The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-08-19
IRON the Wysaerilie Entsrps.ssi ..
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- =. TAxEwELL CouRTHousE,

AUGUST La 1ot1s Sl2
B. = ,he ann rose In his majesty, peeped
.nvar ere mountains and shed MS pr,gns rays
lawn OF, this beautiful little village, sne
sturdy sons OF Taxeweh were seen co OLLIE
a from al, directions 70 hear tne paDa,S,
debt question discussed by tine ,f -. s SUI
nnnanenss OF the McCuaioch Dill. Aa.a
mich dinlomacy and frequent interviews
ns, ween fhe coInmitsees Representing TUG
5s.rn narties. the RezdIusters. ciaiDnaR
a. 70 he their meeting, Uay geste.
..o,, sJ,, agreed to an equal division OF
80 rsserying TO themselves, however
S.a.srsrv to custom aud the courtesy OF
Snhatnl the right to open aud close the
s,,scnssson. The meeting was befd IN a
heau,if,,l orchard short distance from
Main street, and at the appointed time Q
s,nnd,y number Of the fair sex OF uazewel.
nd vel, az some Of the bellies and beautles' Vi
Mobile and other southern cities VINO arg
snmmsring in the village, seut bheir smi ~.
20 grace tue occasion. and more tnan ssN
hundred voters OF this grand oM coun.!,
Impressed with the magnitnde 'aad lnP .s,
spce of the question, gathered safouhu Va
ILL.," erected in the midst OF rtae orchard,
and. with few exceptions, paid str'st aten-
Sion ,o sse arguments on both ssdes. CEP-
ta;, Frank S. Blair was put forward py eue
3pasdIusters as the target 20 receive TIE
1871 -, ,.,air onponenes, General Maa,one
and the Parsou being too wiley 10 eArose
their fimsy pretence to the TEST OF 3eu'
mentative debate
Cantain Blair commenced by saying tba'
.be;r rnponepts were permitted TO fpeaE
ss,t;ralr nv the courtesy.df the Re&dtHsters
Marty. that he was here 10 yindicate poit
.cy which appeals to the pocket and ene su ~
sfonrial interests OF the country tOaL ene
Fnnder only had one argumehe-y'z1
honor. tradition OF the past 'Sc-auu ~ Ie
would like to know b"w any one'wos mhe
En- breakfast on honor, dine on futegrey'
an5 baye slice Of "Gencral Washington
nt Yorktown for supper. He thougnt
they would feel very slim. He spoke al
great length in this strain, Interpreting II
With anecdotes and Jokes, and concluded py
nuotinc "a little nonsense now aD0 tnen Is
reIished by the best OF men," Els speech
was utterly devoid Of argument, ana can
hest be described in the words OF Major
Daniel as a mass OF nonsense.
Colonel Withers then took the stand ana
arpned the question as business PROPOSE
tion, sustaining every position taken oP
him by ineontroyertible proofs, and scoring
CAPTAIN Blair severely In his contempt 1or
honor.
Major John W. Daniel then held the au-
C1ience Spell-bound Tor ABOUT TWO nouis w
bis burning eloquence and convincing arsu-
ment, completely demolishing all the hiIosy
pretenceS Of the Readiusters and showing
them up in their true light as demasosues
and ofice.seekers.
General Malone occupied most OF DIS
time in defending his cause as president OF
the Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio railroad,
and endeavored to explain what became OF
the S4,0O0.00O obtained from the State by
the consolidation scheme, but plainly
evaded a direct answer, and in closing al.
luded only in few gsneralities to the debt
question. ,o
Parson Massey closed the debate by. the
same speech and the same anecdotes which
he invariably infiicts on his audience, and
which most OF your readers having either
heard or seen l will not force them to read
again.
In conclusion, we can say that such dis.
cussiop cannot fail to exert q powerful and
healthy influence on the mind OF every
thinking, rejecting man, and enllstlng him
on the side Of truth, honor, and Justice.
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