Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1869-06-25

yesterday ia Carter, You would rather
havs your throat cut, your heart torn out
snt your holy severed, tLan advocate IT,.
To-day 10 Sullivan you are silent. Can't
yor tell II here Are you NfrAid
lAt this foilt CIV. Senter elaborated his
pJhuun us 10 S prevjons speeches, and
show ID plan betwe S okes and other
porlies a. 20 Offices Ia the J. gi4iAtufeI
NV tbs plan n enfrsnchising by the
Legislature tr.hrs with the Issue. The
poop stoull bg therown act do this work
thems slyef. Why do it indirectly Grant
himself says we can never have peace uoul
the Question is settled. Now IL these war
relies are to be logger perpetuated, why
OF be consistent and retain all Of them
Establish your provost marshals aud require
every man to have pass b,f.re he can
leave home. Lst,viry old woman have o
pass before she I'm GO and get pcca Of
calico. Keep up this system yet I No
Why thtr are very few Outrages commit
ted. We have order aud obedience to law.
There arc few companies of militia on
the borders Of the State near Alabama and
Mississippi, and agree with Gen. Grant
that the best way TO get rid OF a b. law is
to en'o-ce IL rigidly. Nov Gen. Stokes an
swer me tli' question, and will give yru
50. Say yes or o. l am getting a lit
aiiHiu 70 pEtsN ulm 100 C4o5Ely, lUT ItlT ne
may take me mp, but here's the five dol
lars. Now will yOu or not agree to enfran-
ehise every man 10 the State who Will take
the SINE oath you took sftcr writing the
Duacan letter, Say, answer, B lily, like q
man, Come up to the mark aud answer.
He wOa't talk " or no. Come, no credit
in the case, here's the money. Well, be
reminds me Of nogro, the O. 81 time be S W
a monkey. The monkey was 10 a cage end
silent, The negro locke d in and thinking
it was another little Oakley, said, "Wbat
you do IN dat cage, niger ~ Receiving no
response he went TO the other dc and call
ed sgair, butthe monkey was ie1t. "Yah,
va, You smsrt niger; keep Won mou
shet. IL you talk, white mln make you
work, sMtinp Nov G. neral, IL Won talk
I'll make you york. Now name tbs our
nails which are with you on the franchise
q iestiOn. ] stand with the great headers OF
le party, and the frst Thursday IN Anus 4
viii prove It, too. Brownlow Was never in
he rebel Legislature, but he was in a rebel
vi 'on, and today he is tottering ard trem-
bl e fom the consequences, while The Bald /
Il .gle frcm the n oun ains and the Red Fox
rom Johnson arc plotting for bis place iu
e Senate when be dies. Brownlaw voted 4
'glinst Riyiug blugstrcet a $4,000 oGiice
a d Sokes voted foe ". Nov Lo1gsireet
d d n re by his Influence to lead the pc ople
To tie rebellion than nearly any one els,
y,t ST. Is votes to eufranchise the leader
aud give him $4,000 oflice, but stands
acre today refusing to enfranchise his poor
followers. Now fellow citizens, this is the
FRANCES lind o. a net ever saw a net
hat cts all the big fish sip through AMI
,atchrs all tbs little oaes
Gov. Senter here defended himself as
the # end Of the railroads and said that be
had VOID for every railroad scheme that
posse. sell any merit. Il alluded to Stokes
,oa.t that al was right at tie other end
Of tho line" and showed quito The contrary.
lie reviewed a, rg h his policy while in
the Senate, and his so.s s!Ics h became
Gov IN IT. | became Governor on Thurs
day nj on Saturday. I.herw open every
court in the State, making civil superior
martial law. | found l8 companies Of
N litia upon the people. To-day there are
pu' Of them len. He asked Stokes about
mis- appropriations 20 the pfciil Railroad Of
$4,000 per mile aud large lanl ants and
hen endorsing their L, mis- fir s35 600 per
nile morr. How mrch of $4,000, 900 lob
ripd away on the Aqski bill did be get
Yet be comes with The slime of malice and
SANDER, making ibsidious charges about Il Q
.choyl snyetinttuleuts when he vel know
obey are iRiepeBdt uf the Governor and
Z 'lec'e1 By the people. For three DAYS
service 10 @ nsress okes drew Sc COO
Why he's had his arm II the Treasury up to
he elbow.
G vernon Synter closed by assirg tn
ueop'e TO WI 'gi dispassiouately the h,avy
{ sues involved in the CANVAS ami decide
the election solely with reference 10 them
In responding Stokes came to time with
Great fiiculty promising to speak out not
half Of bis half h ur. lie labored ard
,weat 'normou>ly and showed that bis ter
rible defeat had told upon him with won
ierful ,ff-ct. lie said ! g had been called
. Bold L tgle ard the Owl. o S 'ntei
VI like another dark winged blid, which
ais slowly about seeking FOR some soft food
prey upon. The 81. was nnbls bird
nj the Owl YVES a wllcLful ne But II he
I ycre the E'g'e Sen was tho Buzlard.
Gov. Srutrr replied 10 a few words, say
/ ng there was point in that anco iOtc. II he
/ we're the BuZzard he W uld leave the audi.
/ euce to say whether he hsd not found plrn
/ y Of carrion tpointiT & to Stokes) and
/ whether 10 had o pulled it well to pieces.
The widest storm of laughter and applause
I fllowei the application Of the a. ecdote
/ aud the dscu- sit n closed, leaving S'ok, $
The most completely used mp man it has
ever been Uur fortune to behold.