The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-02-04
urNRy COUNTY.

THE pAyy1IIE AND NBw-Rl'bh hA'hhoAp-
CROPS OF THE c0uSTY-HoW hlssooNsIl-
fuysrs LOOK uPON Mr.. LrBRooh AND The
-FOUR sTALwARTs.
Correspondence OF the Richmond pispa.cn'I
M,pIrysyIILE. VA, January 81; 1852.
The Danyille and New-iiyer railroad
has been Graded within hall a mile OF
MartinsyiIle. the county-seat. situated near
the centre of the county, and probably the
track will be laid and the roau cohhple,cu
TO this point within the next I'VE lnonths.
This will increase more rapidly our growing
population, and develop the natural re-
sources Of Henry county. 400
The county has an area OF ioV squarc
miles, which, though broken ana hiily, mas
rich and productive soil, capable OF pro,
ducing wheat, clover, corn, oats, iui's, anu
vegetables In great abundance. IL hcIe
that the fine chewlng-t0bacco, WIN ils
worldwide reputation, manufactures ny
the Gravelys, Spencers, Schooiiieiu, SUM,
and others. il produced, ana, win ns
natural richness, flavor, ana sweetness,
cannot be produced elsewhere. The county
IL well supplied with springs ana streams
OF pure water. The climate, though change-
able, is healthy, and in spring, summer,
and autumn is pleasant. Many OF our CI1i-
zens live to an extreme oid age. VIC
have no prevailing diseases, ana though
supplied with the usual corps OF ph!si-
clans. they are ~ rule the poorest men
in the community, always excepting
the lawyers. Henry, too, has her poll
ticians OF all classes and shades. She
has her Democrats, Readlustefs, ana
Republicans, and the various shades Oh
these. These politicians are now directing
their thoughts and words mainly 10 the
recent split i'm the Readiuster party, or, a.
the Wig would call it, the . treason OF
Massey - and the detection of the four re-
cusant senators, one Of whom (Alr. Ly-
brook halls from this district. The Re
adiusters here are not in accord upon this
suliect. Those who are looking for fayors
from the majority in the Legislature ana
through General Malone from "thc powers
that be" Mt Washington are necessarily
anti-M Massey in this fight, but the "Old
Man 4" has very strong hold upon the
affections of the masses OF his party in the
county. During the canvass he preached
sermon TO them on Sunday, and on Mon
day made them a political speech-in their
estimation the best they ever heard, and the
man that preached the one was the best
Christian, and delivered the other the
unrest patriot in the land. They can't UNI
derstand why he is to be turned out for
new men. When the delegate from
this county returned home on Saturday
upon "A visit to his family he was accom-
ranied by n gentleman from Richmond,
said to be in some way connected with the
/ JyhiG, and il was rumored that he was on
n tour through the district TO ascertain pub
/ lie sentiment, or, rs stated by some Rta l.
iusters. TO manufacture public sentiment
/ on the Massey question. His stay 1t Mar
! tinsyille was very shOrt-only one night.
| lie went from there TO Patrick Courthouse.
/ 1t was further reported that IN "indigna-
/ ton meeting" would be held 1T Martinsville
Yesterday TO den0lmce the course OF Massey
/ and the four rccusant senators. | was there
and on the lookout for the meeting, but no
public meeting was held. There we're a
| dozen or more RCadiustcrs on the ground
gliding quietly about, holding consulta-
/ tions with each other, but heard no " in
diglation" against either Massey or Ly-
/ brook. / can't think these RCddiusters
really felt any; they looked, ia fact, more
Uliei and subdued than at any tir since
/ the election.
II is reported to-day that some rcSolu-
/ tons. cut and dried for the occasion, were
/ signed privately on yesterday, and that q
petition was also in circulation asking our
senator to resign. This report is not ecnc-
rally credited. Even Funders would not
approve this kind Of war .hetuc the FAC
! lions. They would enjoy IN open,
manly tilt between them, and would not
she'd tears il Mr.. Massey was 70 receive
some stunning blows from his own house
hold. because they still remember the dam
age the "Old Man - did their cause in the
country in the recent canvass. They as
cribe their defeat in the county mainly IT,
the plausible sophistry OF the cold sinner"
and now rather enjoy the wrongs Icing
heaped upon him 10y the leading Kcadlust-
ers in his own party. y tUNDER.