The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-07-19
HARRISONBURG.
BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY-POITICs IN THE TENTH
LEGION - sUNDAY-SCH0oL CONVENTION
PURE AIR, &C.

BEAUTIFUL CONTEMPORARIES IN THE TENTH
LEGION - sUNDAY-SCHOOL CONVENTION
PURE AIR, &C.
Correspondence Of the Richmond Dlspatch.l
This thriving town, in the beautiful VAL
ley of Virginia, never looked more at
tractiyc to the visitor. The lovely land
ScapcS, embracing well-tillcd, luXuriant
farms, extending from stanton along the
Valley pike to this place, would fill some OF
the members OF the Tuckahoe Club with
ecstacies. The people are proverbially hos
pitable and kind. having few Of your stiff,
city airs. On Monday next the County
Court will occur, when IlauisonbIrg will
swarm with Rockingham farmers, fine
horses, and horse-dealerS from Maryland,
Pennsylvania, and Eastern Virginia.
Possibly there will be political speech
making, a. there is considerable interest in
the approaching election, and there will
doubtless be on hand a goodly number OF
political orators, including the Hon. John
Paul, now. alas gone with the Malone
horde into the ranks OF RcpublicaniSm.
Just think Of it the 'unterrifed Demo
crazy" OF the "Tenth Legion" led like
dumb. driven cattle" into the camp OF
the black cohorts Of Stalwartsm and Fcdc-
ralism.
The action OF the Central Committee in
not nominating a candidate for congress
man at large is universally approved by
the Conservatives and Democrats. An in
telligent young lawyer said to me day or
so since: II know John Wise, and am on
the most friendly terms with him, and have
admired him, but cen do nothing to for
ward his aspirations in this contest, but
will do my utmost to elect his opponent,
Mr.. Massey, though | am not Read
iuster." such will be the decision OF thou
sands OF Debt-Payers, and also doubtless OF
many original Readiusters, who shudder
and retreat with horror from the yaWnlng
abySs OF Arthur RepubicaniSm.
4 Sunday-scho0l convention OF the Bal
timOre Conference Of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church South has been i'll session
here for the past four days. There were
about $50 delegates, embracing ministers
and laymen Of both sexes. The president
was Mr.. J. 7. Magruder, merchant OF
Baltimore. A fine spirit peryaded the as
sembly, and the discussion OF such qIes-
tions as ''The sunday School and its True
Work." 1.-THE Influence Of Sacred Song"
.'Sunday School Libraries" "The Con-
version Of Children &C., were discussed
with marked ability and often with elo'
quence by Rev. Mr.. Bond, Of Baltimore;
REV. :. X. Cox, ID. D., OF Washington, ID.
c., and Rev. Messrs. Duffy, Ball, Shipley,
Eggleton, Boyle, Neal, Harper. and DR..
Lafierty, of your city. Messrs. Magruder,
Houck, Woodbridge, and others OF the
laity, participated.
Brother Lafierty's speech dubbed all
over with wit and good sense, and put the
Convention in the best sort OF humor with
itself and with him. His account OF his
effort to convert Presbyterian TO
Methodism was side-splittlng. lie found
his CalyInistic brother so full OF proof
texts in support OF his orthodoxy that,
going to "shear," Brother Lafierty de-
clared he was welnigh "shorn," and felt
like writing bulletin similar to Jeii..
Thompson's, Z" We hare met the enemy and
are herR."
Many Of the delegates 80 to Rawley
Springs to-day. D. Is. W.
July II, 1882.
To the Editor Of the Dispatch:
The Hon. John Paul harangued the
Rockingham Readiusters to-day Tor about
n half hour in the courthouse. Ills speech
was Neutrality-suspicious., ranting, arr
full. and demagogical, full OF unfair state
ments. which might have been easily eX,
ploded by an expert Conservative, ana VIII
be scattered to the winds, when the Tune
comes, in the congressional canvass. raul
win be renominated for Congress. WIN
one effort he can be beaten. In denlal OF
the claim that we are done with the debt
ouestion, he adduced the CAN'T court case.
How unfair? And this is sample OF his
candor. Let the Democrats strain every
nerve in Virginia. JAW