Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-12-31
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It rests with you to say. (Cheers.l You
have Eeard my views, and if 80 years OF
obligation to you constitutes an obligation ..
on me. it obliges me to fulfil my duty to
YOU when you demand it. The matter is |
in your hands. Loud cheers.)
CAPT. oPIE's REMARKS.
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Stuart S speech,
Capt Jno. N. Opie made a short address.
He said no did not intend to deal in per-
sonalities, though he had just listened pa
tiently to Mr.. Stuart's eulogy upon HIM
self He stood there as the nominee of the
Conservative convention, and yet Mr..
Stuart had just consented to allow the use
of his name in opposition to him. Should
we not have some regard to our honor in
politics? was there to be no regard for the
sentiment of fair play? He would ask Mr..
Stuart, whose name had been before the
convention, if he had gone to the polls and
voted for it's nominees? Mr.. Stuart took
all the chances, and if he ran in opposition
to the Conservative nominee he was
Radical in disguise. In the Congressional
convention which nominated Hon. Jno. Il.
Harris. Mr.. Stuart gave letter to Maj.
VIM. M. Tate. authorizing him to use his
name before it, and afterwards when Har- (
ris got the nomination Mr.. Stuart voted |
| for and gave his support to Reynolds, the |
| independent candidate. Mr.. Stuart's idea
| of a fair convention was like the idea OF
| fair election by an old gentleman in Frank
| lin who, when the vote came out, one for
| Linn and two for his opponent, said it
| wasn't "a far election and when 1T was
! held over, and showed two for him and
| one for his opponent, said it was one OF the
: ssfarrest elections ever hilt." Comment
! ing on Mr.. Stuart's position, he sail such
| a man did not deserve the support OF the
! Conservative people of Aug usta. Just on
| the eve of a Presidential election the people
could not afford to weaken the party 10y
| supporting a man who showed so little al
| legiance to it. AS Mr.. Stuart had mtde
so me personal illusions to himself, he, tAe
speaker. would be pardoned for making
some reference to himself Reports had
bee circulated to impair his efficiency as
a d elegate if elected. He could say to
the people, if they elected him, that he Was
nOU LUG uidll W ulllOW away o A"odAN9 iAot y"
bring l-aproach upon them by lndlscrctlo II.
Ii elect ed, he should feel the weight OF tie
respons Utility, and his constituents need
not fear that any indiscretiun Of his should
ever eau ,e them modification or regret.
In refer euce to the State debt he said
| Virginia was bound for the whole debt
which has been estimated at $4,000, 90,
| ,;,,. ,cbo ipaln6p6
and he couldn't see how she was to pay It.
He saw no bright day before the State
He was lust from u Wis it to East Virginia
and a talk with the leading men Of that
section and they were growing no richer
there. The Valley was looked upon as
rich and if there is any payment the Valley
will have to make it. There was but one
way to comply with the Funding Bill and
that was to increase the taxes 81 per cent.
He would like to see the man who would
advocate thai. This year our debt is
$50 600 600, in Il years it will 800, 900, 0OU
and in II years more it will be 100000 goo.
ii, scorned population but there was but
O thing for the State to do and that W as
tie compromise with her creditors.
Mr. Opie's anecdotes, OF which he had
several. were received with great merri-
ment and at their conclusion his remarlts
were cleered He was announced 10
speak at Mt. Scion, Tuesday; New Hope.
Wednesday; Waynesboro to-day, Friday ;
: Greenville, tomorrow, Saturday, and at
Mt Sidney next Monday.
The following
CORRESPONDENTS
has taken place between the TWO gentle
men to be voted for for the House:
STAUNToN, Dec 25, 1875.
Hon f. H. II. Stu1rt,
Dear Sir:
Not wislAine
to place myself in false attitu lie. 81 to de-
/ INVITING that will impair the organic to1
o. tie Conservative party and seein2 than
, | Il c.ll has bee:l made upon you TO becPiot
a candidate for seat in the House o!
Del. gates, propose hat you and myself
+, select three distinguished members OF int
q Conservative parry of Virginia, who shall
, decide whether | am the nominee OF tha
Conservative party i'll the county OF AL
gusta. If they decide that am not. then
z I will withdraw my anne rs a candidate,
unles. another convention is held and re-
. ! ceive the nomination OF the party. | sug
gest Judge Crump Of Richmond, Maj. Jno.
w. Daniel OF Lynchhurg md EX-Gov. Jno.
Letcher OF Rockbridge. If any of these
gentlemen are objectionable to you. am
willing that others shall be substituted in
| their stead. | make this proposition to
, ! you because at the convention held IN Au7
gusta in October last, both of us We're
! candidates and / received the nomination.
| am willing that the ableSt men in the
-, party shall decide what is right and prop
L er for me to do to preserve the organiza-
: ton of the Conservative party in This
= county.
Very Respectfully Yours,
JOHN n. OPIE.
REPLY OF STUART.
STAUNToN, Dec. 25, 1875
lur. J. N. Opie,
Dear Sir:
= On my return to my
no use few minutes ago | received your
communication ard hasten to say in reply
: THAI, while lave been solicited by a great
many people to be a candidate for the
House of Delegates I have, by no means,
made, up my mind on the subject-I have
told all wao spoke to me that would hold
the IN after under adviSement until Mon
day.
In IT ,gard to your proposition, ] can only
say tina do not conceive that | have any
right te, enter into any arrangement that
would tend to restrict the rights OF the
people in making a choice OF a representa-
tive.