The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-07-24

Letter From Dr. G. X. Gilmer.
RICHMOND, VA, July 10, 1873. 4
Dear Swallowing your experience al
one Of the advance guard of Republican
journalism in Virginia, and your acquaint
ance with prominent politicians in The
state, we ask you will favor us by putting
on paper any recollections or suggestions
which you think have political value ii
view Of the coming state election.
Very truly yours,
THOMAS p. JACKSON,
JOHN w. JENKINS.
JOHN r. PoPHAM.
DIR, G. X. GILMER, Marion Hill.
MARION HILL, HENRICo Co.,
July %. 1873.
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dnIv raca;yad and wonIJ bava baa an ~,
,nai;ate ,ns,yar hnt car tha caat III az !.
fonnd ma varv hnsv On NV Fiji ,sIsaa -
Even now have M t;raa a. ' Jo,,a p.ao ~
no;nts w;sh 10 ,,oi,o saa ~ uoIo.I ~
wr;ta ID snatcbad frnn, ho,,rs os hand i. ' hor
y; Wiz ~ S;s1d a re- aoi nouls y. nary lao5r
.harafnre co,, tho, r,..;s a,S ~; = SnJ i.
ali The same e. me- / hone however IN
make n vualf understood
In hag;nn;na oiiow mo n osopro 10,
and thrc,,oh ue, the nuhl;c oanerailu ~,
am M Candidate far anv Office and what v,at
I shell faeI callad mon ~ wr;ta will ha c Cav
no purpose Of brneombe but simn INN " t no.
nla;n nnvarn;sbad trntb os saa ~ Wv
have had enough of time.sarvers and IL
NV inmost heart Of hearts hate and da,o -
The whole crew-some If whom 7 ,naw
name before oct thronoh with th;s lottass
AS Won are aware. eentleman am . on.
Gagged in irving 20 dio an honast LYME far .
large and Increasing family ont e tha
ground and. thoueh + have NOT nrosner raS
a. conld have wished and nm enn,nalloJ
10 eke ont existence 81 i were il n enp"na,.l
alive poverty. VET I wo,,ld not exch noe nv
lot for ali he hiph nlaces il the off ec w
neople. If thew Ind To he nnrchaseJ NV car or
vilitv or 4 sacrifice of self-resnect IAN
Republican. because 7 behave tbat nar.v il
The main to he rioht And r. + bara ~
always acted with INV party Il was bec,ns nee
at that time 7 believed Il to Ia syrnna ''o
tt i not nv burmese to carry Won hoc,
beyond the date of the close If he ycor far
the incidents / wish to noint ont in tb; s
letter. though i might merriam. da co 10
nrofit. The close az tha wor Ieft tba os,,,,,,
trv in an Anomalous conl1;t;o, NJ, ;as,,n,
Of vast importance crowded far settlomaat
If was amonp the first To nerca;va tba i'm.
nortanca IF t6asa naw ,ss,los AMI ~ e,,s
cast 4 remedy far tham / t,ta 40 orad,t
inr II '''e ~ e'e''e
A yerv large majority of tba w,;ta noo
nile az ibis State as ~ iha wboIa so,tb
Seemed Far tha t;ma ~ cor1at that than,'
had been great rabail;nn in av;saamo .a9 r,U
nearly fonr wears Il ,rhich than haa ,'Ia III
al a most n, rrrto ~ ,,.rt "a 49, Fly tty.
moro The ,n,,;Shad aartn ";a ~ i,las s1ey
that had been wagad Tbau aIs LII I'll
cd 10 remember rat IN uao;,a IN" III, o ,an
flct the shacElas had haan str;cl, sa' f so
the limbs Of fonr ,nill;one of ,,oo-
ME who wara now free and olo; n pvo
crit;zensh;n RYAN an" the n a ar tHs
north seemea to have r pr ;nodaonsto o
;daa of the reon;ramants or 10 nooap;on.
and for months seemed r. ba bajt;nr no
tween two onin;ons or rather Im;oht COW o
to have fnrmed M nn;,;nns on tba syl;aat
And At last # SEEMED as r. Conoress I haa
tn take nnblic on;n;on hv The bs;r zoo of n ~
head so 70 soeak and raise # ,,n 70 =, t i,o
hiph no;nt the occas;on rann;rod ffn5au
these circumstances Il cost snma,b;na 1or
anv white man 70 assume and ma;nto;y tha
nosition did 1: bnt + could honestly taLe
no other and whether agreeable o. nnt
there was no choice for nee b,,t IL march
RIGHT nm TO NV dntv. II is not for ma to
detail the Incidents Of the Contact that an M
sned. One of Won of least knows iha
whole story. II was !, tarr;hle or5asl . as
snre Won 9entlemen. and serious enoncb
at times and vet I scarcely ever think nf #
now that do not enjoy hearty lanoh Rnt
thouoh the contest was 'fiarca and somat;mas
donhffnl s.r the President was Jnhnsan;.
ZINC and CONGRESS for the nonca saamad ~
ha naralvzed o. a. ihava hafora ss;d h.1t;no
between two on;nions T MAINTAINED my
nos;t;o,, and cave ou;ta 90 hord i;oLs &C.
rece;ved Over ali this + would fair tbro,r
the mantle az oblivion Inf / cannot
Preachers were mobbed arrastad and mi
under bonds uto keen the neaca far ' twelve I've
months,' for attemntino 10 rraacb from the
door stems Of houses fo which thew had ,
heen invited in NV town" Uousas wara
stoned and fairly r;ddled hacanse neoroas
had heen allowed nv tba ownar "a nraocb
in them the dav heiore Teneme nts uara
burned for fear negroes would take m
Quarters n them when dr;ven from Az
farms Rr;ckhats and othar m;ss;las ,yare
hurled in the broad onan daw t;,no Nc
negro schools to the imminant r;slE ~ the
lives Of the nunils Ave and 70 TO-, con ar The The
climax over all mnlatto how a
barber. whose nropertv had been utterly
destroped hv two drnnLen rowdas in the