Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-07-25
Local.


In response to call for meeting OF the Re
publican party of Augusta, to appoint delegates
to the Lynchburg Convention, nineteen negroes
and seven white men met in the courtroom on
Tuesday last The inside of the bar was occu-
pied by an aged and respectable looking colored
gentleman arrayed in linen duster who SEEM
ed anxious that his walking cane should be Sc
curey lodged on the lawyers table, and noble
looking African whose forehead was SO high,
that it reached the back of his neck
Mr.. VIM. L. Herr, U. S. guager, called the
meeting to order and Maj Jno. A. Hartman was
chosen Charm an, and Mr.. VIM. Brown, u S
guager. Secretary. The chairman explained the
scant attendance by saying that the precarious
weather rendered it necessary for all whose labor
lay in farms or brick-yards to take advantage
of the present sunshine and they were there
fore absent. In the appointment of committees
he would be obliged if the gentlemen present
would suggest persons from their neighborhood'
Judge Fultz thought the original plan was
that each township would appoint its own del
egate to the State convention, but as it was too
late now, he would suggest that a committee be
appointed by the chairman to select delegates
from each township.
Mr. Alfred Buck moved that q committee of
nine be appointed by the Chair, and tn following
gentlemen were appointed under his motion :
Messrs. Fultz, Harrison, Ware, Davenport, Buck
Landes, Herr, Williams and Fishburn The nine
adjourned to rner of the room to hold the
inquest, and after a short deliberation came out
with the following list of delegates Maj Jno.
A. Hartman, delegate Alfred Buck, alternate
Maj E. Mcmahon, delegate Jno Yates, alter
nate; F. Ware (colored) delegate; Benz.
Lyons, alternate J G. Myers, delegate Jas.
W. Cochran, (colored) alternate Henry Mish,
delegate; Jos. Harrison, (colored) alternate ;
Henry Rippetoe, delegate Geo. W. McCutchen,
alternate.
Upon the reading of the list Mr.. Jas W Coch-
ran, (colored) said ~ think we ought to send
the best men we ha got to that convention,
and men in harmony with the Administration.
Now there is man on the list that says he is
not in favor of Mr. Hughes, nor Mr. Lewis, MOI
Mr. Platt. I don't want that sort of delegate"
The chairman VIII the gentleman wait and
hear resolution read. The following resolu-
ton was then read
Resozved-That the Republicans of Augusta
county, in convention assembled, hereby pledge
themselves to support the nominee of the Lynch
burg convention, believing that the true inter-
ests Of Virginia, are Involved in the success of
Republican principles and the identification of
the State with the National Government.
Mr. Cochran-I satisfied, move the
adoption of the Committees report.
The list of delegates and the resolution were
both adopted.
Judge Fultz moved that the proceedings of the
meeting be published in the Valley Virginian
newspaper.
The Chairman suggested that the proceedings
be published in all the town papers, which would
extend that courtesy.
Judge Fultz explained that he had named
the Virginian merely because it in sympathy
with the objects of the meeting, and had no objec
ton to their publication in all the papers.
The meeting then adjourned. A majority of
the delegates are understood to be in favor of
Major Mcmahon.
The EUROPEAN EXCURSION PARTY.-A letter
from Rev m f. Baker, of Staunton, to his
wife states that the party which lefthere in
Guiding Rev. W. T. Richardson and Rev DR..
Witherspoon, of the University, were in Bdin-
burgh on the 4tb, 9Th and 9Th inst, and reached
London on the 10th. An Edinburgh paper of
Monday the 9th, describes very handsome pub
lie reception of the American party, $50 in num-
Der on Saturday evening, at which the Lord Pro-
vost was present, and with others made speeches
The reception took place in the Museum of
Science and Art Rev Dr. Witherspoon, on be-
half of the Americans responded and so did Rev.
Professor Cushman, of Massachusetts. The
company were treated to concert by the band
and ifers of the 9lst Highlanders, and to Scotch
songs and dialogues by lady and gentlemen ar
fists in the lecture hall of the Museum, the af-
fair terminating at IL O'Clock Saturday night
with the i'Star Spangled Banner and t'God
Save the Queen The next morning the Amer
leans went to the Iron church, where the cele-
brated Presbyterian clergyman, Rev. DR.. Nc
Gregor preached on the temptation of our Lord
Just before pronouncng the benediction the min
lister turned to the Americans and made an ad-
dress not three minutes long, every sentence o.
which was eloquent. This is an extract, eve
feel more and more that the salt that keeps the
breath of society SWEET the salt that preserves
nation from moral corruption is its righteous
God-fearing men and women. 1t is because we
know that there is in the heart of the great
American people true love to their Lord loyal
ty to the Master and fear of God-it is in consid-
GRAFTON of that above all other causes that we
can look forward to great future for your ma
ton and future Of usefulness on its part of the
world" On Monday morning, at O'Clock
the Americans left on the train for Abbottsford
and Dryburgh.
The SUNDAY SCHOOL PIc-NIC-The Sunday