Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1867-07-30
Radical Meeting.

In accordance with the announcement as pub
lished in handbills, a meeting Of the Radicals,
white and black, was held in the Court House
| On yesterday, Monday, for the purpose of send
| ing delegates to the Radical Convention which
| will meet in Richmond on Thursday next. 80
The majority of the meeting were negroes
who occupied the lawyers chairs in the bar,
and the main body of the Court House below,
whilst their white co-operators were literally
pushed to the wall, !" forming white fringe
to the black body. $50
On motion of Jacob Bear, Mr.. Jno. Yates
was called to the chair.
On motion Of A. T. Maupin, Mr. Geo. w.
McCutcheon was appointed to act as Secretary.
The object of the meeting was explained by
David Fultz, ESQ.,, in speech of half an hour S
length. The speech, we learn, was conserva-
tive in its character
MIR. Fultz moved that committee be an
pointed by the Chairman to report preamble
and resolutions, whereupon the Chairman ap-
pointed the following persons as the members
of that committee:
David Fultz, Sam'l Cline, Sam'l Driver,
white, and Philip Rozelle and Benz. Downey,
colored. $50
During the absence of the committee, the
meeting was addressed by David Davenport,
colored. "+-
The following delegates were appointed to at
tend the meeting in Richmond: David Fultz,
Rev. Geo. A. Shuey, Jno. Yates, white, and
Benz. Downey and Aaron Shoveller, colored.
The resolutions not having been furnished us
in time for this issue, are not published.
After the adoption of the resolutions, the
meeting was addressed by E. L. Houf, white.
His speech elected considerable applause from
the ''colored men and brethren present.
Philip Rozelle, colored, also addressed the
meeting after the conclusion of Mr.. Houf' S
speech.
We understand that he expressed his strong
disapprobation of the Spectator, and recon-
mended its editor to go to the editors of the
other papers here to get proper ideas.
We were not present at the meeting, and are
indebted to friend for the above account of its
proceedings. 1853 .kwzTxys
Such a scene as was presented in that meet
ing was never exhibited in this county before
0 Temporal, 0 mores! 2 M
RAILROAD MEETINGS IN WEST VIRGINIA.
We are pleased to see that the counties in West
Virginia along the line of the proposed Railroad
are moving to vote subscriptions of stock to the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad.
The Board of Supervisors of Monroe county
have authorized an election to be held in that
county on the 10Th of August to vote upon the
question of subscribing the sum of 100000.
A meeting was held at the Red Sulphur Springs
in that county on the 18th of July, which was adj
dressed by Maj. James G. Paxton, of Rockbridge
and Capt G. W. Smith, Of Kanawha, and at
which resolution favoring the subscription of
$500, 600 was unanimously passed. Weaare gra-
tilted to see that the editor of the Union Repub-
can, published in that county, the only person
who opposed the resolutions adopted in the Rail-
road Convention at the White Sulphur Springs,
is now favoring the subscription.
meeting was also held at Raleigh Court
House on the 18th of July, which was addressed
by the same gentlemen, and at which a resolution
was pass ed requesting the Board of Supervisors
of that county to take the vote of the county on
the oath of August on the question ofsubscribing
the sum of 100000.
The Board of Supervisors of Greenbrier county
have ordered an election to be held on the Oath
of August to take the sense of the voters on the
question of subscribing the sum of $4,000 to the
capital stock of the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail
road. 1
AT meeting held in Charleston, Kanawha, on
the 4th of July last the following resolution was
unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That it is the opinion of this meetin G
that the county of Kanawha should subscribe
$500 600 to the capital stock of the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railroad, and that the Board of Super
visors of this county, do meet at once, and order
an election to be held on Saturday, the 10th day
of August, 1867 to take the sense of the qualified
voters on the subject. Is Fszsr-Tes
1t is hoped and believed that the counties along
the line will vote the subscriptions recommended
by the White Sulphur Convention.