Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-06-02
Senator Newberty and District Attorney
Wise.

BITTER SPEECHES-A FIGHT ON THE
STAND BETWEEN SENATOR NEWBERRY
AND GOVERNOR CAMERoN's PRIVATE
SECRETARY.
The WytheYille Enterprise gives report
of the discussion at Bland e. H.. last
week between State Senator S. c. New
berry, and U. S. District Attorney John s.
Wise. of Richmond. 1t says:
Pursuant to notice published in the
Whig, and by numerous posters In Bland
county, "Capt. Wise. the great orator Of
the Readjuster parity" met Senator New
berry in discussion to-day Tuesday at
ticipated q large crowd was in attendance.
At 124 O'Clock Capt. Wise took the stand
and spoke for upwards of an hour. His
speech consisted of review of the acts of
his party, and the dissension which had
arisen in their ranks. He claimed that
his party had carried out their pledges to
the people, and performed all laid down in
their platform that the discord and
trouble now prevailing was all due to the
disappointed ambition of old man Massey,
whom he characterized as traitor and a
conspirator, and said that he was the ia
ther of the Big Four, and responsible for
their actions. His speech ofe course en-
bodied the usual denunclations Of the
Funders and Bourbons, as party opposed
to progress, narrow and bigoted in their
creed, and concluded by endorsing and
advocating the present National Admin
istration.
Capt. Newberry replied in a long and Bit
ter speech, by saying thata decree had gone
forth from Billy, the Boss, that Newberry
had to be crushed, and for this purpose the
sbull-dog," with brass collar around his
neck, followed by a pack of cldQuers from
Richmond, Giles, Wythe and Pulaski, were
present to bulIdose him into measures, land
that even the private secretary Mr.. Brown
ing) of the Boss's first lieutenant was
sent here to report his speech, etc. Mr..
Browning arose and said, Mr.. Newberry,
do you say was sent here?" Mr.. New
berry replied, Eyes, and if you were not
ing replied by saying, '.You say that
which is false" Mr.. Newberry picked up
cane and struck at Mr.. Browning 3
head. but missed his mark. Then the
parties clinched, but were soon separated
by their respective friends. It is impossi-
BILE to describe the confusion created BY
this melee Order being partly restored,
Mr.. Newberry sdrew his coat" and re-
turned to the discussion with renewed
vigor. He surpassed himself and Surprls-
ed his friends by the able and bitter at
tack he made upon the Boss, One-man
power and ring-rule; said Mr. Massey had
more honor than Billy Malone and all his
followers; referred to Capt. Wise as the
degenerate son Of an illustrious sire, and
wearing the brass cellar of the Boss said
that Wise supported the Administration
because he was its appointee to Repub.
lican office that of attOrneV for the East
ern district of Virginia short ,denounc-
ed the Boss, his drunken lieutenant Rid
dleberger," and the whole crew in the
severest terms. Capt. Wise replied in a
speech of half an hour, and Newberry
closed the discussion. From first to last
the discussion was bitter and PERSONAL
Capt. Newberry had the crowd by "a large
majority" and the visit of Capt. Wise SC
tar as driving Newberry into the Funder
ranks or his followers from him. was a
most woeful failure"