Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1870-07-15

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cal heresy IL was so skillfully perform
| ed, and the feeling of relief so abound
ing, that all felt like they had been re-
| lleVed frOm some vile and loathsome
| ulcer that had long been a nuisance.
He never asked the voters to change
tiieir political views, but cnly to re-
main true to the principles they up
| nelu two years since-the principles
or their fathers, of the constitution as
1t was, of the free and noble white
! raee-the Anglo Saxon that has done
all that has been done for civilization.
Tor education and for religion.
AT the conclusion OF the speech the
applause. was loud and long. Friends
and neighbors greeted each other with
smiling faces, and i'm the most friend
ly manner; each felt as If he had lust
risen from q most sumptuous feast,
both strengthening and refreshing |;
giving Health and. elasticity to the
body and limbs, and an Over-6owing
joy to the soul.
Old Fauquier of the mother State
may well be proud of Major Frank
Hereford; and unless the signs in the
political horizon belle their present in
dications, and this auspicious opening
of the canvass delusion. he will be
returned to the next Congress by an
overwhelming majority. Long may
he wave noble son of tho noble old
hirteener, an honor to both States and
one who so nobly upholds the time
honored State that gave him birth,
and ranks as one Of the best stump
speakers of the day.
TUESDAY, June 2S, 1870.
This day will long be memorable in
Wyoming as the one on which the
political soul of one of her former rep
resentatives in the Senate of West
Virginia took its flight to that un-
known region-that Paradise or Hades
where all who have misled their
deluGel followers must eventually take
up their abode. On this beautiful sum-
NOR morning-in the flOwery month
of June, in the romantic village of
Oceana-the tall frame and pale face
of Hon. William Work man, late Sem
ator-now census taker for the county
of Boone-was seen perambulating the
shaded streets of the aforesaid village.
he had been duly and truly informed
of the inroad-or raid into his cherish
ed domain on the previous day, and
the sad havoc of his Toll friends as their
dismembered limbs and CHASTITY coun-
tenances too truly betrayed. In this
great emergency the honorable Sena-
tor determined TO recover the lost
ground by n secret, skillful and bold
attack upon the unsuspecting friends
of law and order assembled about the
court green. The dinner hour was
the time selected; and while Major
Hereford and few friends were re-
galeing themselves, across tho river at
7 the house of Col. Henderson, a feeble,
indistinctand rather rtin-trumpetv voice,
announced from the court house steps,
that there would be u speech from the
honorable SENATOR The writer, with
number of others, entered and found
the enemy strongly entrenched be-
hind an extract from the Kanawha
Rel)Hbi{cdB Conservative aud the
| iailingS, politically, of Senator John
NJ. Phelps, late of the Radical PARTY.
but now the nominee of the Charleston
| Democratic convention for Secretary
| Of State-having beon thrown over
| board by the cbOn-colOrcd party fOr
not being willing or able to swallow
| negro suffrage and negro equality at
| the bidding of his wuuld-Ju masters,
| the Hon. Sumner and Others at WASH
| ington and throughout West Virginia.
The position seemed to be, at first
| view, strong and well sclected-the
| shot flew thick and fast, with an oc-
casional shell bursting in oar ranks
and creating some confusion, but small
| damage. Near the middle or turning
point in the fight Major Hereford en-
tered the lines upon perceiving this
accession, the late Senator rather slack
ened his fire to pay the Major well
deserved compliment, but at the same
| Il L..
convention that nominated him and
for while knocked Senator Phelps
| into n state of political nonentity on
the question of the removal of the
State capitol to Charleston. Then a
shell burst Immediately over the
head of Hon. John ]. Jacobs, Demo-
cratic nominee for Governor.
He next boldly advocated negro suf-
frage rs well as negro equality-de-
clared they were "fixed fact"-that ii
was wrong to resist as they were now
part and parcel of the constitution
and In the sense If not in the language
of a deceased politician, declared that
"in spite of lamentations here or else
where,n they would be enforced. He
was truly candid-he never minded
the matter in the least. This was the
first time / had heard the doctrine
avowed and supported from the stump.
While listening, all attention, those
beautiful limos so much like the style
and language of the immortal Byron
came into my mind
| with gizrard- foot and ebo-shIn,
| An OiOFOus time is coming In
| At church, in cars, abroad, at homo
l. Keep near your nose some good cologne.
1t nowbecame evident the ex-Sena
tor was fighting against time, as the
hour for the sitting of the court drew
near; his ammunition was also eX
hausted, being decidedly shOddy; Ia
drew off in rather disordered man
ner, and Major Hereford mounted tn
rostrum.
have not time. nor have you spac'
for n full description OF the entire rout'
i. and discontinue of the ex-Senato
and the remnant of his party. Their
he sat on the judges tench, in ful
view of the audience-with face a
pale as the moon, rs CHASTITY rs a corpse
and n grln--but it was indescribable-
it haunts me still-and will for months
while the keen blade of Major Here
: ford was performing its bloody, but a
p the same time important work. EVER,
nosition of the ex-senator was left II
= Iulls. Il litllN uiAh JstSCb'
, stated and tic services of the forme
, | in locating the seat of the State, COY
. ernment at Charleston fully establish
ed, 10y undoubted evidence. As to IN
! connection of the IfOn. John j. Jacob
, with The Baltimore and Ohio railroa
/ twas all bosh.
But when the Major came to tha
: part of the ex-Senator's speech i'll re
gard to negro suffrage and negro equia
ity the retribution was truly awful
: the sarcasm, cutting as a two-edge
sword. For while really pitied Oh
e EHon. ex-senator, but in the progre'
: Eand end, felt much believe, as Mik
Fink would in the noble passtime OF
gander pulling. really enJoyed
and so would yourself and readers Ina
you been in my place. Once more "A
J; was pleasant and smiling.
g Peace and good humor again,provai
Al al N,ybila a was evident To all ana