Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-08-07
WOODSTOCK VIRGINIA.

The Lynchburg Convention has
nominated Robert w. Hughes tol
Governor, G. p. Ramsdell for Lieu
tenants Governor, and Judge Foltz fol
Attorney General.
Mr.. Hughes is native of Powhatar
county, and is descendant of one Of
the pioneer families of the colony Of
Virginia. When twelve years old he
was sent to the carpenters trade, in
Princeton, N. j., and there worked for
four years. In 1914 Mr.. Hughes
studied law in Fincastle, Va, and in
1876 settled in Richmond, where he
lived until 1857.
The first political speech he ever
made was in favor of the election to the
Presidency of that sterling old Dem
ocrat, Lewis Cass, in 1S4S. From that
time until 1861 he was an uncompro-
missing Democrat. After the secession
Of Virginia, Colonel Hughes became an
ardent supporter Of the cause of Con
federate independence, and bitter OPP
poaeat Of the Federal Government.
Immediately after the occupation of
Richmond by the Federal army a
Union paper, called the Republican,
was established, and Col Hughes, to
the great surprise of his friends, became
It's edit r. Thus was this son of
Virginia wooed and won by the
Radicals before the grave had closed
upon the confederacy, for whose success
he had devoted four of the best years of
his life. OF his lengthy and pre-
meditated speech accepting the nomina-
ton, we propose to pay our respects in
due time, only relmarking that it is an
insult to the people Of Virginia, and is
discreditable to him as Virginian.
OfC. P. Ramsdell, we know but
little, except that he is a carpet-bagger,
We suppose suitable associate for Col.
Hughes, aud fit representative Of his
party.
Judge Foltz of Stanton, is lawyer
Of fair ability, but he will give no
strength to the ticket.
We have only space to call the at
tention of our readers to some of the
grossest Inconsistencies contained in
the platform. The funding bill is pro-
nounced unjust and oppressive &c
They seem to have forgotten that this
measure which they SO bitterly de-
nornce was passed by their votes, and
could not have been passed but for their
votes. The vote in the General As
sembly on the final passage of the
funding bill was as follows: Yeas-42
Radicals (solid vote), and SO Conser-
vatives. Nays-42, all Conservative.
The resolution about the tobacco tax
~ sheer hypocracy. The tax was
imposed by The Radical party and they
have steadily and repeatedly refused to
relieve Virginia Of this unjust and OPP
pressive burden. The tobacco bill,
passed by the Senate of the United
States, in 1872, which reduced the IN
ternal revenue tax from thirty-two to
twenty cents, and made the same uni
form in all grades, thereby reducing
taxation OH the plug which Virginia is
especially interested in, more than sew
en- millions Of dollars, was only passed
by united Southern vote, backed by
the entire Democratic vote, With one
exception. The bill was opposed by
the leading administration senators, and
was only passed aftera severe contest
It comes, therefore, with bad grace for
tho representatives of that party, who
have wrung from our people eighty
millions of dollars on her great staple
to proclaim as party platform, s'That
the tax on tobacco should be abolished
mot immediately but as soon as it can
be done, without detriment to the ma.
tional finances.
we will refer more at length in the
future, to the combination of ignorance
and impotence contained in the plat
form laid down by the Lynchburg Con
vention.