The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-03-01
Letter from Clarke County.

bid on it being seventy.fye dollars.
ROBIN HOOD.
letter from Clarke County.
INTERESTING LAW sUIT-THB CENTENNIAL
wAsHTEGToN's STAMPING. GROUND.
Correspondence OF the Richmond Dispach.J
BBRRYvILLE, CLARKB COUNTY, VA.,}
February 26, 1876. 5
The Circuit Court of this county-Judge
Robert H. Turner presdipg-has been in
session here since the 22d. No cases Of spe-
cial importance have engaged the attention
of the court except the case Of one Boyd
against the county Of Clarke. The facts con-
uected with this case are these About four
years ago this county, By asubmssion to the
vote of the people, authorized subscription
of 100000 for the purpose of constructing
the Shenandoah Valley railroad. There were
several conditions upon which the subscrip-
ton was made, two of which | happen to
remember-viz., that the town OF BerryVille
should be made o point on the line of said
road, and that the road should be completed
through this county within two years from
the date of the sub: cription. The latter con-
dition has not been complied with. The
road Is not completed, and from present
prospects the nation will have celebrated its
second centennial before the road will
be in running order. During the pro-
gress Of the grading of said road the
Board Of Supervisors issued the bonds Of the
county to the full amount OF the subscrip'
ton, with coupons 10 meet the interest that
might annually accrue. The conditions
upon which the subscription was made were
not fully incorporated 10 the bonds, but
references were therein made Ito the order
of the court directing the vote of the People,
and to the action of the Board Of SuDerV;.
sors in pursuance Of authority conferred
upon them by said yote) that it is contended
will relieve the county from the payment of
every dollar OF this subscription. 1t Is con.
tended, on the other hand, that there is no.
thing upon the face of the bonds TO show,
either expressly or by implication, that they
are conditional. The case is an interesting
one both on account Of the amount involved
(Which, including interest, is now perhaps
not less than S125,Q00) and on account Of
the principles of law which will doubtless
be discussed in the progress Of its trial. A
number Of the coupons are now in the hands
of A. Boyd, of the city OF New York. BE has
employed Judge Crump, OF toe city OF Rich.
moud, who will be assisted by John j. Will
lisms, ESQ, and General James Williams, OF
Winchester. The county OF Clark is repre-.
| sented by Colonel S. j. Z. Moore, Parker Il
Mccormick, and G. NJ. Louthad. Owing
| to the inability Of Judge Crump to be pres
ent at this term of the court, the case has
been continued, and will be tried at special
term of the court to be held in Clarke some
time during the month Of April or the latter
part Of March. However the case may be
decided in the Circuit Court; it will doubt
less be taken to the Court of Appeals.
| hoe hmm Is
The good people of this ancient borough
are in favor Of the Centennial.
| One of our expert accountants msdea little
calculation the other day 10 ascertain how
much the en-thousand.dollar appropriation
would have cost each citizen of the Old Do
minion had our patriotic Legislature con-
cluded to make the same for Centennial pur-
poses. think, according to his calculation,
it would have required "leSs than cent
apiece"
1t is q great pity that we could not have
dispensed with the Legislature this year.
The expenses of the session would have been
more than sufficient, if placed at interest, to
have afforded Virginia first class represen-
ton at all of the Centennials for the next
forty thousand years. .-.-. ....-
One of our fellow. citizens, Colonel Richard
Lee, of Wildwood, has been bonored with an
invitation to read the Declaration of indie.
pendence at the Centennial celebration. This
little county is so rich in historic memories
that It would not be much out Of place to
send the entire county to the Centennial. In
my opinion good store'b box full Of Old Vir.
ginia earth ought to command more respect
at the Centennial than all Of the products of
all the other States in the Union. have been
something of an enthusiast upon this sub
ject, believing that it would not only add to
the material prosperity of Virginia to be pro-
perly represented at the CeDteHnial, but that
u commiDgling of the people Of different
States, and an interchange OF sentiment,
would 60 far towards the geitablish-
ment of those feelings Of amity and mu.
tual confidence so necessary at this period
of our experience. 1t was my pleasure,
few weeks ago, to traverse the States of
West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and
Missouri. Those States, SO fer as / could
observe, we're fully alive to the importance
of proper representation at the Centennial.
If these infants In the great sisterhood of
States are SO Jealous, what should be the
spirit of the great Mother OF States? Ohio,
Indiana, and Illinois, through the munifl-
cence of Virginia, were given to the General
Government. They are now anxious TO dis.
play their national growth, and virginia.
should have beenno less anxious, though 1t
may, be truly said that " through he's poy-
erty they have become RICH" What group
of the great spirits of the Revolution would
have been without Washington, and Henry,
and Jefferson. so will be the Centennial cele-
bration without Virginia. .... II .a.sg,
Almost every, rod of the territory now
known as the county Of Clarke was pressed
BY the feet of Washington In early manhood.
His headquarters were within half q mile
Of Berryville, where he was surveyor SUI lthe
house IS still standing), and within a short
distance Of White PostinAthis county, was
Greenwsy Court, where the youthful WASH
ington enjoyed the hospitalityIof Lord Fair.
fax.
There is only one reason why we are not