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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1901-04-26

ven;r -e' --sone scala xa- o. ca Des
Dagger fIVai She NOttn, wh0 sid
him that re WIS n .pe Auei'cfa
citizen because he could vo5e, aid
maay OF ,heW-tbe majo, icy o.
them have never gotten beyond it,.
This idea possessing him has retard
ed his progress His vote Iepre-
seated power, which. he was taught,
was equal to any mans, and he
thought of not5ing, or would hear
nothing higher than shis-he want
ed nothing higher.
Negro suffrage arraved toe neg %
against his best t.ieuds. Toe
waite people Of the South appreciate
the cOlOred man as no other people
car, for obvious reasons. But as a
factor in politics lie became, Of
course, the white mans enemy. If
the white man cheated him out Of
his vote-OppIessed him, mis5reated
him and did what lie could to
subdue him he was only acting in
SELF defence. IL was only givine
the colored mau what the colOred
man would have given him il he
could have done SO. lie was only a
question of power, and the white
man was the stronger. The politi-
cIans actually taught the neg .Oes
In many places, even in Virginia
that there was danger OF re enslave.
ment in ease Democ 'asic princi-
pies prevailed.
Thus. and in various other ways,
the races have been arrayed against
each other. The progress ind
developement witch nearly forty
years should have brought, but has
not, is due to tue place which Oh d,
negro holds as a political fac.cr.
Now let him be removed f.Om
politics, and the day star wiz dawn
upon the race. He witt beco ne
the friend alike o. ali pa. lies az.
people. Hold out 20 BIN the
promise o. every favor and ho,o
which true state3naosuIp can COL
fer aud bid HIM strive for il, and
bis efforts and attaiuments will
not disappOint his be1efac OILS. If
che colOIed people as a race could
See this thing in the true light no
statutory enactment wolld be
necessary to take them ouS of poli-
tics. They would go out OF their
own accord as willingly ard gladly
as they went out of their FORMER,
but worse, condition Of SLAYER. iEto
freedom. But i: they are still held
and bound in this greater slavery
their last state will be worse than
the first.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1901-04-26

not AL IF recognition In tie present
cris g. On the question of striking
out the DISTINGUISHING clauses and
adopting tue rest Of the Coastitut-
ion. about 10000 whites voted ave.
and about $4,000 neSros voted no.
use round numbers, and think
them substantially correct. To
state it In another form, 100000
white voted to invest the negroes
with political rights equal to their
own, and $4,000 negroes voted to
exclude the whites practically from
participating in the government of
the State.
Twill add thai at the election I
voted in favor of str king out the
Objectionable clauses, and on the
question of adopting the residue of
the Instrument 1 voted in the
negative-a vote which 1 have
never regretted. ApoIogiziDg for
the length of my letter, but believe
ing L have stated rothlng which is
without interest 10 you and others.
am, very truly yolr friend.
r. e. WITsRss.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1901-04-26

should be submit ed to a vote. The
Reconstruction patty knew it too as
as was abundanily proved ty ih
fact that no election was held at all
The whole mater was quietly ignored
by the military authorities, aud we
remaiped iDhabintaats OF MILITARY
District No. 1" for another year.
The NET yea, 1889. selfconstit-
ufed committee of nine was orga-
nized- composed OF several promia-
ent gen lemen, and some not so
prom,nen,, who kindly undertook TO
manage the political sIairs of tie
State, and as iC was known that
Gepe1al Grant was exceedingly 20 :
ious to have al the seeded States
restored 10 the Union do ing his
term of sfioe, Grants Influence, it
was said. obiaiaed authority IRON
Congress to permit tie people of
Virginia to vote separately on three
or four of the most Objectionable
provisions of the Constitution, aDd
also Oh the remanlng portion of
the Constitution. hoping that after
the rejection of the most objection
able clauses the rest of the insiru-
ment would be adopted; and in
fdrtherance of their scheme brought
out new ticket, with Gilbert @
walker, Liberal Republican - as
Governor; John f. Lewis, as
Lieutenant Governor, and Colouel
Taylor, of Montgomery, as Attorney
General.
The nominees of the convention of |
1859 at once withdrew their cand-
icacy and at the election in the fall |
everything as planned was success
fully contaminated, the Objectionable
provisions were stricken out of the
Con stitdtion, the residue was adopt
cd, the State officers elected, and the
State of Virginia again .esrmed
her place 10 the sisierhood of States
One significant frct m this con.
,4ctio, desc. YES notice, as it should
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1901-04-26
Republican BIunders.

Our neighbor, the Tia .eweli Re
publican, has admitted, for once
that the Virgjoia Republicans car
go wrong. Itsays that a GrievioIs
mistake has bee n made by the
Republicans in not taki1g advaL.
age of the occasion aud nOOineC US
candidates in every county foe the
constitutional Convention. In moi
doing so, says the Republican, "the
opportunity has been lost" This
is not the only opportunity this
party has IosC-not the DOLLY blum.
der made
The present coos, .5ution of Vir.
Ginla is pecI''arly a Republican
Iustrdnent. 1t was famed Ly
Republicans for Eeprhl cAns aud
"a the int esS OF that party excto-
slveiy. The int 'ests aud wishes
of nat'ye Vir3Inia1s was not con.
sidered in the slightest deg ee. Ii
wren they had the opportunity
they had framed s5ch a const, a.
tion as they might bave pat TO Oh
many of the past and preseo; lis
ard woes of the party-even tbs
present constitutional ag, taiioa
would no., in all probability, have
been upon the IL. This was mis-
take No. 1. "Lost Opportunity"
this, which the party has lived TO
MORN, aud the e0d is not yet.
Last year the Qcestioa OF q new
constitution was decided upon The
Legislature of Virginia, composed
of the best men in the State, called
q convention, which met in Norfolk,
to consider the question. 1t was
decided that a new constitution
was needed, and preparations were
made for the same. Tue Repub!i>
cans of the. State met In convention
and because the Democrats said
"yes," they said "no," and opposed
it, aud opposed the movement st
the polls when the question was
''fOr cOuvenCiOO," or against it,
the Republicans voted almost solid
y against aud refused to have
any part or lot in the matter. This
g 'lost opportu atty" No. Pan 9TH
sr blunder, the end of which is not
yet. And there are others, which |
We need not mention.
And now our friend and neigh
Dor complains that the party has
ost another opportunity in not
nominating delegates tor this con.
'ention--a convention which they
ave persistently fought, all the
iwe from its very beginning
orange indeedl Why, just the
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1901-04-26
Fools and Rotten Apples.
Pocahontae, Va. April is.

IOcdnonIae, va, April, Is.
EDITOR News:
Some do not seem TO urde stand
the Importance oi electing the best
men to Office. A good reason WHY q
bad man should be EXCUSED from
holding Office is because we have a
surplus OF good honest men in
every county who would serve us. in
any capacity, with honor, if requested.
Icw had scarcity, or famine in
the land, such that we were entirely
out of stock and could not, under
any circumstances, Sc ps up de-
cent man TO fill position, then, and
OILY then, would we be justified in
cleo; ng c"onic fiaud to Office.
Another reason why the DINO,
Gratis should put up a good man is
because il is suicidal to the whole
party TO nominate bad one. Let
us confess that few mulish [, icks
OF the West Virginia Democrats q
few years ago is what gave the State
to the Eepr 5licans. Can we not
learn lesson from that old teacher.
experience?
Suppose a family having a fine
Tree OF apples, and onlv use the culls
and wo-my, rotten ones, aud let the
good ores go; that is. never use the
best at all. hen the world would call
this family a gang of fools. But
this would ol'y effect one household.
Ga the other hand if We cqrelessly
go on aud choose a rotten man for
Office sud so rejetct the hest, what will
the world sayi The elects of this
'udiscreet action Ia not, limited 70
one family OF fools and rotten apples.
but it has disgrace to bestow upon
every man implicated in srch silly
choice.
Nearly eveiy daily paper sheds
some light on the wholesale frauds
perpetrated by bad officials in Cuba
the Philippine Islands and the Uni
ted States, and in every State where
dishonest men were put in Office
without regard for character and the
general good Of the couu:ry, thew
oetray the people.
Take calf TIRES DAYS old and
watch him begin 20 run and if he
ever runs against anything aud gets
hurt, you never can make him rup
into collision again. He reasons
by induction, that if one careless act
gets him into t.oub'e. that another
OF the same Kind will do likewise.
1t is grand aud charitable to give
TO the poor and to help those odt of
trouble who get in, but would there
not be more wisdom and ch arity in
the unfortunates how TO
Ieep out Of trouble and be incepen.
lent end help themselvesi Solomon
aid a wise mau viii learn and in
'rease in knowledge, b ut fools 20 o.
Until they are punish ed.
The only way to not be punished :
y bad men is 70 let them stay ont
# Office, aud profit by experience, or {
nductive reasoning like the calf c
Enough said.
Yours for the best fruits, a
VIZ. EDWARD READ. ?
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1901-04-26
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When speaking of it Mr.D.N. Sinks "a
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lhave since recommended this iiniment
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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1901-04-26
A Raging Roaring Flood.

Waahed down telegraph line which
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gave me terrible cold and cough 1t
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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1901-04-26
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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1901-04-26

We eve iat9e amoort o. our
space "a week to the lette cfCol
W'~pe :. We feel sure o.. reaoe-s
Will be 'te~ested and be rel tied by
reading tos Letter, just As this time.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1901-04-26
Colonel r. E. Withers,
Wytheville Va.

My dear Sir.-Believing that it
will be OF interest to our people
here, as well ar to the people of the
State ut large, l write to request
that you shall give in the form of a
letter for publication a brief histor-
ical review of the prominent facts
which figured in the great canvass
OF 1868 in which, as the candidate
10" Governor, you were the central
figure, s9d in which canvass you
labored SO manfu'ly to save the State
from the oppression and iniq mites
of the disfranchisisg feature the
Underwood Consultation. / feel
sure that your letter at this time
will be read with much interest and
profit. especially by the younger
men OF the State, who did not live
through the perilo is times of recon
struction, and to the old men it will
be timely reminder of what we
then pessed through.
Very truly Yours,
SANJEI. w. Williams.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1901-04-26

1t was well known thas most O; the
counties in Southwest Virginia con.
tanned a large Urios clement as il
was called, in many cases comprising
majority Of voters, and SPECIAL
attention was tibet efore eiye1 this
section.
The first speech I made during the
canvass was in the city of Pets sborg
where al immense audience was as
sembied in the park. embracing.
certaE =, thousand negroes. I
announced emphatically in that
speech that during the canvass on
which wss about entering, 1 should
neither ask nor expect negro vote !;
that they were incapable of an intel
liget exercise Of the right of sodfrage
and proposed TO appeal to the
whites ..alone for support. From
this position I never varied, and
tn ongboct the State demonstrated
th It the adoption of the Constitution
would reIegate the wkole State to
negro domination, aided by their
carpet-bag allies: and besought the
people to forget all their former
political affiliations, aud, wbethsr
Wings or Democrats, Uaionists or
Secessio n-ts, TO prv,s themselves
white me and no slie g IRON their
race or blood. Ny colleagues on
the ticket were by no means idle or
Indifferent. but p, owed themselves
worthy the trust imposed in them
by the convention. General Walker
was particularly active and efficient
and speaking 10 most of the
ofshe Southwest aud when
The canvass was conc uded we knew |
We had the Constitution beaten, II il |
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1901-04-26
TIE RErLz.
Wytheville, Va,
April II. 1901.
Hon. Samuel w. Williams:

Dear Sill have Just received
YOUR letter of the 9Th on my return
from a visit to Pulaski, and as
several other fiierds bave given
expressicn tc Similar desire. / can
not reuse TO crafty their wishes,
promising, however, that 1 shall have
to depend on my memory alone in
recalling the facts connected with
the canvass to which you refer.
Stimulated by the instinct OF self
preservatic q. 10 view of the oppre-
ssive provisions OF the reconstruction
legislation of Congress, the white
men of Virg mia, without distinction
Of party, met in the city OF Pichmor d
in 1867 and organized "the Con-
servaiive party of Virginia." the
avowed object of which organization
was to resist by all Iawfulul means
the imposition of the destructive pro
visions sought TO be inflicted On US
by combination of carpet-baGSs<
Virginia scalawags, apd
and malicious Desd
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1901-04-26
col. WTTHERS' CANVASS.
How The Present Constitution
Vas Adopted.

The following interesting open
correspondence explains it self:
Wytheville. Va,
APP" 8, 1901.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1901-04-26

mon SdLlc law fol
Virginia was, in the main, composed
of the men just classified. with the
addition offs few-alas, how few!-
of the fearless and patriotic citizens
of the State who wece too feeble in
numbers % control o. modify the
Ubiquitous provisions of organic law
prepared foe or degradation and
ruin. The presid.ug officer of this
horde Of iguosant, maliciocs and
vipdictive partisans was Judge
Underwood, whe has attained an
Immortality of infamy BY his mali
gnaat blood-tbircty and imbeeile ut
teranees. The central figure of she
Cody was "Parson Hunnicat," the
editor OF that Infamous sheet known
asthe New Nstio0, which had an
epbemeral and malodorous existence
abodt that period. Specs Hodges
Lewis Lindsey, FraIk Moss, and
others of the same sS,jpe, ilIusti ated
the negro contingent of the body.
When their nefarions work was
completed aud given to, The world
not only the people of Virginia, but
the people Of the whole country who
entertained any sentiment of ieg4 d
for c'nsti:ut'oaal libe ~, North as
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1901-04-26

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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-06-26
STANTON OPERA co
Auckland Liked Its Clever PreseI-
tatlon of Wang

AUCKLAND. May 29.-The Joseph
inc Stanton Opera Company opened at
the Opera House last night in Wang"
a production owing its book to
Cheever Goodwin. and its music to
Woolson Morse The audience was
both large and representative, among
those present being Admiral Remey.
his staff, and officers and men from
the United States warship Brooklyn.
Mr.. Dillingham;, United States Consul,
and others, who were all guests OF Mr.
Witheford, HHR Wang" is opera
bouffe, with a decidedly American fla
vor. brimful of bright and witty dia-
logue. and repiete with Juneful airs.
The impression gained last night was
that q few more of the fascinating
songs and choruses would have added
TO the success which in any case the
production achieved. The impression
was heightened by the fact that the
leading artists-Miss Stanton. Miss
Bertha Nelson, and Mr.. George Lyd-
ing in particuIar-prcved TO be the
poSsesSors of extremely fine voices, all
too little of their singing being heard.
Wang" was written chiefly to pro-
woke mirth, that was very evident last
night. and possibly the desire the piece
left for more of its music was design
TO make II the more fascinating Ger
tainly the audience was lavish in its
laughter and applause, and the piece
beyond doubt proved an auspicious Sc
lection for the company to Introduce
themselves in
The character of Mataya was played
by Miss Stanton. who had scarcely
made her appearance on the boards
ere she had won her audiences esteem
Dressed in "middy's" costume, she
presented q dashing and piquant ap-
pearance, and when she sang her con-
quest was complete. Her voice proved
10 be full. rich, and very sweet. emf
nently pleasant to listen TO. and EN-
phaticaIly of a beautiful quality She
acted the up-to-date princeliug with
vivacity and grace, well becoming her
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-06-26
KING AND THE PEoPLR.
Presentation of Medals to South Afri-
can Nota bles.

LONDON, June 14.-Amongst those who
received medals at the presentation by
the king yesterday were Majors General
Hutton, PoIe-Carew and a number OF
Australian officers The King looked
hale and hearty.
The Times says the significance Of the
event lay in the attitude of the speeta-
tors. showing that the King never more
faithfully reflected the wishes of his peo
pie than by honoring with his own hand
the soldiers who have shed their blood
TO cement the unity Of the Empire. This
also applies equally with regard to the
medal bestowed on Lord Milner, whom
the paper describes as a statesman in
stinctiyely identified both by the people
and our enemies with the Imperial pol
icy in South Africa The Times points
out that the bestowal of the medal on
Lord Miner is strictly in accordance
with precedents. and cites the presenta-
ton of medals to Lord Canning. after
the suppression of the Indian Mutiny, to
Lord Elgin, on the conclusion of the Chi
ma war, and to the Marquis OF Duferia
after the conquest of Burma.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-06-26
AUCKLAND HAS
A GREAT FIRE
The Finest Hotel in the City
Has Been Burned
Down.

AUCKLAND. May SI--A most disas-
trous fire occurred at an early hour this
morning. when the Grand Hotel (of
which Mr.. Johnston is the proprietor),
one of the finest and most up-to-date es-
adjustments in Auckland, a splendid
modern brick building, was almost com
pletely destroyed, only the bare charred
walls remaining. The confiagra ton was
unfortunately attended by loss, OF life
and several famentable incidents, several
of the inmates being injured in escaping
from the burning building.
The Grand Hotel was the property of
Mr.. Moss Davis. who values the building
at about s40e9e. There were about thirty
rooms in the old building. and the recent
additions cost about $4,000. The property
is insured partly in the Imperial and
partly in the National, for either 81 900
or $50. coo, so that Mr.. Davis viii be a
considerable loser. As. indicated. large
additions have just been made TO the no.
tel, and it has just been newly furnished
for the reception OF the Duke of York 3
suite. The furniture and stock were the
property of Mr.. Johnson, and were in
sured in the Norwich Union Office. The
estimated damage to the building. furni-
ture and stock is $50 600
The proprietor of the hotel, Mr. 5ohn-
ston. was in terrible agony of mind, be-
lieving that at least three of his children
were in the burning building, but as 70
whether this was so or not was consid-
cred doubtful for some time. Inquiries
were made on all hands to discover the
truth, people hoping almost against hope
that they had escaped unnoticed, and had
been taken into the home of some friend
or neighbor. Gradually, however, every
shred of hope had to be abandoned. and
it was not longer possible TO avoid the
sad truth that three of Mr. Johnston $
little children had been burned TO death.
II will be remembered that some time
ago the Grand Hotel was secured by the
Government for the accommodation of q
portion of the suite of His Royal High
ness the Duke Of York. The rooms were
to have been specially furnished, but for
Junately nothing so far had actually
been done as regards the preparation OF
the apartments. This work was to have
been put in hand at an early date
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-06-26

male attire. and made of the charac-
ter an undeniable success Her first
solo was "A Pretty Girl, a Shady
Nook" in which shGtwitted a lovelorn
friend upon his affair of the heart The
song was rendered with most appro-
pirate by-play, and resulted In a dou-
bic encore. On meeting Marie. Mataya
sings with her a duet Where Are
You Going, My Pretty Maid and this
was also a tasteful number heartily
applauded. Miss Stanton was equally
successful in her other vocal contribu
tons.
Between the acts Mr. Paul Egry,
Hungarian violinist, played with great
taste. the intermezzo from "Cavaleria
Rusticana," and as an encore gave
Coming Through the Rye
A cablegram was received by the
management yesterday from the Duke
of York, stating, in answer to an invi-
tation to be present at one of the COM
pany's performances, that owing to
deep mourning their Royal Highnesses
would be unable to accept the kind
offer, but at the same time they thank
ed Miss Stanton