Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-09-21
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confidence Of the party. His speech, de-
livered at Wytheville Monday, has the ring
of the true Conservative and the true Vlr-
ginian. He has come to the rescue at a
most critical moment, and raised the
standard under which all good men should
rally without delay. "Repudiatlon is lar
ceny forcible re-adjustment is highway
robbery" he repeated, and boldly and
iearlessly commenced the canvass against
the demagogues and Believers.
General Terry and Mr.. r. 9. Kent made
speeches in the same vein, giving the graf
flying assurance that the Southwest is at
last awakening to the peril that threatens
the honor and integrity OF the State. and
there is every reason to believe that they
will be followed by others equally indepen-
dent. But the great question ls,' when
shall we lave a response from other Sec
tions of the Commonwealth? General
Walkers utterances, as an authoritative
Interpretation of the platform. should be a
signal for the de%bt-paying men In every
county to take the stump and stamp out
reputation in all it's DISCUSSES as effectual-
ly as we have stamped out carpet-baggery.
His motto should be the motto of the rep
~resentative men of the party, and should
make itself ominous as the old cry OF OPP
position to radicalism has proven in the
past.
The course of General Walker only gives
force to our suggestion that our clubs and
merchants call a ratification meeting and
to be present and speak. T&ey should lie
heard from at once.--Richmond Enquirer.
We are glad to see that General John
Echols, of Stanton, has consented to ac-
cept the call of his fellow-citizens to rep
resent them in the Assembly.
1t is such men-bold, honest, positive,
capable-that we need. General Echols
and Colonel Eubank will make a vigorous
canvass, and we look to see them triumph
antly elected and thus rebuke, for the
great Valley, the vile theories of repudia-
tion.-Richmond State.
Senator c.. 7. Smith, of Nelson county,
speaks his sentiments on the public debt
in the following emphatic terms:
Gin a publication like this l cannot I'M
dertake to discuss the question of the State
debt, but will do so in the canvass, if it be-
comes necessary. Suffice it to say, [ rate
my solemn oath taken before my Maker to
support the constitution and laws of my
State and country far above the mere hon
or of a seat in the Virginia Senate, and it
the people whom I love expect me to serve
CllCll LII CollJlHS ouo bhy pCIICh1o "iiioi
winks at dishonesty, OR an unsound OF I'M
moral public policy, then [ infinitely pre-
fer defeat. [ trust and believe that no
patriotic and heightened people like those
of Amherst and Nelson will ask for or
countenance any candidate for such ig-
noble ends"
I am unalterably opposed to a forcible
compromise. 1t would be reputation, and
generalization. will ,o,,,1t -, r,ip TO An
State. 1t would destroy confidence, de-
initiate the good, utterly annihilate our
State pride Ia sentiment without which no
State can exist), and cost many times as
much as it would to pay the debt. 1t is a
mystery, that the business man and the
laborlng man. too, do not comprehend the
latter view of the subject. The man who
| has to work for his daily bread would be
more directly injured by reputation than
he who lives by a profession. For the la
bOrer to accumulate. he must have en-
| ployment. He will not get it under the
depression which reputation will bring to
all branches of business. The senseless
! threat of reputation lit is senseless, for
the highest courts in the land hold opinions
| tarded the return of prosperous times
Er-G0u. Letcher on the State Debt.
Mr.. Richie was wont to say "the skies
are bright and Frightening" and. truly,
such now are the skies to him who would
! preserve the credit Of the State, and
| Who believes that 10 cents a year IN 500 of
| property should not buy him to his own de-
struction and the disgrace of his race.
In the southwest. Walker, and Terry
| and Pierce, and many besides; in the Val
ley, Echols, and Eubank, and Anderson,
| and Hanger, and Stuart, and a willing host
G. Il. Smith, Henry Smith. Berry, the
Southalis, Payne, Hutton, and the like,
| able and fearless; in the Northern Neck,
Marye and Wright, and Hudgin, Bland,
and Belts, and many more; on the Eastern
Shore Medley and Scarburgh, and their fol
lowers; on the Southside, Penn, and
Daniel, and Lawson, Hamilton, Pegram,
J with many beside; in Middle T~idewater,
Bryan, and Dooley, Bryant, Walker,
Kelley, and just so many others as the
people wish TO address them,-all these
stand ready for the fight, all these by
tongue or pen, by will, character, and
opinion are dispelling. the darkness of re-
pudiatlon and displaying the truth, which
needs only to be shown to the honest people
of Virginia to be by them accepted.
But one is so far l~acking-our candidate
for Governor. Let Holiday come out and
speak his mind.-Richm0nd State.
Jesse S. Burks %nounc himself a can
didate for reelection to the House from
Bedford. He favors an honorable compro-
mise of the State debt, but thinks the
proposition must come from the bondhol-
ders, and that it will come at no distant
day. He opposes increase of taxation on
property.
The conservatives of Essex county have
nominated MI. Patrick Warren for the
House of Delegates. The republicans Of
King George county have nominated DR..
w. B. X. Prince for the House of Delega-
ties. James B. Ficklen has received the
conservative nomination for buckingham
county, G. A. BohannOn for. Gloucester,
and Capt. r. E. Bland for Prince Georges
county.
Hon. Shelton F. Leake and Rev. John
E. Massey, candidates for the Senate in
the Albermarle district, addressed the peo-
pie of Greene county last week.
Capt T. Edwin Belts, of Northumber-
land county, has been nominated for the
State Senate over Judge Critcher.
Hon. Robert A. Coghill announces him
self a candidate for the House OF Delegates
from Amherst and Nelson. Henry Low
ing, Esq, declines to be a candidate from
the same district.
The Bristol News" Col A.
Fulkerson a candidate for the Senate,
1t Virginia wishes to encourage emigra-
ticn to her borders she should cease all
talk about the readj ustment of her debt.
An honest, square settlement according
to the letter of the contract will insure a
speedy return of prosperity to that Com
monwealth.-N0tional Republican.
Col. James L.. Hubbard, is a candidate
for the House from Nelson.
Nimrod Whitacre a farmer, land r. T.
Barton a lawyer have been nominated for
the House, from Frederick, Maj. VIM. G.
HardeStv has been nominated, in Clarke,