Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1872-08-29
Democracy of the
Tenth Legion.

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Democracy of the
Tenth Legion.
WHAT A ~>MUkcHAusENIsH GREELEYITE
WRITES TO n BALTIMORE PAPER-THE
DYES OF THE VALLEY DEMOCRACY TURN
ED To LOUISVILLE.
Correspondence Of The Star.
WooDsrsek.1VA., Aug. 21st, 1872.
Editor Star:-We of the ssraight-out
democracy Of our county (Shenandoab)
have been a good deal astonished by the
Manehausenisms of correspondent un-
ier'the signature Of 'Plow,' writing to
heSBaltimore Sun from Harrisonburg.
giving glowing description Of the Gree
Icy rally at Taylor's Springs a few days
ago. That rally was a complete tiSs.e,
despite OF all their posters, sent all over
,he country. balloon ascension, brass
bands. great speakers, &c There We're
about six hundred people there, all told
men, women and children-and as
far as the trains being loaded by en-
thusiastic Greeleyitss from Shenandoah,
&C., there we're about ten men who got
aboard the train from alexandria to
Hsrriscnlurg, one of them at this point,
and but few additions from that on to
Harrisonburg. We can safely say this
much, that there is but the fewest num-
Der of Greeley men in our town and coun-
ty, and none Of them by any means en-
thusiastic. This correspondent does not
tell you that Ex-Governor Smith spoke
here. in company with a number of others
last court day. to large crowd. and that
Col. Chas. T. OFerrall, our straight.ous
candidate for Congress. ,caaed them all
out beautifully, amid the cheers of the
whole audience, because he had the logic
and the crowd on his side. 1 notice
further in the Patriot (of your city, a
special dispatch, q suppose from this
same f'Plowpoint," that the Old Tenth
Legion is all ablaze for Greeley and
Brown Now the Patriot, that pretends
to be & democratic organ. ought to know
better than this Our old county certain
~ does claim to be the Tenth Legion of
democracy, but>if it's all ablsze for
Greeley and Brown, re, the people who
live here. cannot see the point;~bu there
i, ono thing certain, all >sSe true dem
oeFass of Rockingham and Sssnandoah
are turning their eyes to Louisville,
where we will certainly have man Vt
forth whom all of US can vote for, and we
will make the Old Tenth Legion all
-ablsze for Mr.. Greeley Cover the left j.
We will make her red hot for him here,
and all the other enthusiastic Greeley men
hereafter, when they announce them
selves for that they will never get by the
votes of our people. The Old Tenth
Legion is not ready yet to surrender all
her principles to radicslism. especially
The very head devil of il. When cores
pendents so shamefully misrepresent US
Of The Ola Tenth Legion. they mus
certainly expect to be told of it. Let
"Plew- point" stick to the truth, and be
will have very little to write about in
Greeley's favor from the Shenandoah
Valley. Yours truly,
A SHENANDOAH STRAIGHT-oUT DEMOCRAT.
While we regret to zee letter like the
above, we think 10 justice to our commu-
nifty, il sheuld be noticed. Bear in mind
that this Washington Star which this
"Shenandoah Straight-Out' has selected
as his organ of Communication is we'll
known Grant Radical paper. We are sur
prised that. in his glowing description, he
neglects to mention the facts that Col
O'Ferrall was spplauded by Grant rad ic.
ais and that he was followed by Judge
Riley, one Of the blacklist of rad lea Is, who
was arplauded by Straight Demo-
Gratis. These facts, certainly, would have
been interesting to the readers Of the
Star. AS to the number who were pres
ent at the Taylor Springs rally. we can
say nothing of our own knowledge, but
are creditably Informed that the number
was larger than that stated in the letter
above. Muses. Walton, Esq. was on the
train and says the statement that "there
were about ten men who got aboard the
train" ia not correct In speaking of
"Plow" he says: "this correspondent
does not tell you that Ex-Governor Smith
spoke here in company with number of
others, last court day, to large crowd.
and that Col. Chas. T. O'Ferrall, our
.,r,ight out candidate for Congress soan-
ed them all ost beautifully, amid the
cheers Of ihe whole audience, because he
had the logic and the croSd on bis side"
We think "Plow" has gooG reason for
MT making the statement, at least, if his
object is to give correct statement Of
facts. AS to Col. O'Ferrall's b,ving tbs
"logic" aud the crowd on his side, We
think the correspondent must have been
looking on one side only.
If all the true democrats have their
eyes turned towards LOUSY lille, true DEM
ocracy embraces very small number.
Tie further says "The Old Tenth Legion
is not yet ready to surrender ell her prin-
eiples to radicalism, especially the very
|.eard devil Of it," In this sentence be
is correct. The Tenth lie gion is not
willing to surrender her principles, either
BY calling Grant radical to speak for
lhem and applauding his remarks or by
sending encouraging letters to radical
paper. The next sentence we do most
heartily endorse !: "rIhen correspon-
Tents 80 shamefully misrepresent us of
ha Gid Tanth Ienion fhex must COR