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Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1869-06-25
A G. A r ID.
To the Voters of WASHING
ton County, Virginia.

ton. County, Virginia.
FELLOW CITIZENS
At the solicitation Of many friends in the
county, without regard to their past poliu
cal opinions, hereby announce myself
candidate for seat in the next Legislature
OF Virginia.
In yielding to the wishes Of the people
in thus announcing myself as candidate
for a position Of so much Importance and
responsibility, beg leave to state that
was entirely satisfied with the candidates for
the Legislat ure, appointed by committee
at the last Abingdon Court, and so express
ed myself in letter to friend of Judge
Campbell written since his nomination.
Since that time tho fact has been brought
to my knowledge that Judge Campbell is
disqualified, under the IA b amendment,
from holding office, having been member
of the Secession Convention of 1861, and
having voted for the ordinance of Seces-
sion. This class of persons is declared
inelig BILE to Office by the Attorney Ger err
al OF the United States. ThJ STATE Journal,
at Richmond, whose editors will manipulate
the Radical portion of the n. xt Legisla' ure,
discloses that members of the secession con
ventions are disqualified.
The election of Judge Campbell would
therefore result in the loss TO the county and
the State of a Conservative member in the
next Legislature. To avoid this result,
which is 10 be dep!ored by good people
everywhere, am willing to lend a helpir 6
hand, and to make sacrifice Of time anu
of my personal intero SITS, that under les.
pressing Circumstances, could not be in
duced to make.
regret that shortness of time before the
election renders it impractic lble 10 call a
county Convention To which | cOull Subnit
my claims for the nomination. But less
than month is to elapse before the cleo
ton, and during this interval much work
must be done In order TO insure the full
strength Of the county against Wells, Har.
ris and negro supremacy in the State. To
this boy work expect to dsy, to my VIII, le
time from this 10 election with all the zeal
and energy | possess.
Should the people Of Washington county
see proper to entrust me with seat 10 the
next Legislature, can only pledge myself
TO serve them honestly, faithfully anil "a
the best Of my ability.
JOHN T. TERRY.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1869-06-25
The Test Oath.
April 26th, 1859.

Ii has been said, that there are men in
the county who call themselves coDserva-
tivcs, who arc hunting for some excuse to
volo for radical candidates for the Legisla
ture. 1t is also reported, that move W II
be made at Abingdon on Monday next to
nominate county candidates who can take
the test oath. hope all this is untrue.
The telegram of Gen1 Cant, to Gen'l
Meade, commanding in Georgia, dated 2it h
Of March, lS 6S, ought TO silence all cavlers
upon this subject. Gen'l. Grant said "The
officers elected under the new Constitution
of Georgia are not officers of the provis-
ional government referred 10 in the recon
struction acts, nor are they officers under
any so-called State authority and arc not,
therefore, required to take tho oath, pre-
sciihed in Sec. Q, net of July 10, 1867. The
eligibility 10 hold office must be decided by
the constitution, and the amendmt nj to the
United States Constitution, designated at
Article XIV"
Then why raise q question, which has
been so clearly settled by Gen'l Grant him
self. IL the constitution now offered to the
people is adopted, and the test oath ant
DISTINGUISHING clauses voted out, there car
be no doubt as to the eligibility Of members
to the Legislature who are not disqualified
under the XIV amendment TO the consttu
ton of The United States. The State Jotrn
al, Well's organ, is spriDging the question
to aid Wells ia his canvass,
Those WHO raise the question in the ooun
ty elections are only aiding the State Jomn
al in its wicked purpose,
The people Of the county arc thorough
| ly aroused. Don't let this feeling abate
Dou't spring quos ions that arc calculates
to disOrg nize aud dispirlt our people. W,
urge all not to listen for moment to sucl
a story. for Gen. Candy has assured GU
Executive committee at Richmond that h
will issue no order upon the subject Of tn
test oath. Hold on to the county candi
dates now in the field, and vote for Walker
Lewis and Taylor on the State ticket, an
an expurgated constitution. Vote for Gil
son for Congress and Edmondson for tn
Senate, and for Graham and Terry for tn
Legislature. 1t is the only ticket that wi
save the State, and the rights of all I'll
people vote, white and colored Vote
Vote The 9th of July is election day.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1869-06-25

AS lovers Of concord, peace and bar
mony we deTreciatc the i'll advised and
uniimely call for convention when it
was the last thing needed and the last
thing that is desired. II the authors of
this move seek harmony, they have it !;
for there arc but two candidates in the
field But they think they can bring
a candidate into the field eight days be-
fore the election and secure his return
they are woefuIly deceived. His cleo
ton can only be secured by defeat
irg Graham the nominee Of the frs
convention. No move was ever 20 i'll.
timed, no move was ever so ill-advised
and no move has ever had so terrible
defeat or involved its authors in greater
failure. 1t has fallen like thundcrbolt
upon the heads of unsuspccting men,
but it will stir them to an action that
will show how little these seeming au-
thors Of intended discorl calculated
their chances of success on the delibcr
ate determination of the people to re-
main united in this terrible struggle to
secure equality for themselves and their
children before the law.
1t is no fault of Col. Terry's that
convention was noe long since called,
for the card first handed us for publica-
ton contained a request for convection
but upon de ,laration of his friends that
no convention could be had before court
which would be too late the clause was
suppressed. We should put stop to
this wrangliDg aud work for common
cause.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1869-06-25
THE S1LT WORKS.

Does this ctmpany want an issue with the
people Il this and surrounding counties
b, they want the people to know why
freights on a carload Of sal, Of 10000
pounds | RIO to Nov, 1867, was ga 40 r m
Glade Spring to Lynehburg,. and $50 80
per car load of IL, 900 pounds from Lynch
burg TO Glade Spring and why is It now
only $50, so per carload of 10000 pounds
for the same distance regardless OF direc-
i,ni D. they want the people TO know
why the merchants can bling Liverpool
salt here FIR sale now, and could not do II
one year agol Aud also why salt is 25'ls.
cheaper per sack now under The present
Railroad tariffs than IL was heretofore
And why a year sgo Kings salt sold at q
a less price per sack, in LynohbnTg and
Atlanta, than 10 did at Bristol aud Abing-
don IL they want tho ! sue they can get IL.
OPP, sition on the part OF the SaltV o ks 10
tho peoples candidates foa tho Senate and
Leg stature may mako IL necessary 10 an
swer these ques ions aud when necessary 1t
will DO done by
Gas VINO RNoNs,
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1869-06-25

LICKING through lcathcrn spectacles
bound with red tape il would seem that
the call made by the Central Juuta OF
Washington county looks well enough,
but viewed through those lenses called
common sense it seems to US that the
first effort having failed, because there
was time Cor popular scrutiny, it is now
the design to spring new trap upon
the people, and to do so at an hour so
late that it cannot be oyertaken by a
similar fate,
We say in advance to the people OF
Washington county that it smells Of
that modern aboniinaiioa denomina
ted "a ring" AMI unless they stamp
sut the orlor thereof in its incipieney
ii will 'oring FROM them all that is yalu
able in their county organization.
Unfortunately the resignation of
Judge Campbell comes after ths asser,
ton OF the will Of the people in the mat.
ter aud after they had applied their
own remedy. 1t was with great reluc
tauce they despairod of relief aud under
s,ok tho foroiblo cxeision of the evil.
1t is in no sense a II lection Of that dis
,inguished gentleman, for they have
conferred upon him no ordinary houors,
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1869-06-25
A CARD FROM COL. E0MOSDSOH.
To the Votres of smyth md wash
inRtOn Counties.

learn it is reported to my prejudice,
LIST That am The author OF conunica-
ton in tue Bristol Ntlos, signed i''Argus
Eye" 2nd. That am a Radical and belong
to the League; Sd. That | am ruuiing for
the Senate as tho candidate of thai party.
1t is no; n l agrC cable thing 10 undertake to
correct all the rumors that I'll the DIR about
en-, ~ man W, Q he 3 before the people
Still, feel it incumbent upon mdto put
myself right on these points. lstl That
am not the author of "Argus Bye" and
never saw or knew anything of the article
till | read it in the Bristol Re,nS';2nd. !
nave been and am Conservative, as all
know who are acquainted with me 3D..
am not the candidate Of the Radical tariy,
nor of any clique or caucus, but am in tn
field because want to be elected. y Is
also objected to me by some, that willnot
submit to a convention.
Fellow Citizens | desire to give lrief
history of the a5orliye efforts made to get
up q convention, the purpose of witch
Fl, mly believe was not to secure harmony
hut to defeat me.
was the first person announced as cant
didate for the Senate. After | had betA
sometime in the field n Senatorial Conyen4
ton was called to meet at Glade SpriI g. on
the day of May. The county of SMITHS
appointed no delegates and tOtk no notice o.
the call. The time fixed for the convention
passed and none was held. At the May
court at Abingdon meeting was held and
two candidates nominated foi Washingtt n
county and delegates appointed to Con.
gressional convention to be held at Marion
on the It'll Of June, and resolution was
adopted authorizing the Congressional dele
fou 10 nj oil tal IN %
The lIth of June came around, the Con-
gressional CO vention me and made DOM
ination and then the deleg ties from Wash
sgton county announced their readiness to
hold the convention for the Senate, but
Smyth had again declined to appoint any
delegates and there was a second failure
During all this time | was the only candi
date before the people, and l think may
fairly claim that the steady refusal OF
Smythe county to respond to two calls
for convention, was an endorsement OF
me and an expression on the part Of the
people Of that county, that they wanted no
other candidate and saw no occasion for 3
convention After these Nwo failures | see
another call for a meeting a I our next court
which will be the 2Sth Of June for meet
ing 10 appoint delegates to assemble at
some time and place not fixed to dominate
candidate for the Senate. This conven-
tion cannot possibly be held more than three
or four days before the election.
bel eve that the people Of the District
do not desire a colvention-that these
repeated 'alls only emonatc from per
sons hostile to me, land believing these
things intend to remain in the field, \
full, fair and timely expression Of the wish
es of the people shall always be respected
by me, but nothing of the sort can be had
now. REEFS IL. EDMONDSON. Q
June %, 1869. Z
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1869-06-25
The Contest for the senate.

II is proposed by certain persons to
have Senatorial convention day or
two before the election. Two miserable
attempts at conventions have already
failed and now somebody, who likely
wants the nomination, is trying to get
up another farce. In the FIRST place the
convention called to meet at Glade
Spring failed. In the second place II.
n. Richardson, a .SnayM county man IN
Il Washington county meeting, moved to
appoint delegates to convention at Ma
rion on the llth Of juno and asked
that the Congressional delegation be au
thorized to act for Washington the
Washington county delegates were there
only TO find that the Smyt tn county had
made no appointments and taken no
action n the matter The convention
failed; Edmondson was the first and is
now the only bonifde candidate in the
FIELD as by the failure of Smyth county
to act gives him the nomination by dc.
fault. Not only this but the leading
men of Smyth county inform us that
they are in favor of Eimondson Ond
want no convention. What then is this
effort to divide gotten up for? The
Smyth county delegation are opposed to
Greever and if one be appointed from
Washington twill oppose Edmondson
from the fact that those getting up the
affair are his personal enemies. Then
neither of them can be nominated aud
we are to have third man in the Geld
This would DO lovely Let's have a
stop to this nonsense. Give these con
Elnticn mlnufa lures a auble with
which to play, and let us have harmony
But convention or no convention We 60
Vt EdmondsNa.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1869-06-25
Mature il the great Physlcian,

This Is now admitted. b. tho medical profession,
rs fundamental principle n healing science. II is
wisely provided by the human economy that when
ever anything ia wrong ia the physical system the
nal raj forces Of the body brought TO bear to
expc the disease The great aim, there fore, is to
strengthen the uatdral powers. This has been kept
in view by tho skilfvl coinpounders Of HOSTEL
TIERS STOMACH BTfTBHs, which operates to give
fresh vitality to all IA organs Of the body The
effect of this medicine upon tho stomach, the liver
and Kidneys, is prompt aud decisive. The patient,
who Is wise enough to quit drugging and try the
BITTERS, soon feels rs II he had taken new lease
Of life and he continues the Of the article, be
Is overjoyed to fad the streams Of health cdursing
through his frame 1t Is prepared with great care,
and its component parts entirely vegetable. As
a MEDICAL AGENT II has equal while its
pleasing flavor and hcalthfu effects have made it a
general favorte i is free from all properties cal
culated to impair the system, and It's operations are
ut once mild and soothing and efficient. All who
haze used HOSTETFERrS STOMACH BlTTERS at
test its virtues
Even those who arc in the enjoyment Of perfect
health frequently have need to have recourse to
tonics as ureventives Of disease. We never too
well armed against the assaults Of " the ills that
the flesh Is heir to- Ia health sickness this tonic
cannot ha taken regularly without giving vitality
aud elasticity to the system. june I'm .
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1869-06-25

son aud Wythe will work hard for his
election
II is the right Of free thinking and free
action that is ASSERTED 10 in the reten.
ton Of Terry aud Graham as candi'a'es
for the Ilou4e. That right will be
maintained 10 the teeth nf coml,imtiyn
even wete they mure Formidable than
that which calls for new convention
at Abingdon on Monday next.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1869-06-25

subject to The Ministers and Deacons of this
meeting, the light Of whose example should
be most brilliant, and consequently the dark
ness Of whose wrong doing in any matter
will be corresondingly the more manifest !:
Aud as indebtedness is centrally incurred
by the promptings Of n covetOits or prodigal
spirit, itshould especially be avoided upon
the part of our Ministers who are to con
stiiute the pile or reproach of our demon
ihation mall that they do. Then, prompted
by a sense Of duty, let our Ministers first,
our Deacons next, and our laity last, but
not least, avoid the very appearance of evil
upon this subject by ndhering to the divine
injunction, owe no man anything.
Respectfully submitted.
z. l. BURSON.
/ April 26th, 1862
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1869-06-25
U,outd Like to Go to Congress.


Sticklcyvillc glories in having an as
pirant Tor Congress who bears the GU
phonious name Of Sage! Us james
w. Sage DR.. james w. Sage F! His
only title TO distinction is in tho fact
that he doesn't even pay the printer for
announcing him as candidate. lie
doesn't even pay for the paper he reads
and is 10 that extent swindlcr. Well
DR.. don't you think you have read the
Ne,cs about long enough without pay
ing for it Don't you think it about
time to pay that little bill you owe us
Perhaps you will pay ,cheu you get to
Conprcss! We asked o friend and
neighbor of yours the other day If you
we're anything, and he said-No, sir
No sir he amt worth hell room-ht
amt! Our compliments, DR.. and tia
JM. -.....
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1869-06-25

n, La,rTeace My son terribly afflicted for long
time with Epilepcy or dta He usually bad faonl
i've to twenty day. / tried the best medical skill
without benedt ! then commenced giving him your
Rosndalis After taking il q few weeks, hs fits be-
gan to decrease W number until about fouI months
ago when they stopped entirely His general health
has also been completely restored, and he Is now
A bright and sprightly boy. ] believe that, II he
had not taken your R6sadans, by this time he would
not have knOwh day fiom night. have also used
the Rosadas Ia my faulty, and know j 10 have
been used by my ncighbors a. a general health re-
.,urcr with the greatest success Truly can say
that It is Il medicine of sriIu0fdisa y HOrii.
r. am, sir your obedient seyant.
JAMMEs DAVIS.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1869-06-25
DO III DO III


Take your ncigLbOr to the polls and
make him vote
Take your son to tho polls and make
bin vote
Take your employees to the pollsaud
mako them vote
Take your servants to the polls and
mako them vote
Take your brother to the polls and
make him vote
Take father to the Tolls and make
him vote --.
Take the preachers TO the polls and
mako them vote
See that your son votes right !
See that your father votes right
See that your brother votes right!
See that Jour employees vote right !!
See that your servants vote right.
See that you vote right
To vote for Walker is to vote right
10 vote Tor Lewis Is 10 Vo'o rigu'
To vote for Taylor is to vote right !,
To vote for Gibson is to vote right !!
To vote for Edmondson is to vote
right -l''as. aa.
10 vote Tor Terry Is 70 vote rignt
To vote for Graham is to vote right!
To vote against the test oath is to
,o,o r;nb,r ~.
'o.e iS :. ,.l.
10 vote against NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Is
to vote right
To vote with white men is to vote
III. r.,.-
e .,u,.,o,s :;
bu' nan INC WORK % '''nP.o'O III
having registered the voters, We must
see that every white man goes to to the
polls and d posits his ballot
c,l u.l ,y.,,,
20 70 the noIls and vo,e for lewis !
a. 70 ,ho poiis ,nJ toto for Ta,Ior !
Go 70 the pOIIs md vote for Gibson !
Co,o ,ho i M al ,o,o Coz Fdnond
son
Go 70 tbe nous and voto for Terrv /,
Go to the POLLS and vote for Graham |!
Go m The nolls and vote for tho Co, i,
stitution
90 70 tho nolls and vote for dccencvl
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1869-06-25
A ssIGNEEs SALE OF REAL ESTATE

BY virtue Of authority conferred upon me a. As
sgnee Of the Estate OF l.. II. Rogan, Bankrupt, ]
will,
OS TnE 2lsT DAY or JULr, 1862,
At the Niekels House, in Bristol, Tenn, sell at
public auction, to the highest bidder, HOUSE and
LOT, situated in the town Of Kingsport, sullivan
county, Tenn. Tho containing half acre,
be the same more or less and adjoining the lands Of
DR.. George Patton and others
will also at tho time and place, sell an in
tcrcst in small Stock 4 Goods in the hands Of W
W. Bowir, Stock Crock, Scott county, va, cstinr-
to At 1900, also a share In tho " Harmouizing Oil
Company, Scott county, Va.
Teims s.. W. W. BLACkLEN,
June Is Nv Assignee.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1869-06-25

We see ,ba. our FREUD, Col. A. NJ
Davis is a candidate for the Senate from
Byiho aud G ayson, aud trust his elec.
hon will DO triumphant. Tho Col. was
q gsi;aa; sos,iier, IS a heightened gentle
man aud would Il the position with
dignity. We hop ounhieuds in Gray,
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1869-06-25
WNTanlcd, Agents, S15 10 5000

" antcd, Agents, S15 10 $500
w per. month, everywhere, male and
female to introduce the " Genuine Improv-
ed Common Sense Family Sewing Machine"
This machine viii stitch, hem fell tuck quilt,
cord, bind, braid aud embroider in a most
superior manner. Price only SIS. Full Y
warranted for five years. We will pay
$1,000 for any machine that will sew a stron-
ger, more beautiful, or more elastic seam
than onrs. lt makes the Elastic Lick
Sticth." Every second stitch can be cut,
and still the cloth cannot be pulled apart
without tearing it. We pay Agents from
s75 to $500 per month and expenses, or
commission from which twice that amount
can he made. Address SECoNB & 70, Pitts
burg, Pa, B ,ston, Mass, or ST. Louis, Mo
CautiOn.-Do not be inn osed upon by
other parties palming OF worthless cast iroi
machines, under the same name or other
wise. Ours is lhe only genuine and really
practical cheap machine manufactured.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1869-06-25

the Saltworks hos opened its ligh
pressure engines on Edmondson and
Terry, under the hope Of reversing the
present tariff of froights on salt. Peo-
pie of Washington and Smytl c, do you
want the price Of salt placed beyond
your controly If so vote against these
men who are thus attacked. Do you
wish your salt to taste cf silver? Ifso,
vote against them. We wish fair play
for Saltyille but we owe to ourselves the
duty of self-defenso, Of self-protection
md We will attempt to see that salt like
every other commodity shall seek The
usual level upon the principle Of supply
aud demand To that point it is our
iu'y to go and beyond it this people
Will not bulge. On the 9th Of July
judge sc between this principle and
a dio,atodal price upon salt,
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1869-06-25
$1,000 PER DAY GUARANTEED

Agents TO sell the HOVE SHUTTLE Sewing MAcniNT.
II makes the iock-stitcb alike both sitter, has the
under-feed, and Is equal IN every respect 10 any
Sewing Machine ever invented Price S25. War
rauted for . years. SeEd for circular. Address
JoHSsoS, CLARK Co, Boston, Mass, Pittsburgh,
Pa, or 81. Louis, No.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1869-06-25

THE REST LTGHT.

RvTHR MERIDIAN BURNER for Kerosene, adap-
a. tgd either for sun or common chimney. Agents
wanted in every town in the country Samples sent
y mail prepaid on receipt Of 30 cts. Every variety
Of Kerosene Lamps, Brackets Chandeliers, etc. for
private houses, halls and churches, constantly on
hand. Orders for sample cases Of our latest styles
Of lamps filed promptly at lowest prices.
COULTER, JONES q &C,
7U2 Arch street, Philadelphia.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1869-06-25
A SsIGNEE's SALE OF REAL AN
IA Personal Property, and Chooses !

On the o2nd day of July, 1869. !, as
Assignee Of the Estate Of $ D. stewart, bankrupt
will sell AZ public aucfion to tho highest bidder
the premises, all the right title and interest the
said bankrupt has IN two and half shares Of an nm
divided tract of land, containing eleven undivided
shares. The said entire tract contains $50 acres
situated aud being In tho 18th civil district Of the
county Of Sullivan, Tenn, aud al joining the lands
OF Eliza Kidd, Sarah Galloway, and others.
At the same time and place will also sell several
articles II Household and Kitchen Furniture stock
Farming Utensils, and some accounts.
Terms Cash W. L. BLACKLEY,
iune Is 2W. Assignee