Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-09-05
Virginia Politics.

Judge Fl. G. Allen speaks at Woodstock |
next Monday, at Pittsylvania Sept. 10th,
and at Luray, Page CO., Sept. 22d. Hon.
Thos. s. Flournoy speaks at Harrisonburg
Sept. 18th, Maj. Chas. S. Stringfellow
speaks at Woodstock next Monday, as also
does Hon. W. W. Walker of Westmore-
land; Hon. J. Randolph Tucker speaks at
Monterey. Highland, Sept. 18th. and at
Warm Springs, Bath, Sept. 10th; Gen.
James A. Walker speaks at Pittsylvania
c. H. Sept. 18th.
Col. Fulkerson in his tilt with DR.. Cur
ry at Abingdon urged Virginia's losses
during the war with great vehemence Ii
was not until after the discussion closed
that DIR. Curry learned that the Colonel
sold slave a short time before the close
of the war and after il ended made the
buyer pay for him.
At ''Mass Meeting"of Readjusters, OF
Montgomery CO., in which we learn from
the Christiansburg messenger" only As
adjusters participated. j. T. Altlzer was
nominated for the Legislature. The fol-
lowing incident at the appointment Of a
committee to report names to be voted for,
is significant:
DIR. John Walsh, when the names of the
committee on delegates were announce.
arose and inquired if Republicans were
invited and expected to participate in the
meeting. The Chairman, Maj. Taylor,
answered in the affirmative. DR.. Walsh
then inquired if any Republicans were upon
the committee to select the nominee. AT
ter pause Mr.. Eskridge said there was
Jas. NJ. Price. The Chairman then pro-
ceeded to fill the vacancies Of the commit
tee with well-known Republicans, in re-
Spouse to DR.. Walsh's demand. These
Republicans. as Republicans, retired with
the committee and took part in the selec-
tiOn of the candidate. In making this
demand DR.. Walsh announced himself as
Republican and Radical Republican.
Judge Lacy for Speaker. Massey for Au-
ditor and Malone tor U. S. Senator is the
debt dodgers ticket.-Lynchburg Virgin
ian.
A card signed by "One of Mr.. Harris
constituents" published in the Richmond
dispatch y, calls upon s'the Hon. John T.
Harris to buckle on his armor and rush
into the conflict in support of the Nc
Culloch bill, and the writer adds that mo
such Tom-foolery or John-foolery either.
as readjuster in the cool will answer the
demands Of the hour e
W. P. Oglesby, elected as Readjuster
from Wythe CO., to the last Legislature,
writes that the county will certainly elect a
delegate favoring the McCulIoch bill.
Hon. Jno. Goode. of Norfolk, who is
native of Bedford, brought down the
house at Liberty, last week, when in the
course of his speech, he SAID III thank God
that no representative from this, my ma
tive county, attended the Mozart Hail
Convention" The applause was almost
deafening.
Hanger, Echols and Koiner, such is the
delegation we may expect from the noble
county of Augusta. All honor to her and
all honor TO the men who have held I'M
stained our banner through sunshine and
through storm.-Richna0nd State.
On Saturday last the Rockbridge Con.
servative Convention at Lexington, nomi-
mated for members of the House, from
that county, James E. A. Gibbs. the lar
gest tax payer we believe in the county,
and ex-senator VIM. A. Anderson. The
nominations were made on the first bal
lot.
To-day is a regular field day with the
Conservatives We notice the following
appointments for this date list of Septem-
ber): Judge II. C. Allen, Major John w.
Daniel, Major Charles S. Stringfellow and
Hon. w. W. Walker, Winchester; George
s. Bernard and R. T. Wilson, Esq, Green
vile, Hicksford; Captain G. A. Bohannan
and Samuel M. Page, ESQ.,. Powhatan
Courthouse; Capt. Jno. Hampden Cham
berlain and Hon. A. M; Kelley, Char
vania Courthouse; Hon. John Goode, Isle
of Wight Courthouse; Major W. F. e.
Gregory and P. W. Mckinney, Esq. Char
lotte Courthouse; Hon. John r. Tucker.
Lexington; Gen. William B. Taliaferro,
Gloucester Courthouse.-R Richmond Stdte
| of Monday.
Every true friend of Virginia must regret
to see that the spirit Of reputation is once
more raising its head in her midst. When
a respectable paper like the Richmond
'Whig' gravely proposes to repudiate be-
cause emigration and capital will not
come to heavily taxed State, it is easy to
see that the situation is a grave one, and
J that the deadly delusion has struck deep
\ lnto the moral and mental system of the
people.-Baltimore Bulletin.
| The contest is practically for the Sena-
torship, and in the light of the late devel-
Malone and Withers. There will be no
skirmishing, but a straight out fight, and
| Withers will wiE.-FdTnaUille letter in Al
erdndriG Gazette.
| Col. Robert Stribling Is now in the field
I in Fauquier, making canvass for the
nomination for the House of Delegates.
Hon. H. A. Edmonson has consented.
| if nominated, to be candidate for the
Legislature from Roanoke, Montgomery
and Craig.
General Hunton predicts that the Nc
Culloch State debt bill, passed by the last
Virginia Legislature, will be ratified by
the people at the approaching fall election.
A consultation of leading Repealers, in
Guiding Gen. Malone, Rev. John E. Mas.
sey, Judge b. w. Lacy, Jas. A. Frazier,
of Rockbridge, Maj. Walden, President Of
| the Mozart convention, Col. W. E. Came
ron, Lewis E. Harvie Of Amelia and Capt.
John Paul of Rockingham, is reported as
having been held at the ''Whig"
office last week. An address to the peo-
ple'' is expected as the result.
Hon. B. johnson Barbour of Orange,
has taken the stump IN favor of the Nc
Culloch bill.
In Fincastle while the Conservatives OF
Botetourt were in the court house nnmi-
mating John Ross for the House Of Dele
gates, the MoZarters were in neighb0ring
lawyers Office arranging their party ma
chinery.
Capt. Frank 5. Blair. of Wytheville. q
leading Mozarter, having said contempt
uOusly in speech that "HonOr never
bought breakfast is having his atten-
tion called to the true nobility of the SEN
timent by number of papers in South
western Virginia.
Henry s. Trout, delegate from Roanoke,
| declines reelection. Senator W. H. F.
Lee declines reelection. Col. B. F. Bland
| of Middlesex has been nominated for Con-
servative Senator from the Essex district.
In response to calls from Shenandoah and
Page, counties D. s. Henkel, late delegate
from the former, has announced himself
as a candidate to represent them in the
Senate. His OpDOn ent is Capt. Riddle