The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-10-14
AMELIA COUNTY.

AMELIA COUNTY.
JETERsvILLE, October II, 1870.
Dear DISPATCH: To-day the Conservative
Convention of Nottoway and Amelia coun-
ties, for the nomination OF candidate Tor
the House OF Delegates OF Virginia, met at
BurkevilIe in accordance with the notice
published in your paper.
THE Two COUNTIES
were very fully represented in the Conven-
ton, there being present delegates from
each magisterial district in both counties.
The utmost unanimity OF sentiment and
harmony prevailed in the knots OF delegates
to be seen on the corners OF the streets OF
Burkcville, discussing politics and the situ-
ton as only Virginlans can do, and the
same spirit was carried into and perVaded
the Convention from beginning to end. 1t
seemed the Amelia delegation bad gone 10
it intent upon the nomination OF Mott o.
wav man, while, by some strange colncl-
dence, the Nottoway delegates mad come
with The resolve that an Amelia man should
he the standard-5earer Of the Conservative
party; so that the utmost good-feeling and
courtesy prevailed. Upon the assembling OF
the Convention in the Lca!h Hall, which
had been offered to the Convention free OF
charge by that pubIic-s spirited and e>timablc
gentleman Mr.. Joseph g. Lcath, fitted up
With tables, stationery. &c, for the conye-
nience of he body, MeSsrs. E. q. Booth and
W. +. Jackson Jointly took the chair tempo
rarily in right Of being Conservative super.
intendentS in their counties, called The Con-
ventlon to order, and announced that The
election OF permanent chairman was in or
der; and thereupon Dr.. William j. Har-
ris. OF Holloway, seconded by DR.. AL
gernon Epcs, Of the same county,
placed in nomination Mr. w. F. Jackson,
| Of Amelia, who was UNANIMOUSLY electca.
Upon taking the Chair Mr.. Jackson. III Il
brief speech, made the usual acknowledge
ments. and stated in concluding that ne
could not take his srat without adVtrtlng
to the fact that the Rcadiu>ters are seeking
to Justify their course in Virginia by Tue
course Of some OF the southern States In
the management of their debts. He called
attention to the iact-trst that there was
this great difference between the plan OF
settlement in the McCuIloCh bill. which has
the consent Of our creditors and the lack Of
this consent in the other States. Further
more. that if any one would take the II ou-
BILE TO figure the matter out for himself he
would sec. starting with the funding bill OF
1871, where So, 009,00 was gotten rid OF in
| q lump. and continuing the calculation on
| TO the end OF the next forty years that no
southern State had shaved deeper or made
a better bargain.
DR.. E. G. Booth was nominated and
elected secretary. lie very quickly got the
roll Of the Convention straight, which
proved afterwards to be work thrown
away; for upon he nomination by Motto
way gentleman tDr. A. 5. Epes) OF MIR. Il.
B. Smithey, Of Amelia, and time given ana
| no other nomination being made, some
member moved that the nomination be made
| by reclamation, and it was done,
MR.. sMITuEY
receiving the solid vote of the entire assem-
| hlv. A very prominent gentleman Uf Not
toway (Alr Il. w. Tugge) was spoken OF
| for the nomination, but in the most pa
triotic spirit stated, hear, TO his friends
| that it, was known that he was the owner OF
State bonds, and the enemy would say he
WAS Dloated bondhUldtr, and be did not
wish to be the cause OF the loss OF a vote. Mr..
Smllher is one of the sturdy, strOng-scnSed
| farmers Of this county, has been uniformly
successful man in all his undertakings.
is not Il boudholder, has generally been Il
supporter OF his adversary (Mr. Harvie),
| who has in this case gone so far in the di
rec ion OF wrong-doin@ and the destruction
OF the Conservative party in Amelia and in
utilization with Radicals, that with pain he
has been compelled to withdraw from his sup
port. And this he did long before any per-
son thought OF him rs candidate. Mr..
Smithey will receive the solid Conservative
vote of the two counties, and in his own
neighborhood will receive the co,ored vote.
Mr.. Smithey came in and made very
practical speech, pledging himself to leave
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| tried to secure the triumph Of that party
which had saved Virginia in her days OF
trial and he believed was destined TO save
her again in this her hour OF sorest trial,
| when her own children seek to dishonor the
mother which gave them birth.
The Convention then adopted an address
TO the voters OF Amelia and Nottoway. in
which it. is noticeable that the debt queS-
ton and settlement OF 1t arc treated as ac-
compished facts, and the attention OF the
Deople is called to "intereStS 10 be foS-
tered' and 'grievances 10 be redressed.'
Attention is called to the need OF capital
and immigration; to the Ubiquitous dis
parity of tolls on through and local freight;
to the means of better protecting the farmer
in the purchase CT commercial fertilizers
where the same prove worthless, aud to the
inspection Of tobacco, which it is proposed
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sampler under bond OF $4,000 penalty in
case the paekage of tobacco docs not come
| up to the sample. The effect CT this will be
that the inspector, being in danger OF re-
clamaton from the buyer. and in no danger
from the seller, will pick out inferior sam
pies in order to be emiuently aud pree:ni-
nently safe and secure from comeback
from the buyer. So that the farmers to-
bacco will be sold by an unfair sample.
These matters are to be attended to and
redressed, and the party is pledged TO them.
The address was good campaign docu-
ment, and was ordered to be sent by the
secretary-Dr. Booth-for publication to
your valuable paper, your contemporary the
State, and Inde1-Appeat. In my opinioni it
would be good plan for the nominee to
print a thousand copies and spread them be-
fore the people.
The Convention then adjourned sine die
with much enthusiasm and with the usual
thanks to Mr.. Leath. Yours truly,
TRAVELLER.
TF,o Co1orod paanIa nf Hannvar All