The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1886-10-28
Tha Right Spirit.

Major J. II. Wagner. of Tennessee,
was recently appointed pension agent at
Knoxville. He was Union soldier, and
as member of the Tennessee Legislature
voted for q resolution offering reward OF
$500 for the person Of Gov Harris, (now
u. S. Senatcr) dead or alive. When it was
found who Waganer WAS the moss backs
and extremists III the Democratic party Of
Tennessee demanded the recall of his
nomination. To this demand, Secretary
of the Interior Lamar gives the following
answer, which we commend to the prayer
full consideration OF Capt. Bumgardner
and the Vsaadicator while they are trying
to wave the .'bloody shirt 1t will do
them good:
s.The Secretary of the Interior declines
to recommend the revocation of Major
Wagner commission as pension agent
at Knoxville, Tenn. He says that Major
Wagner was appointed upon the recon
mendation of the leading and best citizens
of Tennessee, of all parties, who repre-
sented him as d man fully qualified in in
tegrity, intellect and character for the
duties of the position, and as a man en-
deared to his people by his consistent sup,
port, during the past twenty years, of their
highest and best interests. The fact
brought out against him SINCE his COM
MISSION was issued that he had given an
unjust and unWise vote for disfranchise-
ment when he was q young man not more
than twenty one years of age, Immediately
after the war. when the passions of both
sides were reused to the highest pitch,
c1,o ot hn 70 ct,.oo hi
from public trust among a people to whose
rights and interests he has ever since been
true and loyal We have all been con-
tending that the issues of the war and the
passions growing out of it should not be
kept alive, and do not know of any in
stance in which precept can better be en-
forced by example than this. Both sides
in Tennessee showed the courage to fight.
I am confident they have also that higher
quality, the magnanimity mutually to for
give"
Closing of Spitler's Chapel Sunday
School.
reported for the vIRGINIAN.l
On Saturday, 18th inst, the picnic came
off. At an early hour the crowd began to
gather; at 103 O'Clock the house was we'll
nigh full. The exercises began with
singing and prayer. The superintendent.
VIM. D. Huffman, then introduced the
Rev. e. P. Dyche. The speaker who
used black board having drawn a little
coat like that of little samuel's, with the
inscription, bring forth the best robe and
put it on HIM. The speech was grand and
for one hour he held the audience, at the
close of which all went to the grove where
table near hundred feet long had been
spread, which revealed the fact that the
feaLhered tribe had suffered much, as well
as the failing, butter, eggs and sugar,
from the number of cakes on hand. This
was the grandest PICNIC dinner we ever
saw The multitude did all eat and were
filled Tor at least ought to have been) and
there was taken up more than twelve
baskets of Fragments Afternoon the first
thing on the programme was class re-
view by J. S. Whlteseil, with fifteen little
boys They did credit to themselves as
we'll as to the teacher. This shows what
can be done with children Then two
short speeches by 3. l.. uoutf, ST., and J.
Hartman Slower. which were to the point.
Rev. c.. p. Dyche then came forward v it'll
the face Of the black board changed to
victory, Christ's triumphant entry into
Jerusalem. When he came to this saying,
Out of the mouths Of babes and Stockings
thou hast perfected praise, here the speaker
captured bis audience. and for ANOTHER
half hour held them spell found. This
was the finest Sunday school speech we
ever heard, at the close of which all went
home glad and happy. In seventeen years
this was the glandest day we ever spent
as Q picnic day. In cur next we will give
a short history OF Splitter Chapel.
LEMUEL.