Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1873-11-11

Mr. Editor II humbly share with you joy
and rejoicing, over your glorious triumph of the
4th inst, which kind Heaven vouchsafed you
It was a victory not unexpected if every a0bite
man. every true Virginian did his duty, and
they did it nobly did feel deep interest in the
result for the election was to determine for all
time, whether negro Radicalism is to rule your
dear old State, or white men. The issue at the
polls proved the latter shall continue to govern
your affairs, and they will intelligently and sat-
isfactorily
Surely the news is good, great and glorious,
that Kemper and Withers, who battled valiant
ly in many sanguinary conflicts for the cause of
Southern Rights, and who bear the scars of
many honorable wounds were not sacrificed
Oh, mol Their fellow citizens, their comrades in
arms, rallied TO their support and they were tri-
umphantly elected But, it was not for men
alone, their intelligence, manhood and patriot
ism at the polls; measures, too. claimed their at
tention They voted for principle, the over
throw of insidious, ruin-entailing, degrading
Radicalism, made up in the main of ignorant ne
groes oath bound to obey the behests of their
willy leaders, Hughes u Co. What signal rout
was given this mongrel crew? What merited
rebuke to our Pennsylvania representative,
Ramsdel? Is there pity for his misfortune
None.
Conservatism did again triumph in the sold
Dominion The policy is settled in the lam
guage of the immortal Douglas that this goo
ern5e,et aoas made by aoate men, TOR the benefit
of qohite men and their posterity torever;" and,
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so decided for themselves, and this thunder toned
resolve made on the 4th inst, is but the precur-
sor of their unalterabe determination to sustain
the integrity and supremacy of white mans
government without any admixture.
Yes, Radicasm Was defeated, and merltedly
and most righteously routed. Stuff of such I'M
indigenous growth can never take root In Vir-
ginia's CLASH" soil. No, never The out crop
and refuse of the late civil war; it was short-lived
and destined to be rooted out ere it had cursed
the people with its poluting touch. A vile
monster, its hideousness unconceaed, startled
them into decisive action. They bearded the
huge lion in his den, brought forth the beast,
now putrid carcass, and crushed the Hydra
that fain would have fastened its deadly fangs on
the people, iniusing into their life blood the
venom that would have destroyed them piece
meal.
The ''beast" with many horns is assuredly
dead and buried. No trumpet notes of resurrec-
ton shall ever awake it. All is quiet as the
grave, save the mutterIngs of those who worss
SHIPPED at its shrine. The lack of realization of
their dreams of place, position and power must
be awfully affecting. To lose and not win in
the worship of their great goddess must be hu-
initiating in the extreme. The craft has been
set at nought Huges, Demetrius-like, once may
have exclaimed, Great IS RGdicatisna IN Var
giaaia p But now, on my countrymen, what g
fail and such fall. The brilliant meteor daz-
zled for time. Its light went out in thick
darkness. No more the guiding star shall de-
ceve 1t has set to rise no more
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