Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1871-10-24
discussions I'M COURT-aALL.

County Executive CommittCeth the Hon. CHAs'
las. TAtLKNFR addressed tho citizens Of
this part Of the County at tho Cont, House
in Cbarlcstoma On Friday last Ills speech,
which was n5ar two hours in length, and lis.
tened to with intense Interest by a large audi
enco was mastery aud eta;esmanlikc review
Of the defects Of OUT present s'sts Constitution
| both negative and positive The cnOrmites
oftbe diaercn,rCtrospect test oSths, enacted
by the radicals, and declared BY the State
Court of Appeals tribunal Of final resort
in such mat,crs-to be lawful under the pres.
cut Constitution, were fully disclosed, and the
evils of special legislation, which the same
Constitution has been impotent to prevent,
were portrayed with force aud logic, we had
never before heard, The former he declared
to be subtle engines Of oppression and tyranny
that had escaped the ingenuity Ofaa Oliver lie
DiablC, and the cruelty Of a Duke OF Exeter,
nrrairning without an indictment, trying
without evidence, Condcmniug without u
court, aud executing without haugWan,
They had barred the gatesogainste emigration
from eleven Of the Southern States at time
they were ready tosend us cot their choic.
est and uobcst spirits, and had driven thou.
sands Of our best young men from the State,
while the great burden OF State aud local tax
alton had US efIectuaNy excluded emigration
and investment from the North. As an illus.
tration Of the latter, he said that different
statutes Of limitation existed in 81 counties Of
this State, and in one difiereutratc ofinterest,
The entire speech OF which We regret we are
compelled to give SO brief synopsis, gave
vrea, information and satisfaction to our peo.
ME, and caused them to feel gratitiCd, that
our rights and interests in the coming Cons
venti0n, arc to be committed, in part, to the
keeping Of SO able statesman US Mr.. Faux
ner,
Hon. VIM II. TRAvERS, being called upon
responded in few pertinent remarks, ex'
cusiug himself from more lengthy address
by the lateness of the hour, aud an engage
mcnt to speak at Harpers Ferry, on the same
evening. -
| TUE DISCUSSION OF SATURDAY.
Rev. Dap'l. Ames-the pet.Uagger can
didate for the State Convcntion-accoai pauict
by his friend, the Row. Bracket, made hi
,1naoroncc in our town on Saturday last
Al 2 o'clock the twain appeared in the Cour
House, to which point some score Of negroe:
had gathered, aud quite number Of our cit
iyans imnell.d more by curiosity than an,
other motive. After some difficulty in or
pnpizipg a meeting, that distinguished par!ia
mor,nrian Ju,,ice Rdenour, vas called to the
chair md the Rev. Dapl. began his haranruc
first throwing down the glove to any ono who
miybt choose TO answer HIM. lie complained
Of an article in the Free Pie. which spoke oil
him as an unknown adyenlurcr, affirming tia
hc onrht 10 be known TO the pecple of JEFF
Fo,son I'm, exactly WHY he did not tell rs
then very Deliberately and with malice aiore
,Lonoh, Ia wrupp the uecks Of these weak
Ings Ncssrs Faulkner and 'rrayers. and final
IL sI,armnrb ramLlipp settled upoD the spcecI
delivered by DanY &. Lucas. E.o., q, Har
ncr's Merry Ms the text for lis withering som
mor, ,iigrs.sipg so far a, to make nm attack
mnan II6n Wm Jrcns far d.rinr "a exercis
,io , r;aL, az ,rnnr;c,orsb;n oycr some Of M
,r;,a,s nro,crty in ,bis COUNTY instead of sol
lina !, az ,Ss c,yro,>b,grcr desired Mr. d, Il
T Tnc's who WINS informed Of dis procedure
.nnn,1oS rcor tbo conclusion of The addres,
NJ" npd S,ving nscrrta;ncj tho nature Of The at
,.ct 5crlaroJ in cntting ,.rms tbe utter (al.it
Of ,l,c cronnd, imam which il va, based, ant
tbon Lsyinr rotten his hand in gave III,
reverend CsrSst. Sayror spch n cndsellior n
bc viii remember 10 the day Of Ms DEATH
IN I %' If Kin md f.Tyia cIoogepco h
.at forIb Tho atrocities Of radical rule in MI