Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-10-01
From the Abingdon Yirginian.
Toll. c. Fowler. EsQr.

ISL. DlO you not vote III IHe hOuoe
of Delegates the last session, for bill
calling a convention for the purpose
of DESTROYING the funding bill, re-
storing the State to its rights of sover-
eighty and to get rid of the present
Supreme Court?
End. Is Col. Richmond in favor of
that measure or not?
Sd. Did you approve of the coalition
between the funders and radicals in
1871, to pass the funding bill-if not
why where you found in coalition
with the funders and "6drgdining re-
adiusters" at Wytheville, in Opposi-
ton to the will of majority of the
readjusters of the District?
4th. Does not the election of Col.
Richmond in the views of the funders,
mean their success in this district
and the defeat of readiustment
5. Did not the funders call the plat
form Reputation platform, >" and do
you agree with them in that?
MORE ANON.
As the above proposes a ventilation
of the record in some respects Of the
editor of the News, it would be but
fair for the writer TO offer us a fair
chance at him by giving his own
name. Nevertheless We answer
SeTidtim:
l. did, and expect to do so again
next winter,
2, Col. Richmond has more than
once told me he approved of and en-
dorsed that vote given by me.
3, l did not and do not approve
that coalition Of 1871, as is well
known, and l was not found in cOali-
ton with the Funders and bargaining
readiusters at WythevilIe, nor will |
ever be.
4, think not by any means, nor
can you think so intelligently and
dispassionutely, for he is readjus-
ter and a greenbacker.
5. | never heard them say so, but
if they do, l do not agree with them
il that.
That platform-tbe part of it that
refers to readjustment, including the
preamble, was written by me in great
haste at WytheVille, but it embodied
my long entertained views, and those
1 expect to battle for while l live.
1t is not a reputation platform, but
a platform of honor, justice, equity,
and sound democratic doctrine. 1t
is a platform of sound, honest, equit
able REIMBURSEMENT. 1t embraces
the principles of the Barbour Bill,
which are in my opinion correct.
Mr.. more ANON - you seem to
misapprehend, or fail to appreciate
the handspring of my present action.
am Readjuster on principle, not
from policy, If you will at any time
wish to know my future course, you
will have only to follow the thread Of
that principle to know the course l
will take, and you will find me on
that line, when you may miss those
acting from policy, if there be any
such. | am for persistent war on the
false principles of Government en-
bodied in the Funding Bill. Most of
the Funders admit its principles ~
are wrong. So far agree with them.
No farther. They say it is contract,
though obtained under duress and
without consideration, and through
fraud. and as such we must carry it
out. | dissent, l will not be par
ty to any such contract. | will never
be satisfied until it's destroyed; and
the stolen jewel of our State sover-
eighty restored. In view of this L
cannot support Newberry. He voted
for the Funding Bill of 1866, and thus
was the John the Baptist "crying in
that wilderness" of reconstruction
emake way for the Gospel of Bradley
Johnston and Gilbert Walker" He
laid the foundation of these accused
tax receivable coupons, that have de-
stroyed Free Schools, and that passed
the State into the hands of Receiv- 1
ers. which receivers are the Coupon t
Ring Hucksters, and who are now s
running the State in the interest of '
the Bondholders alone. Deny this S
if YOU can. 1t is written on our emp~ '
ty school houses, and on the doors of
our over full asylums. Deny it, and
The families of these uneducated ciIil>
jren, and the friends Of the insane
in our iails will rise up and contra =
lict you. / cannot vote for Newber-
~. because when l went to the Leg
stature in 1875, the few faithful Re- :,
,diusters of the two houses called =,
or meetings of all the members who
with them to divise ways :
md means for REIMBURSEMENT. We =
,ublished our calls in all the city y
,apers. We had them read out at il
he Clerks desks in the Senate and n
House. Night after night we met, tC