Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1868-06-27
For the Register.
PALMYRA, Missouri,
June Is, 1868. !

June 10, lS6S.
Dear Reelsler.-Enclosed find So.
Mace the same to my credit and send
sIono your valusbe paper the Register.
| could TO, possibly &c, along without 1t;
All the folks from ShePherds'o~ and
vicinity are well and getting along .tirsi-
rate. will mention those | lave seen
within the las, few days: Milton };
Brown and family. w. II. Griggs and
family. William Bishop Jour present Stale
Treasurer,) and family. A. 4. Coon'z
and family. ]. P. Eskle and family John
Comfy, William Comfy and family, Sam.
uel Rhorer and family, August HlmmIll
and family.
We have splendid prospect for good
crop of wheat, never better before in this
State and doubls the amount ofland usu-
ally sown. Harvesting will commence
first Of next week. Com crop is looking
will. Our town. is improving. Quite q
number Of buildings going up. There is
plenty Of work for every one TO do, and
at good wages. By reason Of the slaves
having been all emsncipaied, number Of
whom "have left their country for the
country's good" and those who remained
having "hired" themselves about the
towns and become city gentlemen and la.
dies. There is great demand for farm
hands, aud industrious and energetic
young men can readily get good employ
menl by the day, month or year, as they
may prefer. large proportion o! the
negroes who remain among US are lazy
improvident set, and are not likely 10 be
Of anv service TO themselves or any one
else, unless perchance the Radicals should
succeed in making them voters al this
fall election, when they may be Of use TO
that party in perpetusiing their power Tor
time. hardly think however that the
advice OF "Seedy" Drake, who misreprs-
senls US in the U. s. Senate will be fol-
lowed, as many OF the Radicals cannot
stand the odor OF the "nigger" at the
polls. The election does not take place
until November, and neither party have
vet had their Stale Conventions 10 report
a State platform and nominate candidates..
Had the people, who are justly entitled 10
II, a right TO vote, there Is no doubt but
tina, the Radicals, negro and all would be
Overwhelmingly defeated, bu, The Regis
try Law was amended at the las, session
Of the Legislature and made much more
stringent than il was two years ago, so
that il is difficult TO tell what wiz be the
result, unless the secession sympathlzers
and DISTINGUISHED will keep quiet and let
the issue OF reconstruction, negro suffrage
and public debt, disaiIrcl enough OF the
RAIDS 10 carry the day, that II could be
done there is no doubt, but to keep the
"deadweighI" of is the trouble. How
ever we shall see, what we shall see.
But lie, politics go "a 'hey may Of one
thing there is no doubt, our noble old
State will go ahead in her onward march
until che becomes the "nobIest Roman Of
them ALL" Her mincrcl. agricultural and
commercial advantages cannot be warped
by political Influences. By the way |
wish had time to present the unequalIed
advantages Of orr l,,le city, for manufsc.
turing purposes, and could succeed in in
ducing some capitalists TO locate among
us, but must reserve this subject for some
other time.
have already suffered my pen TO run
away with my ideas and spun on, what
was only intended as a renewal Of my
subscription TO the Register. All | have
to say. Missouri is the place and Palmyra
is The garden spot Of il. Truly,
J. Q a. VI.