Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-08-26
THE ABINGDON DISCUS
SION.
DIR! Curry and Senator FuIl1cr
son.
The Debt Question tor Three
Hours,


OUR notes taken yesterday at
Abingdon are hasty and imperfect
Such as they arc and with such con-
densation as we were able to effect we
lay them before our readers. The
crowd was large, though the notice
was only partial and quite brief. The
Court room was packed, and the ma
iorty of the audience seemed to favor
Col. Fulkerson, as we were best able
to judge by the applause. DR.. Curry
is an able speaker, but he lacks famil-
iarty with the subject. Col. Fulker-
son made the strongest speech we
have heard from him yet.
Judge Campbell announced that by
agreement Col. Fulkerson would open
the discussion Of the Debt question in
speech of seventy-fve minutes, to be
followed by DR.. ]. i. NJ. Curry in a
speech OF The same length, each being
allowed Is minutes rejoinder lie
proceeded to introduce DR.. Curry by II
brief biographical sketch A Geor-
gian by bin til, afterwards citizen of
Ala. one of whose districts he repre-
scented In the Congress of the U. &
During the war Col. Of cavalry.
Recently an ordained minister of the
Baptist Church, though never assign
ed to congregation. President Of
Richmond College. He was u stran
ger and the word stranger was u holy
one here.
COL. FULKERSoN
opened at 1884 Z. NJ. He WINS here
without notice. A Funder and II
atranger was 10 speak, but If he had
known It, we might have had stran
ger here to meet this preacher, who
came to preach the gospel Of McCul.
loch Instead OF the gospel Of Christ
[Applause. He had heard this preach
or and knew what he had to say. He
preached honesty, that all must pay
honest debts. He agreed with him
He was for paying what Virginia hon
estly owed. He agreed with him.
Sorry or preacher was not here too
Parson Massey hud been abused for 1t
Yet they call their preacher to offset
him. Curry two was u preacher with.
out n pulpitan he would show he
was politician without n principle
He here asked who was keeping the
time. Mr.. Fowler remarked no had
the time, that he had commenced at
1874. Col. Fulkerson said 1t was not
yet that time by his watch.
Curry. am sorry you are no far
behind at thebcgnnlng." Laughter
and applause.1
Col. f. eaid his was Fundcra
watch--it never paid what IL promis-
ed, Laughter and applause
International law establishes the
principle that ia state was conquered
and stripped Of her property, 1t was
relieved Of its debt. Our war losses -
reading from Gov, Kemper- were Inn
mense. Slave property and West Va.
amounting to SS52.O00.0O0. Nearly
half OF the revenu,e at one blow.
Banking capital aud circulating medI-
um gone. One third was set Off for
West VAS loss. The same principle
waa violated In setting nothing Off for
the loss Of slaves which was another
third. Notwithstanding the settle.
ment Of 1865, and the ole of 1877, the
State had faIlod to pay M much ma 3
per cent, since 1871 aud nothing prior
thereto. DR., Curry halls from Ala,
which had settled ls debt at so cents
ON the dollar at per cent. Old man
Tanner o. Richmond had told him no
hid $50 600 000 In Alabama bonds and
was now required 10 take 2 per cent.
on 1875 900. lilo comes from Rlch-
mond which Ia rulid by foreign capl-
tai and sentiment and not In pynpa.