The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-08-09
The Fluyanna Meeting.

weekly issue OF August 81 what suppose
is intended to be report OF the ConscrSa-
tive meeting at Palmyra on the 25d OF !ui!;
I understand the same article was pupllsleu
! in your daily edition somete DAYS ago, out
az do not take that did not see it, else l
should have asked earlier for Il brief space
in which to make some comments on the
article referred to. After stating that, owing
TO the inclemency of the weather. the num-
Der present was not so large as usual Qrom
which statement | utterly dissent, and am
satisfied there were twice as many present
rs ordinarily attend our County Court at
this season OF the Year,, your corresponds
ent proceeds to say that, as lie somewhat
pypected, the Malone men were out IN con-
siderable force. Now, so far rs my ac-
ouaintance with the views OF those present
rs compared with those absent goes, the
Malone men were out in very small force.
At most OF the voting precincts in the
county the people bad met in obedience
10 a call published in the Dispatch and some
other papers, and elected their delegates,
and thought there was no necessity for
their attendance at the Courthouse. At my
precinct there were ti!ty-one citizens pre-
sent, more than forty Of whom were for
Malone rs their first choice; while ut the
Courthouse, when the precincts were FORM
ed separately, there were only twenty-five
for Malone, and fourteen anti-Malone in
the same precinct-these fourteen repre-
senting every other candidate in the held
and some who arc not before the people.
This rather looks to me as though the oppo-
nents Of Malone were out in full force, but
finding they were still too weak to control
the meeting made an effort to still further
postpone action that they might possibly at
To-. a. hp IA
scious OF their strength, had grown less
vigilant, be. able to shape things TO their
own way OF thinking. Again, so far as
my township is concerned, the Mahone
men present were such as usually at
tend court, while of the opposition
there were several VINO rarely ever do, some
who don't average once year, and VINO
were there for no other purpose than 10
beat Malone, with no hope OF sending
delegation for their own individual, choice.
Those aspirants for guhernatorial honorS
whose friends were among those expecting
a full turnout for Malone, and yet made no
effort to gather larger opposition when
It might easily have been done, If your cor
respon dent is correct in saying that elf the
people had been properly notified the result
would have been different" owe these
friends but small thanks for the effort maze
in their behalf, so far as the denial the va
lidity OF the call for district meetings., ana
the mass-meetng, too, to some extent Is
concerned, as charged by your corresponds
emf. Twas under the impression that sthe
validity OF the call was endorsed and his ac-
ton approved, since the gentleman who
made it (AIr W. G.. Jones) was, without 4
dissenting voice, made county superintend-
ent by the meeting. ~ e.t
Since. the resignation OF our county SUI
perintendent it has been our custom, by
common consent, to attend to these matters
at the Courthouse, sometimes dlsposing or
them, sometimes referring them to the town
ships. At June court the people came some
| what expecting a meeting for tue election
| Of delegates; but as there was not very
| large attendance, and as ample time inter-
yened, it was decided not TO hold it then,
| but it. was generally understood thpt there
would, in fact there must, be such meet
| ing at the July term, as there would be no
occasion afterwards when this subject might
be considered, A meeting held under these
circumstances should have been satisfactory
to everybody; but in addition to this Gas
has been alluded toy one OF the old commit
tee, whose status was not affected, and
whose authority was not diminished
as most of us hold-one particle by
the resignation of the county .superln7
tendent, made call through the
newspapers in general circulation among
our. people for, precinct meetings on
the Saturday preceding court, tue actlon
OF such meetings to be ratified by the mass
meetings at the Courthouse. Some held
meetings; others failed to do So, knowing
that they could act, at the Courthouse on
Monday, which they did. g.. ,.r.,, ~. ].
| Now, I wish to state emphatlcaily that IL
was generally understood that there was to
be q public meeting ON July court-day !;
that in addition such meeting was called by
a recognized authority; that the course of
| the gentleman who called it was endorsed
hy his unanimous election to be county
SUPERINTENDENT; that the citizens Of the
: county were present in larger numbers than
|asual, and from all portions Of the county,
land in regular manneR appointed their
quotas OF delegates to the Sth:of-August
l Conventions. | believe the great mass OF
1.-The people OF Fluyanna will sustain me in
this p0ftion, and regret exceedingly
that taere lis one "CitiZen Of Flu
/ vanna5' who does not yield cheerfully
and gracefully to the sovereign voice OF the
people. Iwould like to enter into some de-
i tails OF the meeting, but forbear the intru-
i sion on your space, as have mainly to do
with 'the' latter part Of the communication;
! in which it is recommended that the Con-
servatives keep ga pretty close eyer on
two Of the delegation, and be sure they
understand their politics before committing
any trust to, their charge, &C.. while, UNDER
4 meath this article, IN. the same column, is
IiYen the names OF the ten delegates, two
| 81 whom DIRE In :" bad odor"' and not to, be
1 trusted Now, Messrs Editors, In the name
q Sc common Justice, I protest against this
| distrust or your readers two men out Of ten
whose names are given ip the sane s,d column,
each reader selecting Tor himself the names
The may happen to think referred te. y is a
reflection, upon the. sognd nesss, and intelli-
! gence OF the Cops eryatiye party Of FlnYan-
7 ia; arenectiop, upon the character Of Gene;
raj Mahone's' supporters in this county, and
an act Of gross injustice to the eight members
OF the delegation, who. your readers are
|ileit.to infer, may possibly be trusted, that
1 The names OF the obnoxious parties are not
4 given. bayeno idea as to the authorship
af the. article; nor who are the two gentle:
tlemen referred to (have heard one name
I,oxro otn r,yrr ~,