Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-08-12
TIE sTATE CONSERVATIVE
COMMITTEE.

4 called meeting r. tie safe Coz.
serraure Committee wss He'd ,1-'
HiEht q: the Exchange Hr.sl. jade
John 7 LoTsii IN tie chair The .
lowing meraier. were p-s-gut: john
r L2ypi, n Warren. DrRA VIE q
Jsmps Cl'y. John ~ Wright a. J. DO.
uoud. ct Smith ~ Selsau. = y Cr n
,sT q Norfolk. II sLfgford 81 F18.
r8icr, - a B1sEe a. S.g-rfsr. = !
afa-ys ~ F,tG.Tisk-ilfg. J. J.. Psr.
ret o. Wythe RI D.Ee n Char
lspsYi.le. HH Hurt n Ha..fz. J u
Figsati of B1,-fauft Eolsf L.esn %,
Roanoke, = = Wexford ofRirlmoue
county.
General Gfoncr introduced iie DE-.
pg,e u ths rival county suysfu,enI.
eD,s II Prince Geofgc- IaiYf Naru
psge aud ~ II HzrInon. 4 bitter
from Mr Harfis1u ws- read, aud Nsi.
Psge sia'ei hi- cs.s g.. lep0u. After
sone debate. the matter vas d.spo-ed
ofby adopting tie following Ie.o'u-
ton.
ESsDlrld. That the committee 81
saiI county BIZ declared vacant. md
that the members claiming 90 cgu-ti-
fute 10th committee. DE- Instructed ~
call primary meetiu.s Oh the CDu-pfs-
Bfise voter ~ ihe 70 ii-frbt magi-irII.
81 d.-ificis in saId county 90 elect two
Committeeman fDr esrh district o. con-.
-'i'utc the County Committee, auJ
thus TO organize Tie party Boz sa.1
county.
SIR Iiarye onrfr'd tie following
preamble aud resolu:ious, which he
proceeded b. read:
Whereas the convention n tie Con-
srTyatiye party ~ NiPini8. which
met 81 RicumOrd in August, 1871, de.
clafed in tie platform 81 principles
then adopted that the IHriy ~ Vir.
GINA would stCrn 10 repudiaic her
just obligations, ana are resolved 10
preserve inylOlaio the public hi,u uud
credit" and further declared tnai the
convention earnestly urged upon The
Legislature aud upon thr executive
branches ~ the Government The in.
pOrtuuce ~ using Oh just nuI bDuofa.
b,e means NJ bridging about au ni-
lu.lmrnt 81 the obligations ~ the
Government. which viii bring The
lhy mpnt Of The Interest mon our iu.
lebiodnets within the resource NJ the
state, derived from he present. rate ~
,axatlVu !" hud Vhcfpas the cDu.rIy.
alive voters " Virginia. boo the gpurt-
nj election hold in November. ls57,
elected General Assembly and Gov.
crnof, who were specially charged
with the important trust Of cllecllug
this great result, II practicable; and
whereas thl8 General Assembly de
voted ~ lnbors through ugO scssiD
to this olicct, and hublly agreed upon
an act fUr the adjustment aud settle.
meut ~ The public debt, which was
passed by the vote NJ more than two.
thirds NJ the Cunsert alive members
of both houses Of the General Assem-
bly, aud APPROX by the Governor:
aud whptcns 10y the provisions aud .
effect OF said Adjustment the public /
faith aud credit ut the Commonwealth |
are maintained lnviulate, and /
Through the voluntary concessions OF |
the public credtors) The burdens Of /
the publlc'debt are no reduced as 10 .
bring them within the public reve.
nues derived from the present rate Of
taxation and whereas notwilhstaud- /
ing the benellcent influence of this
settlement upon every ma
torial aud moral interest NJ HE people
Of Virginia, the party which met nj
Mozart Hill IN February, 1879 styling
themselye "lie.Adlustefs, have con.
tlnued aud are prosecuting their en-
dcavofs 10 resist The execution NJ
this debt SETTLEMENT. aud are proceed.
ing IN the work iavowcd M their ob.
lect In that convcnii0n) NJ organizing
a new pnrty outside NJ The CUnspfva.
tive organization. and hre proceeding
under an independent party marhin.
.ry to nominate candidates for tho
next General Assembly and 10 pro.
mote their election aud whereas the
State Central Committee ~ the Con.
.orvntlve party are charged with the
luty " maintaining the organization y