Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1880-04-21
Hurrah for Henry.

Hurrah Tor Henry.
MEETING OF THE PEOPLE-LENGTHY
ADDRESS FROM sTovAL-REsoLU
TIONs FAvoRING AN UErLEDGED
ELECTORAL TICKET PROPOSED AND
VOTED DOWN.
A correspondent of the Danyillc
Post, writing from Mantinsvillc
April 18th, says that there was
large crowd at Henry court the pre-
vious day, and that Mr.ssStovall adj
dressed the people at great length
in defence of his course. A. NJ.
Lybrook, of Patrick, also made a
speech. After this a pale youth
arose they language of which could
not be gathered, but evidently they
favored the Independent electoral.
And then, all that was on the
boards having been gone through
with, the Chairman REV. E. b.
Turner arose, resolutions in hand,
for the purpose of submitting them
to the meeting; but there was a part
of the play not on the boards which
the Chairman wot not of. At this
juncture James S. Redd, pro
nounced Readjuster, came to the
front, and in clear voice made
known to the Chair that he had a
substitute to offer for the resolutions
presented.
Mr.. Redd was at once called TO
the stand by numerous voices, and
in a calm, digDifed, ard mastery
manner unmasked the skeleton and
presented it to the audience in all
of its hideousness he pointed out
the bitter in the sugar-coaicd dose
so deity prepared he stated that no
"chapge had come over the spirit OF
his dreams" in regard to readust-
ment that it, however, was purely a
State issue, having nothing whatever
to do with national politics; that
while he was a Readjuster he was a
Democrat from heel to plume, as.
was a vast majority of his party in
Virginia, good men and true, who
would never consent to shachle their
State to place in power few am
tious men.
Mr.. Redd then offered some well
drawn resolutions inviting all good
Democrats, irrespective Of opinion
on the State debt, to meet here nj
next court and to send delegates to
Richmond pledged to the appoint
ment of delegation to Cincinnati
which would support the Democrat
ic nominee for President. The me-
ton of Mr.. Redd to adopt the sub
stitute was seconded by Mr.. P. c.
Wray "a Readjuster, but a Demo
craft in spirited speech.
Delegate w. S. Redd was then
loudly called for, and rendered an
account of his stewardship, which
seemed to give satisfaction to the
party that put him in Office. He
reprobated the idea Of adopting tie
independent ticket, holding that it
was a reflection upon the manhood,
honesty, and goodsense OF the Dem
ocratic wing Of his party to make
such a suggestion to them. It was
perfectly apparent that the people
were overwhelmingly in favor ofthe
substitute and could not go Grant,
although sugar-coa'ed with Malone,
Toney, Lybrook, and readJust-
ment.
The Chairman seemed much agi-
tated and perplexed at the uncX-
pected turn affairs had taken What
to do next was not on the pro
gramme, and he stood irresoluie,
when the sage from Patrick came TO
| his relief and whispered words Of
comfort in his ear. lie then stated
that he was satisfied that the sub.
stitute was a mere trick TO break up
the Readjuster party, and announc-
ed that the meeting was Adjourned.
But alas, this cock would moi
fight Mr.. Redd put the question
on adopting the substitute to the
meeting, aud it was carried almost
unanimously, amidst the widest
applause. However divided our peo-
| pie may be on the State issue, one
thing is absolutely certain, that IN
the fall-elections the line between
Democracy and RepubIicanism will
be sharply drawn, Malone and his
toadies to the contrary nothwith-
standing.