Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1871-06-30
County Court M Abingdon.

Fully one third of the voters of
Goodsou were summoned for the reni- /
yfes and iuries at Abingdon on Mon
day, last. A large number from 9th
er portions of the county we're pres
ent under similar pressure. Every
available excuse was offered but Wit
little success. There &ere about sew
en- criminal cases and theYwere DOOM
ed to suffer "the laws delay,:. The
attendance was so large and general
that the many aspirants for a seat IN
the House of Delegates made ye:y
free use Of the occasion. From the
upper end the track seemed to be
contested by the friends Of Col. A.
f. Cook, Mr.. Jonas S. Kelly and j.,
C. Porterfeld, Esqr. At Abingdon
there was a decided effort to plact
Col. a. C. Cummings in the race.
Col. W. NJ. Hopkins was regarded as
positively candidate with the pros
Pee: Of a good local vote, while Col.
\. FuIkerson, of Goodson, was by all
narties conceded to be in for the
light. Col. Jmo. L. Terry and Capt.
Geo. Graham were present but seem
ed to be making no efforts for reelec-
ton. Crl. Cumming saemed undeci-
Ied. hut mede the very sensible re
mark that the position was decided
Nv one more Cf service than of pleas
ure and that the successful party was
pretty sure of returning from Rich
mond with fewer friends than he had
on the day of election.
Gov. McMullin made use of the
dinner by urging on his fellow citizens
the pressing necessity for retrench
ment and reform, and instanced first
the dnty of the next Legislature tc
reduce the pay of its members from
Sc per day to 81. The suggestion
would have had more force il the ma
iority of his audience had not beer
aspirants for the Legislature.
The Holston Agricultural Fair. BY
its advocate. Col. Jos. L. Campbell
next appeared and asked the Governor
to cut short his remarks, which h
proceeded to do appealing to hi
hearers to subscribe for the SOatherI
Patriot, which he properly pronounced
as very live paper and worthy o
the patronage of the public. Col
Campbell opened the meeting by call
ing the President, Capt. James j.
Cole, to the Chair. and by yer.
!, forcible address calling for the ell
! forcem mt of the good Democratic
doctrine that the majoity should rule
; He urged warmly the proposition
that the stockholders, voting b,
stock. should decide the. location o
the Fair grounds and appealed to thu
people of Glade Spring and GoOdso'
, to join in the movement, laying aside
local prejudices, for the promotion o
the enterprise. Col. Vim. Byars, o
Glade Spring, rose to explain by sta
ting that the Stockholders on his lis
were actuated By desire to organ
ize district Fair. for which purpose
Glade Spring was. more suitable thar
Abingdon. Z
His illusions to the election of ]. l.
Cole as President, instead of Cart. }
NJ. Byars, at the March Court wer
: such as to bring that gentleman to hi
, feet and we left without an opportuni
, ty of getting the drift of his remarks
Col. Byars made the statement tina
the Glade Spring stockholders had al
ready purchased grounds for thei
Fair and there was nothing in his re
; marks which created in our mind an!
confidence in the proposed union
. which was the object, if not the ten
dency of Col. Campbell's remarks
Bristol was quiet on the occasion. TIL
Senior Editor of the Ne1es was solici
ted to participate in the discussion
but he could not see that the time wa!
propitious for an effort of the kind
, Bristol has lost its opportunity ant
must now join the movement i'm til,
upper end, if movement should b,
perfected, or remain out in the cold
our duty will manifest itself after tho
split between Abingdon and Glad,
Spring shall have been adjnsted.