Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-08-22

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|plimsntary serenade was rendered by
number of our leading citizens to Gen.
WIN. Malone, at his residence on
Market street. Though it was not
generally known that this sereoade
would be given to the favorite Of
Southside Virginia and of Petersburg
for the governorship, large number
Of citlzens-which would otherwise
have been greatly ipcreased-assem-
bled in front of the Generals resi-
dence, and geeted him with loud and
continued cheers, as he made his. app
pearance after the band had played
several airs. In response to this cor
dial greeting. Gen. Malone spoke sub
stantially az fellows
GEN. MAHoNE's SPEECH.
This distinguished manifestation Of
warm-hearted consideration was un
necessary, my fellow citizens, to assure
me of your attachment and esteem.
The unmeasured kindness which I
have ever had at your hands in all the
relations of life, and the unbroken
confidence with which you have
always honored me in matters of pub.
lie concern, from the pride and glory
Of my life.
As to the particular event to which
your presence now refers, l find moth"
ing in all that was done in the further
ance Of your wishes and in the promo
ton of my candidacy. which I do not
most cordially approve. Your cause
and my interest were intelligently
and eloquently maintained, and with a
pluck and devotion worthy of success.
You have cause to be proud of your
knightly leaders on that occasion, and
to them I am laid under life,lasting
obi legations of gratitude nor must l
omit here to express the heartfelt
thanks due by myself and my friends
to those generous people iu all Sec
tons of those generous Accomac to
historic York, from the Tidewater, the
Peninsula, the Piedmont, the South
west, and in the Valley who rallied to
our banner with kind a!acrity, and
who bravely followed its fortunes to
the end.
In the result, my fellow citizens. l
shall be content if no one feels more
disappointment than I do. For my
self l have no regret other than that
which sympathizes with tho failure Of
that hope which generous partlality
and personal devotion had conferred
upon me. The end We reached was in
the pursuit of that line Of policy which
had been considerably formed at the
beginning, formed without reference
or prejudice to persons, but with
district respect to your better interests
and due regard to the just claims of
other great sections of the Common
wealth. To your own grand division
of the State, whose people have never
faltered in any cause of party or of
patriotism, or to the Valley of Virgin
ia was in all fairness due the honor
which your partially would have
conferred upon me. And SO, fellow
citizens, it was determined by my
friends (and I most cordially approved
their decision) to yield the chances of
a personal promotion to that sense of
justice and to that wisdom of policy
which your public conduct has ever
displayed. You thereby recognized
and enforced that principle of recipro~
city between the sections which in the
dirsribution of public houors has been
too long aud too often dIsregarded.
Fellow-citizens, this canvass has un'
covered a most important lssue-one
which concerns the harmony OF our
Conservative party and the very life of
our State. Upon that grave question,
that of the public debt. have to re-
peat here. in the most solemn NAM
ner, my conviction of the correctness
of the views which I have hitherto ex-
pressed. The interest of this people,
the honor of Virginia, and the securir
ty of the creditor, alike demand that a
readjustment and equalization Of the
public obligations shall be made; and I
am more than ever persuaded that un-
less speedy aud earnest efforts be di-
recsed to this end, bankruptcy, dis j,
honor, and open reputation must
ensue.
That you will, as always in the past
give cordial support to the nominees
of your Convention, I am assured, and
if any hesitate, l invoke him here to
carry out in full faith the pledges
made in Richmond by his representa-
tives and mine. The gentlemen there
on are one aud all true Virginisus, and
patriotic citizens, and they should and
will be elected. And now, fellow
citizens, l thank you again for your
kindness, and bid you good night.
The other day boy started to carry
home yellow-j Jackets nest to tie to a
dogs tail to have some fan. He didn't
get the nest all the way home, as it be-