Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-12-16
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A correspondent residing IN Coionei
CABELL's district sends US TIE Ioiio"'ps
complaining letter:
CONTAINING LETTER.
HxxRr COUNTY, December D, 1884.
10 fhe Editor of the Dispatch:
In o,den times when a great battle was
.orcht and q great victory won, after the
smoke end Gre OF battle had CLEARED away
and the dead and wounded bad been borne
from the battlefield. the victorious general
was wont 10 assemble bis officers ana troops
ara bestow martial honors upon those WHO
had distinguished themselves IN the battle
by bravery, genius, or fidelity. BY this re.
ward the fires Of gcpius were kept brighter,
and valor and fidelity grew herctr and
truer In the hearts Of the soldiers. and the
wonderful intellect Of the crest Napoleon
fe,: N q power az this when he said, The
general who IL loved by bis troops Is feared
by the enemy"
The great presidential attic Is over: vic.
tory, the great victory OF honesty over dis.
honesty, OF reformation over spolIatioo
and corruption, Of free government over
intimidation and oppression, has perchcd
upon the banner OF the Democratic army:
The leaders OF the defeated army, wounded
and sore from the humiliation OF their de-
feat, have been borne from the battlefield,
and the conquered general, James q.
Rla,nc. wrapped in The sbroud OF bis own
corruption. has been buried In grave OF
oblivion, which can hereafter only be found
by the stencil with which bis last words
A.. .,o a. f,,f Oh fnreyer hts fOmb.
Have the array Of Virginia been assem-
bled and donors conferred upon her brave
and faithful soIdicrss To oGr leader, John
:. Barbour, all honor Is due, and all honor
has been given; but 10 this battle there
were Others no l,ss brave and faithful than
he. and yet. although the columns OF the
papers Of your city Virglnia's capital-are
iilled with glowing encominms upon bis
skill and ability. they are silent as to many
who fought the good fight.
Haye YOU no words OF gratitude for Colo
mel Conrad, Of Winchester. who so bravely
led the troop OF the yailey5 Have you no
pr.,,se for efforts OF Judge Staples, who,
side BY side With Daniel and Trigg. fought
for the cause oil Democracy In the South
westf Have you no encomiums for Is. b.
NunIord. who struggled with Colonel
Cabell against the duskv enemy OF Pied
mont, They have been true to their party's
cause. They have spared no efforts 10
their fight for Virginia, aud now, the battle
over and the victory won, to them at least
some honor IL due.
As Democrat who has no FAKE to
grInd,' for one give this my tribute to
their efforts, and say that II the press do
not, the people OF Virginia appreciate their
efforts and encourage, aud not discourage,
their good work. JUSTICE.
MIR. BARBOUR. as the head OF the State
Central Committee and of the State Execu-
tive Committee, is recognized all over the
Union as the representative Of oil the men
who won the great battle. Somebody has
to be fixed upon In all such cases. and it is
always the one who occupies the position
which Mr.. BARBOUR occupies.
But our correspondents own letter Is the
best answer 10 his complaint. He names
five men, and no more. He does not even
name his own congressman. He gives no
credit to the press. We claim that we did
as much effective service as anybody else
In Virginia. Why was not the Dispatch
mentionedf And the State, that had as
much to do with the victory as any orator ?
And HoPE. and BUTTON, and WHITEHEAD,
and MosLEY, and SNOwDBS, and GLENNAN,
and LEwELLEN, and MCDONALD. and WITH.
ERs, and WARD. and RHEA, and TrSsLEY,
and GoODE, and LEE, and HUTTON, and
WISE, and GoOLRICK, and BYRD-but the
list will "stretch out till the crack OF
DOOM" We haven't named 1.-THE Of the
men who worked to gain the great victory.
We have said little or nothing as to Mr..
BARBOUR's services. We have simply stated
that he is the man whom the State and the
Union recognize as the one whose promo
ton will be regarded as tribute to all the
rest Of the leaders and to all the voters Of
the Democratic party Of Virginia. Wehave
no pets.
As an offset to the foregoing letter, we
publish the follow ing from the Prince Ed.
ward district:
A COMPLIMENTARY LETTER.
To the Editor of the Dispatch:
II really looks as If the election Of Cleve
land has made young man OF your edi.
tor so far as bis powers OF work are con-
cerned, and added TO his already accumu'
lated foresight and WISDOM" Recently
one OF his E" leaders" was so mnch to the
point, showing that an opportunity should
be given the South 10 show her love for the
right and the Union by being trusted by
our northern brethren with appointments
OF southern men in Mr.. Cleveland's Cabi-
net, that the paper was marked and sent u
him. Since then we have had display Of
plain " common-sense as TO the silver ques
| tion," and every man who does not want Il
see harder times than We now have owe hin
thanks. TO wind upas to old "people
those one hundred years OF age and over
his head keeps level on even that topic, Sc
far as my own experience goes. lam fifty
eight years old and close observer o.
facts, aud while have heard much OF peO
pie one hundred years old, have nevel
seen one who coGld show reasonable claim
TO be that old. -
Second. l have heard much OF "mad
dogs" and anv quantity Of people have
been reported bitten by such dog in th,
city IN which live, and never yet have
seen mad-dog, nor have any OF the peo
pie In my day (wbo were reported as hay
ing been bitten by one) ever died from 1t.
effects. Now, am satisfied that now ant
! then people do live TO be one hundred
| years old, and that there have been sucl
| things rs a mad-dog, but have never beer
| able TO see either with good record rs 10 th,
facts. II may he little after the order o
| our Irish wits" 10 talk OF mad-dog'.
good record; 60 i viii put IL as to tn
| truth OF the record unjpstly given SOM
| poor sick dog who was not mad at all.
Yes, we OF the South are entitled TO ant
should without any effort on the part OF |
| living souO be rendered by Mr.. Cleveland
! mt least two members Of his Cabinet
| MIR. Garland being so able a lawyer, III
| would be very proper person TO fill thu
| place Of the highest law Office Of the Gov
| ernment, while Mr.. Barbour's superior ex
| ecutiye ability, and his great service TO tn
Democratic party OF The whole South, AM
| thereby to the country. points to him q
the one who should be rendered the posi-
ton OF Postmaster-General. may b
wrong IN my views as 10 the best men b
Oh the two positions named, but I do no
think can be possibly wrong In endors
ing your sentiments on the silver question
But IL wrong In both, then am very Ger
tain that your paper cannot possibly los
| many friends or subscribers by fighting Tn
so-called 100-year-aud.more-men "hum
bug" "Jrsr &c."
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