Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-11-26
cOMMUNIC ALTON.
DAYTON, Va, Nov. ID. 1874

DAYTON, Va, Nov. fl, 1874.
MR.. MILLIKAN:
Inc dense smoke that So completed,
enshrouded us, for several weeks past
mas about all disappeared. The sun once
more shows his face with his usual bril-
nancy and puts warmth and life, into
our hearts, that this cold earth of itself
is unable to give. Our oldest citizens
never saw it SO smoky; objects were
scarcely visible at distance of twenty
rods. Fire in the mountains is nothing
uncommon, especially in late autumn and
early spring. Those interested in cattle
grazing make it point TO burn off the
leaves and brush, in order to make the
ground clean and fresh for grass. Leaves
however have not become thoroughly
dry yet which accounts for so much
smoke This habit of cleaning up the
cattle ranges in the mountains with the
torch-while it fills the pockets of the
cattle dealer is very often attended with
serious losses to some of the mountain
settlements. Whole communities are of.
ten laid waste by the fire. fiend.
The election is over; and our political
enthusiasts have again settled down to
something like quietness. But it is a re-
markable fact that election excitement
is rapidly dying QUITS becoming a thing
OF the past, among the more intelligent
class. The truth Is more and more deyel-
oping itself, that the men whom of wore
they almost regarded as Gods, are after
all little better than rascals. Whom are
they to trusts 1t is also equally true that
politics forms very little of the current
gossip among the dutch farmers of the
valley. The war gave them kind of so.
clal repugnance for any thing political
Should they not remember that il il of
the utmost importance that they keen
themselves posted IN this age of party |
prejudices! For instance in the late elec. |
ton, there were not few that did not
even know that there was an amendment
10 the state constitution proposed. They
did not know that there was hard blcSk
aimed at the vitals of the poor mans
Free School System of
Did down trodden Virginia. An increase
of the capitation tax TO be applied to the
school fund; and it is equivalent deduct.
ID from that on real estate, is as much &C
o say to the poor ex-rebel without an
lrm or leg pay for your own learning ~
That the negros is ignorant and supersti.
aous every body knows, or should know
nat the white man is equally ignorant
mo careless, considering advantages:
ew people wish to consider. The New
ORR Iraoune reporter, or any other re.
'orser need not GO away down on the lowt
anus OF Louisiana, among the darkie shan.
les to find man that does not know
u "hom, or for what he is going to vote
lie need not go quite so far, or at such ;
reat expense for the purpose of meeting :.
man on the highway, who can act IDIOT
Ike, then stop and interview" him ON
ne subject of politics. Let him 90 to
DC rural districts of Virginia, Indiana f
New York, and he Will find enough a
1ch specimens of degraded humanity if a
lat term IS applicable; such stuff as that "
all bosh, it does not make the thing o
~ better. We have plenty to do now G
take care of the present, for the good II
the future. A house is on fire and we N
Ism TO save it from the raging flames: g
VIII not do to stand off and yell as al
ough we were crazy. The question is Il
OF, Is the negro educated: his sad his. Il
ny OF the past is an answer to that W
either is it, are all white men educated Ii
e would think man lunatic to ask Il h
al we not all better lay aside our par. IL
spirit, take hold and do all we can for ca
lr feliow-man may he be black or white SC
JOSEPH ADAMs. til