The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-09-21
CULPEPER COUNTY.
Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch. !

SEPTEMBER IS, 1877.
our town might we'll have passed yester-
dav 10 a stranger, as a small city. so large
WAS the attendance OF our citizens cat our
monthly court" from all parts Of the
county; and it was so gratifying to see our
farmers wear such cheerful faces and seem
in such good spirits, in spite OF our short
corn crop, that we cannot but hopea better
time is coming. 'Grano agents" never
were so plenty with us as at this court. and
much Of the time and patience of our cult
vators of the ground was yelling haex-
bauSted in listening TO analyses, certificates,
and fertilizing qualities OF the different
brands presented. We may cultivate on
greatly enlarged crop another year.
IT'S true, no political question is before
orr people. and yet to Judge from the ac-
tiyty displayed 10y our two candidates
and their friends we should say there
was Il matter al much moment to be
settled. Group after group Was formed
here and there along the streets, and
earnestly the merits and policy OF each
candidate was discussed by his friends to
attentive audiences, and though no public
speech or discussion was had. yet the cam
vass was actively worked, and when the
days work was done we heard the results
and calculations variouSly estimated at from
80 majority for Barbour as n certainty by
his friends to some 200 equally certain for
Strother by his friends. Rather conflicting,
this; but us each party are positive and
fully satisfied they are. right, it would be
"crucl " to deny their figures. We had
also visit from our distinguished towns
man General Field, who was most warmly
erected by his old friends here He was
the guest Of Senator Grimsley during his
stay, and at night quite number Of our
citizens, accompanied by the Culpeper band,
paid their respects to the General by a sere-
made. who, appearing on the steps OF the
mansion, gracefully thanked them in his own
happy style for the honor thus rendered
him; spoke of our State affairs, the guber-
material election. &C.. but said the great and
absorbing topic was the debt question; that
many fattering speeches and promises had
been made relative 10 payment or the debt,
providing for interest, &C., but after ali, as
self-preServation was the first law of nature.
50 Virginia would have to preserve and take
care OF herself in this rs in other matters,
and there must be, OF necessity, some adj
lu>tmcut and equalization OF this debt; as
10 lis settlement or arrangement as at pre-
sent he seemed to have grave doubts. The
General entered into some details as to his
ideas OF this adjustment, which were not
heard by your correspondent, but we
learned were fully approved by those pres
cnt.
Our Moflett-reSister" factory is again
in full blast With q full complement Of
hands. Considerable Improvement has been
made in both castings and workmanship,
and the new issue, we doubt not, will be
sound rather superior to the first in these
particulars. We noticed some twenty-nine
or thirty boxes, containing one dozen each,
being shipped this evening, marked Man.
chester, Petersburg. Norfolk, and Ports
mouth. Quite.a number OF persons visited
The factory yesterday, among, whom were
several bar-keepers, one OF whom became
very indignant at the suggestion that soon
- one would sound on his counter" saying
he would resist such tyranny" unto
death; none should come near him; and
wanted to know where was our boosted
liberty, our honor and patriotism, that we
should quietly let the Legislature and Moi
felt "run punch on u.s. without our con-
sent. AS he left he used some hard words
for our lawmakers and Mottett in particu-
lar.
The recent rains have greatly improved
our pastures, and our farmers are all busy
following. X.