Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-11-02
GEN. MAHONk'S REPLY TO THE
DANVLLLE CIRCULAR.

GEN. MAHONk'S REPLY TO THE
DANTLLLE CIRCULAR.
We wish We had room to publish Gen.
Mahone's cruelreply TO the pathetic appeal
from the white people OF Danvllle to the
white people OF The Valley and the South
west. He does not contrad, ct single state
nlent in the circular, tut arrays abuse OF the
Democratic party against the grave and
esta blished facts presented by the suffer
ing whites of that city. The days of mix
ed school boards, and negro supremacy i'll
local governments, in Virginia are num-
bered
Here is a statement from we'll known
citizen of Augusta which will show wheGh-
er the Danville circular is true or not:
EDITOR VINDIcAToR :-Ihe Danvle circular is
doing good work here. DE-. franklin George. for
merry of his place. and well known and very p0pu-
lar, authorises 80 y, that from personal know
edge having been d resident of Danyille for num-
Der If years. aud but recently left thele. he knoacs
the statements IN said circular are true, not in the
least exaggerated but if anything, tall short Of
convey ing idea Of the lanentable stale of af
fairs there. What deplorab state of affairs for
things if Malone and his party succeeds This way
freemen!
A. M. JORDAN.
Middlebrook, Augusta
County, october 3lst.
There is no doubt of either the respon-
sibllity of the gentlemen whose names are
attached to the circular, or the facts they
state. One of the slgners is Maj. Jas. W.
Bruce, formerly deputy postmaster in
Stanton, a gentlem tn of the highest char
acter, and who is well known to our cit
iZ3nS.
Mis-. H. B. Meade. the widow of the late
DR.. Meade, of Danvile, and sister of
Capt John n Opie, of Augusta, resides
in Dahvllle with her four children. Her
letters to her brother for months past have
confirmed the statements contained in the
circular. But few days ago she wrote
that the negro population h I'd become 50
overbearing that ladies were afraid to so
on the street.
Most Of the signers are known in Staun-
ton. w. I. CLARK is the former member
of the legislature from Pittsylvauia Mr..
Rufin is son of Frank G.. Ratlin, the
we'll known Readjuster. John W. Hol-
land is former m 4yor of Dtnviile, and S.
III. Holland is his brother. The Morotock
Manufacturing Co. is the company that
controls the cotton trade of the town.
Capt. Albert Gerst of the firm of E L &
A. Gerst, is we'll known in Staunton, and
commanded the Danvlls Light Infantry
when they participated in the memorial
day decoration here in 1878.
In order to fully satisfy the minds of
enquirers about the reliability of the Dan
vile circular, which we issue as a supple
ment to-day I'VE yesterday telegraphed Hon.
W. T. Sutherlin, of that city, and received
the following reply:
DANyILLE, Nov, /,
Editor Staunton Vindicdtor:
am just in receipt of your telegram, and In re-
ply state that all of the sgners OF the Danvile cir
cular are personally known to me- and they are all
highly respectable g. gentlemen, and many of them
amongst our most responsible, reliable, AMI IN.
fuentia citizens and all OF them are fully entitled
to belief. w. T. SUIHERLIN.
Let every white man read the circular