The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-03-15
PATRICK COUNTY.
Correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch.I
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| MARCH @, 1882.
Our Board Of Supervisors have been in
session for the last three days discussing
the plan best suited for carrying into effect
the late act OF our Legislature authorizing
them to levy county tax, with certain
stipulated provisions, for the purchase OF
grain for the poor OF this county. Great
excitement prevails with our people. The
bread question has absorbed all others.
"One touch of nature makes brothers OF
us ALL On last court-day we witnessed
one of the largest public meetings we have
ever seen in this county. 1t had been ru-
mored that our supervisors would make no
levy for the purpose above indicated. The
people OF all classes had met together In
order to demand that the grain act should
be at once carried into effect, and that grain
sufficient to supply the urgent needs OF
the suffering should be purchased and
brought to the county. We have never
seen so much earncstneSs in Il public meet
ing. Several speeches were made to the
assemblagc, and strong resolutions were
offered and unanimously adopted demand
ing OF the supervisors immediate action, or
that they should resign their office. twas
publicly declared in the meeting that three
children in this county had died within the
/ last ten days from starvation. Unless some
relief Is given these people speedily we
fear disorder and violence. All good men
and orderly citizens are looking anxiOusly
to our supervisors, hoping that they may
| be able to devise some plan for procuring
bread for our suffering county. While our
| Lawmakers are quarrelling over the loaves
and the fishes, faring sumptuously every
day, their constituencies would gladly re-
ceive the scraps. What a commentary
upon the affection OF these sage patriots
for the dear people. These legislators
seem to have no regard for constitutional
| barrierS-eSteem nothing as venerable for
its antiquity or sacred from long usage
utterly dsrcgarding the decisions Of the
highest courts in the land. This party OF
"liberal IDEAS" with the most provoking
nOnchdtdnce, oblitcratc all congressional
and circuit lines throw counties on The
Carolina line with those away down in the
Valley; make judges at their will; appro-
pirate the peoples money with the most
lavish hand; ridicue Tie idea rs old fogy-
ish that "iudge should I've learned in the
law" All this revolution merely to graf
| fly the ambition Of few par;iSans who
aspire to a seat in Congress. or some am
bilious lawyers who wish 10 wear the
ermine Of those "whOse shoe-atches
they are not worthy to loose"
All this is being done by the "people's
party" in the name OF reform, and vet they
deliberately and coolly make an net TO set
| tie the State debt that includes the war in
terest, the five millions that they swore last
! fall, louder than our army in Flanders"
| that they never would pay; and though
they then talked so softly and careSSingly
| 4. ., inn ol. oil no
lng derived from them, and that they the
poor taX-ridden and Fundel-0pprcssed
people, should have the right 10 accept or
reject any law made for the reddiustment
OF our State debt. vet strange to say. they
refuse TO comply with that sacred promise,
and now they have gotten the full posses
sion Of the citadel and grip the money
sacks. They will not even dare to submita
call Ola constitutional convention 10 the pop
uar vote. We'll may they be afraid OF those
whom they have so grossly deceived. They
see the writing upOn the wall. They know
that retribution is sUfe TO come. and when
II comes these demagogueS and revolution
isis will have 70 cry out TO the mountains
to fall upon them and hide them from the
indignation Of the people. We would pre-
sumo TO call the attention OF our Lcgisla-
tuTe to some important matters that il
seems. with all their Watcbful care OF our
States honor and inter- st. they have lost
sight Of. They ought to make law to
change the tenure OF Office OF our judges.
OF course they care nothing for the Con-
Stit,tion. These important functionaries
hold their office too long-say, let them
hold for six, three. and one year, and make
them ineligible 10 reelection. Then all
OF our young men will stand n chance
to be called judge, and, besides, this
would supply the much-fclt desideratum
since the doing away with our old militia
OF supplying the counties with titled
gentry, and instead Of the plumed knights
OF peace, OF brass buttons and feathers,
we shall have legal lore, scholarly dignity,
Chestcrfieidian elegance, and then provide
by law for the appointment OF all over
seers OF the road by the Governor, and
forbid that any man shall serve upon the
jury, even though he be black, unless he is
a good Readiuster. Do this, gentlemen OF
the Legislature, and adjourn at once and
come home, and all the coming generations
VIII call your names blest. DAN.