Year: 1874

| is the ouid pro q1.oP What considers
/ tion is ne to offer for such support? Will
he stand up in this canvass and defend
the principles md pslicyf OF the Repub-
lican. .partyf He has already shown that
he viii not. Win the Republicans stand
by man who will not stand by them?
Will they give their heart and hand to
| one who scorns their heart, and who re-
jects their hand? The truth is, Mr..
Boteler is in q. tight place. He wants
Republican, votes, and at the same time
he wants the sturdy Democrats Of the,
South Branch alley. He is perplexed
Like the ass between two bundles of hay,
he is at Il loss which to choose. He wants
to serve two masters, both of whom
are exacting and memorable. What
did the Savior of the world say in his
sermon on the mount, which contains
more'of thegold of divine thought than
is 10 be met with in any equal number of
tpages in this world? "You cannot serve
two masters, for you will either love the
one and bate the other, or else on Withhold
to the one and despise the other Let
the Republicans hearken to these words,
for they have the impress of divine au-
thority upon them, r n Ly


Mr.. Faulkner, then turning tothe Re
publcans said, they saw him such as he
was. He occupied no doubtful position
before them. He Was the Democratic
nominee. He had, it is true, his duties
to the Democratic party to perform. But
subject To the performance of these high
duties, they would find him ever ready
and prompt to serve them in all their
local and personal interests, without the
slightest regard TO their party associa-
tons. Except in the attainment of the
great ends of his party, he would know
no distinction between Republicans and
Democrats. His time, his labor and his
faculties would be alike at the service of
each.


MR.. BoTELERs REJoISDER -


He said the patience of his audience had
been already 80 much exhausted that he
would not avail himself of his privilegeof Of
speaking again, but for a few matters
which had been, referred To lteuching his
own political record, and which required
some explanation after what had been
said. He repealed the idea that his de-
Ginning To serve upon that select commit
tee was any shrinking from the discharge
of a public duty. The State of Virginia
was only suited to one representative up
on that committee. He believed it was
best for the interests of the country that
the place should be filled by II Democrat,
and he recommended General Wilson in
place. He believed it c1pedient that this
should be done, as Virginia was largely
Democratic.


. d. He had already said that he was no Re-
publican. lie was asked if he was
Democrat. To that he would reply, no.
He had been acting with the Demo-
cratic party since the war, but it WAS on
" to attain particular results that were
now accomplished. = -.caI


He Admitted that he was n member of
the American, generally called the Know
Nothing party, but said its platform had
been much libcralized before he united
himself to il. He was u friend of religious
freedom and toleratiOn, and he would
connect himself with no party that de-
parted from these principles. He ex-
pressed his high qualification at the eH-
traordinary patience manifested by the
audience throughout this protracted dis
fcrlssion, and said he felt able to assure
his friends that he would receive two
thousand Democratic votes in the South
Branch counties. He felt that his cleo
-tibn was an assured fact, and he promis-
ed the people that when he was elected
their representative in Congress, as he
was now certain he would be, he would
return to the county, and they would
have II jolly time over his triumph.


September "A, 1874. t'i ""i ~ l..