The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-01-29
c1npEpER COUNTY.
JANUARY Is, 1878.

{ JANUARY Zoe lS tCs
Editors Dispatch: In recent issue OF
vorr daily paper notice a communication
sror,, correspondent here, In which he re-
iers to meeting held In Hiifs Hail on
Monday last fcourt-aayl to endorse the
Course OF the Whig In regard TO the all-ab-
sorhinr question OF the public debt. Ano-
tina that such a meeting would be held was
,,nhlished In one, IL not both, OF our town pa
,,ars af least q week, il not more, before the
sov amounted for the meeting TO be held,
en- that ample notice was given to all who
,,,ght desire to attend and participate
IN such a meeting. In addition to this,
nublic announcement was made two or
three times in the street on court-day that
such n meeting was to be held at stated
bonr in HilPs Hall, and 4 general invitation
,,;yan 10 the crowd (which was in attend
snce ON court, and which was quite large
ore notwithstanding the inciemency OF tue
,ue.ther 70 attend. Besides, it was ALSO
whitley announced that MesSrs. Barbour
and Grimsley, our delegate and sena-
tor who had come up from Rich
mond on the Saturday previous, would
i've present and address the meeting, and
in advocacy OF the endorsement OF the
IYhig. I was not present, but have been
crcdibly Informed by several gentlemen
who ascertained the facts that not more than
fifteen persons, Including the chairman and
secretary and the committee OF SIX ap-
n,in;ed TO submit suitable resolutions to
this meeting, were present; and one OF
This committee has since the meeting, as
oppears from the last issue Of the Pied
mont Nc,cs, published in this town,
thought proper to explain and apollo
pizc for bis connection with the meeting,
rs though he felt ashamed of it. This was
the grand meeting after all the flourish OF
trumpets made in getting it up, not only on
court-day, but for week previous! Messrs.
Barbour and Grhnsey did not " put in their
appearance - at the said meeting, and failed
to enlighten the fifteen on the public-debt
question, or to get, as they are said to be so
very anxious to do, a strong endorsement
of the course OF the Wing. j have thought
it, therefore, proper to let you and your
readers outside Of this county know the
true facts regarding the meeting, for
fear that false impression may
have been created, either by your cores
pondent's letter referred to or in some
other way, that the course OF the Wing has
met with any real support or countenance
BY the people OF this county. On the con-
trary, I am pleased to say that, so far as my
intercourse and conversation with the peo-
Die have extended, I am justified in say
ing that the conduct OF the Dispatch
upon the debt question meets with
the approval of all intelligent and hon
est men, and if an out-and-out rcpudiator
is to be found he is unwilling or ashamed
TO proclaim himself as such. / think the
popularity OF the Dispatch is evidenced by
its large subscription-list and circulation in
this county, and [ trust with each return
ing year its circulation and influence will
be still more largely and widely extended.
We are having clear and windy weather
to-day, after rain yesterday. The grass and
wheat are both looking green and we'll.
More anon OCCASIONAL.