Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-09-28

could Say now 1ar 1t would go IN it's nominal
lions or to how many offices it would ex-
tend lie did not favor any movement
Wnlch looked to boiling the nominations
ever assembled in Virginia. He then referr-
ca 10 what the Conservative party had done
1or the State. Dissatisfaction with the
utterances OF the second candidate on the
IlckeG could not be urged as an excuse for
Doltlng for it it were then some of the Con-
sentative party who he learned were dissat-
lshed with Gen. Fields utterances might
take the same opportunity for boiling.
Capt. Rlddleberger replied claiming
Fields as square on the platform and men
tlonlng the, fact that Walker, whom
harris defended, had a large number of
relatives IN Augusta who were in Harris
congressional district. He was told by
Judge Harris that the news of the
dissatisfaction With Fields speech came
from the Editor of the Staunton VINDI-
GATOR. Harris quoting the Staunton
INDICATOR ! Would Judge Harris quote
from the INDICATOR of last fall and
call it good authority? (laughter.)
Judge Harris said the VINDICAToR of
last fall had opposed him for Congress and
its editor had thought proper to say some
hard things about him, but he would leave
1t to his audience if that was the sort of
thing to introduce in the discussion here I?
(applause.l The people Of Rockingham
were capable of attending to their own
affairs and did not need outside aid, I
ask you turning to Nh. Riddlebereer. \
didn't you write that call by which this
meeting was gotten up (holding I'D the
hand billy
Mr.. Rlddleberger-l wrote the call.
Judge Harrls-Y on didn't call the meet
ing at your home i'll Shenandoah. You
t,,x,
ingham first. and if we bit Won wonId trv
it on in Augusta.
Judge Harris here read a communica-
ton IN the Rockingham Register say
ing 1000 voters in Rockingham would SUP
port James Barbour as an independent
candidate for Governor, and asked Mr..
Riddleberger if he wrote that.
Mr.. Riddleberger i'd he did not know
anything OF it. Weren't you asked to come
here and defend Gen. Walker?
Judge Harrls-No! Twas asked by no hui
man being to come here, and didn't write
any circular calling myself here launh-
ter and applause). ann sorry to See the
disorganizing resolutions you have intro
duced here. and am not willing the CON
ventiol you want in Richmond shon]d
meet. l don't want you all to go to Rich
mond again. | don't know what YOU would
90. You went once. and you nominated Gen.
Walker for Lit. Governor, and urged him
on the people, and here, III four weeks, YOU
want him off the ticket l don't know
what you would dc if you got there again
(great laEghter). intend to vote for the
man you nominated first, though [ don't
endorse all he says. don't intend to bolt
my party's nominations as your resolutions
propose.
DR.. Motfett denied being a bolter: it
was Walker that had bolted. The neonle
OF Rockingham didn't intend to be whipped
in with a party whip. They amt afraid
of a party whip. Dr. NJ. concluded bv
declaring he would not vote for Walker
at the coming election.
BOMB SHELL.
Just at this point a pale, thin ouiet
looking man walking with cane. rglided
up to the platform and asked permission
to read paper. It was Mr. John D. Pen
nybaeke:, former Senator from this dis
trlot. lie drew from his pocket dread
full record in the shape of the proceedings
of public meeting held in Harrison burg
IN December, 1866, at which Mai. J. c,
Walker presided, B. NJ. Rice was secreta-
ny and the following gentlemen were the
committee on resolution: DR.. S. FL. Moi
1ett, Dr' ;. a. goIiman, Geo, H. Chris
man, S. M. Yost Us. Harnsberger. Henry
Forrer, John H. Hopkins, J, M. Weaver
j. e. IL, Miller and Reuben N. Harrison
Among the resolutions which were repor-
ted and adopted We're:
l, That the act o. the Legislature. passed
March, 1866, known as the STAY Law. was
q contemplated compromise between the
debtor and creditor, and should have been
observed as such, and the violation Of that
compromise by the House of Delegates in
It's recent vote rostponing the time of the
interest upon any sum due, from January
to August was violation of faith. and
should be condemned as an act calculated
to bring dlscredit upon the State and it's
citizens.
Sd. That the notice published in the
"Old Commonwealth and ''Register'' of
Harrisonburg, stating that there would be-
general meeting of the people at Deem
Der Court day to consider the propriety of
lnstructing our delegates in the VIRGINIA
Legislature upon the call of q State Con-
ventlon to give relief to the people by seal
ing the present Indebtedness and other
purposes, was observed by US with aston
shment, as we are satisfied there are not
considerable number of our citizens in ia
Vor OF sealing present indebtedness, or any
other act Of reputation.
9th. That we esteem the man who. hav
ing purchased goods or lands, and paid no
equivalent for the same, as having SO much
OF his vendors property in his possession.
and that he who, having his neighbors
property in his possession, refuses to re-
turn the same or pay for it without lust
cause, is no better than the Thief aeho picks
you at the dead hour Of niqht.
Great laughter followed the reading of
this document, which the quiet-looking
sexton had exhumed from the graveyard
Of '66.
MI. Riddleberger, who was the first to
catch his breath after the explosion. said
that things were much changed in Viz
ginia since 1866. He opposed the intro
ductlon OF chat paper here as foreign to
the meeting, Men ought not to be held
responsible for what was done in 1866.
Dr. Mo1fett said that the State had all |
her property then, and didn't have it now.
The resolutions offered by Mr.. Riddle
barger were modified as to make them. in
stead OF ca Hing a convention, only to ask
a conference, at Charlottesville Oct, 4th in
stead OF Richmond, and were then adopted |
by vote OF 36 to 81. There were probably an |
hundred persons present when the vote was |
put, but many refused to vote, and so end |
ed the conference of s'the representative |
men of the Valley"
The people in Harrisonburg talk OF
OF the meeting as subject of mirth-the /
sight OF thirty five men, representing men |
from Harrisonhurg and one from shenan-
1oah, getting together as 'sthe representa-
live men from all the Valley counties, -
and voting for a bolt from ticket no
by the largest convention ever
held IN Virginia, being particularly ridi-
;ulous. 10 your correspondent the meet
ng appeared .ineXplicable. It was called
20 resent some indignity alleged to have
aeen offered by State nominee, and de-
generated into personal debate by j Judge
ger and DR.. Moffett on the other, as to
heir respective official aspirations and re-
cords, and in which Harris, who never
wants anything better than to get into