Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-10-10
The VIRGINIA Canvass.

of the State AT this time is 2s4 600; of this
~ 900 whites and Az, 900 icolored
persons are delinqnents and deprived from
voting. Ofthe qualified voters l47 900 are
whites and $4,000 colored, making the
Of the whites over the col
ored votes more than two to one.
Among tho Conservative appointments
for October are the following: Gen. Echols
to speak at Pittsylvania c. H., Oct. 2oth,
and Col. r. B. Berkeley to speak at Gov
ington Oct, Goth. and Warm Springs Oct.
2Sd. Meetings are appointed by the State
Conservative Executive COMMITTEE to be
held at Woodstock, Oct. 18th; Browns
burg, Rockbridge, Oct. 18th; Mo"tsrey,
Highland, Oct. 9th; Lexington, lbari'e
cue), Oct. Goth; Luray. iasr CO.. Oct
9th, and Stanton, Oct. 9th.
Judge e. T. o FtrralI, Gin OF the ables
of the old original R+aijus' ers. is .c'lvely
canvassing Rockingham. He will be cleo
ted. f''N ....,...t...a
The following opiHion from an able
Judge who was an opponent OF tie funding
bill of 1871, IS interesting: H.. s54
My own Judgment is. That the revenues
of the State will be sufficient under the
new law to pay the three classes of claims
upon tile Treasury which have been men.
toned, anu that III consequence the COLI
pom feature of the new bill will be prdcti.
Gully unobjectionabie. In theory, however
it is very Odious to me, though the courts
have decided it to be valid and inviclable.
3o9 ROBERT w. HUGHES.
At Winchester last Wednesday the
speakers were Gen. Echols, Ran. Tucker,
DR.. Curry, and Gen. Payne, and at night
there was discussion between DR.. Curry
and Harry Riddleberger. AS our readers
have not yet heard Gen. Echols on the
McCulloch bill, we copy the following
from the Winchester ''News:" q
General Echols is man of fine personal
presence, erect and military bearing, and
his words have much force and effect on
AN audience. He does not deal in rhetori-
Cal flights, nor indulge IN anecdotes. but
is simple, plain and unpresuming. lie is
correct man, careful in his statements,
and would he an antagonist in debate
worthy of any foeman's steel. Gen.
Echols traced the history of the debt from
it's inception. and showed by the record
that it was about the same under the Me
CullOch bill as the amount we had origi-
ltally borrowed. In fact we had borrowed
more money than the McCulloch bill called
for General Malone placed. the debt at
the same amount, and in his Mozart Hall
address SAID he was willing TO pay per
cent. on it even if it should require an in
crease Of taxation. He showed how this
money had been spent, and how the people
had been benefited by it. II Was an hon.
est debt, therefore. should be paid. The
GENERAL Assembly in 1867 had recognized
this debt, and at that time a coupon fea-
ture had been incorporated into the scheme
for paying the interest. the delegates from
this county voting for it. He said that the
Barbour bill was no settlement Of the debt,
and it's author had never claimed that for
it.. 1t was an appropriation bill, and he
asserted that under it the public creditor,
that is, the holder of the consol debt, would
have received much more interest tnan
under the settlement. His tribute to Gov.
Holiday was just and appropriate and
ELECTED much applause. He said that he
voted for the Bocock-Fowler bill, not be-
cause he thought that it would be accept
ed as settlement, but to enforce the
principle that no settlement could be had
with the creditors without their consent,
and that Mr.. Fauntleroy voted for it also.
He then gave a history of the McCulloch
bill, and SAID that it was better propo-
sltion than anybody had expected to get
and by figures showed the audience that
it saved money to the Taxpayers, and
should be upheld strictly. He said the re-
adjusters in the late legislature were re-
sponsible for the extra session and the ex-
pense to the people thereby incurred. We
have only given faint outline, however,
of the Generals speech He was frequent
ly applauded during its delivery.
The Conservative Senatorial con vention
of Fre6er ok, Clarke and Warren has NOM
mated. John T. Lowell, editor of the
Warren "Sentinel' for Senator.
Hon. R. M. T. Hunter, State Treasurer
of Virginia, is out in letter in favor of
the McCulIoch bill. With his experience
in the State government he is confident
that the bill can be carried out successful
ly without increased taxation and in his
letter he uses these wise words:
Nothing can be more dangerous than to
tamper with credit, public or private. The
material resources of a State are to be
measured by its property and its credit.
Whoever impairs either injureS the State,
and is bound to take heed we'll what he
does. The credi; is more Immediately
available sometimes than the property,
and often Indispensable. both to progress
get along well without it. In this view it
ought to be remembered that property and
labor are not the only factors in credit.
Public honor is an important factor too.
How often have we seen some man trus-
ted Tor the spirit that is within him, and
thus enabled to raise himself from deep
fnancial depression spirit which will
accept no defeat without resistance, and
which would perish sooner than wilfully
suffer an attaint upon its honor. Men
without honor or character themselves
will sometimes trust such man farther
than a lien upon houses or lands. Honor
to such man, or to a State so inspired. is
bulwark and defence of priceless value.
At the Conservative Senatorial conven-
ton for Nelson and Amherst, Senator c..
z. Smith was re-nominated by acclama-
ton for his third term. N Ind.
A meeting of colored citizens Of Lynch
burg Friday night was addressed by W..
q. Roane and Rev. W. B. Derrick of Rich
mond, both colored, and adopted resolu-
tions endorsing the McCulloch bill. Mr..
Roane said to his hearers s'As you made
your MdStctS llCu III UuC udyS VI yOul Bid
very. keep Them honorable in the days of
your freedom.' X. b.. lslf- afs1 20
Describing the discussion between Hon.
j. r. Tucker and Harry Riddleberger at
New Market, Thursday night last, the
correspondent of the Richmond estate"
says Of the close: 3t
Tucker had but fifteen minutes for re-
ply. but he made it lively, and made one
of the noblest, grandest, and most elo-
quent defences of his record to which any
audience ever listened. He was severe
and ungloved.e Riddleberger could not
keep down, and jumped up frequently, in
terrupting Tucker. The tilt was of a
most cutting and lively character, and at
times the cheering clapping. and stamp