The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-08-22

employment for their greenbacks, instead
CT s.labor tramps," seeking to find a little
work to ease the pangs of hunger and to
clothe nakedness.
He favored repeal of the resumption act
and the national bank laws, and planted
himself on the greenhack platform. He
calculated that the greenDack currency
representing the two thousand millions
of dollars in bonds. would furnish about $44
to each inhabitant Of the country, less than
was in circulation either in Germany or
France, and then hardly he sufficient for
the purposes of active, renumerative enter
prises. He claimed that this would dispense
with the internal revenue system, and the
numerous offices incident to it; the harsh
proceedings in the United Estates Courts,
growing out of the violations of the inter-
nal revenue laws, and leave the people free
and'happy. He asserted that it required $l2,-
100000 to pay the internal revenue and 9TH
err taxes of Virginia, and that there were
only $3,000,000 to do this with. He favored
the repeal OF the resumption act, and the
national bank law, but opposed the repeal
of the tax on State banks, because it would
encourage the establishment of "wild-cat''
banks, and the circulation Of q fluctuating
currency. He discussed these points at some
length, but the above is the substance OF
what he said.
Adyertng to the objection urged by
friends to his candidacy for Congress,
coming in the shape Of assurances OF
friendship that his ''time had not come
yet" he said the same objection had
been made when he was a candidate
for the Senate, and he met it by re-
signing his position as Commonwealth IS
Attorney. That he had served the peo-
pie of Rockingham faithfully in that po-
sition for eight years and that he had served
them in the Senate to the best of his ability
and would continue to dc so until the 4tEl
of March next, when he would get in
the cars at Richmond and pass over to
Washington, where he would serve them
again in the Congress of the United States.
Reiterating his platform Of REIMBURSEMENT
of the State debt, and Grecnback Currency,
he took his seat amid considerable applause
. When Capt. Paul had closed his remarks,
Col. Deneale arose and read several resolu-
tions-one declaring Paul the choice of the
meeting for Congress, and pledsng those
present to use every honorable effort to Sc
cure his election, and the other in favor of
the greenback policy. After reading them
a vote was taken on their adoption, and they
were carried without dissenting voice, and
amid great enthusiasm.
The audience called loudly for Col. De
neale, an appeal which the old war horse
could not resist. He spoke very feelingIy
of his association, in years gone by, with
the fathers OF those present-how lac had
been carried upon their hands, and been
elevated to positions of honor and trust, and
his feeling for their descendants present on
the occasion. He then addressed himself to the
two prominent questions before the people
REIMBURSEMENT and Greenbacks-deciar
ing in favor of both-that the people of
Virginia would pay as much of the debt as
they We're able to pay, and agoring a s'flood
of greenbacks to wash away the woes of his
people," There is magnetism about Col.
Deneale which always arouses enthusiasm
in Rockingham audience, and this occa-
sion was no exception to the general habit.
He warmed up as he spoke and his hearers
warmed up with him, and although II years
Of age, his remark s, delivered in clear, bold
to by cheer after cheer.