Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1872-11-12
OUR LETTER
FrsEm IElc Four yginGS--EE0w
some things were done and
others net done.

On THE WING, Nov'r 8, 10.
Dear NcWS:
1.-THE harvest is ended, the sum-
mer is past, aud we are not saved"
Another four years of " bayonet rule"
Of corruption in high places, of OPP
preston under forms of law, are the
fruits OF the late struggle-but the end
was worthy of the effort, and, tho
the victory did not crown our banners
"our labor was not wholly in vain.
/ We have effected a footing and latter
great tribulatiOn we may yet come
out more than conquerors," l speak
this TO your comfort, for it matters lit
tie with me under what king" live,
having nothing left but my own corpo-
rosity and fen responsibilities. The
Conservatives in the Virginia metro
politan District Dragged very high on
beating the radical scallawag Smith
for Congress by 300 majority, while
the RAIDS laid low and WOrkcd like
beavers. 1t is hardly wonderful then
that the conservative candidate was
beaten. Braggers are most apt to
make mistakes in the count. The
fact is that radical mistake was made
in the nomination of Mr.. Wise. He
was a young man of only ordinary
talents, a new conner and stranger to
the people. His private worth enti-
tied him to respect. but it was not
agreeable TO have one so situated, put
over his peers in moral worth, and his
superior5 in intellectual capacity and
attachments. The next potent iuflu-
ence | have heard suggested is that he
was put upon the district as the pet of
ring" who have undertaken to
rule Richmond, and override the coun-
try. So great is the dissatisfaction
with the means used by this ''ring"
i'm attaining its purposes, that another
convention 10 meet in Richmond will
be resisted by the country. 1t is all
well for people to rake up excuses for
defeat. There is one potent reason,
deniable by none, and that is: we've
got too few votes, Smith too many.
We have been licked up like salt. So
we might as well give it up. This is
shameful. Mr.. Wise was the party
candidate, is a gentleman of character
and worth, was a gallant soldier, had
shed his blood in our cause, and was
deserving the earnest efforts of every
man, who desired TO defeat radicalism,
especially la the person of scallawag.
But there IL 10 use in shedding tears
or seOldiDg now.
The Annual Agricultural Fair un-
der the auspices of the State Agcicul-
tural Society WAS i'm point of excel
lence IN the Stock, &c, and the null
iitudes assembled. a decided success.
| believe il was the unviverSal testi-
mOny OF the best judges that no pre-
vious exhibition afforded any such
stock as was then shown. Progress in
excellence is the great aim of all az
associations, and this having been
demonstrated in the various herds
brought from the several different sec
tons of the State at the late fair. es-
tablishes the fact that it was a success.
In n few short weeks thu" assembled
wisdom I" of Virginia will be gathered
at the State Capitol to legislate for the
honor and interests of our noble old
commonwealth. The southwest has
good reason to be proud of the delega-
ton she sends up. In the general will
bear favorable comparison with that Of
any other division of the State. and
yet il lacks one thing that is needful to
make i fclt q il deserves to be, and