The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-07-28

AWoRD ABOUT BATH CIVILIZATIONS.
To-day is Bath court day-a day which,
| from the formation Of the county, has been
regarded as one that showed the eNtraordl-
nary peace and order and exemplary ohe.
dicnce to law that prevailed in the county.
The records of the court comprise history
of most virtuous and orderly community.
Such a people deserved judicial admins
tration OF great wisdom and justice. and
they have had it, Judge STUART. Judge
THOMPSON, and Judge BALDWIN were men
who were an honor to the Virginia bench,
and Judge SHEFFEY, the last OF those Judges
that were elected under the laws of Viz
| cinia that lived before the war, we'll main
!, tanned the dignity and impnrtiality that eN-
| listed at the time OF bis election. The ma
gstrates of old, at the head Of whom
| for long years stood my cid friend
WILLIAM MCCLINTICK, invariably preserved
tue order and justice Of the county, that
helped so much to commend it as among
the very best of the civil and decorous
counties in the State.
We have not now such happy laws rs
those our fathers Of the first century gave
| us; but still we have in Bath that excellent
and peaceful order for which the county has
been so lone distinguished, and l believe
that for this the people are indebted to their
own virtues and the fine moral discipline
that have been inculcated and cherished I'M
der the superb dignity and justice Of their
judicial government.
Judge MYERS is the present Judge of the
circuit, and we may congratulate the county
OF Bath for having in him an officer that
travels in the footsteps Of the fathers and
well guards the purity and impartiallty of
the bench.
REV, Mr.. MASSEY IN VOLTS GARB.
Now, to this quiet and sincere and there
fore honest community comes the now-no-
torious so-caIIed minister OF Christ, Palson
MASSEY, to stir up discomfort and sow the
seeds of discord. He came as readjuster-
the lieutenant OF WILLIAM MALONE, and the
most favored and chosen eXpcunder OF his
political and moral philosophy, and OF bis
approved mode Of displaying patriotism and
public and private integrity. He came on
this mission, go hostile to the past morality
and civil serenity Of this pure old county.
The county is so little troubled by disor-
der or lawlessness OF any kind that there
was no difficulty in finding sufficient vaca-
ton on this the first day OF the court TO
hold political meeting to hear an address
from the Imam of God" who seems to
think that bis is a double mission TO save
souls and relieve people OF debt by teaching
that there ia no divine law requiring that
they shall be paid. Exactly; and this Was
the teaching Of his demagogical discourse
to-day.
Mr.. MASSEY had no large audience to-
day; one that was small, and only few OF
the number were very ardent. This lew
were led by Senator SHERRARD, one OF the
most thorough destructives know, who is
son of one of the noblest and best of men [
| ever knew--Judge SHERRARD, OF Winches-
! ter. The Judges both perfectly Just as
| we'll as patriotic Virglnian. l would pledge
| myself now to vote with the Judge for Il
hundred years, should live so long, upon
all questions involving the honor and lnteg-
rity OF the State. Not so with regard TO the
votes OF the son. I would rs lief pin my
faith to the divine MASSEY, who is rs much
ontitHw TO the appellation OF " divine dema-
eogue" us he is to divine" anything else.
The meeting was formed by the selection
OF Mr.. JAMES WARWICK, Justice OF the
county, who owns one Of the loyelest spots
of earth in the county, Us chairman. l can
but express q regret that such name lent
its dignity to meeting to listen to the faulty
philosophy, the bad politics Of MIR. MASSEY.
There was no public speaker selected TO
reply to him. Major DANIEL, OF Lynch
burg. was invited, but he sent a telegram at
a late hour saying that it was Impossible for
him to come. The Hon. j. RANDOLPH
TUCKER was invited to speak, but bis ply
sic,ans have positively interdicted his speak
ing for the present; and take occasion to
remark, as MIR. TUCKER has been invited to
several places In the State, that this intertIc-
ton Is his excuse for not speaking now.
AS soon as the embargo is removed pro6a-
bE-we hope by early in September-he
will be ready to take part in public debates.
He means to do go.
Major DANIEL was most earnestly looked
for. Bath Is strongly devoted 70 him, and
was prepared with q warm welcome for
him. His inability to come was much re-
GREETED.
or Mr.. MAssEY's speech it is altogether
useless to attempt any outline. can say
with truth, however, that it was q bow-shot
beyond any deneagogry I have eyer lis.
tened to-. On several grounds he claimed
that the people oil Virginia were ireedfrom
any obligationio pay tue public debt, aud
his generalfdeas tended TO the relaxation OF
the obligations to pay taxes. The present
drought played mn important part IN bis
He presented it as the conelu-
siye proof of the uncertainties Of the crops
and tie proVldential dispensstioD, aud
claimed That taxes Eel! heavily upon the
producer, VINO never failed TO be lp1 urea