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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-09-02
. New York Journal Of Commerce.
Healthy Excitement in Virginia

The war between the Conservatives and
the Forcible Readiusters RACES in Virginia.
Able representatives Of the two parties are
trayersing the State in every direction and
combating each other on the stump. Not
n night passes but some battle-royal takes
place between these picked champions. The
Virginia papers are full OF reports OF the
contesis,and Of editorials and communion
tions relating to the al-absorbing question.
Onr Judgment may not be wholly unaffected
by our sympathies; but we think that the
Conservatives are getting the better Of their
antagonists at all points in this great public
discussion. They have the best news
noDers and the best speakers on their
side. They have the law, the logic,
and the right. And they are adopt
ing the tactics which generally win in
political campaigns. They do not defend;
they attack. The speeches OF their candl-
dates and spokesman are aggressive and
fierce. They brand with the proper oppro-
brum the hypocritlcal schemes OF repudia.
ton unblushlngly advocated under the
name Of reimbursement. In these denuncla-
tions there is q confident ring that bespeaks
victory. This is the way In which such
campaigns: should always be conducted.
Words should not be minced; infamous
things should not be called by soft names.
The attempto OF party in Virginia to putthat
State back in her record, to retrace the steps
she has always taken for the preservation OF
her honor, and give her over to reputation
outright, is disgraceful in the extreme. 1t
would be an instance OF bad faith, for which
no southern State, however poor, would
have good excuse, and for which Vir-
ginia, with all her resources OF wealth,
| would have no excuse whatever. 1t is good
10 see the conscience OF the Old Dominion
aroused on this question. The sense OF
honor, where the payment OF just debts is
concerned, is none too keen in any
part OF the country. 1t has been
badly drugged by political demagogues
md sophsts for many years at the
North and West as we'll as at the South.
There are regulators everywhere. But cir
cumstances have made the South the prlncl-
pal field OF their operations at this time. 1t
cannot be truly said that the Waterloo OF
the great struggle is Virginia. For eaeh
southern State which is unpleasantly bam-
pered with debts will do as. she pieases
about them, irrespective OF Virglnla>s ac-
ton, But il that State decisiVely puts ner
heel on this pestilent beresy in the coming
election. the effect: OF her example cannot
hut he bracine to the nerves OF honest men
in all parts OF the South, !mpelilns tnen ~
still more gallant EFFORTS 1or Inc nonel anu
good faith OF the States now nesitatlpg gu
tha brink iof reputation. For this reason
we do mot, exaggerate the importance OF
the present election campaign In, virginia
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-09-02
CHRIsTIAHsBURG, August 80, is

+ CHRIsTIAHsBURG, August 80, 1870.
!. Tue first thing for the week was court,
which opened on the morning OF the 18th,
and continued in session for an hour OF
two, then adjourned over until the next day
for the purpose Of allowing the Readi usters
to hold their mass-meeting, which had been
advertised for two months. The meeting
was then announced and'called to order by
MIR. j. Harry AItizer, and, on motion, Ma
Tor j. C. Taylor was called to the chair and
Joseph Fl. Kent appointed secretary. Then,
upon motion OF MIR. Eskridge, committee
of three from each magisterial district were
appointed to choose a candidate for that
party. For this committee were named
several gentlemen who would take no part
or lot in this gathering, and three pro-
nounced Radicals. After due considera-
ton that committee reported the names
of Mr.. J. Harry Altizer, J. E. Eskridge,
Dr.. White, and Major James G. Taylor. The
Major declining to accept, the other names
were put before the meeting for election.
Mr.. j. Harry Altizer, having the majority OF
votes, was chosen as their candidate. The
business then before the meeting was the
passage OF some resolutions that would avoid
the payment OF as much OF the State debt as
they could (aud would not pay the rest II
they could help it). Upon a rising vote be-
tween the candidates forty-eightYotes could
be counted. These forty-eight constituted
the sanass-meeting," and, judging from the
looks Of some OF the members after the count
was taken, 1t was blue mass and bui a ho-
meopathic dose. They also appointed DEL
egates 10 the Senatorial Convention to be
held in Salem, Va. Major Taylor spoke,
giving his reasons for not accepting their
call. nd ... -,,..n ~. ..:.-
believe, Messrs. Editors, this is all the
good they did for Montgomery except to
oblterate the Radical party in this county.
They "offered them the rigbt-hand OF fel-
lowship," and took them on board the yes-
sci to be wrecked with them in the ap-
preaching storm this fall. 49,. ..r.. .. -.
-, Now / will give you some from the
Flinders. They surely put safe anchor
upon their vessel to- day-one that will bold
her in any storm. Well, the Funders held
their convention to-day, and all passed OF
tremendously, Mr.. Henry M. Foulks pre-
siding over the meeting. The names OF Il
good many OF our worthy citizens were
offered, but the people preferred MIR. VIII
liam NJ. Ellis. Hewas unanimously elected,
and we say for him that he is the peoples
candidate, for he fought earnestly for an
other aspirant and against himself. MIR.
Ellis is young man, but one OF ability,
and don'tthink the people of Montgomery
will ever have reason to regret their choice.
The Cbrlstiansburg band congratulated
Mr.. Ellis with some Of its sweet music.
Then we all went in 10 supper. l heard
this evening that Major John W. Daniel
would address the people of this county
upon next court-day, which is the 2sth Of
September. We extend you an invitation
to be with us on that day. suppose there
will be some one to meet him upon the other
side. / hope you will hear from our Sena-
torial Convention in few days. II.
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The Manchester Courie Right

The manchester COuI1ef--sAu RlRuC.
We are pleased to know; that Dr.. Mon
rE1Ro, of the Manchester Courier. is out
and out in his support Of the public-debt
settlement under the MCCULLocH law. The
Doctor goes into the canvass with indomi-
table zeal. He takes the stump at once, and
he speaks with animation and cogency.. In
the Courier Of Saturday last he makes a
brief and strong article, which we copy
below: ',.'..:1 '"' E. t.... .:G- E!.'.''. '.':
There has been SO much. bad feeling and
acrimony engendered by the discussion, OF
the law known as the McCuiloch bill that
the people are confused and .bewildered on
the most important questions demanding
their earnest and intelligent investigation.
A large numberof very respectful Bile and in
telligent people differ widely with US re-
speeding our-views of the recent settlement.
cere as ourselves. There is an honest dii-
ference of opinion. They show such rea-
sons as they can why the law should be
repealed, but they utterly fail to show
ho,o 1t can be repealed. They have
raised an issue with the people who
oppose them, and they base their ac-
tion on a palpable impossibility. Grant
that they may elect sufficient number OF
senators and legislators to pass a bill repeal
ing the law-they know beforehand that The
Executive will veto the bill. Let them
carry their impracticable. hypothesis still
further, ADD assume the possibility that they
can elect two thirds OF both houses OF the
General Assembly and pass The bill over the
Governors veto. then the inseparable bar
rier OF the Supreme Court presents itself,
and, like Banquo's ghost, will not, down
at the bidding of any legislative body.
What good result can possibly follow
futile effort to repeal law that cannot be
repealed? One or two sessions OF the Legis-
ature, at cost OF one or two hundred thou!
sands of dollars, occupied with sarrullous
wrangling, will not improve either the
| credit or financial condition 9th Common.
wealth. The people should examine care!
fully the pretensions OF candidates for the
| General Assembly, and act only In accordi
ance with their clear and unquestiopabie
knowledge OF each individual that presents
himself for legislative bonors.- Ii man
| Is OF acknowledged ability. and fidelity !;
il he can be trusted with the. important
| power OF making laws for his peers; II ne
| is neither demagogue, nor drunkard, nor .
| defaulter; il his integrity is uEquestloned'
bis moral character like that OF Caesars VIE,
and he will promise f9ithfutty to execute she
wifi of his sconstituents-therl,iW hetner ne
was an original Readinster or Funder, a
Conservative or an Independent, a quarter
master or a field officer, whether he belong
cd IN the infantry, marines, or dragons,
send him well charged with instructions to
mi at rest. at once and forever, the much.
yexed question OF the public debt.
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b, I sstaen,ansrl,Locat senator.a

,Tbe county 81 shennnd Hes IN part OF =
ma natat,bs 81 sthe7 Shenandoah Vstey:
strange that such d country shonlSdi fYssr
show any 81 that, ontentT-that propen9-
.Ity to seek for trouble -Where all nature Is
lovely and Heaven always bountlfui 10 IT'S
but It Is truth that too many
people In that paradise are thus discoptent-
al. : Yet they are growing wiser. They
begin to see that what they want most OF
an things-the-quietof peace and the tnfil1|
that comes from peace and order-can only
be secured by the McCULL ocHlaw, and they
are further informed by authority which
they cannot doubt that the schools which ,
they would cherish can only be vigorously
maintained by. the successful enforcement
Of that law, and they arerallyingto its sup
mort. They see that the wriggling and
ddgety. RrDDLEBERaER, whose, cooperation
with MALONE and MASSEY show him TO oe
on the ,"JactRis dsscensas," the way ne
will take his neighbors II they are unWlse
enough to follow his perilous lead. s.;
But, fortunately, they are. offered the SER
vices OF a true and prudent man, which
they should by no means reject. This wor-
tby man has proved his good faith and
his good sense as representative OF the
county OF Shenandoah. Attic last session
of-the Legislature he was The colleague OF
Judge ALLEN. from Shenandoah, and
proved his honesty and bis wisdom and his
devotion to Virginia and Shenandoah. +
Let his county elect him and preserve her
peace, her honor, and her thrift. The fol-
lowing is Mr.. .HENkEI's card, which APP
peared in the Shenandoah Heratdof the goth
ultimo: KISS - go. rs~,.,-H !
Calls having been made in your paper, the
Shenandoah Valley, and Page Courier, by
a large number ofithe voters in this sena-
toria district, for me to become candi-
date for the next Senate of,Virylnia, and,
believing as T do that no citizen has the
right TO refuse to obey the mandates OF the
people when they ask him to discharge Q
dutu, 7 feel constrained to answer the de-
mands made on me. afirmativefy. My in
clinations were to retire from politics., and
but for the wtdely-extended solicitations
on the part OF my friends ] should have
done so. 'cMy position on the public debt
and the schools will be 10 keeping with my
action during the last session OF the General
Assembly, and in the canvass will be fully
explained to the people. 1...., 49,.
- Very respectfully, D. S. HEN1KEEL.
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luke il from The bank S ha & tis!l.lon'
beld hir NOE. It Has B. Ind see reg YER ,5
IA !: but tie transaction ( - IN ior ORR.
IThs hus.s, d. cry was % asds The bank e
vas censured 81 r. ne inion sor haylng
loaned =n,toneysto secure the Tnpport q IN
sinnuputtar nnwspxpsr.f IN urge city
h the csse On the s77, go, which exceeds
the amount involved. In lhe. WEgsl. Loan
81 20. there way no borrowing about i:
TIE hi, 40 was q transfer TO che Richmond on !
WIT, possibly under. color Of some .. sort o.
service, which all sensible men must know
tos sssye been little else than . pretence.
TakiDg The history oil the %, 900 into ac-
count, surely &c might BE considered ta 1a'
mount to a.censufe Of the nation at pnrer
day than the present upon an act by which
the 1lurgers amount Of go might be
taken by arsilroad' president out Of the. the
funds Of the company Of which he was pre-
sident to support 4 paper which was SUD
stantially his personaifosgan and partisan
advocate. -. -. ).
This is i public concern, and the more it
ii considered the less there Il In It 70 mlti.
gate or exeuseits moDstrous ifregularity.
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EYet Axed) 3 HI Lewis. Dr. richards, and
William a. slroy. -
FONT HE Raadi usters.ssif any there be, did
not put 10 al appeasa1ce. Similar resolu-
3ions 10 those doptedsat Cbnf chyilIe were
Unanimously adopted, and the following
delegates were appointed Il; d. Robinson,
William e. Hart, G. II. WHITING, Thomas
ar. BasbS. ~. q. Fleet, and John 8. De.
.Easges. William HaTt, n. Lindssy, and
John 8. DeFarges were appointed delegates
to thefSenatorial Convention. These also.
it was understood, favor the nomination OF
Judge Gregory. AT Churchville resolutions
endorsing, the course OF the West Point
Star, ON the debt bill were unanimously
adopted. OF course, wei favor the course
-of the. Star here. It was also resolved that
proceedings Of the meetings be sent to tne
Star, Dispatch. and State, and especially
to the Whiq. The Wing 1oould be, so much
pleased by the result Of the meetings. -
WEST POINT. !
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-09-02
Shenandoah and Page,

An error occurred in the Dispatch yes
terday by coupling Shenandoah with Rock
ingham as senatorial district. Sbenan-
doah and Page form a district which was
represented last year by that excellent gen.
tIeman Colonel MANN sPITLER. We pub
lish elsewhere the announcement that Mr..
D. S. HENkEL is the Conservative candidate
for,the Senate in opposition to Mr. RIDDLE
BERGER, Harrisonburg is by itself sena-
torial district, and was represented last year
by the obnoxious PAUL, who is again a cam
didate., ..u-t.lN-I ,,,..l-. y -. ...-tN
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nEAlTIIi,lalIia,,5.

~ En- u
Died, IL the fs5aence or gsoxFe y Hooper. on on
the f1orninE OF September I. S.. ha
OF Captain b. .. Kelam, in thefasfesn yen of ner
the sa THIS
church. FrisIds or the san,ily ruinyted no
without fnrfner notice. e - -
DfI,d, on Monday evening l3s rs
Ososs at ss Tsslse1es 81 ess miami son u
fs sns ss sd M a1eS aged three months
aa ia funeral Viii take place THIS Tuesda Az
TEENOOE from sc. Patricks cnufcn. at O'CLOCK.
Friends or The family are invited 70 attend.
71ied. suddrnly. on August 8 LIST, Of apoplexy OF
the heart, 1t Riverside. Gloucester county,, Va.
Mr. JOHN W. CAMP, OF this city, tn the sixty
'Friendsof the family are invited to meet the re-
mains at the Richmond York River and Chesapeake
railroad depot nt 10 o'clock A. ID. TUESDAY, "a
Instant. Services will be held at the grave.
Died, September 1st, JAMES O'CONNER. Young.
est child OF james and Catherine OConner; aged
His funeral VIII take place from his fathers resi-
dence, No. 5000 Dock street, TO-DAY, September
I'd. at o'clock. Friends aud acquantanccs are IN
Evited to attend. u :
Died. al Gordonsyille, at 1o:45- O'Clock a. N. Au.
gust 31st, after short and painful illness, Mrs.
IARY r.. beloved wife Of Dr.. William f. Noel !;
She leaves devoted husband and three children
10 mourn their loss. ~ 80 :. - :. Z ~
Her remains were buried at Hollywood yesterday.
Services ut the grave. 20 ! ms ">.ifE .r..
:. Galveston Neaos please copy.,.i3 ..HEtfi :
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The Speaking In Lynch burg.

We have already laid before the reader a
succinct but clear account OF the speeches
OF Major STRINGFELLOw and DIR. CURRY.
They were excellent, and could not fail to
interest and deeply impress every honest
citizen who heard them. ). They must have
been remarkable for their fine sentiments
relating to, public duty and the proper
love" of every man.. ~ ~, ...-. s!a.
A correspondent kindly wrote for us an
other lively sketch Of this fine display Of
logic which being superseded by the ac-
count already published, we can only thank
him for bis kindness. .,.. ,,.
/ Nevertheless, we feel called upon to ex-
tract passage or two from his sketch.
The sketch Of Major STRINGFELLow's re-
marks has the following proper allusion:y
'sThe Major vigorously rasped the dema-
gogues who have banded together in dis
graceful scramblelfor political emoluments
at the sacrifice of Virginia's honor and in
tegrity, and characterized their arguments
as peurile and knayish." 4: =.
Our correspondent thus sketches the. con.
clusion of Major sTRINsFELLow's remarks
"The crimes and misdemeanors Of an in
diyidual man might die and be buried with
him, but those OF State, or prlnclpallty,
or nation, would live on and on, and never
be forgotten. The name of England's.vir:
gin Queen would ever hold the foul STAIN OF
Mary's innocent blood, and the infamous
crimes which marked the steps OF the farls
commune-when reason was dethronea
and religion and virtue prostltuted 10 vice
down the ages to eternity. And go, too,
would the noble deeds OF a nation live Tor.
ever, and the names OF her patriot sons
serve as household words for succeeding
generations. When the great Napoleon
Stood upon the burning sands OF Egypt he
did not enthuse his veterans with any refer.
ence to a prospective future, but lncited
them to deeds OF valor with that grand
apostrephe which crowded up memories
If the past: Soldiers, from the heights OF
those pyramids forty look down
nnoa youy Then shall Virginia, with her
sproud lineage, with the traditions OF her
natriotic fathers, disregard the teachings OF
DAYS apOrie? Shall the Comm On wealth that
gave birth t0sueh soulsas 'Washingt aud
q Lee, aud q jackson stain her fair escutch-
con with the foul sspersion Of q repudiated
obligations God forbid the day shall ever
cpnIe. ~. ~ III &c ~ a:i..a IS
B, 10 Dr. CURRY our correspondent pays a
high compliment. The effect Of his speech
as having beentyery power
Hull Scarcely had she; uttered the irst sen.
tenes before the building IN which the'meet-
Ting was held sheok with applause, which
eontinned on and on ta the conclusion Of
the eDeech. which Yves grand aDpeal to tpt-
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How Cheating DepraYes the Mind nd

How Cheating DepraYes the Mind.
The Greeks .skneW thing Or two'n
lTbey understood human nature well. They
Eleft as the finest moral lessons and the finest
teaching through fables. They left us the
finest proverbs and the grandest exam
n,es sin thee fine arts. ARlsToPHANEs, the
comic muse Of Greece, was loyal to the
| true Interests of bis country" So he could
not have been Re&diuster. He was spe-
cially severe on the sophists; SO Gin his
.sclouds, drama, he, derides their sharp
|" practices and unsound system OF educa-
ation,n, striking, them over the head OF
lsocaArEs. the exponent OF true philosophy,
whose life was devoted TO combating the
false teaching OF these very pretenders.
So saws our author, who IS giving an
account OF ancient Grecian literature.
!" The clouds y. OF ARIsTopHANEs contain
some very happy hits at the sopnlsts.
STREpsIADEs, an Athenian citizen, IN whose
sleeping apartments the drama opens, con-
ceives plan OF paying his debts. Z" His
son shall be trained BY the sophists," we
quote our author, "and when the creditors
bring the case into court. PHEIDIPP1DEs
" shall plead his cause and defeat them Win
:. fallacious arguments even in the face OF
" thousand witnesses" Father and son rise
and walk to wards the sophists' school. par
son MASSEY must have been taught there.)
STREP. fails to induce his son to enter the
sophists' school, but determines to master
the Questionable argument" that "pays
NO bills" SocRATEs is introduced to him,
but kicks him out rs a Ounce this is the
fun Of AaIsropH ANEs). The son, PHEIDIP-
P1DEs, is, however, induced to study, and
discovers, an aptitude to learn OF the 30
phists the HONEST ARGUMENT and the other,
and rapidly deyelopes into an unprincipled
scamp when his education as sharper is
completed. We quote our author: "He
&" brings to bear his specious arguments
/" against the creditors and cheats them out
+" Of their dues"
Pretty good sDestructive sophistry.
But our author continues: $50 far so good
81 but his notions OF fial duty have also
Sc been greatly modified by the instructions
g OF SOCRATES. A, quarrel arising IN the
% family, he hesitates not to fall upon bis
{. father with cudgel, and threatens to do
. the same by his mother III she provokes
8. him." Exactly just as we should have
expected. The learning low to repudiate
debts brought infinite trouble into the FAM
ily. A link in the golden chain Of virtue
being broken, all goes to pieces. Happi-
ness is expelled by the vile art OF swind-
ling, and the. son cudgels the father and
threatens the silver hairs Of his mother.
Very good moral OF comic Grecian poet.
Nothing is more true. When man learns
how to repudiate, and swindle, and cheat,
you may expect that next be will cudgel his
father and scalp his mother: so degrading
and brutahzing is the consequence of that
dreadful. vice Of repudiating the obligation
10 pay honest debts. -...-...-.,,.-.,--,...
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= During the fourth week of the Industrial
Exposition at Cincinnati In October . grand
'Hremen's tournament, open to all companies
ia the United Statesand Canada, with yalna-
BILE prizes to be competed for, will be
given on the Chester Driving. Park grounds.
Entries can be made siInmed lately by ad-
dressing the secretary, Mr., W. Lewis Gil
kort 81 F>gI ~ ~ .uE=ttH3 u astt"
!, The death, Of, Manuel Linderborn. in
Northeast Baltimore has been traced to the
explosion OF, q railroad. dynamite torpedo,
but By whom it was D EeW ., or whether It
was in bis oMn y possession, remains .
mystery .i1i-r stalsts .a,..l-..,'sfaE aG.F
=, Mr.fD W. Ear uehsrson, the candidate
Of the Demo- rat 81 ali d the! Hon orable itBilks
Tor mayor otszsaan Francise CO.. having with
drawn, thaH S,ailaitige nominal DIS. Nv
TE.t s5rishe'. dite itths1vaeanoy. atsa !lH /
H 81 ia al, and ssctstafY Sherman
tWlH he il, Ohio .t6 vote the RsRn9lisan
Ticket on the second Tuesday OF ostoRsrt
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EXCURSIONS.
EXCURSIONS. ..
GRAN EXCU r SION " !
u. TO ,..t ..-.;E
- WEST VIRGINIA AND OHIO
VIA
CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RAILWAY, ,
LEAVING RICHMOND a.. =.
At 8 A. NJ. TUESDAY, sEP.TEMBER 0. 1879.

IIOhEIS
Fare from Richmond 10 Huntington, s6 Rich
mond TO Cincinnati, $40. Meals'and bcrths between
Huntington and Cincinnati included.
Tickets going will be good only on the special ex-
cursion train, which Stops for the night OF the gin
at the famous White sulphur Springs Supper lods-
ing. and breakfast, S1.50). apd leaves at A. ~,
thus passing over the entire length OF the Chosa-
peake and Ohio railway by daylight.
Returning, tickets viii he good on any train. al
lowing stop ut pleasure previous 10 September
24h.
Tickets for this excursion will be sold at the prin-
cipal points in Virginia and North Carolina, and an
agent on the excursion traiu will sell tickets 10
those getting on at stations not provided with
them.
A restaurant car will be attached TO the train
Tickets will be sold In Richmond on september
9th. 9Th and morning Of the 9th at Chesapcake ana
Ohio Railway ticket. Office: A. W. CARRIER. S25 Main
street; j. NJ. Thompson. S25 east Broad street, and
Baughman Brothers, IS II east Moin street.
CONWAY X. HOWARD,
- General Passenger 6nd Ticket Agent.
j. G.. DANE. Southern Agent. ... g. sc INV