Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1869-06-24
Grand Mass Meeting.


Ills paper.
Grand Mass Meeting.
A mass meeting of the conservatives OF
Shenandoah was held in Woodstock, on last
Tuesday Tho people were called together
by the Strasburg Band who were present and
enlivensd the occasion by soul string strains
Of music. Colonel Flournoy was introduced
by Mark Bird Esq, and delivered an eloquent
address upon the issues of The day. He said,
ing the veal or woe of Virginia, for many
long years to come The questions for your
decision, this day, will be the most impor-
tant hat any man living in this land of ours
has ever been called upon to decide. In fer
mar times when parties were arrayed against
each other, the contest waxed warm, but after
the decision, the country lapsed into security.
But it is not so now. The question is what
man shall rule Virginia, the white man or
the black man the devil and his imps or the
honest. No apology is left to a single man,
who breathes the pure air of this mountain
country, or dwells in the Piedmont region or
the low lands of Virginia for being among
the followers of Wells, except one solitary
being who calls himself white man and that
is the miserable thief and carpet-bagger, who
came to plunder and to steal When the
slsndcrer, in the shape of carpet-bagger
Vas slaadering and misrepresenting us some
-, Wncl,In rrtnn ~
explained the position to the President who
recommended to Congress to submit the objec-
tionab!e features of the Underwood C0nstltu-
ton to a separate vote. He denounced the
Wells party Il spurious illegitiuate Off
spring, a little band Of carpet bag robbers
for purposes of plumber, and for no good to
suy one who breathes The breath of life. | am
here to battle against Wells, against carpet
bagcers, a set of vulturcs who come among US
TO prey upon our people while in PROSTATE
condition, Wells pretends that he is in favor
OF the expurgated constitution, Col. Flour
noy here read extracts, showing that Wells
had not declared that he would vote against
these most abominable clauses in the infa
nous ''bill of iniquities' but that he would
acauiesce in the decision of the majority
Gov. IL urnoy spoke of the differc in the
price of land in he Valley and in the sections
where the negro element predominates. Here
land ranges from fifty to hundred and fifty
dollars per acre while there it is from eight to
len. Put this thieyish gang in power and
Oh aud
reduce the price Of our choice lands TO that
Of other sections Of the S ate. But continued
he I scorn 10 appeal to mercinary or pecunia
ny motives. appeal to the heart of the Eir-
2inia man of the mountains 10 know whether
that heart does MOI beat in unison with that
OF The sea board man. Are you willing to
see MY country under negro Judges, negro
Shsri;fs, negro II, gistrete and negro Gov
evnor? When this comes we can only say
Death can come but once. The election is
more important than the bloody war through
which we hare PASSED. Then we had an open
foe, but let This party succeed and my enemy
IS of my own household. He is the servant
that waits upon my family, and that cult
rates my fields. But let us turn from this
disagree able subject and look at Walker
When the war ceased he never asked for Of
Gee, and only accepted the position of candi-
dale when appealed to by the citizens Of Nor
folk. He went to Washington in the interest
Of peace without the least idea of ever being
called upon to become the Governor of Vir
GINA. In elccting Walker we will elect q
friend of every man, white or black l regard
it as God send that such man as Gilbert
e. Walker has come among US, that he may
guide this tempest tossed back of ours to
secure and safe harbor. Should Wells be
elected the result will be that he VIII 90 to
the Senate of the United States and leave US
III. negro Harris to fill the place which has
bow e., Nd ~ the illusrious men of Virginia
e .,,o e.s, Governor down to our late Gov.
ty;,;. su:,h vt there is no danger, if
the white people will CO. ou' anu W '"eif
duty. Then stay not away Ii ON me P0iis -
On the 9th day of July let cheel--'S 'oi'e
sone from the Seabcard to the Valley ,.,'o
let it be reachoed, by the Valley to the Pied
mont and Southwest proclaming victory. and
Liberty.
Col F. was followed by Major Douglass.
uhe for several hours entertained the crowI
with an eloquent and string appeal to the
people of the Valley. His exposition of the
character. and especially of the conduct OF
fFeils during the war while he was playing
she part of petty tyrant of Alexanu,"ia, was
so clear and forcible, that we can scarce i'm
agine how any respectable white man coIlo
so degrade himself as to vote for HIM
We had taken the speech Of Major Doug
lass, but regret our inability to publish it, on
account Of press of other political matter.
After the speech of Major D. Capt. Il C..
Allen. offered resolution that thanks of the
audience be rendered to the distinguished
speakers who addressed US and that we here
resolve t. work strenuously till the day OF
election for the success of the cause, which
was adopted with enthusiasm.