Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1872-08-06
FOR THE SEWs.
A WORD PROsT 'TsEE COUN-
TRT.
Hoe ~ Old Hood CHof1psl. taxes
iH the RHraL DISTRICTS Con-
0reSsIOnGi--7 eneherS of
fPee. Schools.


ANoNG TIE Hills, July 26th, '72
The latest discovery of thc
American people is now well under,
stood by all Even in the remote
billy and woody sections, where the
harangues Of opposing candidates arc
seldom or never heard and when onl,
a weekly budget of mail gives the
sturdy yeomanry the news of.the dav
Greeley and Grant are recognized as
the two most conspicuous personages
in political circles. 1t is not little
singular that a large wing of the
Radical citizenship has so lately dis
| covered that their quondam bosom
/ friend and counselor, the very able
advocate Of their original policy, is
no longer worthy Of any confidence,
indeed is hardly a loyal gentleman.
Ii is equally singular. too, that we
E'hO, ten years ago, abused the man
Horace as the bitter enemy of the
South and her institutions have re-
Gently found out that after all, he is
clever, generous, a friend of peace, and
"hoaeSt." Our rural voters, who are
readers Of the New York Day Book,
until the nomination of the Baltimore
Convention, rejected Greeley stock
entirely, Readers of the Richmond
Dispatch and other journals Of siiri-
lar tone, were Of opposite views.
The former class think. nor that
Horace was grossly wronged by the
Southern presSa few years ago, orelse
he is at presentviawed through stained
glasses. 3 If he actually did advocate
the suspension of the haieas corpus
in the Southern States; II he actually
did favor those who ardently desired
Robert Z. Lee and J. L. Johnston to
be incnrcerated just after the surFen-
der. while Grant declared a willing
ness to defend with the bayonet the
privileges Of the paroles himself had
given, as a few SOTe-helds aliege. to
gethcr with kindred acts, they do not
like to suPPGEt-him if they could help
Is. However, men say that Horace
is " honest" He indicates some
thing IN that direction, when in ac-
cepting the Baltimore nomination, he
reserves to hiusclf the privilege Of
remaining no less a Republican. and
to his nominees the like prerogatiye
Of being no less Democrats. If YOU
who handle the qrill, can convince
the hard-workiug people that Greeley
is honest" is friend to people
ground by taxes, and is opposed to
7rho'eSNe corruption, all will rejoice
to give him their votes.
Unless our faturi congressman ad-
ycr;ise themselves extensively. it viii
not be possible for a large number,
who labor rather than look after the
news, to have the names of all of
them in their minds when the hour Of
voting arrives. How pleasant it is
to ssrts ones country when no pow
der is to be spent! We are weak
creatures 20 crowd to the front line
only on special occasions.
Tie agricultural population are in
4 pleasant humor. Abundant crops
Of wheat and oats. Corn fields never
more promising. Reapears and thresh-
ers make music everywhere that is
charming, If not euphonic.
The time for opening public schools
draws nigh. OF course there will be
a multitude Of teachers. Please tell
the powers that some communities
would like to have the privilege of
nominating their teacher. Circum-
stances sometimes exist which are
not 50 apparent to the appointing
authority. In some localities there
is already competition of a moderate
degree. The scent Of a little p@blic
money often causes those who are
least desirable to ask loudest. Good
school>teaehers are as scarce as doc
tors who have read medicine.