Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-08-28
Nudge JOhn II. Harris.

At a meeting of the city council of Pc
tersburg in that city on the 1st day of Au-
gust, 1874, the following preamble and
resolutions were submitted and unani-
mously adopted
At a meeting of the city council, for the
month OF August, held in Petersburg, Va.
on Saturday, the first day Of August, 1874,
the following preamble and resolutions
were submitted and unanimously adopted:
Whereas, in the month of June last, at
tempts calculated to disturb the peace aud
effect the reputation Of this community,
were made to induce the President to send
United States troops to this city; and
whereas these attempts were set OH foot by
designing persons for selfish and unpatri-
otto purposes and whereas the prompt and
generous action of Hon. John T. Harris,
member OF Congress from the Stanton
District, gave the people Of Petersburg
timely notification of the danger, and en-
abled them to refute this SANDER upon
their characters as laW-abiding and peace
loving citizens, and to escape the threat
ened invasion Of their rights and liberties;
therefore be it Resolucd-
1st. That the thanks of this community
ts ecially of the Conservative citizens
thereof, are due and are hereby rendered
to the Hon. j. T. Harris, for services that
were prompted by feelings OF sympathy
with the people of Petersburg, and that
resulted in their relief from oppression and
injury
I'd. That We rejoice that Virginia should
be represented in Congress by one who is
SO fearless and able defender of the
rights of all her people as MI. Harris.
Sd. That a certified copy of the &C
| tion of this meeting be sent to Hon. John
t. Harris, and that the papers OF the State
! be requested to give an insertion to this
merited tribute to the services of a repre-
| sentative Virginian.
The Petersburg Index and Appeal Of
the Sd inst, in noticing the action of the
Council, speaks in the following compli-
mentary terms of Judge Harris:
The resolution of thanks to Judge J. T.
Harris, member of Congress from the
Staunton District, for the valuable servi-
ces rendered by him to the city in prevent
ing the interference of Federal military
| force in Our local politics, reflect credit on
| the taste and temper of tie city council by
which they were ON Saturday adopted. We
refer to the taste Of the resolutions be-
cause they appear to us to have been very
handsomely framed and expressed and to
the temper Of the council because it is in
the highest degree proper and becoming
that gratitude should be conveyed to those
who have proven themselves our efficient
friends. One great difficulty in Peters
burg has heretofore been, that her people
pardoned too readily the men who conspir-
ed to reduce her to a worse than political
vassalage, and did not hold in sufficient
honor the men who fought faithfully for
her liberation. We are glad to believe that
recent events have made a good change in
this particular, and hereafter, we trust,
! those who serve the city will be given the
civic crown: if no other more substantial
token of reward and regard. The tribute
to Judge IIarris-to return to the matter
more Immediately in hands justly due
| him also us Il general recognition of the eff
ficiency. fidelity and ability with which he
has represented the interests of his con-
stituents and the people of Virginia at
/ large, during two terms of service in the
House lie will be returned to his seat
without any Conservative opposition; and
so long as he holds it, the Staunton dis
trict can confidently count upon being we'll
and worthily represented