Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-08-22

WYTHEvILLE, Aug. llth 1876.
Hon. Thos. S. Bocock, President dc. !,
Richmond, Va.
DEAR SIR Your favor of the 9th inst.
informing me officially Of my nomination by
the State Conservative Convention for the
office of Lieutenant Governor of Virginia,
and requesting my acceptance of the same,
was this morning received, and hasten to
assn you that the honor is duly app.ecia-
ted and the nomination accepted. Hoping
that the struggle upon which we are about
entering will result in 50 overwhelming an
overthrow Of the Radical party in Virginia
as will forever secure us against their ruin
GUS rule, I am very truly and respectfully
and with high regard, your obedient serv-
ant, R. E. WITHERs.
The letter Of Hon. R. 7. Daniels longer
and drawn up with the legal accuracy Of an
indictment against the Radicals.
WHAT vIRa4N1ANs WOULD HAVE TO EXPECT
UNDER RADICAL RULE-TExATIoN IN
MISSISSIPPI.
CO., John Willis Of Vicksburg, Miss, a
man Of distinction in that State arrived in
Lyncbburg Monday. The "Virginian"
says of a conversation with him:
Col Willis expressed the earnest hope
that the white people of Virginia might con.
tinue to control the affairs Of the State, and
from this proceeded to graphic recital of
the state Of affairs in his own State of Mis-.
sissippi There Radicalism has had full
sway, with result sad Indeed to contem-
plate. The State, which was almost out of
debt when the war commenced, is now ire.
trievablu involved in fnancia. ruin. The
rate of taxation has been steadily advanced
until it has reached the appalling sum of
''seven cents per annum Oh the dollar =
a rate of taxation never heard of before In
this country, and which must grind to pow
der oil the industrial interests of that once
rich State. Numerous instances of the spe
culations and organized robberies Of the car
pet-bag and scallawag officials were mem
toned, only one Of which we will recite, it
being a specimen brick. -Four years ago,
an irresponsible carpet-bagger. with hardly
enough clothing to hide his nakedness, was
as sheriff of Warren County, of
which Vicksburg is the county seat. That
man to-day has a b ok account of over
500, 000 and his annual income as sheriff
foots up the colossal sum ot$35 600 Much
more we learned from COL Willis, but this
is enough to stir to action every white man
10 the State in one grand effort to eserve
our Commonw wealth frem the clutch of the
and Shacknasties.
ANOTHER SPEECH FROM LII Gov. WRITER'S.
Col Withers spoke at Salem again on
dome with a most enthusiastic audience. A
telegram says:
Col Withers made thrilling speech
which was applauded again and again his
allusion to the State Journals" comments
upon his remarks at Wytheville were re.
,eived with unbounded enthusiasm. he
said whilst he was not inclined, nor did IL |
intend to treat Of COL Hughes private char
acter, that his political record was public !
aud that he proposed to deal with
t as such, and that no fear or threat of per. |
;onal responsibility should deter him from
upon it in such terms as he be.
leyed it deserved
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Conservatives Of Floyd have nomi-
lated Jas. W. Crockett fot the Legislature
nd the Radicals have nominated Lewis A
Buckingham for the Senate and Bethel
Iylton for the House.
Col. Beard in his speech al Lynchburg,
'olting the Hughes ticket predicted the
lection of Kemper by 10000 majority
Hon. Thos. S. Bocock is being urged as
andidate for the Legislature from Lynch
urg, and the Richmond "Whig" thinks
the State would save money by employing
i'm for the rest Of his life at salary Of ten
thousand a year, TO facilitate business, by
residing over that body"