Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1882-04-19
From the Richmond State.
"A Ringing Speech from Sena'
tor NeWberry.

TO the people. Let them elect all, from
the Court OF Appeals down 10 overseer
OF the poor. viii you fight on that
lime do not know whether shal
be returned here or not. didn't care
to come here. Iprefer now to 60 home.
do not live by politics. 1t does'L ac
cord with my sentiments. came from
patriotism as a Readjuster. L have
helped 10 readjust the debt, but it has
not been promulgated in the canvass.
Il was announced on every hustings in
my county that the settlement should
be submitted TO the people. fought
for that.
"Who took that privilege from
the people Who smothered it' Who
denied that right to the people which
we had pledged TO give them? The
question of education. l tell him il
am member of that convention shall
fight for the free schools. l never hide
behind a mask. l speak my honest
sentiments. have not left my party .
THE PARTY Has LEFT ITS PLATFORM.
and left me. Island here with the few
like Leondas al ThermOpyl@, ready to
die for the honor OF the cause. The
balance are not in the pass and in the
battle. The party has deserted me
and gone off to The camp where the
spoils are. [Applause.1 l worship 10
the temple of my fathers. This is neither
true Democracy nor true Republicanisn
as set forth by the immortal jefferson.
II shall 90 before my people.
know what they will say. The Sesator
(Mr. Jones, colored.) was prompted
Mieut. Gov. Lewis) to say that | might
be left at home. He dou't know what
be ia talking about. If l don't get in
side-I could if that was my Calling
could make nIOIt OuleluO &c iHNS'''''
The lobby makes the money. but none
is IN my pockets. The lobby make
more here than, at least, the men who
face the music in here.
81 do not live Tor the day. have
not done one act that will shame my
children. So help me God l will not
permit a stain on my name. l expect
TO give TO God as well as 10 my people
an account of my stewardship. L had
rather die poor as Lazarus than to have
the treasure Of The rich political manipu-
lator. [Applause.l | want none. oi
that false treasure. When am beneath
the sod | care more for the character |
leave to my children aud my country
than 10 have my pockets filed With the
spols.
81 am no composition OF sawdusI
and ice. Laughter 1 am made Of
different stuff. worship at the shrine
of liberty. The green meadows, the
pure mountain air, the limp;d streams
the noble people Of the grand land OF
the Southwest would shame me if l
turned my back upon the true princl-
pies of civil freedom. l feel the inspira'
ton of the heroic day. repeat it:
Give me liberty or give me DEATH
THE BOSS ARRIVES.
While Newberry was thus laundering
against the rule Of the tyrant, The Boss
himself was speeding on his way to
Richmond, and the brave words OF the
Senator from Bland were still ringing in
the air when the dealer in iron collars
s,epped d from the northern train, hold
inc in his carpet-sack 10 new collars.
with chain cables attached. He waniec
two more TO add 10 The pack-he haC
been looking for then long. and he no"
confidently asserted that he had them
As lie made his way to his chamber
the ynl sar throng backed from his pre-
sencc 10 make a clear avenue for his
progress, and the preceding sencschal,
proud of Tie dignity of his Office, sang
out in voice trembling with the
weight of Its burden: Make way there
for The Generalp Aud then The march
of liumph over, the ruler went 10, and
that strange sound heard among the
oaislIe throng was like the oliactory
whz. the precursor Of anticipated
gu,tatory guawiug OF bones flung among
the hungry aud weak.
Few were admitted to tnat sacred
presence, and when becked their faces
flushed with the honur of the call. But
among the outside crowd Of the ante'
room the rejoicing was aqu lily great.
THE VIRGINIA sNoB.
A cosmopolitan passing 10y would
have deemed that he had been dropped
at a lamp-post gathering OF London
foolmen, but it was simply the waiting
TO Virginia of a foreign essence, land
for the first time in an American States
history, The Virginia snob emphasized
himself as a component part oi The Vir'
ginia population. aud the teuor ot the
talk was the repetition OF what the
erandee had said: did you see hump
said Que. "He brushed against me a.
he wen. by" said another, elaled.-
"qe nodded 10 me when he went in"
said third. Il am ahead Of you all, y
said an ecstatlc fourth "for he spoke
TO me.' Then this last was The hero
of the moment, the cynosure of envying
eyes. HE spoke 10 you'll" echoed tue
tbrong. "What did he say?" "Well,
he Just cursed me-" replied the hero
and be walked off proud of having been
cursed by the Boss oI many meE.
A LIVELY SCRAMBLE.
There was lively scrambllDg going on
about the Senate to-day. Republican
emissaries were flying here and there