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SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY.
FREpERICKsRrRG. Aunust Ia. Isl

FREDERICKSBURG, August IA, 1879.
Editors dispatch Stafford Is never left
in the rear, and now she steps to the front
with veritable bear. One Of the quiet
conservative farmers to his horror beheld
the monster quietly feeding on his corn.
and 80 much aStonished was the aforesaid
farmer that he took no steps to interfere.
Having finished his repaSt the animal moved
in a northwesterly direction, and took
refuge in ravine between Chatham (the old
Lacy farml and Falmouth. This was OH Tues
day. On Wednesday party OF pursuit
was organized, but the bear had moved on,
leaving behind track seven inches long.
This is not a "bear" assertion. but is
strong party Is now in full pursuit Of bruin.
young men here. It is said that Richmond
is taking some interest in this sport. II so,
let her clubs put up house on the river
and organize a regatta for the middle OF
October. II the city will offer some prizes
most of the State crews will come, and
Richmond can have quite successful
regatta.
Local politics, that overcoming source
of woes unnumbered, are attracting the at
tention OF our "leaders." The Rcadlust-
ers are very strong in this senatorial us
rrict, and it will take q most determined ell
fort on the part of the Conservative party TO
hold their own. Nothing but Work-hard
work-will save it from Malone.
Corn is "doing as we'll as could be cX-
nected under the circumstances" and ii we
DON'T have an influx of bears we will make
n toerable crop. | suppose Wall street
would suggest an importation OF bulls as
remedy against bears. Sun.
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The lseODlc.

We believe in the people-the masses.
eft to their own instincts. they always u"
RIGHT. according to the information they
have. All they need is Information from
ncrsons and sources they can trust. Ihcrc
arc still left considerable number OF sub
stantiaI, wcll-inIormed men who do not
want ana office, who desire that public
affairs Shall be conducted honestly,
upr1gltly, and economically, who desire
that public officials shall be men OF
integrity, purity, ability, and patriot-
ism. These men are independent, and
thcv form the bulk OF the Conserva-
tive party. These are the men who sup
ported the Walker movement that saved
Virginia. These men went then 10 the polls,
disregardins prejudice and feeling, ana
saved the State from anarchy, degradation.
and dishonor. These men made it lmpo>Sl-
bic for a arpet-bagger to live or Il ScaiaWa@
to rise in Virginia. These men drew lie
party line (the color line, II You pica>c) N
politics. These men crushed out the early
crop OF ndependent>-the>e men mace the
nominations.
There has been some backslidng, some
weakening; still, they form the bouY OF lhc
Conservative party in every county. IhlrH'
for office drew away some; Hayes ana lhr
fesli-pots weakened others fear OF honest
labor knocked off one here ana there; Stii',
these men are Il majority OF the CouSer'-
tive party. and every agliatorand inurprhu-
cnt candidate fears their honest voice. lhcsc
men. from 1869 10 this day, have favored
every honorable adjustment OF our dill
entities political and linancal-puhiIc ana
private, These are the men who. in the
ianeuagc OF the party platform OF 1871,
scorn to repudiate just obligation"
these are the men who demanded
that bv prudence and economy, rctrench-
mcnt and reform, the indebtedness OF the
State and its current expenses should be
brought within its present resources. The
Conservative State Committee claim that the
party, through lis Legislature, has redeem
ed these pledges and maintained the plat
form, and they call upon the honest masses
to sustain the party-to rcbukc ana uc1eat
a.itators and indcpcndents-to put doWr
every aspirant bidding for the Radical
votc-to purge the party OF all who give aid
and comfort to RepublicaniSm, State or ma
tional. by attempts to destroy the organiZa'
ton OF the Conservative party.
Now let the pcople-thc Conservative
mt their courts, in their prl-
mary assemblies. Let the county commit
tees call the Conservative masses together
ii every court, organize, ana let their po-
tcntial voice be heard, demanding that aSl-
tation OF the debt question shall cease; that
the settIemcnt-fair, honorable. and Just.
alike to the State and her creditors->haIl
stand Let them ratiiv the action Of the EX-
eculiye Committee of their party, and the
place that now knows Parson Massey and BIS
corps Of restless, dissatisfied followers, VIII
shortly know them no more forever, ana
The ConSeryatiyc-Democ party oil n
ginia shall renew its strength like the ta@ic,
and from every mounlain-top shall be heard
the slogan OF the hosts that swept me stare
for kcmper in ! fierce campaign LyNch-
bur1 Nf,rS
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A Southern View of 1t.

from the Raleigh Observer.1
-" Are you armed, sir7n and Conkling
replied, "No, Pm not" "Then." said
ex. Governor Sprague," ~ will give you
five minutes to get of these premises, and
il YOU are rot away will fire at you." And
the daughter OF Chiei-Justice Chase stood
between her husband, the eX-mlIionaire
and Ex-Governor OF Rhode Island, on the
one side side, and her friend, the leader OF
the Republican parry and the fierce batter
of southern rcspectabilitv, on the other, and
then ordered her children and her trunks
to be sent to her at the hotel. And now we
say, bad this thing happened at the South
and among southern people. there would
be no end OF gratuitous insulte heaped upon
us by such cold-booded fellows as Senator
Conklng and bis abettorS, and we h"d been
told by million of northern voices 10
mend our plantation manners.
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thousand dollars In the treasury so tl ina.
there will be no Increase q taxes even .
the next assessment shall reduce the value !.
OF The lands one-fourth, 5ss5 II 8
The Mozart Address. E.

II We are pretty sure that tue PUBIC VIII
ace tina. we bad very good reason for sup
posing and calling tie Agitators' review Of
The Conservative address "the Mozart Adj
dress }, when they shall have read the fol-
lowing sentence from that review: &s.
.eTn actual experience we shall have an
nnalIv accruipg deficiencies to greater
sum than have put it above
"I'' is decidedly good for an editor
Were we not excusabIe for supposlng that
no editor wrote ftp .r
Now. az to the capitation tax. The Au'
ditor puts 1t down at s2S5.Sl5, 1t IS True;
but he at the same time deducts Tor oeiln-
onepts. The school fund will not proht
much from an iuso.vent capitatiop fund. DIT.
TAYLOR makes a deduction OF $3.50, 1885
for insolyent caritstion and property tax
and delinouens land tax. In Document 20
be reports the iusolvent capitation tax Tor
1879 at se5,35C.75. The Agitators claim
that the people have been getting poorer
ever since. So that we may safely deduct
ss5. Ooo from the S2s5.o00. Yet this whole
SCI, 900 the Agitators count as due the school
fund.
Again: As to the .conyicts. When they
are hired out they cost the state notn-
ing. Those employed on the canal were,
under authority or Special act OF tne' Le-
eislature, supported by the State. Inc
State received nothing for their services.
Hence Mr.. TAYLOR properly deducted the
s42, 4O5.29, which their support cost the
State last year. 1t is not likely that the
State will ever again support conyicts that
are working on railroads or canals.
FINALLY, az TO borrowed money. The
Conservative State Central Committee estl-
mated the receipts OF the Treasury at
80, 5e4, $3.50. 90. This estimate includes no
borrowed money. Now, let US suppose that
the State will have to borrow S164,000 this
year. How will it affect The committees
estimate? Not 10 the least, or certainly
oulv as to the interest upon that sum. The
result would be that the receipts would be
increased by SIG4,000. and the diSburse-
ments BY S164.000 and few hundred dol
lars for interest. IL was in this very way
that the Auditors totals OF receipts and dis
bursements were last year made to amount
10 nearly three millions OF dollars.
These arc mere specimens of the figures
with which the Mozarters attempt in vain to
meet the figures contained in the address OF
the State Central Committee OF the Conser-
vatiye party. The men who issued that
address knew what they were about; and
their reputation is such that the Virginia
public can never be induced to believe any
statements which shall call their veracty i'll
question. The people may rest confident
in the belief that an address carefully re-
vised by W. W. HENRY, JOHN l.. MARYE,
A. NJ. KELLEY, and the rest, contains not
one single untrue statement.
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to hold my business relations With the con-
o ~ NH ~ eo,,rse refused to permit him

Ia hold INV business relations WITH the con-
corn ann or course refused to permit him
TO draw. any money. . ,,..,,
by coming3to Rhode Island, had boped,
.hrol1e some influence or other brought TO
hear on Governor Sprague, to help 10 SCI
RIGHT. and to secure by some means manu-
tanarce for the four children, for whose
wants and education I have been ana am
now bearingtb the undivided burden. A con-
ference with counsel employed 10y the hrm
achieved no results. Professor Linck' I'M
der n contract with me for three months,
was neither permitted to perform his duties
or paid and dismissed. 4
we had no ostensible means for living. Mt
Canonchet without mourning .additIonai IN
debtednpss, to which refused to be party.
Tn this awkward and painful dilemma re-
ouested Mr.. Conkling, who had already
been consulted by Mr.. Sprague, and upon
whose Judgment and advice l have sately
relied in nv own matters, to see Governor
Sprague and try to ascertain what point
there was in this proposed programme OF
opposition, and what results were likely to
follow that would benefit or provide for the
children. Mr.. CoDkllns stopped at Canon
chet for this purpose, and was awaiting GOV
ernor Sprague's return to seek an interview
with him, when the now notorious out
break occurred. If any hostile words were
exchanged between Mr. Conkling and GOV
ernor Sprague at Canonchet, they alone
know what they were, for no one else heard
them, What trauspircd at the village DO
not know beyond what is reported in tue
sensational accounts given in the news
DaDers .... s.f Vs..
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~
Battle of yorktown.

Editors Dispatch: For several years past
the papers Of the country have ut intervals
given lively accounts Of centennial ceremo-
MES commemorative OF successes Of the
American arms during the war Of our Rev.
olutlon.
Some Of the events thus celebrated were
of such comparative insignificancc that they
had escaped the memory OF those who are
not close students of American history. In
New England especially no one OF these
periods, however unimportant In itself, has
been allowed to pass unnoticed.
Perhaps these national reminders or iu-
bilations are not wholly without their adj
yantages, and il this be so the pnmp and
parade on the occasion ought to be some
what commensurate with the Importance of
the success achieved and its bearing upon
the issue OF the struggle OF which it formed
part. With this view OF the matter, the
writer would call attention to the fact That
there is rapidly approaching period which
should be OF no little interest TO the coun-
try at large, and TO, Virginia an occasion for
which adequate preparation should be
made. .<.s ,.-.. '''s'
It is obvious that reference is had TO the
one hundredth anniversary OF the battle OF
York. 1t can not be thought out of place
to anticipated this event by. two years,
il it is to be observed IN the manner which
its importance in history demands. Your
correspondent. though an Eastern ,Tir-
ginian, has never visited York, but he is
none the less anxious that the 10th OF Octo-
Der, 1881, shall not only he an occasion of ma
tional interest, but reminder OF what the
Slate once was, and OF what she may again
be-. When the plan of campaign against
CORVALLIS was being considered, we are told
that General Washington said that land
operations 10 Virginia would amount to
nothing without assistanceaon the water.
With some change Of meaning, these words
are as forcibIy true to-day as ID ISL. The
feet OF De Grasse was not more essentialto
the success of Washington and Lafayette
than are the white sails OF commerce at
present to the isolated farmers and manu-
facturers OF the State.
Let, then, the visitors in 1881 be persuad-
ed that the James, the York, the Rappahan-
mock, and the Potomac can accommodate
many fleets, and convinced that il their mis-
sion be different from that OF De Grasse
their reward shall be not less rich. There
is one preparatory step that would doubtless
tend to give, increased interest to the ceIe-
bration proposed-yiz., the appointment OF
some competent officer or the Engineer
Corps who, by close study Of the authentic
accounts OF the battle, may designate the
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rar IL made The nm reccde Tented pedestrian
Tina nj Epadytile, Colorado, OF four nun ,.
ared ana forty-hye miles In hun dre q
hnt,rs. is-asnatfye Oh ard was rear 10 ihiss
county. He was employed nine years ago
.as track.walker. on the Chesapeake anu
Ohio railway, and probably got his trst les g
sons IN pedestrianism In that position. ne nc
has sister residing at Waynesboro'.
This week, by the digging OF q new roau
through a.sccluded portion OF the land !, OF
William Coyner, on South river, TWO mlles
below Waynesboro', a human skeleton was
exh,imed from two feet below the SURFACE;
There was no coffin. and the remains haa
the aopearapce OF having been thrown INTO
a hole. the head being doubled under the
arms. It ia surmised that this Is the skeleton
OF Jacob Haybarger, an old man who mys-
tariously disappeared from his home, near
that spot, thirty four years ago. Atthe tlne
NJ his disappearance he had about Sixty DOL
lars. ON bis person, but none Of the money
was found, As thorough search was made
FOR him at the time he was missed and no.
thine could be heard OF him, it is probable
that he has now been found at last, more
than third OF century after. -
General Echols, returned from Visit 10
Kenfueky. reports that the survey on the
Chesapeake and Ohio extension is rapidly
progressing. Mr.. Carter Harrison, formerly
of Richmond, is on the engineer CORPS:
:, The Convention OF the Young Mems
Christian Association OF Augusta county
and Staunton here has given the cause
fresh impetus. There were sixty delegal es
present, and now the expectation is that
n district Young Mems Christian Assocla-
lion Convention will be held here at some
day not far distant.
Mr.. O. Fl. Charley and. family, OF Rich
mond, passed through to- day on their re-
turn from KaWIey Springs y
Wade Hampton was at the Virginia Hotel
Yesterday. ; FENN.
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points Or specfai interest 10 the locality.
suctsas location Of dquarters during tne
siege. tlles relative positions OF British de-
fentes. aud American approaches, parallels
&c..&c. CO 80
Yorktown.is directly accessible by lines
OF steamers to New York, Baltimore, Nor-.
folk, and Providence, and Within two years
the extensions OF the chesapeake and ONO
road will enable the people OF The west 10
reach the river without change OF cars.
There ought to be military detachments 10
represent each State on this historic neid-
certainly each Of the original thirteen.
There are no hotel accommodations 10
York; but it will be altogether approptlat'e
to nave the hills once more dotted WIN
tents. The time of year for the gathering
will be such that the most timId need appfe-
bend no bad effects from short stay Id
Underwater Virgina-tbat much sIanderea
section us regards health.
There is every reason to believe, Messrs.
Editors, that you have the good OF the o.ate
at heart. Will you not present TINS ma ltsI
to the people? By that time (lS9ll the aep.
will be funded, and this may furnish anothei
and more pleasant topic for discussion.
Very respectfully, iohh'
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THE CAMPBELL. CONSERVATIVES. AT Il
mnss-mcetnS OF the Conservative party OF
Campbell county. held, in pursuance OF no.
tce, ut the Courthouse. on the llih day OF
August (court-dayl, 1879, Thomas Il. Rosser
was elected chairman, aud j. 3. Leftwich
secretary.
After brief and pertinent explanation Of
the objects OF the meeting by the chairman.
and some earnest and eloquent remarks ~
W. II. Y&nccy, Esq. and Captain i'Ecktnr":
il was, on motion. unanimously Resolved
that the Conservative party Of Campbell!
raiifv and endorse the action II he Ccntrai
Committee oil the Conservative party OF Tue
state. held IN the city 81 Richmond. Va, the
7th day OF the present month. ana coro'a''!
approve the address put forth ~ >ala COM
mit,cn IN the Conservatives OF the State.
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S.onuby Your EOl0rs.

When the Rcadiusters Of King William
seccded from the "big" meeting In the
courthouse at our last February Court and
set ND for themselves on the "little" meet
inc in the clerks office, il that didn't look
like boiling from the Conservative party
we do rot know what would look like
boiling.
But many who were in that party had TO
idea that they were warning upon the Com
sentative organization, but they found 1t
out when the Mozart Convention was held
and adjourned, and have since disconnected
themselves with its measures.
Dr., CroSton declared that he could pre-
side over no mcetin. the object OF which
was to break up the Conservative party.
The object OF many OF these gentlemen. both
in going into the cIerk's-oice meeting aud
the Mozlrt-IIall Convention. was to settle
the State debt. Well, the State debt has
been settled by the McCuIi0ch bill, which Is
now the lazy OF the land.
All who abide by that bill arc good
enough Conservatives for ils, and many OF
those who went into the clerk s-oilice meet
ing and Mozart-Hal Convention do abide
bv the bill. Mr.. J. G. Cooke, who was ap-
pointed q delegate 10 the Mozart meeting,
refused to serve; and we learn that Dir.
IulilD GlDSOD, WIZ VIC DCllCfC Qiu aVttHu'
the Richmond Convention, has SINCE en-
pressed his acquieScence in The debt bill,
and declared that it ought to be given Il trial
before any effort is made to repeal il. In
other words, he stands where Fowler,
Speaker Allen, Fickln, and other Rcadjust-
ers do; and these sentiments are just what
we would expect from such conservative
and sensible gentleman as Mr.. Gibson, and
there are no doubt other King William Re-
adiusters who stand now where he does.
But we learn that the purpose OF the uI.
repentant Readjusters Of this county, who
will stand by the Mozart meeting after its
antagonism to the Conservative party was
fully revealed, Is now to fight it out here
inside the lines OF the Conservative party
Gentlemen, il you are for the debt bll
you can come with us; Is not, we can have
no political fellowship with you. Your
Mozart. Hall Convention established its own
organization outside OF and independent o.
the Conservative party-now stand by it.
Please "paddle your own canoe" We
are for the debt bill, which gives peace Il
Virginia. You are against it. We viii
support no man and vote for no man wht
goes for repeal OF that bill.
In a few days the Conservative guns will
open all along the line. The settlement
sustained by the great bulk Of the intelli
gence, virtue, wealth, and wisdom OF VIII
ginia. Not only do the enlightened sinner
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THE NANsEMoND COUNTY Executive COM
MITTEE.-E. b. Britt, chairman OF the Elk
ecutiye Committee OF Nansemond county,
publishes the following card, when SHOWS
The indjyidual opinion Of members on the
debt question. He says:
I'm order that the action OF the Execu-
tive Committee may not be misunderstood,
and to show that there is no conflict between
their opinion and that OF the State Com
mittee, / would state that there are fifteen
members OF the committee in the county
eleven are for the present settlement OF the
debt question, three against it, and one
doubtful"
So much for the famous Suffolk meeting.
This is the truth in regard to the matter.
The Suffolk meeting turns to have been
@ rival to that S Grand Rally" In Mecklen-
burg. Eleven for the McCuLLocH settlement
and three against 1t on the County Commit
tee 49, sg.s ls ~ X. 500
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Stand Firm.

Tn another column will be found partial
report OF the proceedings OF the State ET-
ecutive Committee. They have done wei! !.
They have acted wisely, energeticaily, and
promptly And they appeal to the Conser-
vative party TO stand frml Will they do so
We sincerely trust that all who truly love
and revere the grand old Conservative par
ty will 'fall into line" and sustain this
committee. The resolutions were adopted
10y a vote OF fifteen to two. One OF the MI
nority was not so much opposed to The spi-
rit OF the resolution as TO the fact that this
action would prevent him from supporting
his personal friend, General. Malone.
Much has been said and written about
this action of the committee, claiming that
it win drive a large number out OF the
party. This Is not the case. Let lls briefly
review the situation and see il the RtaGlust-
crS themselves have not a1ithdrdnn from
the party. On the 25th OF February, 1879.
large number OF delegates composed OF
Conseryatiycs-d Conservatives
Independents, and white and black Rad!-
calS) met in convention in Richmond in op-
position to the McCulloch bill (then not a
law. Speeches were made, pledges were
given, and county organizations In nearly
every county in the State effected. Since
then the bill. bias, become a,law, and already
about S12.000,000 or over one third, OF the
entire debt has been refunded, and the set
Element is now assured, il this agitation
and discussion should cease. This is an end
devoutly wished by all who truly love their
State, whether to the manor born or are
adopted citizens. But no! thee dissatls-
fed Conservatives and Independents, led
by Parson Massey, the Wig, General MAJ
hone, and Others, will not allow this to be
done They arc determined TO advance
their personal interest though the State may
be ruined. They would rather repudiate
the debt Ior further reimbursement noe
amounts to sheer repudiationj than to pay
3 per cent. for ten years, + per cent. for
twenty years, and 6 per cent. for ten years.
and thus save the honor and credit OF their
State. The Mozart party have their county
organizations at work, and are now pre-
pairing to actively enter the fall canvass.
And yet they refuse 10 staEd BY the party,
and say, DO not drive us OUT GortlonsrUe
Gazette.
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-rrwyEEEc.sIZIEEZ
DEATHS.

Died M The rcsi:cncc OF his parents. TBS rwcn-
tv-tifrh street August 18th. ~ o'clock 4. W Eu-
GENE PARK f.. Youngest son OF NlIliam /. ana
Iluc T. r. Hughes aged five mouth, aud Ionr Gays.
The funeral will take place from the reside nee
THIS tSaturtayI MORNING Il! lni: O'Clock. The
friends ana acqualntanccs Of The family are invited
To attend.
stanton and Baltimore papers please copy.
Died. August 18Th. 1t 2 O'Clock T. NJ. OF typhoid
fever. Lillian. daughter OF W. +. and Josephine
Terry: aged seven years.
The funeral will take place at Twenty. .iIth Street
Christian chapel ~ IL O'Clock TODAY. Friends
OF The family aud her Suuday-scl.ool scholars ar"
requ, sted 10 attend.
Died. At tn. residence OF nj. parents. Of lnaras-
mis-. LEON PERCY AL. the infant son IF John \.
ani Gcorsiana Ford az d seven months and Six
teen days, 90
them not for OF such i the Kingdom OF heaven.
FL, funeral VIII ta>c place ~ The residence ~ MS
Darents on SATURDAY kYEHiNtt III O'Clock.
Friends AMI ucqlaluiauccs OF ihg fanny are re-
aDrt fully invl'r.! 20 att"nd.