, 1879-04-21

ABINGDON H., Aiarch f1-DkAH 3IN: id.
mirc Your genius arId courage great deal.
DO not admire your patriotism any al all. II was
once In your power to sAve your country from
war md your section from deaotaston. You
facd to scize the occasion. do not envy the
Immortality this neglect has fusursd you. But
1 do envy tho opportunity you liarc to rtstord
your country to peace, and rebuild tho homes
and the fortunes OF those who hnve followed
yon 10 ruin, ai,1 sorrow, and want. You have
cnly 10 set the example, and all your
people wifi bo hut too happy to follow
your lead. You do not even need
gInia fas Invented IL Tor yol. Vir9ioia gathers
her chickens under her wings md WARNS thent
iack Into life witlluut regard to color: Her
poor are proud Of her rich. and hor rich arc
proud q ',er poor Tier strong arc protecting
for l.eip. x buiiozcr can't i've 10 her clims.
ller stones would riso up md kill him. Her
| statesmen would frown him down. Her SOL
dicss would take out bis heart. Her laws
would forfeit hts llie. Iter courts would erect
him n glbbct. Her scass arg already we'll
leateI. IIcr Uatteaelds can NJ longer bes found
excerpt With cui1e. iisr waste places are a.
ru'i,sr, a'.! tic hum oi bright. merry iab9r ro-
| saa trotn t!ictc. It Ia from your homo that
concs uu tin wall a,l,l the cursc,-ule sound of
| InG 6blOtEuU tH8tcHA III lAG u8Eps ~ IL lEQul
your hume lint, laborcrs fee. 1Ienrs.broken,
and naked, ntil poor, without lnonev, with.
out tean1s, and without tools, still .un-
ward md frightened they 60 III The sight
tic Nortll,--away from their homes to the wild,
AWAY trom the fields to tho grass. Heavens,
Il isa plIful sign,, shameful aiglt, hi1-
initiating gi sss rrad T ~. ~ t9rpsf sn,9s sqs's sad eff
should coycr my faee,-ayc, hidc in ths ground.
] II could find pIace. But, thanks 10 to
ucaven, they aru iot. No man lifts hand
against lhrm,-iGey labo, @ n,u ifc ~ peace. A
| would shoot down wolf, TINT shon1l dare 70
traw their plood, il the law should fall to tako
him IN ha,Id. And he is a gentleman. You
DuII Run to Riclnond, u,,l stood IN tlnt trench,
alnl llts man wer0 as brave antl strong rs tllc
mouulaius altiiost tley werc boru arnong You
ara Firginlan by blood. know your lineage
from the Colonial fount. Let the blood Of your
ancestors warn, tn your veins und drive awaY
wrinkles, nHu gloom, auI care from your bsoT.
auii call back Tie vror and glow TINT strengths
rucd y.ur nrln a'nl bcamctl ta your face when
| your fara when you fought for -FOUR country
ind under The !a9, n,ld wtpo out the memories
Of the stnrs and bars oy restoring fresh hafmo-
ny uud loyo all over tho land. You could 20
al illustrlo,ts try forgiven. a,,d ,o'lorsd, and
lovcd. Gull back these lugittves. Put an
cnl 10 this waste OF tht life Of your
States, Collect yput old slaves. Ass1mo ln,a
SDuf Nlll IlIAe4 ~ tlG@E HEsA4 III Htl4*
them, feed them, Mud cioll,c them as Your Mas
tur commands you to feed Ills "shccp." Fro
tcct ther, II, ilcir rablns, protect theln tn tue
markets. mud protect tlIcsn at tie polls. Itce
sunetnrs vote t!se Democratic ticket hero to a
,uau where slcY are free, but TINT is no matter.
1t ia tii: law wu reverence, u thls great. hrave
: land. Do this and lie wlle SOUTH will follow
/ your lend, mud all Will b0 Helt. We shall hayc
no 1nose hegiras thcn trou, tho land uf the cot
tun and the cang Of Tie only ncn tl1at can atallt
u.,tlur the blaze Ut yuar suns aill keep down ns
rauk weeds. Mnd make tt!e p!ants % grow, ullk
0 tlIr TOLLS to It'll. md tue land to smile. And VT
s.,all lIayc 1u Hlorc sectional strfu, ntid no or
disputed seturus, NJ military satrapa, and hero
PrcsIacnts. anu the period ot freedom will b
Heightened u,lt; md tic ex-ffcstdaut Of p
: Confederate S,ates tnay be Prest1cnt OF th'
] Republic for nught VIC chrc, and hfs name Do
bs,ast In The Yturk to como Instead OF cusae.
: But time suceus auace,- -tecro arc no hours =
SPARE. Let the orders ssue,-senl out Jour did
uni gather IN vonr ilusts, or the Volden noti'on
will piss md y0u will take your place forever II
history ulung with tho dnlnued.
! II. EuntsMAN.