The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-10-25

raised and gathered it, On land belong
ing to Mr.. Ed. Fontaine, in this coun-
ty. We understand that Bob has
already gathered and put up four bales,
and will make with his own labor and
that of his family, about twenty bales.
The sample we have is very good sta
pie, will class in market strict low
middling. The staple will really. war
rant higher classification, but being
the first put through the gin, we think
it was slightly damaged in appearance,
by the dust, &c, in the machinery.
The cotton has not yet been sold, but
we insist that Bob is entitled to the
very highest figure. He deserves en-
couragement. He hasn't lost any
time this year in attending league
meetings. - Washington Telegraph.
1t is surprising what an effect a coll
ored mans political opinions has upon
the tone of the democratic press. Now
if the tire above colored individual had
been a radical the Telegraph would
quite probably have spoken of him as
a "nigger, san ape who had just shed
his tail" or at least an ignorant man
who. had usurped rights which do not
belong to him. Well, we are glad to
see that even the political opinions of
the colored people. have a tendency to
cause our democratic friends to ac-
knowledge their worth and intelligence.
We presume there will be no opposi-
ton offered when "Bob" offers his vote,
his heels will be as short, his skull as
thin, and his shin as human as "any
other mans" Verify this is an age of
progression. .-Womtain Ecio.
We do not suppose that any consid-
eral number of people, outside of the
newspaper fraternity, have any knowl-
edge of the Echo or its illustrious editor.
The paper is published at Fayetteville,
in this State, although one half (and
by far the better half of it is printed
by some of the northern newspaper
unions" so called, and sold to the edi-
tor, Mr. Dag Webster, (there's moth
ing in name,) for a little above the
cost of blank paper. lie prints the
other side at Fayetteville, being sus-
tained in his great labors by the public
printing of Washington county
We have heretofore looked upon
this Mr.. Webster as being remarka-
bly, fair minded man, considering the
company he keeps. We met him once,
and must say that the impression then
made was rather favorable, and we are
sorry to see an article from his pen,
which looks so much like it was in.
tended to prejudice the oolored people,
or negroes, as they are known, against
their friends who happen to be opposed
to most of them politically, Mind,
we do not say ''niggers," or 'apes who
have just shed their tails" nor yet
Ignorant men who have usurped
rights which do not belong to them"
We leave such expressions for the rad
ical party whose stock in trade is
composed CT them, in great measure. !
Nor have we ever complained that the
right to vote was thrust upon (not
usurped by) them. What we do
complain of is another and very differ
ent matter: 1t is that we have been
robbed of that same right, and by the
party which claims the fealty of Mr..
Webster and the support and encour-
agement of his Mountain Echo. And
if he should fail to recognize that claim,
his paper would be deprived of the
public printing in two hours after the
fact was made known to the acting gov-
ernor.
If any opposition is "ofered when
Bob offers his vote" or when any other
qualified elector kers his vote, it will
by the party that has deprived us Of
that right. for no other crime than
that we are not radical.
LOOK TO THE WEsT.-We have no
hesitation in speaking plainly to the