The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-01-31
MONTGOMERY COUNTY.
CHRrsTIANsBURG, Va, I
:. Ianllaru % 1870.

.......s.,. - CHRTSTIANsBURG, VA, !
T.. ,.,iia January 70, 1879.
| Editors Dispatch The air is us balmy
and the sun as warm to-day as in May, and
one consequence san unusually large crowd
in town in attendance on County Court.
There is nothing OF interest in court, and
no special news from the county. -.
The feature Of the day is the meeting OF
the readiusters.. In obedience to call, ex-
tensively advertised throughout the coun-
| ty, those OF that way of thinking assembled
| in the courthouse to-day. The meeting
was presided over by Mall j. o. Taylor.
| Resolutions were passed fayoring read
iustment OF the State debt on "fair and hon.
orabIe TERMS" but unalterably opposing in
creased taxation. One Of the resolutions re-
quests or instructs our representatives IN
the House and Senate to oppose and vote
against an increased rate Of taxation. This
will comfort Mr.. Shelburne, who has
been much exercised about instructions. 1t
is not known that our excellent and worthy
senator, Mr.. Phlegar, will be much affected
by it, as he has way OF doing his own
thinking. But this by the way. Another
of the resolutions faYors the abolition of the
offices of Second Auditor, Railroad Com
missioner, and Commissioner OF Agricul-
ture. Speeches were made. by Major Tay-
lor and Representative Shelburne, and dele
gates were appointed 10 the proposed re-
adiusters' convention In Richmond. Among
the delegates to the Convention we noticed
the names of Major Taylor and Mr. G. l..
Pierce, of this place. The meeting was en-
tirely devoid of enthusiasm. Although the
courthouse was full, but few OF the per-
sons. present seemed to be participants in
the proceedings, if we may Judge by the
number who took part in tue voting, which
was exceedingly small.
Our representative (Mr. Shelburne) stated
that he had all along been opposed to in
creasiug the tax; that he was satisfied now
bis constituents were OF the same mind
! and he would oppose and vote against any
measure looking to an increase. He thought
| the Barbour bill was the right basis for a
settlement with the States creditors. The
State could not afford to pay more than it
proposed, and he felt sure the creditors
would have accepted it but for those who
| held out the hope to them that they ought
| to have and might get little more than the
| Barbour bill offered. Mr.. Shclburne also
explained the objects OF the proposed re-
adjusters' convention, and expressed his
approval of it. These things look much
like a new departure for our representa-
| tive. Heretofore it has been understood
that he was opposed to iorcible readjust.
lment, and that he was rather in favor OF
the small additional tax which would be re-
auired TO pay per cent. to our creditors.
But Temporal mutantur, and, unhappily, so
do men.
As the Dispatch is good at answering
conundrums, we would like to propose one
that occurs in this connection. Who OF The
| Richmond clergy will open the readiusters'
convention with prayer? Our good friend
Major Taylor has snuffed their State7debt
heresy away off up here, and has not failed
to attend to them in TWO Of his late speeches.
Mr.. Barbour, too, throws the onus Of his
new party upon their shoulders. Evidently
somebody Will have to be imported to open
the convention with prayer. But bee
| pardon; I forgot Parson Massey. vii
that solution dor Yours, -. -. s.
mo. Parson Massey is not irreelaimable.;