Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-12-24
Letter from Richmond.

WAS SeNtus IL Wdo III vain Ills VhOAlNo
tried to overcome this by the republic
cans. When all their other devices and
influences had failed, they brought the
colored Senator Bruce, of Mississippi,
and ex-vice- president Hannibal Hamlin
of Maine here to try their hands on the
colored voters but even these worthless
could not make the driYe. Six OF the
republicans voted against Malone. The
day before the election two republican
funders offered resolutions providing
for mixed juries and abolition of the
capltation tax as tub to the whale,
but like the other traps baited with chafl
they did not fool all the negroes.
Hatch, of Pacific railroad fame, also
came upon the scenes to defeat the man
he fears on his subsidy jobs, and like
the rest of the plunderers went of with
his tail currlshly tucked. Never in the
history of this State was man elected
to this high and honorable position
against such a combination of influences
on the first ballot, and with such
majority. Perhaps the politicians will
learn a lesson from this. Merit will
succeed to popular recognition despite
personal abuse and utilization If the
object has The courage to pursue the
line of duty. In G.ll, as in military
| life, Malone is the architect ofhis own
fortune. Gen. Lee was not slow to
discover his proves his patriotism and
his genius and in the trying ordeal Of
Appomattox asked his counsel and
advice. The historian gives the an
swer by which the man may be esti-
mated. Surrender if we can get hon.
orable terms otherwise my division
will fight. And when, at bis Universe
| ty, the great cheftain said Malone, OF
all his generals, would have been his
selection for the command of the army
of Northern Virginia, the latter had the
highest military distinction possible
achievement while the former lived.
When asked upon whom he most relied
in an emergency, the quick response OF
his candid heart was Malone and
Gorden. Both are now hOnOled by
their respective States and each com
manded by their people in a crisis Of
affairs.
We are indeed in deplorablc cond.-
ton with respect to cur finances. AL
ready the printing presses are running
off the dollars to be sold and redeemed.
We now owe the banks el50.00O, bor-
rowed during the year, an instalment
of Interest due the first of January, and
no money. The banks will not lend
more, because they can buy the cerilIi-
Gates at discount Of 80 per cent, and
demand the money for them the first OF
July. Of course measures will be TAX
en- at once TO stop this rulnOus transac-
ton. The funders say the Henkle
school bill is the cause Of the deficiency,
and many of them are swearing venge-
ance against it. To that measure we
are certainly indebted for the preserya-
ton of the schools this year. But for IT,
the schools would not get dime. The
brokers have faith that the courts viii
set it aside as lmpalrIuS the Obligation
of the Mccullough contract, to the exc
cutlon of which all the revenues OF the
state are pledged, but the poor fellows
fear to do this lest they driYe the
8. niccers" to vote for reputation.
They are indeed in a quandary. De-
velopmentS have utterly dcmoralized
them. Is it any wonder they are trying
40 hard to divert attention to one-legged
Sullivan? Now they are talking about
issuing an address, claiming that they
are the true conservatives, and with a
view to getting the people stirred up on
the presidential election. They want
to do anything that will start the voters
to talking about something else than
our State debt. SO you can look out
for some more humbuggery very soon.
| observe the funder papers are abus-
| ING US more, if possible, than ever. 1t
lis with pleasure Inote this. Daniel
Webster once said he was quite sure be
was serving the people Of the United
States when TIE English money jour
nails denounced him. Rest assured that
when these people praise US, something
lis wrong. They will quickly pat the
back of the traitor. Whenever we shall
wayer the funder will encourage with
Ibonied words. While we are true to
the principles Of the canvass they will
administer the bitterest denunc'atiOn.
I'm to this time there has been no truce,
and hope to Heaven there will be
none. We came here to settle the
debt question on some equitable LASTS,
not TO build political platforms out Of
crippled negroes and legless whites.
We cannot stop TO consult the patriot
Ism that only gets to the surface four
teen years after the war is over. by
the way, 1 think of trying the exp err
ment of getting one legged soldier to
march around among the flinders during
the holidays and then count his contri-
buttons; one halfwill excuse themselves
on:the ground that he would spend it
for-somethng, and the other half will
say he ought to 90 to the poors house.
Those who would rob the literary fund