Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-04-06
State Convention.
THE CALL OF THE RE-ADJusTER STATE
COMMITTEE.

WHO OFEICE,
RICHMOND, Va, March 81, 1880.
To the Re-ddjusters of the Stdte--Greeting:
In pursuance of the action of your
State Committee, ut meeting held here
on the 18th day of February, 1880, you
are invited to appoint delegates to gem
cral Convention to be held in the city of
Richmond, on Wednesday, the It'll July
next.
The several counties and cities of the
State will be entitled to representation
as by the schedule annexed the dele
gates and alternatives to be appointed
by mass-meeting of Re-adjusters to he
held at such time and place In respect to
each city, and county as the resident
committee thereof, by its Chairman,
may designate.
We know that the people are sensible
Of the prodiglous interests which they
have ut stake In the situation of public
affairs now at hand. They have In the
recent pust nobly asserted their purpose
to be frcc-frec TO think and TO act for
lhcmselyes-to control their own affairs
In their own way. They have justly
and rcsolutely spurned the arbitrary
dictaton of men presuming to prescribe
their individual liberty Of thought and
political action. They mean now, MS
then, to speak and to net for themselves,
as, Of inalienable right, frccmen may do.
They mean to take charge Of and direct
their own destiny, the dictation Of par
ties and of factions and their spokcsmen
to the contrary, Notwithstanding.
No invocations by the wrongs they
have suffered, or by the consplracles of n
defeated faction, or the attempts Of any
party to restore II to power, Is deemed to
be needed to inspire their vigilance or to
exhort their devotion to the cause they
have trIumphantly borne to victory.
No word Of warning need be given
them TO beware Of the Greeks bearing
glfts-of kind words and soft appeals
They will heed not the call of the Fun
der Faction for convention. They have
lived to know that II Ia sufe TO 10 not that
which their enemies desire they should
do. They have not forgotten, they will
ever remember, the bitterness with
which the exercise OF their rights M
freeman has been every where contested
by those who would now condesccnd to
invoke their political fellowship.
They will bear In mind the RulocrntIc
misuse Of the Executive veto, TO rrpress
the enforcement Of their viii the denial
TO them Of the privilege of passing flnnl
Judgement upon grave public question,
singularly affecting their proper duty as
citizens Of the State and their liability rs
taxpayers, their senses Of honor and re-
gard for the glorious memories Of the
past, and for their prosperity.
hwy WIZ hlNllNl W. HlHN' Hl'u W Nll'
consciousness Of right, true TO their coli
ors, aud come together on the octasion
to which they ARE by this call invited, TO
concert measures for the preservation Of
their own party--for the safety Of the
rights and In the best interests Of the
pcoplc--all the people--the pence Of the
country, and, before and above all, the
prosperity and welfare Of Virginia.
The people expect every Rcadjusler
to do his duty.
WA, MAnoSE, Chairman.
W. G. ELAN, Secretary.
The counties IN the Southwest nre
entitled to the following number Of Del
gates. We omit tho other counties "
the State. tED. Nkws.)