The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-08-29

and hay1pS uokhtn2. he1le1, 70 pkopotes.AAeS-
either meant rrpuntation (tf posslhle) or
return ID, the old sthts Oh affairs which
Would neeessitzis On Increase OF taxes. ne
satd the questiohs 10 be discussed and de-
termined were! - Do we owe Inc
debit - snd "a shall we pay 1t =" snu
showed very 4ofdbiy, snd much 70 tne
xmasemenss 81 tie crowd, that these cues
tions were not tobe answered by tne argu,
ment tEst! bs twasH'f born here, ana nved
In Richmond, where the CoIonei asWays
wanted to spend the winter, but wouldn.t
again, or by the iact that he WIS., a pref
less lawyer aud preacher. who pa1dS DIS
lakes In coupons; but condn1ne nimsen
strictly to the subject at issue ne mace Q
clear, fefcibIe, consise argument OF eon,
-summate ability. convincing many VINO nao
long been In darkness ana sought tue
light. ,,- "a, :f,i .,.s5. -.
. He characterized the Colonel % lawyer
full OF briefs, much to the amusement OF
the crowd (who have never regarded niin
40 any other light than politician(, ana put
to him some pointed legal questions "n'ch
drove him completely to the wall. La reply
to bis insinuatlons about the passage OF the
McCulloch bill by fraud, and that senators
dared not vote until after consultation VIII
brokers', &C., he adopted system OF Cross
examination very Irritating to the Colonel
by which he showed quite concluslVely to
the now enthusiastic crowd that the Colo
mel had not the slightest evidence upon
which to base his insinuations against
members of the Legislature. He charged
that, being a lawyer full OF briefs, he lthe
Colone) knew, or ought to have known,
that the statements on which he based his
charges against his brother-senators would
not be received in any court OF justice.
He then ridiculed him as bird that "had
befouled its own nest" and said that he,
though not native born, would as soon sus-
pect the chastity OF bis mother as cast an
aspersion upon the honor and integrity OF
Virginia. ...... ,... ... .r y. =.
The force Of bis eloquent appeal thrilled
the hearts OF bis bearers, aud was .keenly
ielt by the ultra ReSdiusters, who longed
for :. Parson Massey" or wished they were
somew here else. The Colonel felt it, and bis
people saw be felt it. He WINGED terribly un-
DEF. the severe sc6urge applied to him, oc-
casionalfy becoming pale when driven to
the wall, and anon reddening deep scarlet,
either with rage or shame. I say he felt it,
aud the crowd saw it, and be saw that they
saw, and consequently when be came to re-
ply be could not muster his shattered forces,
and though endeayoring to pursue some
what bis ole line OF speech, be failed almost
utterly to touch one responsive chord-in
other words, be was routed. He could not
answer the oft-repeated questions, {" Do we
owe The debit" "Shall we pay it?"
"Wbat do you propose? ?" and the like.
When be was through the second time, the
Doctor again event for the heather Chi
nee."
In response to the renewed attack that the
Doctor paid bis taxes in coupons, and thus
took the school-money, he showed, very
much. to the amusement OF the crowd, that
the Colonel, by riding on free-pass on the
railroad, got part of the earnings Of the
road, which were pledged to the payment Of
the bondholder. He then made him admit,
with tremendous effect upon the audience.
that he had voted for mileage in the Legis-
lature, and had actually received it from the
Door old Commonwealth, over whose road
lie bad gone to Richmond and back as a
"dead. bead" Immense and prolonged ap-
plause.l # "-'.~' '' .'.'
:rsn 49, .it: THE RESULT,
It is generally conceded, even amogst Re
adjusters, that the victory is ours and much
good has been done: -. J., ,-..,
A grand effort will be made at our next
court, September 22d, to overcome and
counteract' this, the Colonel having an.
nounced in bis. speech TINT "Brother i"
Massey and others would be here then. It
had been previously announced by the State
Conservative Committee that Conserva-
tive meeting would be held here at that
time 1t is hoped that Daniel, Tucker e.
Co. will be present, when you may look out
for lively time but mark the prediction,
the fort will not only be held, but more pri-
soners captured. SPECTATOR.