The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-09-11


william and Adjoining Countics-Larse
Numbcrs of Conservatives for Grant and
wiison-The Shooting of Clark-Muluplica-
ton OF School Houses.
MANASSAS, VA.,l
September 9Th, 1872.
To the Editor Of the State Journal:
The people of Prince William do not
often trouble you with long illusions, al
though they read great many copies of
,ur paper, and look for it anxi Dusty every
week. Lest, however, you may think that
we are asleep, this is to inform you that we
=. making arrangements to do our share
toward casting the vote of Virginia for
Grant and Wilson. Hon. Roscoe &. Greene,
of Petersburg, opened the ball at the July
court and made thorough and able expo
siton of Republican principles and a scath-
ing exposure OF the Cincinnati sham Repub-
lican convention.
AT the September court, last Monday,
Colonel James B. Senior, the next member
of Congress from the First Congressional
District, addressed the people. lie made
an exposure of the record of Mr.. Braxton
on the public school question and other
subjects not at all favorable to that gentle
man, and made many friends by his able
and statesmanlike address.
Judge Thomas, ofFairfax, followed on the
side ofthe Greeleycrats. He expressed a de-
sire to remain neutral i'll the contest be-
tween Mr.. Braxton and his friend Senior,
but made humorous speech in favor Of
his new found Horace, which gave tho PEG
pie the impression that he had but little
heart in the contest. Surely when dis
tnguished jurist like Judge Thomas can
advance no substantial arguments in favor
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Senator W. w. Douglass followed
Judge Thomas in one Of the most earnest
and effective speeches to which | ever lis
tened, completely demolishing every argu-
ment which had been advanced in favor of
Grecleyism. Several times he was inter-
rupted by questions, but every time this
was attempted his reply was so crushing
that this was abandoned, and at its close one
of the most intelligent Greeleyites in the
county, who had observed the effect OF the
speech, remarked, that unless it was fully
answered that it would make fifty Conser-
vative votes for Grant. Fortunately Judge
Sinclair was the speaker chosen by the
Conservatives to reply. Ills speech being
the old one about ''apostate sons of Vir-
gnia," "carpet-baggers, &C., &C., was
all that was wanted to drive all the Repub-
licans who had thought of voting for Gree
ley back to the Republican fold, and to
bring over To Grant all Conservatives who
are onnosed 70 tbe .snolicv of hate. - Since
Tho mectinr several protninent Conserya-
tiyes have announced their intention to
sunnort Grant. while many more saw thew
will not support Greeley.
In adjoining counties the same stampede
from Grec'ev is reported. A friend who
rncantlv mace n busi, ess tour along the
MonasSas Gan railroad and who never
mentioned the subject of notifies. informed
me tbat he had heard a great many debates
among the Conservatives on the Presiden-
tial nnastiop and he predicted heavy Con.
SENTATIVE vote for Grant throughout that
section. Another Young man. who was al
Warrenton a few davs ago. bappened to be
talking on \ matter of business with six
citizens Of Warrenton. whom he supposed
To he Greeley men. A seventh came I'D,
who bantered one of them as a supporteroi
Grant. The rest were appealed to. and
every one declared himself for Grant. Ir
another section Of Fanouier twenty Conser.
vative voters connected with one fanil,
have declared for Grant. Let Raleigh 4
Daniel crack his Win over Fauouier, or tn,
so-called "South Carolina of the old Do
minion,, NAV no back on their new-founf
friend Horace. So much for politics.
The so-called Clark -Fewell sensation has
develoned into the Clark-Fewell traaedy
Your readers are acquainted with the NAH
facts through the telegraph. One irnpres
sion which has gone abroad desire TO cor
rect II is that public opinion about herr
;usi;6es the act of Rboda Fewell. I hay
heard the subject freely commented on b,
all classes Of citizens. and / venture tn
oninion that not one out Of ten of our eli
zens ever nretends TO offer even an aDoloo
for the shooting of Clark while in In
hands of the law. Even those who mos
severely denounced the actions of Clarl,
and said that "Fewell ought to shoot him.
Stand acbast at the nonner in which II wa
ACCOMPLISHED. How often are the publi
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