The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-06-21
A Wary, readable Letter from Dete-
rafc 10 che Conservative state Sess'
svAst.
correspondence of the Richmond O'spa'ch'i
psseyvt,1,E. CLARKE COUNTY, VA, I
= June II, 1876.

n has been some time since inc mas
,,,acbea Won from this point. Whilst Gin
,;nnati and st. Loiiis haye been monopolz-
ing the public prints for many weeks, u Is
no less important that Battietown shou,a oe
heard from Indeed, ours is the most thIts,
ing town in North America. liz was taia
out about four thousand years ago, ana mas
been laving cut pretty much ever since. ~
has rapidly increased in wealth ana popua,
ton. until now there are nearly nVc huhureu
living souls, not counting the operatnes a.
the cheese factory. Speaking OF wealth.. !
think it can safely be said that there IS NOT
S;nmic man IN our whole town who has not
sufficient business capacity to negotiate
loan Of ten cents on thirty days notice. by
way Of suggestion. 1 would say that spe-
cial committee ought to be sent from
Rcrryyillc to the st. Louis Convention 10 m
mn the financial plank Of the platform: a
man could not well live in Berryviiie three
weeks without becoming the best hnancier
in the United States. Our county sent tt,e
modest writer OF these lines as q deie-
gate to the late Richmond CONVENTION LOT
the purpose OF making some Vatllapte sus
wcstions on finance: but between the re-
marks OF Governor kcmpcr, eX-Lielitenaht-
Governor Maryc, Ex-Governor walker
Hon. John Goode. Mayor Kelley, ana others,
| couldn't get a word in cdgewiSe;
Without meaning to disparage other gen.
,lcmrn who addressed the ConVeh'!ol''
would saw that Richmond has occasion 10
he proud OF the gentleman last named
don't mean npseif, but MT. heaecy. .,.
The instructions of our county on t,ic
subject Of finance were these: GU 'no
Convention not to bother ABOUT TUG iitoHe.
question: we of Clarke county nave no
money. and do not expect to have. Money
* \ dead issue. Respectable people don
have money. They live in the glorious
past-on the virtues of the great Siaiia-
fathers OF the republic. Therefore lei the
convention know that the great issue rs 70
run the Government on correct prlnclples,
and TO take it out OF the hands OF the none!
power., am very sorry that I did not ses
= chance to make my speech. IL Woui9
have shaken the pillars of the capitoi, ana 4,
pcrhaps have occasiOned announcer slia,'
carthnuake in Richmond. 4 have learned,
however, that Ii Il man wants TO lmihortai~e
himself in speech it is better not 70 uhoel-
take il in a body where every aspiring Se-
Mus desires to. he heard. Better hide Ills
light under bushel for the time that 1t may
ere long, as in this case, illumii'e the world
through the brilliant columns Of the press.
Richmond was never locking more Deau-
tfnl than during the session OF the ConYen-
ton. Surely she is not only the teueenClGy
OF the South. but the most delightful IN all
the broad land May Heaven bless and
prosper her, and may she long continue as
now-tho delight and Joy OF every true s sli
ginia heart. - "a "a ct5sl{ tFlss ~ tsT
From Richmond I went to- Culpeper'
Courthouse TO- look in upon the Baptist:
General Association OF Virginia. Surely
., ekrSlo ,ffNyr 1Qr1t
in the known world. In the Democratic
Convention at aIaichmond every man was
either governor, a congressman, men,
her OF the House Of Delegates, or a lieu
tcnant-general. 1.-The could not be anything
else he was brigadier-general OF militia J
| was surprised to find the same banker
ing after earthly honors in 4 Baptist assocla-
tion. really believe every man that saw
was doctor of divinity. From the learned
and intellectual professors of Richmond
College and Greensyille Theological Semi
nary down to the editors of newspapers,
and even to the humble newspaper reporter,
they were all doctors.
Permit me to say that DR.. Curry fully
sustained his reputation as finished ora
tor. For purity, elegance, and power OF eX-
preston he has few equals and no superiors.
From Culpeper, after 4 stay OF several
hours. l took my departure tor Baltimore.
There ] spent one day-hot enough, by the
way, to melt q brass door-knob. There is
no comparison between the cities Of Balti-
more and Richmond, so far rs comfort is
concerned The fresh and beautiful flowers
that are so familiar in the delightful yards
attached to almost every Richmond resi-
dence are sadly missed in Baltimore.
Druid Hill Park, however. constitutes a
rcdccmng feature. and Baltimoreans may
well be prond Of it.
From Baltimore I took the train for
Frederick City, one OF the most delightful
inland towns it has ever been my pleasure
10 visit. The country around Frederick
City is simply beautiful; and with the eX-
ception of the country to be found in the
counties Of Clarke, Va, and Jefferson,
West Va, is the most charming in appear
. ance OF any that my eye rested upon during
my trip. The country adjacent to Rapidan
station. in Orange county, however, pre-
sented most pleasing appearance. The
wheat crop in that section gave fine promise,
as indeed did all sections that lay any claim
to whcat-growng. Louisa county did not
impress me Us being famous for fine wheat.
On some fields the prospect did not indicate
enough straw to make hat, especially il
the wearer should prove to be Quaker, re-
From Frederick City l returned to my
honorable constituents In the gallant little
county of Clarke. Every man met wanted
to know il had thrown out my finance
plank before the Convention. had to adj
nit with shame ard confusion. that did
not open my mouth whilst in Richmond Tex
cept to eat some delicious strawberries)
The expressions Of disappointment with
which | was everywhere greeted indicate
that my short but glorious political career is
at al end. Some OF my friends, however
still cling to the idea that there is bright
future for me, and cherish the hope that my
finance plank will make Inc an available COM
promise candidate at st. Louis. myself
have been inclined to think that my financial
PLATFORM would be greatly strengthened If
could be elected President. ! wouldn't
want the office more than one term. Let
me see-S5O,0 900 year; that would be $780,
COO for the term.
l will make this proposition: If you, Mr..
Editor, will advocate my claims will give
YOU two dollars and half for each inSer-
ton, and il Tilden will give you more will
raise ii to three dollars.
Let me beseech you to publish this entire
letter. IL is the most interesting that has
Sraced the columns Of your paper since the
siege OF Yorktown. 1t contains words of
wisdom that are worthy of a higher, q p,lrer
nobler destiny than the waste-basket.
C.M. Lis
For the Dispe,tch.l
savairy Captain who Prayed for
Two Fights n Week.