The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-07-17

.t1NDW, let MT. Stl6iau lteEulatidSiu ne hu
ger upon buta feather weight OF b ~ prop
erty and i promise you Mr. Sheriff Will
have an. unhappy time .settlingiWith Mr.
Tax Payer when he sues him 1or,Si0,oOO
damages for a wilful trespass to bis prop
ertyaicg .ttaH1l Ii .seIoLf :.o1GGgstif
.4,;How many times, think you, will our
worthy sheriff, John Wright. obey the, sta
tute, the courts having forbidden him to do
SO, after some half dozen suits forften thou
sand dollars damages each .foriiMilful
trespass have been instituted against him !?
Oh, foolish and silly peoplea not to know
the, lazy, will not permit you 10 accomplish
'Sndireetly what y forbids you to accomplish
directly, ,t,,,,5 q Public EBT Man.
oirlC .The Cumberland Meetins.E
LETTER FROM GAMES 3. F1ckIEN IN REPLY TO
q VIA: PERKISs-THEiF FACTS AS 1TTEsTED BY
THREE wTTNEssEs- PERKINS CHARGED
Av6wiNG his own 1cTs,, mr., :, j.
int2 RED House; BUCK SaHAM, C9uNfY,2
:'9Es July II, 1877.
!. Editors Of the Dispateb: In the ,Wha'9i of
July 10 W.sA..lP.a,t, (Wtfliam. 8, Perkins,
Esq, 81 Cumberland, in an prticf assailing
the report made by the secretary, OF the
Meeting held at last Cumberland Court,
introduces my name as q ,BicReirgha am gen
tse8an who was called on by the. meeting
for certain purpose, and then discusses
me as an >"outsider-a Buckingham man."
NY home israboht one mile from the Cum
berland line, and my relations with that
people are as intimate rs with my own To
ffieir, homes T have always been welcomed,
and TO their political gatherings have often
kbeen IN, invited speaker, and have always
been treated with THAT courtesy .charac-
teristic Of that good old~county. 1">fhrH
snThereport Of that meeting, AS signed 10y
B. w. T.. ,Blanten president1 and Walter
T. Hanes Secretary, anddpublished in the
Dispatch OF the 2Sth nltime, was on the
day of the meetingshownto w lillian Al. Per-
kins, Esq, in my presence, by the secretary
for his lappseYai and correction, sand Mr..
Perkins yaplFoved itsaBacorect, provided
one sentence was added, which was done-
viz, that he and hisiiriends .would:abide by
the action of the second meeting, wtiehshe
wished cSlied:H.fra ~ ,%Eif
b ,ffMr. Perkins In his article now claims that
the proceedings. and reselutipnslwere alter
ed after they left. the hands of the secretary.
The resolutions were offered BY Samuel F.
d Coleman, Esa.,. and were copied ,7pe7batim
| by,myseif, at. the request Of the president
and secretary, to carry to Richmond for
publication. That paper was- given TO the
Dispatch, and a copy OF the same to the
Enquirer, i for insertion. and therefore if
changed was done by me. | feel very sure
that Dir. Perkins viii not intimate that 1
did or would alter such. paperIs,l have
tba naaat mo. and I reiterafe #. Mr. Perkins
sofed wifi the meeting. offered - spb-
stitnte which Observation-Disclosures
Sa,yn ;, he. and a Mr.. Thomas, Adams.
from ib EEK extreme upper end of the county,
then retired, or. withdrew from the meeting.
I saw no one else Leave the house or object
Ito, the action Of the meeting. At this. mo-
ment, being called on 10 SPEAK iPy, ,tne
people, made a few remarks directed TO
the point That C4m6erlqnd county was p OF a
good place TOR 2 CONSERVATIVE 70 gat sh,S
party because they would not agree with
him. ! propose to prove now that Mr. Fer
kiDs not onlyi dlsaYoWs. the action OF; the
meeting, but also l ms own acts: IT. .r1:s
s.sel1, CUABERrASp COUNTY, July 10, 1877.
7uL was setretary Of the meeting to appoint
r5eIep,fes of Inst Cumberland court. AFTER
writing oIit thee s,,in,,tes lard resolutions
adonted g.by the fmeetiue<,I submitted !! the
same to William A. Perkins, Esq.,for his
approval or correction. He admitted 1t to
fbe1 correct,! but desired q single! sentence
added, which wasudone, andathe1 papers
were them confided to. Mr.tJ. B.:F ickien,
who was going to Richmond nextE.dayss /
think there were from Lao to;2O0 Gonserya-
tive voters in the meeting oiithe, best people
in this county, and i heard, no objection
from any one except William A. Perkins
and Thomas Adams, " no were the only
persons who left the meeting thatI saW.a
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