Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-07-09

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intercourse with each other, were sans
Ipsar- ct snaas .a'eproche, and neither ANY,
body or the world was hurt or disturb
ed.
But now steps in the aforesaid Mr.
Wedderbum He was in no manner
whatever concerned in this private ,Aat
ter, directly or indirectly. He held no
relationship in the world. of which any,
thing Is known, between the parties con-
cefned, but having gathered up from
some underlined source certain rumors
as'to the purport OF the aforesaid pri-
vate correspondence between these gen
t'emen, he volunteers to publish his I'M
:pressions in the Washington Chronicle,
a rank Republican NEWSPAPER, With the
apparent design that it should be seri
o"sly injurious to the Conservative par
ty Of the State and the reputation of
Governor Kemper, and seemingly in
utter disregard Of the rules whiUh should
always govern men in private inter-
course
| Now comes in the finale of this mat.
ter. Upon this remarkable unauthor~
lied, tihwarranted and indefensible in.
trusion of Mr.. Wedderburn upon the
sanctity of ether peoples private cor
respondence, and without any defined
reason or excuse whatever Unless it be
to dishonor Kemper s,id disorgaiiize the
Conservative party, these champions of
the new code step upon the stage with
the remarkable declaration that, if Gov
ernor Kemper does not enter the news
paper arena with Wedderbufn and an
swer at once his unauthenticated state~
ments by making public private cor
respondence between himself and other
gentlemen, why, then he is pronounced
a dead cock in the pit-a disgraced and
ruined man This we say, is
TIE NEW CODE OF HONOR
among gentlemen, which small por-
ton of the press of Virginia have IN
augurated They are friends of Gov
ernor Kemper-a are not anxious to see
his coffin or to hurry up his funeral
don't think that private correspondence
or private intercourse among gentlemen
can legitimately be made a convenient
foot ball to be kicked about and pub
lished at the pleasure of every design
ing politician, INSCRIPTIONS enemy or
newspaper interviewer. But still, the
Governor of Virginia is ruined man
if he fails to engage in political con-
troversy with every one who may
think proper to provoke it! i'll.
We'll, we don't know how Gov.
Kemper will treat this curious demand
upon his patience and liberality. The
insolence OF enemies and the anxious
advice of pretended friends sometimes
induce men to lose the better of their
Judgment. Hut we know precisely
how we would treat it,. Until Mosby,
ar Scott, or Grant, or some party to
the alleged correspondence, should
make himself party to the scandal,
we would treat Mr.. Wedderburn and
his letter, his informers, aiders, abetters
and apologists with the Indifference
they justly deserve.
| From the warren sentinel.]
We publish above the terrible traitor
Gus letters Of Governor Kempet about
which so much has been said. We see
nothing in them to condemn. The
first was written during the Guberna
torial campaign-the latter since. We
think Gov. Kemper is fairly, honestly
and truly carrying ont the spirit and
letter of the Conservative platform,
We judge Grant impartially by Ills ac-
tions, not tie ourselves to his coat tails
The statement, as made by Mr.. We'd
derburn in his communication is yery
unfair. We think this attack upon
the fair fame of our Governor will res
coil upon the heads of those who have
attempted to traduce his fair name. No
act of his during his candidacy CT. his
administration has in the least damaged
his reputation. We have cause to be
proud of him., and if he be but as true
IN the future as the past, surely no fac
tious, small opposition, can carry the
good people OF our State away from so
good and true a man.
| - (From the Charlottesville Chroniclel
| We give in this paper the much. talk
ed ofletters of Governor Kemper to
Colonel Mosby, which were to convict
him OF treachery to the Conservative
party and bring upon their author
polltica. disgrace and personal dishonor
Monies partstrieat Mdscitur ridiculus
mas! The Governor may well say to
those nosing for so long a time to dis
cover mares nest-''if this be treason
make the most of it. AS for us, we
are more profoundly impressed than
ever with the conviction that Virginia
does not bear upon her soil more
manly, candid, independent and trust
worthy son than James L. Kemper.
He has passed through the ordeal
unscathed and comes again to the from,
holding aloft the same colors under
which he led the Conservative party to
victory in the canvass Would that we
had more public men as true to their
convictions and as fearless in the
performance of duty.
| [From the Bedford sentinek]
The result is vindicatinn of our
gallant Governor from all charges of
corruption, bargain and trickery He
has been evidently autuated throughout
in what he>has done by motives Of
patriotism and without Il thought to his
own ACKNOWLEDGMENT or political ad.
vancement. He has had, we believe,
an eye single to what he regarded as
the best interests of Virginia, and his
temperate and dignifed reply will be
satisfactory to 1ha uroat majority of