Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-09-28
shenandoah.
HON. JOHN GeoDE AT STRAsBURG
AND LEBANoN-MR. GATEWcOD
MEETS Mr.. GOODE AT LEBANON.
Mr.. Editor.
According 10 previous AT

Mr.. Editor:
According 10 previous an
nOuncement, Hon. John Goode, o
Norfolk. addressed our people on Fri
day night, the 23d, inst. A goodly
number assembled 10 hear the dlstin-
guished gentleman, notwithstanding the
busy season with the farmers aud
think l can safely say that they went
home that night we'll satisfed-more
than grati6ed-full to the brim Of whole
some sophisticated, logical reasoning.
1t was indeed an exhaustive, argumen-
tative speecb-bound to carry convic-
ton to any person not entirely devoid
ofjudgment. This may be putting 1t
little strong, but still L say that any
person possessing the judgment neces-
sary to discriminate between truth and
error, must be compelled TO yield u
Mr.. Goodies ponderous arguments.
The most respectful attention wal
shown to the speaker throughout th{
entire time of bis speech. A numbet
of Mahonltes were present, and we ard
glad to say that they main tanned rel
spectful hearing even when the blOwf
fell thick and heavy. The ladies, verb
not passed by; but in return for tht
beautiful bouquets presented, they rel
ceived some OF the choicest specimenI
Of sublime sentiment. Mr.. Goode will
be held IN dear remembrance IN tht
community. J,
On Saturday night, September 24tll,
Mr.. Geode went to Lebanon to Gil rs
appointment at that place. Fully js
as many-perhaps more voters-h$l
assembled as at Strasburg on the pro-
vious night. Among the number, MI.
Wright Gatewood, IF Harrisonburg, \
thlnk-was found. This gentleman h4d
come, whether sent for by his party II
co not know-to meet Mr.. Goode 10
discussion. He did meet Mr.. Good,
and-well, people that have heard tile
two gentlemen in question frem tie
stump, need not be told the result. Oh,
it was rich Mr.. Gatewood lead of dp
hour, Mr.. GOode replied in an hour aid
and a-hali, then each Is minutes. M.
Gatew cod commenced by informing iIs
hearers that considerably more thanh
quarter ola century before, near, tlbl
place, he had taught the young ida
how 10 shoot" Then be repeated lis
Woodstock, August court speech, viii Ii
Judge Allen so completely "settled }is
hash" A brief history of the BoIr.
bous of France-some disultory encoh-
iums upon Napoleon tine same invl 2
live against the forefathers aud eat1
legislators Of Virginia, the crime OF Pc
old Dominion in ceding 10 the GeneIal
GoverRm, mt the Mort WeAt~ Territory,
SC. followed in quick succession. AID
then, oh, then the poor fellow IS
covered that his speech was said, dhd
worst Of all, only half an hour lad
been consumed. The remaining Hall
hour was spent in beating The air, dad
saying such things as 80 amused bis
hearers ut his evident inability 10 think
of any thing to the point that nearly hall
were constrained to laugh their s. pes
sore. He was evidently tout of sod b."
1t is hardly necessary TO give ir.
Goodies reply. Very little Of bis me
was necessary for replying, but VI hat
was said by way Of response wa7 so
rich that it must be heard from he
gentleman himself to be properlyPp-
preciated. Then followed those ma5e
IL arguments that Mr.. Goode cap so
we'll produce to the utter confounfng
of the few MahOnites present Wild at
first showed their total incapacltI 20
anything solid by heir
shameful interruptions. They 7ere
soon settled, however. am satii6ed
that the cause of Malone would Have
Jared much be tier, had not Mr.. Cite
wood been there. l think that his
friends will bear ne out in this opii ion.
When, at the close of the speaf lDg,
Mr.. Goode called for the sense of the
meeting relative to their expectation of
Mr.. Daniels slection,a deafening bout
rent the air. When The noes were
called for, silence ensued,
And thus ended most interd Bting
and, we believe, an emlnentlY prdita-
BILE meeting. We cannt help BELIEVING
that Mr.. Goodies visit to our sftion
will be as bread cast upon the wal crs.
We do feel that such manly, digIhed,
and searching appeals as he males to
the sober judgment Of thinking pFop'e
cannot possibly fail to produce coed
rs,ults. Long live the Hon. Ohm
GoOde, the fearless and able de1nder
and advocate Of truths, honOrl and
dignity. CONPA tx X.
Strasburg, Va. Sept. Goth, 1881.