The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-01-18
saqyrRDAY S.. IS, 1879.
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to qo,tr free schools BY tie. a arbitrary ese,
siriict;oa of the funds dedicated 10 thefa oy
The Constitution, and TO raise among them-
selves whateyersmopey may pc necessary :. !,
conduct their crusade against the peopae.
Il is plain that this language refers to mr..
ROYALS society for the preservation o. tthe
pubIic credit, or whsteyer It's title may be.
Ills nose or our business to DEFEND tpae
society from, Mr. BARBoUR,s charge ba1s as ss
we have nov before .us The address issued
id yoyenber last by that society, Ind assw We
hive not been able to discover one wore ,l 10
III which worid Justify the charge that
we ,haye, placed IN Halic letters, we are
tseiised Ito think that Mr. BARBOUR nag
made ga, a statement for which he can furnish
no authority. We offer him the use OF our
columns to enable him to inform the pubic
upon what he based the charge to which we
ail,,fle. We don't mean any differences that
he may have drawn from the language OF
the debt.socicty's address. He has perfect
right to draw his own differences. But when
he states without qualification that it Is the
declared purpose Of that society to "cut
down the appropriations to your free
schools,v we have q right to ask when ana
where that purpose was declared
Amongst the names OF the gentlemen VINO
voted for convention to form an organt-
cation OF Readiusters are those OF Mr. Bliss
Mr. POWELL, and Mr. MOTION, the Repnb-
,ican senator's from their spectiye districts.
These gentlemen must have been greatly
distressed when they read the address from
which Mr. BARBOUR quotes. The appear
ance of their names in this connection Is
clear proof that the new organization, Ike
MIR. ROYALS society,is to consist OF DOM
Republicans and Conservatives.
Let US reproduce the entire list OF the
names Of those who voted on the question
OF reconsidering the call for convention:
acknowledgements Masscy-1. Noes-Messrss.
Bliss. Chiles, E.lSers9n, Norton fau'' fo"e'i'
slenp. Ward, and Wood ,1S:s,s Adams nernard,
Dance Fowier. Fly. Fulton, Goode. II: \. Harrison,
MIN Wrsh;, and MIR. Speaker-16 Noes-Messrs.
Hkers, Barbour, j. r. Carter. Chase. Coleman,
Crank. Davidson. DickersoD, Evans, Fann,eroI.
SOM Hsrye. ". r. james. Kelly, Lady, Lee, Me-
Caull, Mcdonnell. Mcdaniel. J. Smith Spessa l
Al. Taylor,J. WalAer, Walsh, s'':h. !" hite' VIZ
To,ai@Aycs, II; noes. 40. Several pairs were
announced. number of readiuslers didnL vote.
or the senator's whose names appear on
this list, Mr.. Bliss, Mr.. POWELL. and Mr..
NORTON, we repeat, are Republicans, and
the last-named is negro; Dir. CHlLEs
stumpcd This congressional district last fal!
in opposition to the election OF that OLD
hero General JOE JOHNSTON, to Congress,
though the veteran was the regular Conser-'
yatiye nominee; Mr.. FULKERsoN opposed
the regular Conservative nominee Tor Con-.
gress in his district; Mr. MASSEY and Mr..
PAu1. opposed the reelection Of Hon. JOHN
4, HARRIS. These gentlemen have already
done the. Conservative party all the harm
they could do to It. They have shown.
what their strength Is as disorganizers.,
The other three senators are Mr. WOOD,
Mr.. WARD, and Mr.. SLEMP. 1t will thus be
seen. that no Conservative senators residing,
east Of the Blue Ridge except Mr.. MASSEY
and Mr.. CuILEs voted upon this question:!
and the former voted against the conven-i
ton. Mcssrs. Bliss, POWELL, and NORTON
represent eastern districts, but they are all
Republicans, elected principally by negro
votes. -
Can these gentlemen disrupt the Conser-.
vatiye party 1by prescribing its members
who are opposedto forcible ready ustment!
Hardly. 1t seems to US much more proba-i
;:ble that they will damage nobody but them EN-
selves. ptWe don't think that they can have
much OF convention. Those persons who
attend it will probably be such as may vol
unteer to. come. The meetings which may
be held to appoint delegates will not bevery
enthusiastic, we op;ne. Aspiring gentle
men In the country will not prove them
selves anxious to promote the politi-
cal fortunes OF those leaders in this
movement who have already cut them
selves of from the Conservative party by
running; as independent candidates against
regular Conservative nominees; by uniting
with Republicans; and by making the cues
ton ola iorcible reimbursement Of the public
debt en- issue against the most honored lead.
ers OF that party.
It would seem from this cab OF con-
yention to meet so near the end OF the
session of the General Assembly that Mr..
BARBOUR and his followers have made up
their minds that there is to be no settlement
with the public creditors this winter. We
are sure that their constituents will be
sorry to learn that such is the fact, If fact
it be. 3t] esf.s
After all, however, it must be conceded
that every movement which tends TO bring
this matter to a head has that much OF good
in 1t. In this view OF the BARBOUR move
ment, it may be regarded as less objections
BILE than movement to disrupt the ConseTS
yatlve party would otherwise have to be con-
sidered. We still hope, however, that the
Legislature win come to a settlement with
the public creditors which will take this
disturbing question out OF the local politics
OF Virginia. There must be a majority OF
the members who are opposed TO aooatinu-
ance OF its agitation. ,2
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Judge ,Hughes's Last. (.
Judge HnaHEs istoutfin letter on the
funding acts He declares that it Is uncon-
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