Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1872-10-08

tFbnehmeIit ahdefefOth13 3 and If T am
| elected hndGreeley should be the pres
| idept lGwilh So stain him when be il
| right.o / his, course ,should,be, injuri-
Ods'and detrimeiital ] Wilf oppose him.
ftwiH Be'tlfe duty of your represented
tiveto sthntiIhy the people, the cOllsti1
tHtion1 alaluthe c0untry itself. ,AsstO
Mr., Greeley / feel, 20 hesitancy as to
our q, ggtg gsS t. vote dhlm ll in t2agsffPe cor
Ekhd my coI6Fed friends, one &brd.-
| GOmhayebeeh asked to act underpre-
| judge andagaittst meaOfSofar as favor
| ing the cologed peopleI have been their
friend. challenge any man TO show
how much hehas dOIie for Won and for
every dollar or every Ave healias saeFi-
fieeft for them with sll ow nioubIe the
sqaI9 siihavei no TimRropeF sappeal7
to make to your minds. It Is as
serted that the democrats are not your
friends. You need have no fear nov.
/ No power can everenslave YOU again.
Go forward-and votelike men. Think
for yourselvesand act like'men. Vote
for men who are able To promote your
Interests, Mr., Greeley has been your
longest and best ff'iend.f He1fas done
norefoFlyo than GmntaHd 5unher
Doth. = Horace GFeeley has been the
colpred mans friend and viii be still.
Render to CfeZar the things that are
GEARS. He is yonr best friend. If
Fknow myself have Al ways endeav2
Ored to promote the interests of ithe
great mass of the people. During the
distant past L was for ten Years your
representative in Congress. / have vi
Olated no pledge or promise I ever
made you-viOlated no organic law
| have enevertrampled that instrument
under, foot for selfish purposes. You
have hOnOred me as a man. | have
been your faithful representative. /
seek not to wound tile feelingsOf the. /.
tenderest here, but to reconcile ard
cure up the wounds ofdhe war; AS
to those who differed with me,
did all l. could to keep you out and then to
get ou out. extended amnesty TO all. 1t
Is divine to forgive, human to err. As l
extended amnesty to all, think that anIaes-
ty ought 10 he extendeleycp TO me. AM
nesty to me would not be out OF place. !
Phe battle has been fougl the victory won !
pray Ged, we may see no more war, that |
may see no more sons Of my cOunt~ymen
left on the fields of carnage. Oh Save my |
country, God save my cOUntrymen. Join |
me in standing by the flag Of my country.
Let us erect an altar, AID place upon it the |
and flag. aAd in. 8one fraternaiil
embrace, let us all sink in the dast together, 1
rather than forsake them. The ship of the |
constitution is now in the trough Of the sea.
The billOws rise on either side. Secession
on the one hanl, and consolidation on the
other, Let US steer the vessel safely |
through. Let IS preserve and cling to the |
constitution rs the shcc- anchor Of our civil |
and religious liberty, let us cling to the last
plank until the night and tempest close
around LIS. r.-. ....f -rtd
In conclusion, am Pleased to see so maaT
ofthe lalies here to attend our discussion.E
They always exert happy Influence on an
audience. Man is most dignifed and no.
hlest in character when they are present.
One of the great poets, Alexander Pope said,
''an honest man is the nobcst work of Cod
This would amend so rs to read, "a pure
and heauteous women is the nOblest work of
Cod ..-rI
During the delivery of Mr.. Johnson's
speech, he was frequently interrupted by
bursts oftremeadeous applause, -