Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-06-13
The Herald and Virginian.
The following appeared in the
HERALD of last week:

Inc IOllOWluS dppcdACu III VhO
HERALD of last week:
We dreamed it among the possibilities
to avoid all personal controversy in these
columns. If our readers will return to the
first issue of the HERALD under the new
management, they will find nothing I'M
kindly spoken of any man or party. Two
DAYS latter the Virginian appeared with
numerous paragraphs strikingly offensive
to somebody to be guessed at. In each
tissue since, the TirgiRian has contained
personal paragraphs that no gentleman
could fail to understand the meaning of.
Not satisfied with this, it undertook in a
| leading editorial to forecast the business
of the HERALD, and to explain why they
had not bought it.
On the morning when the contract OF
sale was made, before the papers were
signed, the 'Virginian" Office posted o
handful on lamp-posts and trees about
town every sentence of which was false
hood. When the present proprietors OF
the "Virginian" were writing for the
HERALD they denominated the "Virgi'
MAN. the "mulattO sheet" and falsely
charged against the "Virginian" of that
day what it was entirely innocent OF
to-wit: a personal allegation against H.
lD. Newman concerning the public schools.
Communications and proofs were rendered
they are still in our possession. Since
then we have known children to return
from a Sabbath school in which thelI
mother had trained them, their young
hearts wounded by cowardly expressions
of NJ. L. Walton about their father-hls
politics, niger party, &c.
Can forbearance ever cease TO De VIZ
tuei Can thoughtful and brave men ex-
cuse what seems to be rashness IN a hus.
band, and the father of seven children
We hope so. The first Walton-Newman
COPY of the "Virginian" referred to some
one Heretofore connected with it as bring
ing opprobrium upon the name "Vlrgl'
MAN" Passing by what it has since
printed, we find in its last issue the fol
lowing: ~.
"The HERALD had as well quit this
"twaddle and direct its attention to the
''only principle it has, viz: The subjec-
"tion of Virginia to negro rule"
Again it says: "The HERALD is publish
ed by the HERALD Co. but whether 1t is
edited by any one it fails to state"
This follows after the announcement IN
it's salutatory that the "Virginian" would
strike from the shoulder" So be it.
The editors and proprietOrs of the "Nir'
pinianv are a pair of liars and poltroOns
and we send proofs of this to f. D. New
man and NJ. L. Walton one day before Its
appearance in the HERALD.
Proof copies of the above were
delivered on Monday afternoon,
and the HERALD was issued from
the press Tuesday evening. Thurs
day afternoon the following note
was handed us, and an answer re-
turned without delay;
"WooDsToCK, VA, June 5, 'S4
"Tke Herald Co.
eirs Through Mr.. NJ. b
"Wunder we demand the name oil
"the party responsible for the ar
"ticle in the issue of the HERALD
"of June 4th, 1884, in which we are
"alluded to as Glars and pol
"troons."
=. NJ. L. WALTON,
(Signed,) 3. d. NEWMAN.
WOODSTOCK, June ., 1884.
Mr.. II. B. Wander
Sir: AS the note
of Messrs. NJ. L. Walton and h. d.
Newman is delivered through you,
I tako occasion to answer through
the same channel. l can hardly
suppose there has been any doubt
as to the authorship. That article
was delivered on Monday last and
the gentleman conveying was ready
then, as l have been since, to name
the party responsible. l am the
writer and publisher of the article
referred to in your note.
ANY futher communications l
will be obliged if you will give
them to Mr.. John L. Keller sealed,
as l do not want any body to know
the contents till L can recall a
friend to conduct further cores
pOndence.
Respectfully,
Fl. II. RIDDLEBERGER.
The next morning, without any
allusion to the correspondence, the
"Virginian' appeared with the
following:
In the last issue of the HERALD there ap
peared an article from the pen of one d.
il. Riddleberger, rejecting upon me as al
individual and as one of the editors OF
"The Virginian."
Of course, no one acquainted with the
character, standing and characteristics o.
this man will expect me to give him thai
recognition which is ever accorded to gen
tlemen.
His character has been " tattOOed" anC
he has been so pilloried in the estimation
of even bare responsibility that l coul(
not, with due regard to the position hole
lin the community in which l was borI
and raised, treat him as l would one whC
had not put himself beyond the pale o
lcOmmOn decency.
Branded repeatedly, as be has been, a.
a liar and still wearing the brand, l wOulC
add nothing to my reputation by denounc
ing the false statements contained ID tn
issue of the paper referred to.
Advertising to the world his intention
to fight no more duelf after his blOodles
experience, l would only bring dow
ridicule upon myself, were | to 60 through
the farce of challenging a man, who, a
the first smell of powder and without thu
loss of drop of blood. proclaimed his owl
reformation.
Therefore l refuse to make myself tn
scape goat for this man to ride back int
responsibility upon.
And now begging the pardon of m,
readers for the space occupied on thl
; matter, submit myself for judgment t
E the good people of Shenandoah, feeling
assured that my character will be vindi
; Gated, and my course endorsed by them.
Respectfully,
L. ID. NEWMAN.
Various articles published in the las
issue of the Shenandoah Herald reflect o.
7 me as a gentleman. / only deem 1T neces
sary, in view of all the circumstances con
nected with this unjustifiable attack, t
) say that so far as individually am cor
, cerned, it amounts to nothing. Therefore