The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-09-26

.or.srY.t COURT POLITICAL pIsCCSSIoN-THE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ANGE LOGIC, &C. &
KING W1ILIaM CorRrHorsE,
September "a, 1873.
Ed;fors Dispatch: Yesterday was our
rnunty.Court day. There was q; large crowd
IN attendance. The announcement OF q uIs-
cussion between the rival candidates for
Congress from this district First doubtless
attracted good many. .T 49,
There was but very little business before
the Court, and about IL O'Clock the discus.
sion commenced. General Beale LED on, ana
was received with great applause He spoke
ahont an hour, and was followed by Judge
Cr;tcher in speech OF about the same
,.no;h. after which each gentleman made
short reioinder in she same order. %f2
AZ has been before reported In vollr col
,,rns these gentlemen do not differ upon
two OF the questions OF national policy, dis
nnssc1--yiz,, the division Of the (western)
nnbiic domain among the States and the
aues,ion OF nternal-improvement appro-
nriatious, yet they differ, while agreeing ln
some particulars, very materially upon the
Question Of the currency. The issue be-
tweer, them is the very issue, and the pre-
emipen,ly important issue, which the DIS
match has so frequently and so ably brought
n the attention Of it's rcaders-the redeema-
h;fitu or iiredeemability of the 9reen5acks.
Roth declare themselves in favor Of the SUBJ
s;itution OF greenbacks for bank notes and
The repcai OF the resumption act, but Gen.
oral Bcaie fapors an issue OF green backs.
hacked by the faith CT and rcdeemable by
the Governments while Judge Critchcr, In
an answer TO question, said: - would
not have them redeemed 1T all. 1 do not care
to redeem ttem-certainly. not in, my life-
time, Both favor the payment of the
bonds OF the Government now due or soon
10 be due in grecubacks. Judge Crltcher,
however. wishes not only that this shall be
done. but wants the bonds OF the Govern
ment tall OF them) bought in the market at
once bv sufficient issue OF green backs, and
the creenbacks thus issued kept in cir
culation. and says "away with Government
bonds forever" General Beale, on the
other hand. favoring more currency, but
expressing the opinion that trade demands
more currency at one time than at another,
would have the Government issue an inter-
convertible bond, bearing two per cent. in
terest, interchangeable at the pleasure OF
the holder, thus affording abundant cur
rency to supply the wants OF trade, and at
the same time preventing the evils OF fiuc-
tuation. He is also opposed to the pur-
chase OF bonds in the market, arguing
strongly that to do this the Government
would have to pay at least two Tor one, ana
that beyond doubt these greenbackS would
soon have to be refunded, thus costing an
other immense sum. -s.'i @.s' -
The writer thinks your correspondent
from Essex was mistaken in saying they do
not differ on the question OF the currency.
The difference between them seems TO us to
involve the very life OF the question. III.
Tbe discussion was spirited and interest
ing, and was credltable to both gentlemen.
The large crowd listened to the entire dis
cussI0n with wrapt attention. General Beaie
was frequently applauded, and made fine
IMPRESSION. lie will doubtless receive q
large vote here. .I.', ~ '... :. :,
The weather has been quite warm for
several days past, and it had become very
dry up TO last night, when we had quite
good rain The weather is still threatening.
There has been considerable sickness in
this neighborbood OF late.
The corn crop is very fine. ~ ....,.... y.
By the way. recurring TO the discussion,
a number OF his hearers were very much
amused at Judge Crilcher's attempt to con-
vince them that he is not a disorganiZer-
claiming that this Is 10 party ,contest-tbat
the Conservative party is State, and solely
4 State, organization. Surely IL there ever
was contest involving tremendous party.
issues this is that contest. ,.,r.. -
They were also amused mt his attempt to
explain how, to use his own language, "bv
voting to increase his salary when in Con-
gress from $4,000 per annum to $500.
he really put two dollars into the Treasury
for every ore he took out" Strange logic.
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