Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-06-28
UNDER BLOOD-CURDLING HEAD
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Pdtch.
The Judge was born in Charles
county, Maryland, and was brought
here at ) years of age. When the
"Judge" was born does not appear.
But the fact remains that he 'cGs
born. Besides, this is not a good
year for giving away days and
wears of birth anyhow. DI. Oliver
Holmes says sit is better to be a
Young old man than an old young
man" This is good sense, sound
philosophy, and the "Judge," like
the sensible man that he is, has
doubtless pasted it in his hat.
In chronological order, as we
gather from the article, that the
"Judge" next appears voting for
Harrison IN 1910, and next, in
1874, he broke his wing halter be-
cause Martin Van Buren dumped
the track" The "Judge' voted
for bale and Julien in 1852, and
saws be has been a Republican ever
since.
But the Judges" "active polit'
ical life began IN 1887" and was
brought about by the colonization
Circular which was to be sermon
lied on from all the Woodstock
pulpits. This was trying ordeal
Rev. Mr.. Diifenbacker was in
dicted, bailed aud acquitted. The
"Judge" concluded to "brave II
out" and went to jail. He, too,
was tried and acquitted. Now
Judge" this looks to US, in the
light of the history of those days,
that Shenandoah must have had
mighty good courts, and brave and
honest Jurors. Why, "Judge," you
testify to the tolerant spirit OF those
DAYS in Shenandoah when you say
YOU took ga high seat by the side
of Judge John Allen, and, after
the 'sulphurous speech of Saml
G. Williams, so modified the 'cut
and dried resolutiOns,' by your
mere presence that the meeting
only called you a dangerous man,
Why, "Judge" 1t is worse now
than it was then. In every pOlit'
zeal campaign most of us are called
everything but a lady, and the
harsher the epithet the louder the
applause,
Then, again, the "Judge" heard
that ga gang was coming from
Alexandria with intent to heat
things hot for him, but a Justice
named Lutz was his friend, and at
the Judges suggestion be summon
ed a posse of 90 men, the "Judge'
among them. The latter circulated
among his friends and secured
some half dozen pistols, announc'
ing that they were for use and not
for show. His determined attitude
had ITS effect on the leaders, and
they called the mob of. Things
looked squally that night. The
Judge" sprang from bis COUCH
awakened by a noise IN the street
and clutched his pistols. His at
titude changed however when he
heard the crowd yell 'hurrah ioI
Rye may he live forever
In 1860, the Judge with IL
others voted for Lincoln, after
which it first "became frosty and
afterwards very warm for him.
The "Judge" threw his old neigh
bors off their guard by "evasivt
answers" as TO his future inten
tons, till he got aboard train
when he shouted back in a wilC
west whoop, "I'm going to pu
myself behind the guns of ny
country"
From this time forth the "Judge'
was IN security. He held office II
Washington during the war, CAM
back to Shenandoah and partlcl
pated in reconstructing County
and State government; ser ve'
on the grand jury that indicted
JEFF. Davis, and was appointed
State treasurer by Gen. SchOfeld
Just here we catch the "Judge
at that old colt trick of 1874. hi
slipped the halter again. He forgo
to tell the Dispatch that be wal
elected Treasurer by the Conserva
tives of the Legislature after recon
struction, that he electiOneered TO
Walker against Wells, and was
can didate for reelection by th'
Conservatives in 1912. II is hare
to break a colt that once begins Il
"kick" or "pull halters."
Altogether we think the "Judge'
has been nicely treated. W.
thought differently I'LL we reau III
own statements. Indeed, we ar
vet inclined to think he might have
had smoother sailing before tn
war; but slavery was slavery ant
politics is politics. Since the wa
the Judge" has been an adept II
the use Of tough party epithets
and some personal ones too. Iii
experience should have taught hin
more mild.mann cred ways ant
words. If the Judge" will rehec
that even Gladstone, the"Gfand vi
Man" has narrowly escaped deaf
for urging Irish liberation an
Home Rule, he will doubtless com
to the conclusion IN his own cast
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