South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1870-08-26
Communication.

MR. HAmER Two letters appear ia the Mem
Phis Weekly AIPeal for August 10th, which must
challenge the unqualified admiration Of all true
lovers Of the good in politics the beautiful in
language ! have been so forcibly impressed
with this fact, that cannot refrain sending you
sowe extracts from these letters for publication
One is from Col. LooNEY declining to permit his
name to be used as a candidate for Congress
The Col, who was an Old Line Wing, prior to
the war, COMMANDED a Confedera regiment
mostly made up Of foreigners, at the battle of
Shiloh. lie urges his ,old political compatriots
10 strike strong hands with the Democratic party
against radical usurpatiou, and discourages the
formation Off third party as detrimental to the
the interests Of the country.
"Tho l0vo which | bear to thie grand old
Commonwealth is no hot house exotic that
wiihcrs with the first cold breath Of adver-
sity, for it has been the homo Of my anccs-
tors Tor more than a century, and long be-
fore star blazcd in our banner that answer.
cd to the name of Tennessee The green
sod Of her generous soil which they press.
ed wLllo living now rests lightly and low
lugly over their ashes when dead, aud re-.
crcant would ! prove to every instinct Of
heart should | over bc forgetful oC her re-
uown or ial1cr III devotion to her interests.
FDcad issues and past differences should
be forgotten and forgiven. Ii is to be hop.
cd that The rcd wave Of war that swept over
our Southern land bore away upon its TO-
som every feeling Of bitterness, Of resent
mcnt and unkiulncss that fingered in the
hearts Of our people Wings and Demo.
Gratis, Know Nothing5 and foreigners min
glcd their blood in one common current up-
on Tic now historic battle fields, where
Southern yalor was illustrated, unnlinGfuI
OF crecds or parties, or professions or ma.
tiouolitics. The old rarizans, Wings and
Democrats, were side by uido when a for
ucas vas to be stormcd, q battery 10 be
taken, or forlorn hope to be led. They
mingled their tears over the lifclcss form
Of their fallen cOmrade, and the old Know
Nothing as lie looked upon the foreign. born
soldier who gave bis life for the land Of Lis
adoption, felt that he could dip his pen in
the blood that gushcd from his gallant
heart, and write certificate Of citizenship
for the whole Of Europe The people IF
the South came forth from this baptism Of
IRE one iii sympathy, one in misfortune and
one in interest. They gavo their tears.
their treasure and then blood for common
cause, and united they viii remain until Rad
lcalism is crushed and the people arc free "
The other letter 10 which refer, is from Gen
w. b BATE declining, Oh account Of supposed
disabilities imposed by tbs 18th Amendment. to
allow his name to be placed before the nominal
f,- t1o
Of Tennessee. The entire communication is ricn-
~ worth the rcrusal Of your readers, but my
space confines me to al very short extract, which,
however, is moro beautiful than any cmanation
from "a political source that have lately seen
General BATE says
81 am not disposed, for The honora and
cmolumcnts Of any Office in the Gift Of our
generous people, to do anything calculated
to prozimatcly or remotely even hazard the
quiet Of cur State. ! cannot, therefore,
give my consent to allow those whose good
opinion pyizc, whose friendships | hold
dear, and with whom | have n common dcs-
tiny, to use my name for Governor Of Ten.
ncssec, when it might become a source Of
embarrassment to people whose patience
has long since become FESTIVE under the ir-
ritailon Of local oppression Not that |
believe myself legally under disabilities"
have thus written, but that a majority Of
the National Congress seems to think that
those who arc situated as | am, are under
the ban Of governmental prescription as to
holding Office Tennessee owes mo M Of.
flee. She owes nc nothing but legal pro.
lection while | live and an honorable orovo
when 'lfc's ftlul fever is Ger and ! can
serve her no longer. She owes to herself.
however, vrtuous consistency, and TO the
memory Of her warrior dead sho owes n RI
tual Of sorrow that shall be chantod by the
muse Of history through tho frottcd vaults
Of the temples of her future glory"
God bless these noble Tcnucsscoaus
G. n. 1T.