Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-09-01

ton Of the government" [This from a
Republican who was competitor with Il.
D. Morgan for the gubernatorial nomina-
tion On the Radical ticket III New York.
R.-Do you think, sir, that Tilden will
carry his own State?
Mr.. 81 have very little doubt ofGthat.
An intelligent gentleman from Rochester,
N. Y, said to me a few days ago, that he
had been a Republican all his life, and had
never voted any other ticket, but he must
leave his party now. He would vote for
Tilden, as would many other Rochester
Republicans of his acquaintance, IN the be-
| lief that III his election is the only hope of a
reformation of national crimes and abuses,
with which the country is now scourged."
| MI Stuart went on to give at more
length his views on the situation in his
usual clear and statesmanlke style, and
we are sorry not to be able to give them to
our readers more fully. He remarked,
however, that he had wished, should his
| strength permit him to do so, to address
the people of his own county, at least, dur
ing this canvass on
| THE MOArENToUs ISSUES INVOLVED.
We hope that he will be prevailed upon to
do SO. The public should have the benefit
of his matured thought and public expe-
rience. The New York "Herald" seemed
to be of that opinion also, for while at the
| White, Mr.. Stuart received a letter from
a reporter Of that journal, asking HIM for
a letter on the political issues of the day,
| for publication in the "Herald."
Nh. S. wrote him note declining the
invitation on the score of i'll health; but
the persistent reporter would not be
put off, and again importuned him
I for the article. That day MI. S., feeling
unusually well, determined to accede to
| the request, and at once wrote a long ar
| ticle embodying his views and sentiments
! as expressed in the above interview, and
much more at length. After he had fin
ished the article, he called in Hon. JAS
Lyons, Mr.. Corcoran, Gen. McCauSland,
and one or two other friends viii, roomed
near him, and read the letter to them, ask
ng whether he should send it to the ''Hel
.ld' reporter. They all commended
highly, and urged him to send it, expecting
good and nothing but good could result
rom its publication. So Mr.. s. sent tile
| article, and that was the last of it. Il
was most too strong for the Herald" and
was suppressed, much to the disappoint-
ment of those who had seen the manu-
script.
AN OLD TIME CONGRESSIONAL CANVASS
BETWEEN EXPERIMENTATION A
DEMOCRATIC DISTRICT WENT
TO THE, WINGS.
R.-Do you feel much interest in the
Congressional race in the district?
Mr.. S.--Yes; a great deal, and it anna
yes me that our best citizens are so warn
in the support of a man like MI. Harris
But the vituperation and bad blood; the
jealousies and frauds between candidates
and their friends nowadays, make thu
canvass so disagreeable. 1t is so different
from the way we used to manage those
things years ago. When, for instance
James afterwards Governor) Mcdowell
and myself were competitors for Congress
sional honors inithis district. about thirty
five years ago. We were warm friends
when the can vass commenced, and we were
still warm friends when it closed with my
election.
| This district then extended to Pulaski
county. Mr.. Mcdowell and myself rode
together Oh horseback through the whole
district, canvassing every county an(
speaking at every county seat. We tool
the whole day for it. Would jog along
pleasantly together till the place ofappoint
ment was reached, then retire to oul
rooms, gather our respective adherents
around us for private conference, after
which we would repair:to the courthouse,
| and
| FOR SOME HOURS
all the tact and ability that each could
bring to bear was brought to bear upon
| every issue, but, in the excitement of the
discussion and the heat of debate, never
was the first discourteous expression; never
did we descend to personalities, or forget
what was due from one gentleman to
another. After the discussion had closed,
and we had shaken hands with congratu-
Iatory friends, we would retire to our
| quarters, and with the utmost good humor
Mr.. Mcdowell would say, swell, Stuart,
where shall we go next?"
l remember well we opened the ball at
Fincastle. Mcdowell and rode all the
early part Of the day against fierce snow
storm, which prevented our reaching Fin
castle until O'Clock. 1t was court day,
but the better part Of the people had gone
home, so the best we could do was to gath
er the fag end of the crowd and address
them.
| Mcdowell had gathered from my pre-
vious utterances in the State Legislature,
and from our frequent conversations, that
I held unpopular views on the
QUESTION OF INSTRUCTION OF
DELEGATES.
I was not anxious to disabuse his mind
of that impression until the time and place
suited me. So when in the course of the
| Fincastle discussion, he touched up on this
| question, and endeavored to draw me out
I lodged the issue. Afterwards Col.
Shanks came to my room, and congratu-
lated me on the part [ had taken in the
discussion, saying that I had met fairly
and disposed satisfactorily of every issue,
except one, but that he thought l had
lodged the instruction question. I replied
that was glad that impression had been
made upon him, for that was just what
wished Mr.. Mcdowell to think.-That was
the mine I expected to spring upon him,
and on that issue l expected to sink or
swim.
| Was waiting for the Lexington appoint-