SO far Mr.. Snnton's address did not
appear TO excite the enthusiasm OF the
audience; but he put it in another
light "Think of such nun as VIM.
Mahone,D he said, representing the
State Of Virginia in the National Sem
ate. Think OF his despisahle bargain,
by which he gained control OF all the
Federal patronage in return Tor his
freedom OF opinion and as his vote.
Think oil the way in which he has
swept every competent Democrat out
Df every paltry 500 post Office in Vir-
slnla. Think OF such degenerate
representing Virginia, the
mother OF States and OF statesmen, in
lie National Senate, The Representa-
.lves ol Virginia, 40 years ago, would
have spurned, on any terms, the offer
Ji Federal patronage for which Ma
hone has sold his miserable soul. We
want To restore Virginia to her ancient
llgnIty, and no man will have more
influence and power to effect that re-
'torauon aud regeneration than tho
gallant, the courageous, the wise and
honorable Fitzhugh Lee. | don't
know him personally; | never spoke
o him, hut know his capacity and
character. voted for hum in the
convention, and shall vote
or him again at the polls, il should
lcver speak to him and never SEQ
Iim.p
The latter part of Mr.. Stantons adj
lress ronsed the enthusiasm Of the
4oudon county men TO the highest
,iich