Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-02-29
The Dauvile Riot.

JOHN 8. WISE ON THE sTAND-sHARP
WORDS WITH SENATOR VANCE.
WASHINGTON, FEB. 25.-Congressman
] Inn $. Wise was the principal witness
t,,-day before the Senate com mittee lnves-
tigating the DAnville riot. He claimed
that the Democrats of Virginia had
sought TO r-rp-tuate the race issue, ard
rrad editorials from various papers to
sustain his assel ton. He submitted dc
uments aud pictures used as campaign
documents: One Of the latter represented
q black teacher whipping white pupil.
ID ,nviile aud PiJtsylvania, Mr.. " Use said
were the m,,s5 lAwl-ss communities in
sylvanla and the adj lining
cuu .ty Ill N orth Caroiiua we're alike in
this
Senator Vance.-"Tuat's Republican
county by large maj 'r,ty. sir
Witness Yes, aud wherever there is
a Republican maj ,rlty there will be B1ur
bon shOts uuS "
Senator Vauce. There will be large
number of convictions to the penltentld-
~
Witness.-"And crowds will go down
before the mouths OF Bnurb ~ shDtguus.'
Senator Vance, d,n'G know that
th-re Is any necessity for you to assail
North Carolina, Sir"
Witness II allude to these matters
with regret"
w itness regarded the attempt t" attrib-
ute the state ut excitemeut precaediug
the riot to s: IN = speech as a subtarfuge
The excitement Was due tn the Il Amm4
tory INDICATIONS and Efforts which he
had drsciiDed.
Wltn-sS said that when he went to Dam
vile MIR. Jonnings, a readjuster, called ON
hin aud said no Was a reauj uster az heart
but had boen waited upon by Democrats
a. threatened with ruin in his business
If he did not vi draw.
During the cruss-ryamnatinn by Sena-
tor Vas CO several sharp passages at arms
occurred.
MIR Wise said to Senator Vance: "When
] fist knew y"n, thirty years ago. y'u b.
I"nged tn the K n kn"w-nhhina) party.
Now you belong to the N. K. (negru-klll-
lupl party.
Senator Vance retorted: "When first
knew you, You were secession Democrat.
Now y.'u are a.
Mr.. Use -''HartIy was only 9 years
of age. and Could not have been much of
d secessi"nlst."
Senator Vance.-"Oh. well, when
man pleads The infancy act have nothing
more to say
A little later MI Wise said the atti-
tudes of men had changed You" Ito
Senator VAnc- Came up TO teach us
Democracy ana debt paying when you had
repudi 4t+d your own debts and had never
been Democrat
Senator Vance admitted b wing been
know nothing but defended himself
against the charge of ever being repu
diatOr. A man who said he had ever ad-
voca ed reputation stated that which
Was untrue.
Mr.. Wise hoped Gov. Vance did not in
tend that to be an insult.
Senator Vance SAID he did not, but
wished merely to state the fact in reply
to some assertions personal TO himself.
Mr.. Wise disavowed any intention to be
extensively personal.
Witness avowed his unalterable deter
mination to continue the war upon the
Bnurbon party. He knew of no money
being sent from Washin gtOn to Virginia,
nor did he know of any assessments being
levied upon uffice.h holders during the last
Campaign.
MI. Wise said he did not advocate So
cial intercourse between the FACES. No
negro had ever presumed to claim social
privileges bv Reason of political affiliations
with him ColoIed members of the L-gis-
taturo Came Cb flS mousse 10 cnnSult niu :,
but they always came TO his kitchen. He
did not supp, se M. Tildtn admitted to
lis parlnr the wharf rats and riff-ratf of
Nav York who v ted the d. moe attic
ticket. Mr.. Wise said he had not filled
one OF his appointments during the Cam
vAss-that If ManchesteI-becau use of in
f 'rmatiDn that th-re would be trouble.
He was willing TO die. but Manchester
was tae last phase he would SELECT to die
ill., The D n ,crats of that town had af-
forwards marched with a transparency:
'.It's wise man who knows when to come