Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-10-23

N4Sih aHh thc bOaIu Ol supervisors
/ transact the county business. Let the
J peniteDtiary be made a source Of reve-
/ nue. lie would never scott at the
honor Of Virginia. Col, F. hal fought
and bled for the honor Of Virginia. If
| he had been killed, we would have
/ built him a sandstone monument and
| inscribed on it,
Here lies the lovely Abraham,
For legisIating he wasn't worth o dam
Oh, be was a lovely creature,
But he couldn't get to the Legislature.
The other night at Bristol, stra =
ger in a strange land, Col. L. had fail
ed 10 take him in. He had never be-
longed to a court house ring or rail.
| road ring. and Col. +. had talked in
the glorious little town Of GoOdSon Ui
bank rings. He spoke an hour and
eight minutes.
COL. FULKERsON
took the stand at | 10 p. m. He aaid
Mr. +. had given no intelligent idea oil
the debt, and if we were to now to
quit and go home we would be none
the wiser. In his first speech Mr.. #.
bad said he was on the unpopular side
but he would rather be right than
popular. He only tried to muddle the
question and beliltle the debt. His
side issues were intended to direct at
! inntinn from I.l.f a q.
prejudice. The railroad question is
not how an issue. The road is in re-
ceiver's hands. We had had war,
and the roads were worn out and lev
led on for taxes. The ring had then
control of the road and there was 70
word Of complaint. They lost it and
then set up a howl. The stock was
nearly worthless. The road had been
renewed by the new management and
doing well until the panic of 1873
struck it.
He would not occupy Senator John
ston's position for his seat in the L.
;. Senate. Mr.. J. had gone down to
help consolidation. Yet Mr.. Trigg
had lObbied to make Z. s. Senator,
and consolidation had elected him to
the L. S. Senate, He was fiji for the
u S. Senate, but the same thing in
the eyes of Mr. Il. renders him, Col.
F., unfit for the State Senate.
Mr.. +. here asked Col. +. if he were
for Walker or Richardson for Lieut..
Gov? Col. f. replied, III tell you iii
rectly. Who IA you for? MIR. Trigg
said he was for Walker. Well sir, said
Col. f., ] am for just ANY one hur
but Walker. Enormous applause. I
a voter said something about Malone
but Col +. said, | can tell you some
thing about your connection with Ma.
hone. Tremendous applause. Who
bad made the motion to tax the rail.
road? Not you, nor the ring, but 10
mas s. Kelly. Messrs. Johnston &
Trigg had appeared ~ council in
come of these very r. Il. cases.
If noting but side issues will do him,
let him tell if the Farmers Bank was
legally organized what its object, its
paid up capital, and what became OF
its assets? lie, Trigg, was director
IN it. Tell all about that. The rail
road stock was not more worthless
now than the stock OF that bank. 1t
was asserted that the Banks were
gougimg the farmers with usuriuu-
rates % discount.
a disturbance between some per
SONS in the crowd, near the door, arose
at this point and the discussion was
suspended for awhile
The man does not live that can
point to his Col. +. - connection with
the railroad that was di-honorahlp.
New subjects Of taxation! Why
Sandy stuart, who's" pamphlet Mr..
Trigg carries, with other funder pa.
pers, in his pocket, wore himself out
trying to find them. When he stated
the debt at 20 millions and no more,
he stated 1t incorrectly. The Debt wa.
funded and the war interest c0mpOun.
ded in 1866. In 1871 the boudholder
was not willing to trust the honor OF
Va, but asked for nm execution on it,
future revenues They refused to re-
lease Va. from the one third for West
I Va Suppose we had settled with w.
Va. aud w. Va. had refused to pay in
accordance with such settlement, Of
course Va. would have then to pay it
herself in accordance with the settle
ment. Turner and Daniel had both
moved to release the State from that
part, but both motions were voted
down, Col. #. read from the Higgin.
hOtham decision in the Court of AID.
peals, that Va. is bound for the West
Va portion. What was the use To Il if,
fer about a few % illiouS? ANY of the
figures are greater than We can pay. -
The Constitution requires the interest
ou both Literary and Sinking Funds.
Then why IL II not II part Of the debt Z
The slaves had been emancipated and
are now asked to pay IA part of the
debt. The funder war interest now
amounts to 10 millions. IL It right
that we should pay this ? FAY not.
The State had Lost her sovereigu>
ty by the f. b. any other than forci,
BILE readiustment, was like the boy