The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-09-16

= r5,s. ,r,ass ia JOINT discussions.
ars, -. rar,ies that are sscrupnloos ~
s,...,,s 1es,aI and moral obligations to states
rsp,1os be expected 20: exh1'pis . sess nas
sons. s.s,,se of honor or fairness 40 taeHt pIlsa.s
.,r.nsaesions With their felloW-a'ee' 40 o,a
,xvn,s and Democratic times wien peop's
<rsre honest and true courtesy anform'
rrpyai,ed among political oppcaents' :" -
i,ercast OF contests consent 90 la. $40 80
ecnafaiyisioa OF time arnc"g oeoa.eIs oa
always considered the arse marx Oh .''In's
.our.s,e and chivalrous bearing amons gea-
sr.,,sn wbn were not dsstrusuui OF tae
...usc they espoused. But times aaa man
ners coon, TO have sadly changed In these
-, ay.,,u,cs. " hen small and mes, and un1
xcrupuious band OF political tremps nave
taken the places II debate OF hosest pa'r'o'S'
and sound statesmen. -.l..-
The public reader and observer VIII hos
m;spnders,and the obvious meaning OF
these remarks. Not since tee present oon
test about the debt question opened h"s Z
there been more than oneor TWO lns'aeees
of discussion wherein Eae Forciple Ae-
-,a,,xters have displayed "a fair and henof-
.hle division ef time with the Debt pers,
and never has there been any exhRit OF
fairness at all where taey had 1t IN 'neff
rower 10 enforce uniatsness and take nndae
advantage.
Ono ~ tie most marked instances OF tR7'
contemp,ible piece ef Iittlencss anG neN''
mess was displayed ia Petersburg on L f1say
Acct nv the Masseyites, where the managers
,,efnSes rbe fair division Of TUE proposed
y,v Mr. yrsABLg, the chairman OF the ti'y
C,or,,.+;pe Executive Committee, H5ich
was as follows:
,rhe terms which, in behalf Of MaJor
Gregory, wouh propose are es 1es'o"s !:
MIR. Massey to open the depa'e ln VI nou'
or on hour and half, Ma! or Gregory 10 re,
My in nm hour or an hour and hall. ana
Mr. Massey oc!ose. w'..- .
This gave Parson MASSEY deciSedly the
advantage ovez Mr.. GREGORY, but they re-
fused it on the following miserable pre-
text: ~
We never supposed that you would eX.
meet Us to have MIR. Massey's time and OF
our meeting consumed by representative
Of the McCGlloch bill who does not occupy
that situation OF prominence and leader
shin to vour side which Mr. Massey Goes TO
ours.
II, however. you ask for the admlttance
of Major Gregory to our meeting, be WAL
be given one hour ut the oDenlng.in winch
TO advocate his views. ..s
Resnectfully, &C., S. 2. ARLINGTON,
...' JAsiES NJ. QUlcKE.
Now, this was fair PLY for you! II was
generous, indeed. GREGORY to open In Il
single speech Of one hour, and MASSEY to
reply all the rest OF the night! But what
better division of time could we expect
from the runp Of party OF factionl>ts VINO
want to divide the honest debt OF virginia
into four doubtful parts and then rob the
creditors out OF more than three fourths OF
the whole By MAssEY's plan OF S10ooO,oOO
Te&diustment?
But even at their own little game OF three
card monte MASSEY and his saints got terri
bly, worsted. They went for mutton, bur
sIgnally failed to get home, even with their
own wool. In one single hour the old war.
horse GREGORY utterly demolished the po-
litical tramp from Charlottesville. As the
-Inde1-Appeat says, lie "sot down. on the
bob-tail nag to his utter discontinue. They
peer OF their boosted champion in language,
talents, and power OF debate, and they were
willing to drop him after one hours debate
like hot potato. .s"
They will ask for a big gun next time!