Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1870-09-22
TO TIE VOTERS
Sixth Congressional District
OF TIE


lam candidate to represent the sixth Con-
gressional District Of Virginia in the next
Congress of the United States ard | deem
it respectful to you 10 state, in this pu5lie
form, my political position, in order that
there may BIZ ne misunderstanding in Feg&rd
to it. This Is rendered especially necessary
by the fact that professional engagements,
heretofore made, may to some extent inter-
fere with the wish 1 en- ert TN, to visit esery
portion the District during the canvass.
In making this announcement, it is proper
| should say that it is not my purpose to OPP
pose any policy which the Conser, ative party
of the District ito which l belong J may de-
termine upon, in reference to the Cungression-
al canvass. and if it is deemed advisable
that its candidate shall be selected by dis
trict convention, viii acquiescc in that as-
ton. 1t is hardly necessary for me to say,
that | have b cen all the time @ eonssien
aad decided opponent Of the revolutionary
doctrines Of the Radical Repu ,lcan party |
that if elected TO Congress l will CO operate
with the Natienal Democratic party, as the
only organization capable of opposing effec-
tive resistance to the party now in power
The action Of this party has well nigh subver-
ted tbs original character Of our government
and erected in its stead a central despotism-
dangerous to the liberties of the people, and
destructive of the rights Of the States. | need
only refer, for illustration, to The case Of Pat
Woods, an humble citizen Of our own State,
who was arrested in Richmond, by order of
the House OF Representatives, taken clIaius
to Washington, denied tila right of trial by
jury and even the benefit of counsel, and is
now confined In Il dungeon at n ashingt on.
by order Of the Hoase-all because OF street
fight in Richmond with a Radical member of
Congress. And. also. TO the recent wholesale
arrest and Imprisonment OF unoifending citi-
zens Of oar neigIboring State of North CaLo-
lima. by the infamous Radical Go fernor Iiol-
dens backed BY. the authority of the United
States, in hlaraat violation of the rights of
the citizens. guaranteed by thc Constitution
OF the State AMI of the United States, and
evidently designed to overawe The people and
defeat the fair exercise Of the elective fran
chise Ii such lawlessness and violence as
this is TO be tolerated, no man is safe, and the
boosted liberty of the American citizens is a
mere mockery.
If am elected your representative, | shall
advocate the removal ofall political dis abli :
ties, as a matter right in itself aud necessary
to promote harmony and goo feeling among
the people of our own State, aRd the differ
cnt States of the Union.
shall urge the entire repeal of the pres
ent Internal Revenue system, or such q mod
lie ition oft as Will relieve us from the pres
ence Of the horde Of hungry Assessors and
Collectors, who are sapping the life blood of
the people; AMI remove from the shoulders
Of the Southern people the Ubiquitous direct
tax upon Cotton ana Tobacco. the great sta
Piles Of the Solth-while the WOODEN and 9TH
er Northern interests are protected by Eff al
most prohlbitory Tariff.
will enleavor to change the present sYs-
tenn of National Banks --Tl;y are ursuers
and shaving shops-consuming the substance
of the people by their exac.ioAs, they are in
the interest of the b)ndhollers Of the govern
ment, and warning upon the honest labor and
industry of the country. These bondholders
have been too long priveledged class, and l
viii vote to tax these government bonds in
Che same ratio as other property.
| agree with Com NJ. f. Maury that a
Railroad through this Valley is connecting
link on an air line from Mobile and New Or,
leans to Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia
and New York, and that it is a work of ..pub-
lie necessity and national Importance" |
believe that the Valley Railroad' and the
'sShenandoah Valley Railroad" should be
built, and that Congress, Il necessary, should
furnish such aid as it can .onstitutionally
give, TO both Of them.>
regard the completion of the James Riv-
err and kanawa Canal to the Ohi8 river like
wise an improvement of Nanonai import ance,
and that it should be fostered and assisted by
the Government.
The expenses of the Government are enor>
nous and should be reduced, aud a rigid
economy should be introduced into all a@e
departments of the public service.
believe in the Washington doctrine of
l
that We should have no alliance or complica-
ton with any foreign nation.
My political dis abilities having been re-
moved by Congress no question can be rails
ed as to my eligibility, and if shall be chos-
en- your representative, pledge the most
faithful service of which | AN capable
JOHN q. WOODSON.
Harr sonburg. Va, J
i Sept. 10, 1870.