Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-11-01
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debts, and it was right. ! thought now
my good fellow, (for he did look like a
good fellow after he swallowed Malone.
believe Malone, while kicking around
IN there followed 'Readiustcd their
debts, and the sound protruded through
the organs of Harris speech and made
his audience think it was him) YOU are
a good Readjuster. Now am not surc
that he really had Malone in there, but
lcould discover two things of the gem
tlcmcn after his attempt, as thought, to
swallow Malone; one was he had lit
Tie more brains than he appeared to have
mt first, and another was, he said Ma
hone made things hot where he went,
and he exclaimed twice that he was get
ting very much warmed MP, and stripp-
ed his coat Off. The first time he begged
TO be excused, and very modestly laid It
down. The second time he jerked it off
so quick | lodged He exclaimed 81
am getting very hot" 1t may be that
Malone was wranSling around there, or
in there, pushing out those big drops of
perspiration. | think after he got
through his readjusting his Southern
States Malone laid silent while; when
the gentleman then led OFF to show that
1t was an impossibillty to Readust the
the State debt of Va.; and why? be-
cause it was an open violation of not
only the constitution of the State but of
the U. S., and the highest court of the
world had said so, and read ont its deci-
sion, and It was all bosh for men to be
talking about readiusting the State debt,
al al 10 10.
MS; therefore we might just as well be-
gin to make provisions to pay because
we had it to do, and II was tom-foolery
to be harplng about rcadiusting it any
further, and chat the whole Readiuster
party was Republican, only in another
guise. About this time Malone began
TO llutter, and it was abOuttime for Iar-
ris TO conclude, anyway. Said he, "Now
fellow citizens of the county of Lee,
vote for Daniel, the leader of our party,
and upon my word, and my word for it.,
we will readjust the Debt, aud the read
lusting of debt, belongs to the great
Democratic party"
Slemp arose and took things from 4
to u, showing the injustice of the Fund
ing bill Of u, its illcgality, and also
lllUL liUTllS HTgUllcll WIS llOb COHslS-
tent, from the fact hc assured the people
II was fixed fact, aud that there was no
possible way Of getting out Of 1t, but
added that if Daulel was elected the
matter could be readusted at S33, 600 600
at 3 per cent. Slemp wanted to know
if part could be repealed, why not all 2
Harris took strong grounds against the
extension o., the jurisdiction of Magis-
trates to 800, said it was IN favor of the
bondholder and against the farmer The
audience was composed Of farmers, and
| tell you It was n dead shot on Harris,
and the remark made what few Fundcrs
tlat.were there, "scratuh where they
didn't Itch" Slcmp's speech was lucid,
eloquent and cutting. Harris told him,
"sir, ! never want You TO tell me any
more sir, that your past life has been
spent between the plow handles, for |
have met the best and most eloquent
men of your party, and You are the
sllckcst and best posted man have met,
and fellow-cilizens, commend him for
his ability"
The crowd wss composed, M he said,
Of 60 or 20 voters, out Of which | count
ed Daniel votes, leaving of two gents
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