Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1880-08-21
se.saior Daria Daris ,ciit support Han-
cock.


se.suior Dacia Daris ,ciit support Han-
cock.
8lg9aiqctsa. n. Aug 4.-hEy Dear SIR
Tie trsinigg and habits Of my life natural
H. icad mc 10 prefer civilians to soldiers for
ltae great evil trusts Bu; ~ parties aTeoT-
uanizci voters mus, chcose between the
candidates lkey rerrelent, orstand alo0i, in
+ different or nca.rsl. which no good citizen
ought 20 90 at q presidential election.
have no hesitation in supporting Gen. Han
( cock l,r the b,s; of al reasons 10 my mind,
because his election viii pa, an end 10 sec.
+ iianal STRIFE and to sectional parties, and
wil revive q patriotic sentiment all over
fAc land. which political leaders and factions,
4 Tor sin s.er cuds. have sought = prevent
There can he no permanent prosperity with
togt rac.i-ati1a. Great rs were shc achieve
neais of a,en Hancock IN war, bis conduct
in ueacc, when in command OF Lousisiana
. and iexsa. /. 1854. was still greater, ard
I ,u ,iy commcnis lim TO the confidence o!
f TIE country. That Wa atimc wlIcn passion
ruled iu tAo puhic councils, ant military
rover w2s eScrlcd 20 silence civil authority.
/ iae ttmpa Son w.s strong 10 sail with The
rushing current, itf an nismcd partisan
opinion y,l- iSp ready 80 cond0nc cxc,sses
aad lo spp,aCd 9pprosscn. Gem liancocks
+ order Ao. 40, In assuming charge ~ The iiih
mii.Dy drtric, announced 'ihe night OF
+ rial h jury, ihe latcas corpus, the ilberty
1t t.i2 H.- ihe freedom al speech, the nat
ala iehs, of persons, and the rights Of
pranclt, mus. p, respected These princi.
pies esc lle basis Of free government, and
t,.c proclamation of them by General lim-
s.k Aauds cs. in striking contraS. with
4 tAc action of his superior, who soon ai'cr
I rsbusld end dfogc him iiom tlsat conpmpd
ilg altering s,aiimeuis worthy Of ali honor
TIE s1iaer, clothed with extraordinary
mower, voluntarily uncovered before thecilli
authority, shcath,d kii sword, testified hrs
fidelity to the constitution, and sct an eN-
ample of obedience 10 law which will pess
7 into history as ~ proudcst claim TO Jislic-
ton. The man WHO, in the midst o. the
excitcmants OF ihat stormy period, was cool
( encuqh to see his duty clearly and courage
ous enough t3 execute ii firmly may bc wen
( lrr,..el in aag crisis His letter 10 Gen.
sh,inaa. recently trough; TO light, lifts
. Cen. .klsncock .ar above The past apprOcia-
( alton Of his civil ability. II marks him as
one of the wse.t of his time. with state
uaa's grasp of mind, and with the integrity
/ Of q pat.i3, whom no sense of oXpcdien,y
/ could swcrye from his honest convictions
/ Long and unchecked possession Of power
/ by any party leads b extrayaeance, corup-
/ ton and loose practices. After twenty years
of domination by the republicans, cronic
abuse have become fastened upon thc pub
/ lic .crsice ike harlaclc, on the bottom Of 4
stranded shin. There is no hope Of reform
+ by lead r who have created system o:
/ n,al-sdmini.. ..fa'iOn gnd who are interested
+ IN papctuaiing is evils. Nothing sho't oi
+ .Lc sterne-t remedy gives any promise OF
/ effective rc'cran, aud the H.. step towards %
4 i. ina change e rulers. TIE government
mus, begot ont oi tlic ruts IN which II mas
/ Zoo lorg been uin. New blood must be in-
4 fused into tie management Of public aiiairrA
! before rClief eau be expected. The people
demand change, and being IN earnest uey
asc likely 90 De grat,iicd. Very sincerely,
Hon. james v. Harvey. Washington, ID. {.
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lnleanecdote apropoa oaofself-madc mem
/ Ituscd always % bca boast oi Henry Clcws,
.he banker, that he was fpccimcn oi tins
clau. one day he noticed chat Mr. Trayers
-.he Wall street wiz whose stanmoring
,liiib. Of speech have Won . worldwide ce-
/ lcbrity-was cycing his bald head witha crit
/ icsl expression ofcOunlcnancc. We'll, what
/ f. the matter Traverse asked Clcws rather
impaticntly. "H-Ii-iIeny, sponded the
other. "d-d-didnt yOu s-s-say you were q
s-s-sc!fmade mamW "Yes, certainly;
made myselrn Then w-w-wliy the devil,
whci. Won were ab-b-aout II, didn't you p-p-
put q iitlle more h-h-hair on top OF your
hoad!'
Jrru-aiom sill .oaa lca centre Of winter
fashion III matters e9 On as they have been
gonr. Nci only hasil now German aani-
targ nncclcr. and other officials 70 attend
90 .he apply OF water, street cleaning, &c.,
with "a yicw of making IL o pleasant abode,
bu, Do B. anqorucCd that Lothair, othcrwise
ihc Nlagni 0f Butte, has bought villa
rrlr tle Mount of olive. "Ihc Wizard
p,al'ar,ef" ai p,act called him sonis
tair., vasr ago, proved bis prophetic soul
when he concluded "TancTad with the
announcement That he Duke and Dutchcs5
Of Belmont arrived at Jerusalem
There 's 20 Br4.el, curiCu. casc Of
drossines, A man about lorty-Ggo years
of a.o. apparently in perfect health, has
ateiy bccn attacked by an irresistible ten
deucy 90 sleep As soon as he stops walk
iug Cr cats himself even 90 rat hc Calls iEi0
deep pAnmher Allihe remedic- prescribed
by tie leading Belgian physicians have iail-
cd o. produce aBy effect uD0n him. rms D.
said 10 be ii.c lirsi case Of The Kind ~ IN
rope. although such cascs are by on mtans
rare ancag tic ncgroc. Of Guinea, wEo call
them Aei1r1a.
Fact compek ard ALTERATION penuedc'
o.. 20 rcmlrs thst Tanners t9rmcuting task
Is lera,na.od. on las. Saturday, at biel
nom. aa ilo myriad of factory whistles 81
+ Gotham uflclainedi the hour, Che plucl;y doe
ios broke his fast wiih fppings of milk and
daiaiv BITS - iusciOss melon. Ills prolss-
.ionai friends IRE now engaged in bringing
hiu. cau.ia iap-lV back 10 q uo1aai Diet, whicl
being ar .omp.ihed, Tanner swears he sill
in uarc cai three square" meals day
oar friend Zialc's are lcur-squarc-czcept
whom he dimes on pie.
A firm of ;scotch slipbHlicr have esiab-
lishc,i themselves aiShan9ilai, and are tsrn-
inc ou, iron steamefs Of the largest s.ze.-
8ll of their 100 workmcn arc Chimes,
Who labor l0r icw cents per day. Not
withs'anding nearly al the raw mate
fiel ufea I'D those yards has 70 eros
oeran4 r0whcre IN tie world can ship be
built more cheapiy. The London IiD'es
saes Bog this f.c. sOmcthiDg seriously oinlnous
- the shipwrgha on the Clyde and the
Tyne.