The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-07-01
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LETTER FROM COLUMBIA.

LETTER FROM COLUMBIA,
Political Affairs in FIuvana-ArraignmenI
of the Dcmocracy--Od Wings Disguised
Crops-Labor Industries OF the People.
COLUMBIA, June 20.
To the Editor Of dc State Journal: ...-..
The /" Bourbon Democrats ~ of this an.
Gent Wing county met in small numbers
at the courthouse on Monday last, and
commenced the farce of holding Soon
sentative" meeting to send delegates to the
Richmond Convention. Soon the flimsy
and gausy disguise of Conservatism was
thrown off and they stood forth confessed
Democrats. When asked by man who
had honestly thought he was Conservative,
what propriety there was in sending Con-
sentative delegation to Democratic conven
ton, one of the speakers declared that he
would vote for the "bloodiest De mocrat !"
that ever breathed, if such should be nomi-
mated at Baltimore. The same speaker
denounced Horace Greeley as dishonest but
afterwards qualified the expression by
saying that he (H. g. was unjust.
The old Whig's have WINGED for long
time under the charge that Conservatism
was nothing but Democracy in disguise,
and now, they see that they have been
made fools of by the Democracy and their
curses at such trucking if not loud are deep.
Every thing is Democracy now" The
Democracy marching to Greeley's add
" Coalition of the Democracy" and Lib
eral Republicans" Old Ben Buffers camp
follower and bottle washer, Gilbert G.
Walker, who ran for Governor Of Virginia
as True Republican" and was support
ed by the Conservative party has lifted up
his voice in New York and declared in these
identical words that "we are all solid for
Mr.. Greeley in the Democratic party of
Virginia." The "superb looking" draws
it mildly here in Virginia. lie is sometimes
I" True Republican" sometimes 'Conserva-
tivc," but in New York he is all Democrat.
Does this man think that he reflects the SEN
timent of any of the people of Virginia?
Hasn't he sense enough to know that the
people of Virginia elected him as kind of
necessity :? Can't he see that the Democra-
cy are merely using him as a tool to ac-
complish their own ends, and that when
they have done with him they will cast
him aside with the same remorseless con-
tempt that they did Pierpoint? The De-
mocracy have captured the Conservative
party, and in sending delegates to the Denl-
ocratic Convention at Baltimore they draw
the party lines here in Virginia and make
every man either Republican or Democrat.
L tell you, Mr.. Editor, that the majority
of the people of Virginia will vote for the
devil himself, before they will for DEM
ocrat or one so strongly backed by Dem
ocratic influences as Horace Greeley. |
was opposed to the late war in 'Gl, but
when | saw it was inevitable, did not
wait to be dragged into the Confederate
army by censcript officers. | volunteered
in April of '6l, and remained in active SER
vice until April 9th, 80, except lone year
during which was prisoner Of war. l
am native VIrginian and to the manor
born. J., and others like me, in Virginia
have suffered in her cause. This Democrat
ic party, who brought on Ithe war, urged
the young men of Virginia to volunteer,
saying, ''lf you will go and fight our bat
ties for us, there is no reward too great, no
gifts too good, which we will not shower
upon you after the war is over" We, in
this county, last fall thought we would test
tuClL SlItCCilOys W OhClOu w LUZ s1o uNi-
egate from this county young man OF UNI
exceptionable character and family, who
had lost a leg in the Confederate service
two brothers killed, and two others des-
perately wounded. The Democracy so
manipulated affairs as to elect man over
him who was frantic for the war IN 'Gl,
but never served an hour during the four
years of conflict, but staid at home. This
manned Confederate soldier left his native
county and state in disgust, and has found
hospitable home among the people -of
West Virginia. From the crafty tricks and
treachery of Democracy, and from the
friendship Of Horace Greeley may the
good Lord deliver us! ...aa5
The quality Of the wheat crop in this
county is good, the quantity small the oat
and grass crops failure and tobacco pretty
much ditto. We have plenty of labor and
| the kindliest feelings exist between whites
and blacks. II.
There is considerable enterprise and ac-
tivity in this village. A large number Of
hands are proiitably employed in quarry
ing granite for curb and paving stones,
which are shipped to Northern cities; others
are employed in the sasalras mills OF Mr..
Joseph Seay, thus utilizing what has
hitherto been useless and Improbable
commodity. A new boat, built by Messrs.
George Davis &c Sons, boat builders and
repairers, christened the " May" in honor
of the month of flowers, was launched
from their yard this week, and will be run
on the line from this point by the indeiati.
gable Captain Jinkins, of the "horse ma
rine." The merchants of this place have
the largest and best assorted stock Of
goods at rates to suit the most exacting to
be found in the country, and by theii
energy and courtesy are making money fol
themselves and benefitting the people.
These, and many other blessings, we fee
are due to the quiet, peaceful and benificen1
administration Of the government by Gen
eral Grant, and makes us desire four years
more of the same rather than " fly to ILL
we know not of.r -tOLp CONFED."
! PRESIDENT GRANT is thus sketchet