South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-09-22
Our Washington Letter.
wAsnrNcroS. d. c.. Sept. H.
SITTING BrLr. rRrrMrus.


Mn. HARPER In obedience to orders
from Washington, tho United States for.
ccs have abandoned thousands of citi
zens on the frontier to the tender mcr,
cies Of the savages. Gen. Terry has in.
gloriously retired from the front: and
there is no doubt that this step was ia
ken by the Administration for the pur.
pose OF having troops ut its disposal for
unconstitutional interference i'm the cleo.
tions in the South, in November. Thus.
thousands of white pioneers, the very
liie.blood OF progressive civilization, are
suddenly left exposed TO torture & death
by savage foes, for the wicked purpose
OF perpetuating tho cruel and crushing
oppression OF Republican misrule. But,
thank Heaven. the attempt will be fruit
less. The reform element of the country
is too intelligent and strong not TO un-
derstand this unholy measure. The
vote, in November, will tell the story.
A SOLID DEMOCRATIC SOUTH
The Republicans are beginning TO be
afraid of losing South Carolina. One of
their emissarics to that State, who has
just got back, states that the white PEG.
pie there are united rs they have never
been before, and that white republicans
who arc not ofice-holders are as scarce
rs whales in the Ohio river" He saws
that the whites and the best and most
intelligent men OF color are determined
TO carry the election against the gnor-
ant turbulent negroes, the carpet-baggers
and the scalawags. The white voters
are determined but peaccably disposed !;
and so arc the intelligent men of color.
ninc-tenths of whom will vote the De-
mocratic ticket if they arc not intimida.
tee by the lower classes of their own
race and the u. S. Troops.
MIR. TILDEN's WAR RECORD.
The Democracy Of the North will he
pleased to hear that Mr.. Tildcn's friends
are preparing, for general distribution. n
pamphlet setting forth his brilliant u
Mon record during the late civil war
specifying his munificent contributions
to the Union cause, and containing. ~.
c.cteaso, his many fervent and inspiritinr
speeches to Union soldiers. This pam.
phlct is all that is now needed to elect
our illustrious Reform candidate by n
two-thirds majority. The Republicans
are accusing Mr. Tilden, far and wide.
OF having been "copperhead' during
the war. This is not so. Look in the
forthcoming pamphlet ut his speeches.
and examine the long list OF his various
heavy contributions TO the Union cause
and then see how ridiculous & wicked il
is to call our patriotic reform candidate
4 copperheld.
INDIANA IND OHIO
Late adviccs from these two States are
highly encouraging. Carl Schurz, who
has been stumping for Hayes & Wheeler.
says that large majority OF the Ger
mans of Ohio will vote for Tildcn and
Reform. Letters from Indiana assure
rs Of still more decisive victory in that
State. Hendricks is very popular in
Indiana and is 4 tower of strength to the
ticket. His friends are about TO issue =
pamph.et showing that his connection
with the celebrated mule claim. while he
was member of the u. States Senate
which has been falsely and wickedly
pronounced discreditable to him by the
Republican press, was perfectly cgiti.
mate. The charges of disloyalty during
the late war, urged against him, will also
be satisfactorily disproved in q campaign
document containing extracts from his
loyal and encouraging speeches TO u.
Mon soldiers, also his speeches Of the
same tenor in the United States Senate.
besides n complete list of his several
donations TO the Union cause.
INTERESTING HISTORICAL ANECDoTE.
The Philadelphia correspondent OF the
Washington Star. senls to that paper
the following anecdote which is well
worth reproducing
One of the most interesting OF the
pictures in the English collection is
Vests death of General WOLFE" lent
to the Exposition by Her Majesty, the
Queen. Although it does not rank q
mong the great works OF the artist, in
respect Of size, it is really one Of his
greatest in point Of merit and il has
Nh additional interest from the fact that
it may be said to have created new era
in English art, by the substitution of
modern for classic costume in historical
representation or rather, perhaps, in q
broader sense, by the substitution Of
English for Greek and Roman subjects
in interpretcting the heroic element in
art. 1t was this famous picture. also.
that aftcrward became the occasion of a
curious and memorable passage between
Lord Nelson and the eminent artist. at
IN entertainment given in honor OF the
former, just before he went TO sea for
the last time. They sat together at The
table; and after expressing to n gentle
man who sat on one side Of him his re.
greet that in his youth he had not acquir.
cd some taste for art, and some power
Of discrimination, Lord Nelson turned
to Mr.. West, who sat on the other side
Of bin, saying: But there is one pic.
turc whose power I do feel. never
pass print-shop where your "Dcath Of
Wolfe" is in the window, without being
stopped by IT," Mr.. West, Of course.
made his Acknowledgements and Nelson
went on 20 ask why hc had painted
no moro like it. Because. my lord.
there arc no more subjects" "D-n
IL" said the sailor, II didn't think of
that" end asked him 20 take a glass OF
champagne. "But. my lord. =" added Tho