National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-09-07
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TIHNLA POLITICS.
ICorregdence OF the Republican

SO GEORGE c. H., Sept. J, 1874.
The deep irest felt in the result Of the
approaching stion Of a member Of Con-
gress for thistrict in the FOrty-fourth Con-
gress was evided by the unusually large crowd
which assembllt this place to-day to hear the
Joint discussioDetween the rival candidates
Hon. James Iener, the present Representa-
tive Of the dist, and Major B. b. Douglas, the
Democratic nuee. The day was clear, beau.
tifuI and pleas and the notice of the discussion
had reached tdjOining counties, so that the
crowd was thergest seen on the court green
since the war.isitOrs were present from the
counties OF RhOnd, Westmoreland, Stafford
and SPOttsylyS, and there was q general out
pouring Of the many, the bone and sineT OF
old King Georg
The division time agreed upon was for one
hour and qua each for the opening speech
and half an he and twenty minutes respec-
lively for the binders. The Circuit Court
which was in sen, adjourned to give the canal-
dates aud the pee the use OF the roomI ana the
discussion comwei at ! o'clock. MI Sener
was introduced Dr. W. b. X. Price, OF this
county, in q haDme manner, and opened the
discussion with interesting account oil MS
stewardship, exping as fully as time would
allow his coursethe several important meas
ures which camerore the last session Of Con-
EreSE. llurlnG EuLlEG spbGbAA AAD LeA eA-S hAS-
found attention he large audience, both white
people and coIorNO one could listen to his clear
and able EXPLAIN of his acts as a Representa-
tive without vie 2 TO the conviction that he had
been energetic afaithful, and that his constit-
uents could nolege q single reason why he
should not be reed. The effect Of this speech
was telling. Nlnly all Of his former friends
will stand BY hipOn his record, but many who
Opposed him in will now support him, and
they openly exp their satisfaction with him.
MI. Douglas INTRODUCED by Col L. 7. Tay-
Ioe. His reply his speech was of the usual
Bourbon style argument. Ii you hear one
Conservative C?Dak you hear all. They are
made up of bradociO anecdotes, abuse of the
Republican parud IaudatiOn of Democracy in
Virginia, &c. Curse, it is not possible to give
an outline in sOrt letter, but If it was the
speech OF the Dcratic standard-bearer would
not be worth tlPace it would occupy in your
columns
In his rejOlndNr. SCner thoroughly venti-
lated the rccOur his competitor in the State
Legislature. Howrd where, during the war,
Mr.. Douglass in the Legislature voted for
a resolution to the members Of the Logisla-
ture in gold, whthe Confederate soldiers were
paid gil a MONTH Confederate shucks; and that
the Major dreuy both as a member of the
Legislature ans a military officer at one and
the same timc.is hostility to education was
also explained. his untitnCss to represent the
district with hast and present convictions of
policy, and hiSlitical associations were de-
mcnstrated anriven nome with II -esistible
power.
In his cOnclut speech Mr.. Douglas efforts
to explain his pwere fruitless.
The discussions conducted with the greatest
courtesy and humor on both sides. This
spirit, it is he, will continue during the can
vass, and in a.. unprejudiced decision upon
the merits, thepublican triumph in tuls dis
trict will far sass the hopes Of the most san
guine. OF Miners reelection there can be no
reasonable dOu SHILOH,