Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-06-16
A Card from Col. o'Ferrall.
the Editor of the Dispatch


view of iDjuring nae, have been circulat-
ing on the streets of Richmond what
purports TO be a fac simile of a Grant and
Wilson ticket IN 1872 with my name on
it as a candidate for Congress. This old,
vermont, thread bare charge was stamped
under my feet so long ago, and the peO-
plc of my district by nominating me SIX
tines In succession by reclamation for
Congress and electing me each time by
an increased majority have so repeatedly
branded 1t as false, that l can only ac-
count for its rciteration now upon the
ground of ignorance or a malicious dis
regard of the truth.
In 1872 was a candidate for Congress
againGt Hon. John +. Harris, who was
nominated 10y a convention of Democrats
who were supporters of Horace Greeley.
did not support either Grant or Greeley,
took no part in the convention, my
name was not presented to it, and l OK
presley DE- cined to be bound by its action.
The district was overwhelmingly Demo
cratic, and the Republicans had no can
didate, and without my knowledge, and
| believe, without the knowledge Of
Judge Harris, our respective names were
printed on the Republican tickets-hls
on s1me, nine on others. did not reach
my home until late in the evening Oh
election day, having been delayed by a
late train at Staunicn, and immediately
on nv arrival, hearing that my name was
on a Republican ticket, l went on the
| Court-hOuse SQnare and made speech
| in which stated that my name had been
placed on the ticket without my knowl-
L 1. irHirnaflv and
that while knew no Republican could
vete for me or Judge Harris without
putting the name on his tic fetGeyeIy
man must understand that | wba DsAl-
ocrat and that 10 Republican need eX
pect anything at my hands. There art
to-day many living witnesses at my homo
who can verify my statement. have
now some of those tickets with judge
| Harris name on them.
In addition to this charge the follow
| ing statements have been made ami ar
on the bottom of the tickets which ar
being circulated:
l. That l ran for Congress IN 1874. Thi
is false.
,. That voted against seating Hon
Frank Hurd IN 1856 / did vote gains
! seating lulH Etul iFii0u III A'-rN bANNH''
! | did not believe he was entitled to the
seat for which he was contesting. The
| chairman of the Committee on Elections
/ Hon. Henry G. Turner, Of Georgia, aud
majority of the Democratic members o
| the committee reported against him, an'
| about eighty Democrats, as well as nov
remem Der, including many of the mos
prominent. voted in favor of ROmeis, the
| sitting mCml cr. Tie statement that Mr.
| Hard actively supported me in my con
test with Hon. John PAM is also false
hood He took no part in the matter ant
dld not even vote.
3. That | voted to IN eat Hon. Geo d
| Wise.
As to this charge l will say that th
| Democratic members of the committee
finding that there was no possibility o
inducing any Of the Republicans to yot'
to retain Mr.. Wise in his seat, determined
I to report in favor of a vacancy, hoping
| thereby to secure the votes of some con
sentative Republicans and senG the cleo
ton back to the people, who, in their opn
I ion. would certainly return Mr. Wise
Every Democrat on the floor, including
the entire Virginia delegation, voted 70
the report.
4. That voted to unseat a Damocrai
i'm the contested-electiOn case OF NJye
VS.. Rockwell. from New York.
| followed the dictates of my conscience
and voted with a large number OF othe
Democratic members, including Hons
John A. Buchanan. VIM. a. Jones AM
Paul c. Edmunds, and eight q think
Democratic members from New York u
favor of seating Moves.
Last year gentleman made his ionrt
unsuccessful race against me for the con-
gTcsslOnal nomination in my district
I The tickets which are now being circula
ted ia this city ara fdc-Similes OF tho-'
with which be fljoded every county j.
the district. What was the result Tn
Democrats drove him inelJriously iror
the field, and his home, city ana county
sent solid delegations for>me, and / wa
nominated by reclamation and elected b
IS41l majority, the largest received b.
lanv candidate IN the State. He, stung b!
ldlsappointment and modification, mahc
and hate, is engaged now in sending hi
many publications of last fall and other
over the nom deplume of "Hayseed," 'FaI
mer.r Democrat" &c, over the State.
Last summer branded his statement
through the press as chase, wilful, WICK
ed, and malicious falsehodds." and ! nov
brand any man who may retail them a
a deliberate falsitier.
If any man charges, lntimates, or IN
sinuates that my name was ever on an.
Republican ticket with my know ledge
assent, or appreciation, directly or IN
directly, he utters a base, wilful, wicked
and malicious falsehood. If he charges
intImates. or insinuates that was ever j
collision with the Republican party o
Ianv members of it, dead or living, b
utters another base, wilf~l, wicked, an
malicious falsehoOd. If he charges, o
insinuates that ever voted a Republican
ticket. from Oyerseer of Poor to Presi
dent, he utters still another base, wiliul
wicked and malicious falsehood.
| have always held my Democratic
principles next to my religious faith.
There are other charges which aie he
ing made equally as groundless as thos'
TO which have Just referred. | will CIV,
attention to them at the proper time, fol
! / fear not the truth and with 10 l car
crush falsehood. l am willing for The
sunlight OF heaven 10 Nulho lhto ONtiA
crevice Of my life public or private
Now, in conclusion let me say that
indulge the hope that the Democrats OF
Virginia, with whom | have touched ell
bows in every contest in the last twenty
years, who have so often in almost every
county received me with warm hands and
open hearts and who have seen me in
storm and calm, IN victory and defeat,
will not allow me to be stabbed in the
house of my friends and by men who
have neither the truth on their lips nor
the fear of God in their HEARTS.
My ambition to be Governor of Viz
ginia Is a laudable one, and though
may not be a CIGsus, nor be able 10
count my cattle on thousand hills, with
no ill-gotten gains acquired by long
public service, am a Virginian to tie
manner born and should it be the lleas-
ure OF the people to elect me the Ohief
Magistrate of this old Commonwealth ]
will know no section, and the farmer at
his pillow, the mechanic at his bench, tie
labOring man at his toll, the merchant
behind his counter, and the professional
man in his Office will all receive equal
and exact consideration at my hands.