The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-05-28
Eaairsi Congressional District.

May 18th, 1874. {
ire time is ysswissg near when It ts-ill be our
eaIF TO meet III convention for the purpose OF
nominating a candidate for Congiessr in the
Third District OF Vilgpia.
Political friends and foes unite in according
70 our present representative, tile Hon. y. Ant
bier smith, the. atlaudit Of 'swell-done, good 4
and faithful servant" Mr.. Smith is truly the
representative of tie people. He never Stops
to little things, and III many OF The newspapers
81 OF yer States, iie 'as5been termed the most
popular Young man in the House Of Represent
atiyes:s- lie possessesslt one time.the generous
impulses ola boy With tlle dignity, OF Il man..
lie is the ailtH@rsof many Important bills OF
the preseht Congress, among them the bill
amending the Bankrupt Law (Which If passed,
would be sunshine in mady Virginia homes
He is the author OF the amendment to the law
OF Ieblalafy la, lS7 l. granting pensions to the
soldiers ailds gvideWs. Of the war Of 1872. Lis
bill has passed the House Of Representatives,
and the Committee Of Che Senate has reported
ikfayorably, and it may become q law ere this
letter reaches you, but certainly this session.
How many homes Will be made happy BY this
act Of generosity ON the part Of the General.
Government twill drive away the grim siiad-
oW OF poverty from many q door. aut agcl
forms, Sin the 6loWn-Iil OF life, Will bless the
Republic.
IF J. Amber Smith is Tot to be our nominee,
other Republican be elected? Is there one 9th
er man in the third Congressional district who
could stand q ''gi1ost Of chance? AL viii ,aa-
NIT there is not one. Is not j. Amber Smith
"a faithful representative? Let the,people an
swer. Has nc not made the Republican party
Of his District respectable? Is he ever absent
from his post OF duty in the House when his
presence is needed? Is he net in accord with
GEN Grant and his administration? Has he,
ever failed to render to the llnl5lest OF his con-
stitslents any aid in his power? Never. lie IS
not stuffed With foolish pride, bat demeans
himself as q Nirginiail--Tep iesenting his native
State in the National Councils, Let US. then
nominate and re-elect Mr.. Smith 70 the Honse
of Representatives. Like every other public
| man, ne has bis enemies, and who has not?-
Caesar had his Bruttls Charles his Cromwell,
| the Saviour Of man his Judas. History aserbes
to each his motive. but the enemies. OF Mr.
ofnitii III his own party are general those Who
nave the ttst for Office without the other nee
! essary qualifications, Or arc disappointed poll
tlcianS. whose duty It'll TO growl, let the world
Wag as, it viii. He is. the true friend OF the
coored man, and his aim is to educate him, to
accord him every right guaranteed by the Con-
stltltiQn OF our county, and he would seorn to
feed him O.. the empty promises held oft to
/ him by knages and scFlemillg deIlagogues for
thejr own seliish. purposes. "a
! Finally, John Amber. Smith can give to the
1 people Of his District 81 account Of his stew
hardship. He has nothing to hide, nothing TO
blash for. Ii we would have . Republican IN
/ Congress from the third District OF Virginia
let lls nominate Nj. Smith. He viii consent to
serve us again ii we desire that he shall be cur
candidate. lie has no right tc refuse
| Let us then use oar best en{ieavnf5 to return
/ Mr. Smith to Congress. LEI lis not tameiy
give up the contest, bab show to $40 people OF
other States that TIE Republicans OF ae Third
|
yer the Conservative purity may nominate.
4 VIRGINIA REP gB3lICAN. E
$4,000, ezs~ .~-a--z------
AN INDUSTRIOUS JUDgE.-Ihe Richmond
DispatcA Of the 10Th has the following in refer
ence TO the labors Of Judge f. ". Hughes:
Some idea OF the amount Of business trans
acted iii the United States District Court, sit
ting sas a court ca bllakrdftey and admirtlty,
may be- formed IRON, the fact thaNIn the hun
ftred ~ 5Hssssotel' than Sundays( during which
Judge Hughes has now beer. in commission he
has made upwards Of seven hilnfrado orders and
taee1-ees. or more than an average of seven q
day. Many tave been made after protraeted
argument yaost OF them after q ia6orious ex-
animation CT papers and there is large mum
/ Der Of the cases in which CAREFUL y-Wlitten de
foisione hst0e been made
Besides this business IN bankruptcy and adj
nait'altT, Judge Hughes has held the required
spring term Of the Distr;et and Circuit Courts
III Norfolk and the regular spring term OF the
District Court here, besides holding the Cir
cult Court here f9r part Of the time.
We believe that from the tieereesand orders
of Judge Hughes. above mentioned, there have
been some eight 10 twelve appeals, in which
i there has been fsw yeyersals, chiefly on &C
cQlIai nf a. ditferanoe Of opinion between the
District and Circuit sad les as to the value OF
judghen5-lie;l in Bankruptcy, a. affecting Gii9
~,
emption, Judge Hughes inelii.ng 10 hold witt
-the English law OF bankruptcy that . mere
ind gmant-tian DUG not 10 ia e@fere with the
leading objec5'of q ban lrl)t Law o.secare az
I equal distribution OF assets among creditors.
1 A rolling NH company, with So, o3o capital
has baea .ofsssaaized in Assltabuli, Ohio, 4
charter has been applied for and the work OF
building will commence Immediately.
Such is the enterprise IN tic west. There il
no place on the continent more favorable to al
Ionterprise of this kind than Stauntogl, ant
while we have capital ample for such an in
dustry, we cannot get Tie possessors Of i
oembaFN in such undertaking. 4 rolling mill
at Stanton would bring population and wealth
among us, aud consequently .coatribslte largely
/ to the benefit OF real estate owners, yet ON
people do not seem to. appreciate the inrpor-
trace OF slacl in Investment. Unless we dc
succeed in establishing some kind Of laanufac-
tare, tbs, prosperity Of stauIlton islimited
MISS NELLIE GRANT MARRIED. Thursday
last, Miss Nellie Grant, only daughter Of tbs
President, was married at the Executive Man
ston, Washington, to Mr.. sartoris, 3 wealthy
gentleman OF England The ceremony waS
performed by Rev DR.. Tiffany, Of the Metro
politan church, Washington. There were about
209 invited guests, The loHiiial presents were
very numerous and costly, amounting TO tab0u
1 $50, 900 IN value The Presidents gift was
sl0,o10 in cash, besides some costly laces, or
flered from Paris, regardless Of price. The
welded pair sailed from, New York for Eng
land, on Saturday last, the President and his
family accompanying them to New York, tc
bid them farewell.
NEW STATE.-The House Of Representa-
tives has passed, by a large majority, the bill
admitting the Territory Of New Mexico into
the. Union as q State It will have to receive
/ the concurrence OF the Senate and the sigma
ty,re OF the President, before it becomes q law.
{, A three years. residence in that Territory and
q thorough acquaintance with the habits and
pursuits Of the people, and the resources of the