Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1872-08-08

campaign speeches out West. In one
which be made last Wednesday at Col
ambus. Ohio, he,.made the following
reference to Virginia:
Witness its carly dawning in the
Old Dominion, the great battle field
where the arm les were constantly ex-
changing shots. That State was more
harassed and narrowed, perhaps, than
any other ia the Union. Witness its
daw1ing there, and look at it to-day. Dc
you hear anything there of the outrages
against the celorcd man 's3right? Do yos
hear nythiag there of theiying, rascality,
4 and selling bonds by the millions in New
York without the authority Of their Leg
4 stature? Aresthere anysof.hs evidence.
that are 90 manifest in all the States thu,
1 are ruled from w sshingfon blythe Ad,
ministration insthe Old Dominion? Here
i islthe dawhiag ofLiberalism."
1T is remarkable. what 4. change "a
1 come ovgr the Radicals in reference to
Charles Snnner. Not long ago, hs was
despatched with prsise by sthem, and
held |up.to the world as model Of homes
ty, sincerity and excelleuce. Having IA.
ken it into bis head to desert their rank.
and join the Liberal party, he is now
considered of1no possible account whare V.
er, aid those who once made an idol Of
him, are using .heir best endeavors te
drag him to the, dust. We slfa il nc
doubt next hear from them that Genera
Banks is also an Insignificant fellow and
that all the rest of the Republican.
who have, abandoned Grant sre '..mal1
potatoes. "-BaA. GaSens. JasIa sa
The news, SO far as receired, from the
! old North State could no. be more prom.
lsing of complete victory for hs De-
mocracy. There ore very large gains re-
ported at every point from which iuselli-
gence has reached as, and frru chs ssnes
of the dispatches we may confidently pre-.
dict that our sister State has been aebly
redeemed from Radical misrules and cog
ruption, and very soon, under govern
ment of our own free choice. sh. will
take her place by the side of Virginia
and enter upon new career Of prosperi-
tyiwbicL SHALL be all the brighter and
more glor lous, con trasted with darkness
an q 'om from which she has 60 heroical-
iy emerged. Rich. Dispatc&
DECLINE IN SUMNER TRAyEL.-The
New York Tribune says r>l-- .. 81
An avenging Nemesis has at last over
taken the watering-plsce hotel keepers.
! w no that has been a summer traveller is
not glad of ii? The Eight to Europe has
been Increased by the cxactions, i'm
pertinences and insolenss expressions of
the baron'al clerks and IEoprietors OF
summer hotels and tavern With few
notable EXCEPTIONS the famous places OF
summer have fallen into doleiul dumps,
for reasons above stated. This adversely
which falls alike on the just and tho un
just. may b. -and-by, bring about {. cor
rection Of sbuscs.
The Baltimore Gazette saws: A. IS
"a startling cxhibi, has recently been
made At Washington that is we'll ealcu-
lated 30 excite surprise aud indignation
OF the American people. It has been
ascer!ainet from authentic documents
that Grant and his Cabiuet have been
absent from the sea: of government one
third Of the time since the formers in
asgtrasiou, on the fourth day OF March,
1868, during all of which period they
regularly drew pay from the Treasury Of
the United States while froheking,
junketing, and negiecting the public
business. What would one of our plain
houest merchants say 10 clerk who
sbsen ted himself from duty ten DAYS ip
every thirty and then impudently claim
ed p'y for !5a time be spcn. in riosoua
lising!'
Sr. Louis. August Tho Times to.
morrow will publish letter from Gen
Joseph Il Johnston, dated Casrlo.la,
Va, } uly 3lss, to Colonel X. Ashley
of Bates county. Mo-, in which be- says:
Assure all our old comrades that tie
story Of the Cincinnati Commercial is
false. | hqve had no consultation with
rs. W. Robinson, of C: srlottesville, on any
! subject. and have never said snythins
favoring Grants reelection. On the
contrary, being thorough democrat, |
would have preferred q democratic csndi
dste, but as Horace Greeley slnonibat-
ed by our party, | sincerely hope every
democrat will vote for bin. Bling do
fr.nehistd, | take no public par. ia
politics, but to my friends ! do not hsai-
tate to express my feeling and opinions
to political subject. 1 think athe over
throwof the present administration aee.
es'ary TO any hope of constitutional gov
ernment."