Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1868-05-26
HON. ] q. Ella. OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

- By invitation, he says, of the Executive Com
mittee of the Republican party Of this State,
which is composed of negroes, carpet-baggers
and scallawags, Hon. j. Fl. Ela member Of Con-
g. gress from n. H., has entered upon canvass
ing tour through this State. His appointments
to address the public at different places are made
known by printed handbills, in which he invites
opposition. We have no doubt that he regrets
that he invited opposition, for he has been COM
pletely routed, 'horse, foot and dragons, wher
ever he has been met At Winchester he was
completely FUSED up by Andrew Hunter, who
spared neither him nor the section he represent
ed. AT Woodstock he had the field all to him.
self Some boys dressed themselves up in high
crowned stove-pipe hats, with feathers stuck In
them and with carpet bags on their backs, made
their appearance in the Courthouse at the time
he was speaking. he probably mistook them for
members of the mysterious Ku Klux Khan, be-
came alarmed his imagination was excited, and
his dreams were filed with ''goblins, hydras and
chimeras Dire" and hence he represented here
that at Woodstock he was threatened with assas-
sination, and went to sleep with the sound of
pistol reports threatening his life reverberating
in and around the house where he spent the
night Truly, as Shakespeare says, conscience
makes towards of US ALL particularly of intru-
ding Yankees
At Harrisonburg, on Thursday last, he was
met by Col. Jno. B. Baldwin who skinned him
so thoroughly that.the boys in the town called
him skinned Eely" from the time the discussion
closed. Those who were present say that it was
the richest scene ever presented. 1t is said that
even Mr.. Ella himself seemed to enjoy it, as he
could not avoid admiring the dexterity with
which his cutcle was stripped from him. Bald
win seemed to possess theskll ofthe fsherwoman
who, when expostuated with for the cruelty of
SHINING eels alive protested that she did it with
so much skill that it inflicted no pain, but really
seemed to impart pleasure to the eels themselves.
On Friday he arrived at Staunton. It was I'M
derstood that Hon. A. lei. III. Stuart would attend
to him here. After Ella had spoken long enough
to show what kind ofspeaker he was, the audience
felt that selecting Mr. Stuart to reply to him was
like using heavy piece of ordnance to shoot
humming-bird There hundred men in
this place who are better speakers than Ella, and
there is not one who would butcher the English
language as he does. There wereseveral negroes
in the audience who could make better.speeches,
and speak better English He was a subject of
amusement for the whites and of modification to
the negroes, who felt ashamed of their Congress
sional Champion. He is perfectly harmless-he
can do no injury.
Mr.. Stuart disposed Of him and the positions
assumed by him in short order, and then pro-
ceeded to deliver an able and eloquent speech,
worthy of his reputation as an orator. addressed
chiefly to the colored portion of the audience
His speech was historical, argumentative, and
eloquent. Though Mr.. Ella has been so badly
used up in the Valley is he will be in other por-
tons OF this noble State prolific of good speak
ers, yet we have no doubt that he feels fattered,
that he has the honor Of being castigated by Vir-
ginia gentlemen. Like the clown who was proud
OF being kicked by an English lord he feels
battered that he has been spanked by Virginia
gentlemen who have the reputation of being men
of fine talents and good character
..- lie went from here to Charlottesville. Weap
prehend that Shelton T. Leake had the cruelty
to sprinkle salt and Cayenne pepper upon the
raw flesh of the skinned Eel t'Our bowels of
compassion were moved when we heard that
Leake was to ''serve him up'' at Charlottesville.
for the delectation of the citizens of that town
and vicinity. We have no doubt that he is be-
coming quite home-sck, and would not be at all
surprised to learn that when he reached Gordons-
vile he took the Orange {, Alexandria train ON
MS way back to the bleak granite hills of Moo
H0naShur where as he says, they drink their
horses, and turn the 'keoaos out of the "bairqse'
on the 10th of May. He lauds their free school
system, and illustrates its efficiency by using
done for did, pronouncing does docs, and Pierce
Purse The latter is quite natural mistake for
money-loving Yankee who, though member
OF Congress- drawing $500 year, will enter up
on canvass in Virginia in favor of the adoption
the negro Constitution, for dollar and a half
day with his expenses paid, and suffer himself
to be fayed alive at every place he speaks
Mr.. Ella is harmless. He is a good-nat,,red
weak-minded abolition fanatic We think his
heart is soft-we k,aow that his head is. We
would wonder at his presumption if we did not
know the degree of his ignorance =
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