The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-01-27
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JANUARY 20, 1880.
A., rrusualIy large crowd gathered in
s,aunton to-day, the notice haning Deeh
generally circulated that senator h'uu'eper-
ger and other prominent keaulus'er speak
,rou,d address the people. senator
piddIeberver reached here from Richmond
on the early train this morning, anu WIFI n
no came into the courthouse about l2:3O
O'Clock the building was alreauy wen nIIeu,
many persons being drawn 0y CURIOSITY, as
the newly -elecl ed judge, >. NJ Quaries, was
mon the bench for the first time. After
,ho tr,rsaction OF some busineSs-the
trial 81 an assault-and-battery case
he honor gave recess, and Mr.. :.
Brown Allen. chairman Of the Readlu>teis'
Countv Committee, called the meeting 10
order. and announced the necessity OF Il
more thorough organization OF the party IN
AUGUSTA. Captain L. a. Fulcher, formerly
NJ lticbmond. was elected secretary OF the
meeting. and n committee on permanent or
oonizafIon. with Colonel Rudolph Turk as
| chairman. was appointed, and during us re-
t,rement for consultation Senator ii. H.
Riddlebeig ger. having been introduced by
the chairman, addressed the meeting, when
was soon very full one. lie SAID nc mac
done nothing in the cause OF read! uStment
except what bad been prompted by con-
science: therefore had only done bis duty.
His first inquiry was, What dld the peo-
pIe OF Augusta propose 10 organize ior'
The Readiusters Of Augusta had been de-
feated i'm the late election, but had made as
gallant fight as the people OF any county
in the State. The party had sOwn, but had
not reaped. They had a majority in both
houses OF the Legislature, but Governor
too heavily laden with scruples stood IN
their way, and as he had by his veto once
stood in the way Of the popular sentiment
of the State there was no telling what he
might do again, and the party in Augusta
wanted 10 organize, that in the next Legs
laiure they might have three Rea1iusters to
help swell the two-thirds' majority, instead
OF three Debt-Payers, a 1t now has.
What was the state Of things now in Rich
mond rs the result OF the Fundcr>' leei>ld-
ton? Not enough money to pay the inter-
est at 3 per cent, as provided by the Nc
Culoch bill-ony s27, 900 in the Treasury,
and S9GS, 900 OF interest due on the 1st Cay
Of January.
The speaker then took up the question Of
the public debt. He said he would answer
the question that had been so often asked
WHAT are you going TO do with itI"
" How will you get us out OF II 7" They
were going 10 get out OF it by fOrcible re-
adjustment: and il there was anybody who
was not in favor OF iOrcibIe REIMBURSEMENT.
they had better take Il seat outside. The
debt In 80 was thirty millions. They
would cut of one third for West Nirginia's
part: strike off the war interest and all
the funded interest: reduce the debt
TO twenty millions, and pay 3 per cent. on
that. He cOntended that Virginia does not
owe foreign bOudholders any interest; that
It had been rendered during the war IN cot
ton and tobacco and refused; that we DO
not owe the home bondhOlders one cent Of
interest that it bad been rendered in Viz
enia money and declined. The Court OF
Appeals had nothing to DO with it, IL was
not their province TO NEEDLE with political
matters.
The question had been asked. What will
YOU do in the presidential canvass He
would say they held the situation. and in
tended TO hold it, and would not cross the
presidential bridge Till they came to ii.
After discussing side issues at some
length amidst much excitement, the meet
Ing adjourned, and the county organization
was perfected outside the cOurt-hOu>e.
PENN.