Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-10-31

latiOn, as people, but not voter, not
property at valne? Slaves under Il
years of age to be untaxed-yet
counted for representation and
then to be taxed as $500 worth of
land, when over that age.
Was it not provided that all pro
perty but slaves should be the sub
iect of equal and uniform taxation
and in proportion to its value.
Constitution Of Virginia page i6,
Code 1860, p. %, Sec. II.
Yes, you gentlemen discriminate
ed for pocket and pOrer. The slave
districts had by constitutional pro-
vision until 1860, to have reprenta-
tiou on untaxed negroes of certain
ages. uneQually taxed if so declar-
ed, ant a limit fixed, after 1865 we
were allowed the privilege to vote
on 'suf'erage basis or 'mixed basis
or taxation basis in the Senate
This was the best, that Demo.
crat, Henry 4. Wise, who destroy
ed some '1Nownotkiag' lodges here,
whose initiates now are bladant
democrats of herd, book stock,
warranted pedigree, and ancient
fame, and perfection could do.
Yes, the slave power whose
residuacy legatees now look to the
mountains and this Valley, said
the owner of slaves, many or few
shall vote them, ccoanted for and
as them, for representation and
taxation and count as much, "a the
Valley farmer or the owner of
Mems estate.
This party who lost their power
with their slaves. who now d. the
niceers, allowed the master to vote
the slave against the white man
and his property, and this was the
Old democracy and not the ariStO-
/ cracy the Bourbon's have eutailed
on us!
This question came near disrupt
mgthe State. The matter Of the
master voting a percentage Of his
slaves for purposes OF taxation was
compromised by a limit of time.
Such a conservative man as the
/ late Judge Samuels of our town, so
honored, so beloved, said make the
"Blue Ridge the Ttate line ifthis
goes farther.
And now, oh shamel after these
lords and barons,7these ex-slayes
halding aristocracy voted their
slaves to enslaye the Valley, white
men, that they might have for
/ themselves, and who urged us into
a yuiaoas, crnel, Horrible 'oar, to
protect their property, peculiar
property, 8jdces, these lords, say
Brothers, can't you save us? We
wonder how they will relish their
return iustalment Of their own
physic.
Let us see. We say our privi-
lege of citizenship as returning
rebels, ,or paroled soldiers, was
granted on express condition that
the negro, should be a citizen too,
have ballot for ballOt,on as weigh
ty as the other, wisely or not, we
accepted the situation, no unequal
taxation, no punishment imposed.
The Great Lee was hardly cen
sured,uO taxes were levied for war
debt except equally and on North.
and paid South alike. Think how
France paid Germany her war debt
No, it can't be denied that all
favored and voted for negro suf-
frage, except a few who were use
ful only for marsers, mileposts, to
show how far We marched. Yes,
old and now democrats, OConner
and Greedy democrats, know.uow.
ings, early and last ditch secession
ist, saints, parsons aud s.ners were
professidly forneGo suffrage. Did .
the democracy, those south-side .
mcs more especially, promise with /
mental reservation, or secreteyasiOn
Of mind?
Ancient Democrats acted not
thus. They never claimed the
benefits end repudiated the burdens
of the bargains. The action of
those who call themselves, demo.
Gratis will not stand the test of true
mqniincss. Politics at last, is but
politics, on analysis. Bread and
butter, life and honest action -
brain fool, schools, happy homes,
safe from the claims Of English or
Home Bondholders, based on a
fabricated consideration, laborers
paid, no lords and aristocrats in
sunshine, nor shabby genteel, proud
aud poor pieteuders and suppl
ants when great expectations fail
These are true politics.
Let us be met now in this fight.
Tell the boys so. Don't cry because
''tbe sun it do move The dry
bones will surely move in this Val /
ley next Tuesday.
We mean no sectional issue in
this S ate, but gentlemen must not
exalt or value TO destroy us, in
poaer you forgot ia, seeking power
You say.
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We love one an other.
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The bonrbpms have had un dis
turbpd meetings everywhere. Now
they are organizing opposition