The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1873-10-23

Gen. W. G. WrcKmAM, and others, have been
invited. and Will be present, If possible.
COME ONE, CONE ALLy
CUL. q. W. HUGHES ATE HARRISONBURG
Col. Hughes, the Republican candidate
for Governor, addressed the people Of Rock
Ingbam, at RarEisonbufg, on Friday, tire
Eth. II was not generally known that Col.
Hughes would address the people st that
.ims, but Notwithstanding this, about $50 or
SOC persons were present, composed Of some
Of the nacst intelligent members Of both par
ties, lie spoke for about an hour and half
ADD commanded the undivided attention and
sespeet of his audience, up to the close. lie
presented his views Of the issues of the can
vass and the principles of the Republican
party, in calm, clear, logical manner, for
tifying bis positions by irresistible argument,
and carrying conviction to the minds Of his
hearers. There is nothing Of the demagogae
OF the blatant politician in the mannerism Of
Col. Hughes. He makes no appeals to pas
sion or prejudice, indulges 10 no dcnuneiasous
OF epithets, but directly addresses che reason
and judgment Of his hearers We have new
or heard a more djgni6ed and statesmanlike
discussion Of public questions, than eharac-
serized his speech Cd this OCCASION: The
contract was so great between the style and
substance of His remarks and those Of the
Conservative speakers who have from time
ITO time spoken to that people during the csn-
-vasy, that it drew from Conservatives the
tribute Of their admiration, not only for the
'upexcsptionabls language employed, but the
mental vigor and clear conviction by which
his opinions and ideas were enforced. VS.
were only sorry that every voter in the coun-
~ could not have heard it. We converssa
with number Of intelligent Conservative
gentlemen, who had listened TO his remarks
from the beginning to the close, who did not
hesitate to say that it was the abIsst and
elsarest mental effort they had heard although
some If them did not sgres with his conclu-
stems. Others were evidently brought to =
halt In their ardor for Kemper, AID if We
are not mistaken, will seriously hesitate be-
fore they will east their votes against gen
tlsmau, who displayed such high aud COM
'snanding qualifications for the position Of
Governor of Virginia. Not enc word or
sentence fell from his lips, that could rot be
repeated with perfect freedom, in the most
refined social cirsles. The wide contrast, in
this respect, with Ksmper's speech, could
mot have failed to impress every intelligent
auditor.
The general line Of Col Hughes argu-
ment was substantially that pursued in his
Dapvills speech. which will be found on our
frst page. He first confuted the charge of
Inconsistency chat had been paraded before
the people Of the State against him. He
illustrated the irrelevancy of this charge by
stating that Noah might have been smenable
to similar charge, for leaving dry land,
where be had always lived, and entering the
Ark to live upon the waters. Itwas the ns-
eessity Of the case, occasioned by the chang
ed condition of affairs, that impelled the
change. He argued that the great civil COM
vulsion which had swept over the country,
had destroyed the social and industrial sys,,
'sems OF the South, and that it was essential
IL L. r. tL~t
the results, that opinions should be adapted
to the change thus effected. He claimed
that no man dare charge him with want of
fidelity to Virginia and her institutions, and
an earnest classification with the sentiment
of the Sosth, up to the close of the war
He then accepted the situation in good faith,
and directed his e&erts to harmoniging the
State with the logical aad irreversible results
following that event. he then entered upon
Che discussion of the sheee amendments 60
the constitution, their obvious meaning, aud
tine duty of the people to uphold the consti'
tuition as thus engrafted. He followed this
with terrible arraignmezt of the Conser
vative party for its Inconsistency, and the va
rying attitudes it had assumed to gain and
rotsin power. First, a white mans party ia
1868, then eubsidng from that into True
Rspubican party, standing on the 18th. 14th-
aud 18th amendments, with carpet-bsgger
~ its candidate for Governor in 1869. In I
1872 maintaining republican doctrines, thank
ias Union soldiers fer conqusring the South,
Greeley, the author of the social
equality doctrine, and the extreme friend of
'vsrv form of fanaticism in this respect, for
he Presidency; anpropriating the RepubG u