Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-09-19

of the state of the debt legislation up to
the passage of the McCulloch bill that
have heard and gave some things about
that bill that have not heard advanced.
He said he had many objections to the Dill
and if he had been member OF the legn-
lature would not have voted for it. but 1t
having passed it was the very best thing
We could do to accept it. The bill itself
contained the means Of getting rid of it when
we pleased, for the Allen amendment
(which he did not favor), put the
State on the highway of deliverance
from the bill if she should find
she is not able to meet its requirements.
The sinking fund provided for in it
required cents tax after 1885, which
If it went into operation next year would
40 operate as to make the whole interest
we pay a three per cent. one. The talk
about repeating it is premature and I'M
called for, seeing that ten years from now
we can repeal it, il we can't meet it, just
as easily as we can to-day. AS TO the
coming reassessment being lower, Gen.
Field thought that q lowering OF the as
could be given the land owner. He him.
self was a large land owner and he felt
that his chances Of selling any OF his land
would be greatly lessened by reduction
in the assessment. In reply to the state
ment that the Barbour bill which he had
drawn was Readjusting measure, Con.
Field said 1T had no more to do with Read
iustment than the man in the moon. It had
not the slightest reference to any settle
qaeYat Of the debt. The General said the
common sense view of the matter was to
try the McCulloch bill and then if we could
not meet it we could go before the world
with upright heads and tell 1T that Vir-
ginia had tried her best and failed, and
then we would be justified in the eye of tho
world and our own self-respect in asking
for better terms.
Mr.. Riddleberger made fifteen minutes
speech without his usual fire, the burden
OF which was Et tn Brute. The meeting
then adjourned.
THE COUNTY CANVASS.
have said in the first Of this report that
| it was likely neither Paul nor MOffett
would be returned. The opinion is made
up on information given me here. It is
undeniable that the meeting here to-day
and the speeches of Tucker and Withers
| 1.-THE argument Of which have not pre-
tended to report) created new and ac-
tive feeling among the people. At the last
election Gen. Roller, who was then with
out the advantage Of a settled debt with
out increased taxation to go on, was only
beaten by Paul by, I am told, some $50 or
300 votes. To-day Mr.. Paul runs as having
failed in the work he was expected to do
when elected, and with record of disap-
pointment. The whole situation is chang
ed. And in the case Of DIR. Moffett he is
said to have been too silent and hesitating
of late to expect to get leadership in Rock
lngham again. ALI these things are told
me, but from my own observation am of
the opinion, be the causes what they may,
that an active canvass in this county in
the next eight weeks will make it in the
highest degree probable that the Agitators
will be defeated.
In closing up this lettor must add L.
word about Harrisonburg. You would
hardly believe the improvement that IS 60
ing on here. Since I was here few
months ago the change is greatly noticea-
BILE, new buildings, old ones remodeled and
a general air Of life infused. The build
ing I am writing in, the s'Revere House,
has been changed as if by magic. Mr.. w.
W. Webb, formerly of Staunton, on the
18th of March last undertook to put anoth-
or story on it and remodel it. On che 4th
OF July the work was done, tho front inn
proved with long double verandahs, u .e
roof in the latest style and eleven. &C ,od
sized rooms added. 1t presents tho ap-
pearance of new hotel and inside the
new furniture add to the imprsssi on. It
Is an old favorite of mine and tina bill of
fare at breakfast this morning will tell
you why: hot rolls and biscuit like snow
flakes. chicken Drowned to a tn IN, country
sausage, steak, outlets, nice fl esh butter.
good coffee and sweet milk. All! WHY
can't man 60 lounging thro ugh the world
and stopping at such hotels as this In
peace, without having to take thought for
tomorrow?
Bath Horse Thief Takes Long Ride but
is Out Done by his Pursurers.
Preston Bennett of Lewis CO., West Va.
was lodged in Jail at the Warm SPRINGS on
the Both Auonat m q ohoroaoeh.u..4