Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-02-28
Senator Bayard's Letter.

At the recent meeting OF the Demo-
cratic State Central Committee of Mas
sachusetts at Boston the following letter
from Senator Bayard was read and re-
ceived with applause, as. it well deserv-
ell to be:
United States Senate Chamber
Washington, D G.. Feb 18, 1882.-Col.
Jonas Fl French, Chairman Democratic
State Central Committee Dear Sir (:
feel honored and gratified by your most
cordial invitation 90 meet your commits
tee at dinner at the Parker House. in
Boston, on the 22d instant. The temp
tatbn to accept your invitation IL hard
| to resist, and nothing but the lorna.
| tiop of u private engagement for tn.
21st and the pressure of abundant pub
lie duties here prevent my ready accep-
lance and undertaking the journey to
Bottom for the purpose of joining with
men of my own political faith amt
brotherhood in commemOrating the
birthday of the great American whose
influence upon our country and The
SEN iments aud character OF It's people
are best represented by the principles OF
tie democratic party. When We hear
in the halls of Congress land never
| FROM DEMOCRACY appeals to sectional
hat red aud prejudice, we should recall
the solemn warning of the Farewell
Address When suggestions of the
creation and perpetuation of false
money not founded upon value are
made, we recall his honest indignation
against all such unjust and dishonest
legal tender for honest debts. When
we witt ess the tonsumInatiOn of 4
shameless bargain by which the poll
tica control Of the State of his birth is
sold to the ministers and advocates Of
Reputation and public dishonor, we
long for the restoration of his influence
and example to rebnke and denounce
the corrupt and degenerate men who
have disregarded or forgotten the les
sons of his noble life On every 6cca
sion when we can revive and COM
memorate the virtues that made the
name of Washington immortal let III
| not fail or omit to avail ourselves of it
Convey to your associates my sincere
tina, ks for their kindly rememb raDce
and express my sincere regrets that
cannot be present ut their patriotic ban
quet. as
Respectfully and truly yours,
IT. F. BAYARD."
RE APPoRTIoNMENT.-C Congress hav
| ing passed The bill re apportioniDg rep
| resen t. tion among the several States
and Virginia being entitled to cleo
| hereafter ten representatives to tn.
lower house of Congress, our Legisla
ture will have no excuse for remaining
here after the 9th of March. The ses-
sion will end in ten days three thi.
| week, six next week, and one on thu
following week. It need not take mucf
time to arrange the districts In fact
there IL no actual necessity for redis
tricting the State. The act of Congress.
pnvides that If the Legislature fail tt
redistriot 1t, the tenth congressman may
be elected by the State ut large. AS tn,
Readjustsrs profess q belief in theil
ability to carry the State, they surely
need not fear to allow the congressiona
districts to stand as they are. We are
not yet ready to believe that James C
Taylor, Fowler, Lybrook, and othel
Democrats in the Legislature are going
TO be parties to an attempt to redistric
Virginia so as to give the negroes tn,
power to overwheln the Democrats o.
Richmond or the Democrats of the
country Richmond Dispatch.
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Mr.. Oven r. Holmes has been APP
pointed postmaster at Leesburg, Va
He is Readjuster Republican. anG
succeeds straight Republican,-T Val
ley Virginian .'.5
Which circumstance is no doubt very
gratifying to the editor Of the Virgintdn
who was chosen by straightOut Repub
licans mot by Readjuster Repubiicans)
as their candidate for Lieutenant Gov.
ernor of Virginia Why should bis
gratitude be dedicated to the, opposing
wing of that party Why, be likes 70
he postmaster at Staunton.-Roanoke
Times.
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