Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-11-02
Nessrs. Editors Shenandoah Herald.

Nessrs. Editors ShenGndoah Herald.
We have seen hut little reference
in our papers relative to the proposed
amendments to. the constitution, and
desire to cali attention to the, following
facts.
The first change proposed, if adopted,
viii leave Sec. of article Of the con-
|. Situation just as it now IS, with this
exception, all persons will be, required
/ to pay their capitation tax Isl 0O) fol
che proceeding year, before they will
be permitted to vote, and this requi re-
ment cannot be looked upon as. intend
ed to deprive voters of any right, but
to build up our Public School system.
1t may not be understood that the one
dollar capitation tax is applied to
schools, but such is the fact.
The proposed change of the 18th sec
! ton Of the same article seem to be
much misunderstood, and the only re-
suit to be attained by the change will
be to do away with registration, thus
saving to each county conslderabl e
expenditure.
Most persons think the Idea is to do
away with the ballot system, but the
I'd section of the Sd article of the con-
stitution is not named in the changes
proposed, and is in the following words.
''All elections shall be by ballot, and
all persons emitted to vote shall be
eligible to any Office within the gift of
the people, except as restricted in this
constitution"
the remaining proposed change re-
lates exclusively to the qualification of
Senators and Delegates, and to the
powers and duties of the General AS
sembly. VOTERS.
A FOUR DAYS HUNT IN THE Noun
.TAINs.-On last Monday morning, a
party of six veteran hunters took their
departure from Sine's store. to wage war
again all auadrupeds. In the lead was
old Rip Van Wrinkle, himself with two
mules carrying provender. The first
thing we did after a good square meal,
was to poll the camp. Result Tilden,
l Hayes. A drum head court martial
found the Hayes man guilty and SEN
fenced him to be first shot and then
compelled to associate with Grant,
Morton, Babcock, and Hayes for nine
ty nine years. He was taken but a
few steps from the tent and in five
minutes he was dead-drunk. Rip and
DR.. Muggins were appointed coroners
and held an 0. P. Morton examination,
on the defunct mans pockets, finding a
copy Of the Scrabble Town Gazette,
rep. Likeness Of Fred Douglass, and
some Hayes campaign documents.
Verdlct-death caused by an overdose
Of Spts. Frumenti or tiatuleney of the
pockets. The second days work
brought US no game and at night we
court martialed Davy Crockett for shoot
ing ground squirrel. We were enter
tanned by Old Rips remarkable yarns
which we all believed, while he was
looking at US. I am not able to give
full account of the number Of deer his
old rifle has brought down, or how,
when on one occasion there was a
premature discharge he held the ball in
place with the ram rod while the ex-
plosive effects Of the powder escaped
through the touch hole. One small
fawn yielded to the skill Of one of our
marksman, otherwise the expedition
was failure. Better luck another day.
Look for us on next Tuesday, when our
brigade will appear solid for Tilden and
Reform. One of 'em.
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NOT FAIR.-Our radical friends have
treated the colOred people IN this coun-
ty very unfairly. In the selection of
their executive committee, in some
other counties, as in Rockingham, they
divided with the colored voters, but
here they appoint both from the white
voters, Messrs. Watkins James and
Daniel Lichliter. Whether it is because
they think the colored men of this
county are gong to vote for Tilden, or
that they are unwilling that colored
man in Shenandoah should have an
office we are not able to say. One
thing, however. is evident, the colored
men of this county have been voting
the radical ticket for number Of years,
and not one of them has received anv
benefit from his vote.