Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1879-10-14

A recent speech of Parson Massey was
reviewed by Capt. Ham. Chamberlayne,
editor of the Richmond State, on the
stump at Centreville, King and Queen
county, which circumstance is reported
as follows:
"Capt. Chamberlayne then drew at
tention to the false statements which
are made by Massey about the value of
North Carolina bonds. Massey tells
the people in his speech that repudia-
ton cannot injure Virginia, because the
| bonds of North Carolina which has cut
down her indebtness are now selling at
| 100 or selling at par in New York. That
is the kind Of statement that. these men
make to the country. That is the way
they are humbugging the people who
have no opportunity of knowing the
truth. Now, the bonds of North Caro-
lima, on that very day when he was
saying they were seing at par, were sell
ing at % cents!
capt. Chamberlayne then read from
the financial column of the New York
Herald the quotations of North Carroll.
ma bonds at % cents. That is how North
Carolina has improved her bonds.'
[Great applause.
We do not wonder that there was
"great applause" when the chief apos-
tie of reputation in this State who il
not native, we are happy to say was
so effectually cornered. Not having
heard the whole of his speech delivered
here on Tuesday evening, we are unable
to say whether he repeated the above
statement about the value of North
Carolina bonds; but have little doubt
that he made other statements just a
wide of the mark. In fact, we confess
to very little respect for any man-and
much less for any Minister of the Cos
pei of Truth-who can go about the
Country endeavoring to Undue the peo-
; pie with dishonest views touching public
obligations, which should be regarded
as sacredly as those of private and in
dividual character.-Lynchbnrg Vsrgin
ian.
NOTHING TO STAND oN.-Really We
cannot see any ground now for the Re-
: adjusters to stand on as party, unless
they can find another issue wholly diff
ferent from and outside of the public
: debt. That question is settled if ever
question was settled, and in the simplest
l way possible. The bottom has dropped
!. out. A party without bottom is in
bad way indeed. In fact, it might as
well D0 WlGuOutd uCdu 1AO AOA Oil Wv
, use its bead has been to the Mozart con
Germ, the "Headless Horseman of Sleepy
Hollow" would have served quite az
substantial purpose as Gen. Malone
t He is very good at leading charge in
r the field, we allknow. He proved him
:. self splendid soldier-none better in
the COnfederacy--and no people arr
more disposed to do him justice for hi
noble conduct in war than those of this
} city, against whose material progress!
and prosperity he has done SO much
They have never ceased to admire him
l as a soldier but whether as politician
!. or good citizen it is lamentably true tba
, he has proved a miserable failure in boil
capacities. He can never be anything
!, politically in Virginia, which repudiate'
d with scorn all personal government anf
r ring machinery. We can never consen
: to tie ourselves to the skirts of any one
y man concern or allow ourselves to b.
Q carried in the breeches-pocket of Ma
hone or any other ambitious pOlitica
!. aspirant. But to return. The Read
busters beat at all points, with no posi-
; BILE show of gaining more than dozel
. members in either house, and with NJ
other issue to excuse their factious de-
parture from the Conservative party
!. their wisest course would certainly be t.
a throw up the metaphorical sponge, Civ
4 up the fight, and return before it is to-
late to the bosom of the party, thereb.
q making the settlement of the debt ques
If ton unanimous.-7he State.