Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1873-12-02
Words of Cheer.

The Farmville Mercury publishes the follow
ing extract from letter recently received from
the Conservative Governor elect of Virginia by
gentleman of FarmVie, promising that while
the letter was not written for publication. no
confidence, it thinks, will be violated or indis-
erection committed by giving it to the public
The extract is as follows:
CONGRATULATIONS are due not to me, but to
the noble people of Virginia, whose inhere ut
virtues and vigor have saved US. No man could
see our people, as have seen them during
long canvass, without deeply and profoundly
loving the old State. | shall go into office with
clean hands, trust with pure heart, with no
selfish or personal interests to subserve--look-
ing singly to the public good In whatever do. y
These words, says the Richmond Wing, have
| the honest, clear ring of the olden times, aud
1t is refreshing to hear them. Really the peo-
pie of Virginia have much to console them IN
der the many trials they have had to pass
through. For four years the Conservatives
have ruled the destinies of the State, and while
within that period there has been an amo st
universal manifestation throughout the country
of political decentralization and corruption, this
Commonwealth has escaped without faint
Suppose it had fallen in 1869 under adverse
rule, where would it be to-day, aud what would
be its social, POLITICAL and Industrial condition
Suppose our adversaries had succeeded at the
late election, what would now be It's future pros
poets? 1t is needless to dilate upon this theme.
We have only to glance at our sister States of
the South to see the decentralization, corruption,
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Gnd full answer to the questions We have ask
ed Thanks are due to kind Providence for
| permitting US to escape from such rulers and
such rule as threa tened US. We may we'll feel
proud and happy 10 the knowledge that the
| Conservatives will enter upon their new lease Of
power with clear record and with clean hands
and that they will have an Executive Gene
raj Assembly, and judiciary that will main
tain the ancient glory Of their Commonwealth.
MARK THIS negroes Of Alexandria
have held meeting to demand OF Congress the
adoption of the Civil Rights bill of Mr. Sumner
During the late canvass it was denied by the
Republican speakers and papers that it was the
policy or the purpose of their party to exact for
the negro position of equality and yet we see
that portion of that party is already moving
for that very thing, although under the dis
couragement and the disadvantage of recent
heavy defeat. What would they not have COM
bined TO demand if they had succeeded in the
late election? These considerations should
strengthen the resolution of the people to stand
together, shoulder to shoulder, and to maintain
the line of white ascendency which has been
! heretofore the key of their strength and safety.
The negroes are not disposed to rest entirely
quiet as things are and if they once get the
| upper hand, there is 90 telling to what extent
their fantastic complaints and their violent leg
Station for redress. would run. Let all who
are not In favor Of absolute moral and physical
colors of the great Conservative party.-Peters
burg Inder and Appeal.
CAPT Fay AS AN ARTILLERY OFFICER
Capt. Joseph Fry during The war belonged te
the Confederate Mississippi squadron and was
commander Of the battery at St. Charles, or
White River, Ark, which fired the fatal shot
into the gunboat Mound City, cutting her steam
drum, whereby Engineer William Cox, of Gin
cinnati. and over 100 others lost their lives.
Captain Fry was graduate of the Annapolis
Naval School, which he entered in 1914, ano
served in the United States Navy until the com
mencement Of hostilities in 1861. He was ma
tive of Florida He leaves a wife and sever
children, the oldest boy cripple, the youngest
aged four years, residing in New Orleans =
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