The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-04-15
PATRICK COUNTY.

Editors Dispatch: This county has, from
| the time whereof the memory OF man run
NTH not to the contrary been delslvely
called the estate oil Patrick" We have
never known the origin Of the title. County
pride is a predominant trait With these
mountainecrs. They say that our broad
acres, great resources, immense WATERFOWL
or, clear, ripping streams, abundance OF
fish, with forests alive with gamc-with
beautiful valleys and green meadows. LOFTY
mountain peaks, containing incNhaEsti3lc
sunpIics OF valuable minerals and precious
stones, and fertile soil from the lowandS 70
| their sIimmlt-c little lis 10 such distinction.
Tradition, however, SpolS this picture, and
we are informed that Our county acquired
The sou5r:quctby the free and easy habits OF
OH ancestors aud their independent and
stately bearing. We know that our people
| in olden times could get up the biggest
DRINKS and the frccst fights OF any
civilized community we have any know
Irdnc o!-tilat is when we had apple
brandy and the greatest and freeSt Govern
mcnt the world ever saw had not thrown
its benign and patcrnal care over our now
historic county. True, upon one occasion
the great orator OF Roanoke, iii one OF his
speeches. alluded to the "gcntIeman from
Patrick" This has ever since been great
boast with our aspiring youths, who looked
forward to rivaling Dcmosthcnes and Clcc-
70. But what is all this compared to our pre-
sent history, and what county in our OLD
State WestmorclHnd, Albemarle, or Hen
rico-will not hcnccforth vie with Pat
rick and think it not unworthy OF their
ancient rcnown to he in future a,so-
ciatcd in history with this county !:
| The future student will read with amaze
ment OF the cause OF our ceunty's noto-
rictv as he burns his midnight lamp In en-
aiming the reports OF that great court that
not only decides the Jurisprudence OF this
wonderful nation but, makes the President
| for forty millions OF people. Will he not
then envy the Patrick boy his birthrlght?
| How is it with the intelligent citizen OF this
county: TO him this is "a tempest in Il
teapot" When he thinks OF our present
notoricty, this utter ignoring OF our cher
| ished doctrine OF States rights, the di>re-
gard OF State laws, OF the over-awing and
setting at defiance OF State officials, and
| then calls to mind the cause, he is unable to
! 20 beyond to the great principles involved
| in this controversy. lie can only call to
his mind the appearance OF the two Rcy-
nolGscs NEGRO boys, the authors OF all this
strife, Us unprcpoSscss!ag is any outside
Of Africa. We are then most iorcibly
reminded of the fable OF the mountain III
labor. But enough Of this. We "iIl see
what we shall see, and the true Firginians
will not be disappointed in the decision OF
| this matter.
At the last term 0: orr County Count
(25th utimo) Judge Staples came back at
Judge RlyeS, and charged his grand lu'!
sat it was their duty to
PRESENT JUDGE RlyES
II they believed that he forcihly took from!
the i:il OF this county the said RcynoiG>cs
meyroes). After patient investigation the
Grand iury returned into court ard inform
| ed the Judge that they decided not to make
any prc>entmcut while the matter was pend
ing in the Supreme Court Of the United
| States.
! The candidates for our various county
offices were out Oh court-day in iull force,
aud reminded us forcibly Of the good Old
| days OF boyLood-of cakes and cider, brass
buttons and waving plumes, and richly
capariSoned and gailv-prancinS s!ecdS.
Their like We shall never see again.
| The most notable feature in our county
canvass is that all of the candidates are will
Ing 10 take the several offices Tor the legal
| fees thereof, without any county allowances.
! This, with the saving OF the five per cent.
! extra ul.oA our taxes, will save cur people
several thousand dcllars-quite IN item in
these hard times. Quite All era in the his
tory OF Our county was the the proposition.
made Immediately after the candidates had
completed ;hcir speeches, that we have no
treating during our canvass. This very com
mendab.c effort was enforced By speeches
| from several gentlemen, and seemed to mec;
with universal favor with the best people III!
| over our county.
The intelligent and patriotic citizeHs OF
this county with great unanimity endorse
| the action Of our Legislature in their conf
promise OF cur State debt, and hail it as the
| harbnger Of 4 brighter and better day for
our good old Comm0nw eaith. DAN.