Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1869-06-24
Local Correspondence.

EDINBURG. VA. June 10, 1869.
Nessrs Editors We are constrained to be-
lieve that we could not employ a few moments
more probably then by sending letter, up
on political matters in our community, and we
may rejoice that we give you good &C
count of our sterling people.
Capt. Hy. C. Allen delivered, on last even
ing speech upon the political issues of the
present campaign in Virginia. 1t was the
first speech Of the canvass in our town and
the people were all out to hear an exposition
of Conservative views. Of course nothing was
to be accomplished here but to excite the
people TO action--to register and to vote
how to vote our men thoroughly understand,
and the efforts of Capt. Allen was only design
ed to impress upon them the Importance of
casting their votes in the coming election, that
By their apathy they might not loose what by
zeal and interest they were bound TO secure.
The dsarust privileges Of yirginians by the
defeat of the Radical revolutionary faction
Of negroes and carpet baggcrs and the trium
! plant election fhe peoples candidate Wal
ker AMI Lewis.
At he conclusion Of Capt. Aliens address,
| the Internal Assessor Of Revenue, Watkins
James, arose and expressed to the crowd a
desire to deliver himself. and no objection be-
ing offered he proceeded to unburthen himself
commencing at the administration of Andrew
Jackson and closing with, or about the time of
John Browns prospective resurrection. He
acknowledg the existence Of Supreme Being
by calling frequently upon His name, much
after the irreverent manner of the back slider;
| and spoke of his familiarity With the history
of Ananias, but left the inference that he was
not very sensibly impressed with the lesson
| Upon the whole it was miserable TRADE
Of violent abuse, on our people And dem
| agogcal frain Of Wells and Radealism all as
fulsone as false.
His reflection upon some of our citizens OF
| Woodstock did not even receive credit for, or
| deser ie the merit of novelty. 1t has bee r
| tried by some who have gone before him and
| on no occasion has it ever received any thing
| beyond the simple, 'thnts So from one OBJ
scure individual. who voted for Fiournoy,
against Wise, under the delusion that Balti
more in Va. He has a national tendency to-
ward knownothingism
| The conclusion naturally following Mr.
James premises on Ngerism, is that if the
inferiosty OF the negro as induced by his ex-
ternal construction, is the consequence of NOR
| al degradation, there the end of this canvass
will have Transformed Watkins James into a
rnig-tail monkey. else Hugh Mi.ler's theory is
exploded and Ariel is the standard.
Mr.. ]. was followed by Capt Allen and
R. c. Bragonier Esq, and we need not say
mere than that applause greeted every senti-
mcnt.
DR.. j. L. Campbell, and ". A. Wightman
ESQ.,, also address the meeting as candidates
for the next house of delegates The former
announcing himself as the Conservative, and
the latter as the peoples candidate, The Oh
of July will decide (which is which, or
whether either is both. Of their positions as
defined we are forcibly reminded by our sur
roundings, that we have nothing to say, leay-
ing all concerned to draw their own dstinc,
tons between men personally, and men prac-
tically.
Registration is progressing at Columbia
Furnace, John W. Reeser, J. r. Hite and
Nathan Barton, Board, are exercising them
selves 10 their utmost TO secure q full and fair
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