The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1868-10-07
Virginia.

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The following tribute to, Virginia, we OK
tract from the recent charge of Judge Shelf.
fey to the Grand Jury of Rockbridge coz, at
the last Circuit Court for that county,. aVir!
ginia is uotwithout many blessings, although
she stands under the shadow;lef a. dark cloud
Of affection She is blessed withaa popnla-
ton, white and coluFcd, peaceable, orderly
and submissive to lazy. She, is blessed With
resources unsurpassed by those Of any State
inithe Union; her agricultural wealth. min
eral products, water power, manufacturing
capacities, climate, scenery ard purity of at
mospherel are unsurpassed. She is blessed
with the cordial esteem and profound respect
of civilized mankind many of those who
were once our enemies being foremost in APP
plauding the unselish devotion, calm dignity
and stern heroism Of her conduct during the
recent war, and her patient submission and
uncomplainiDg composure. under sore trials
and temptations since the war ceased, although
peace came not; and she is blessed with that
exalted self-respeet which is better than
wealth, better than bloatcd prosperity, better
than well fed corlplaeency, and purse-proud
self laudation and boastins, aud inspired with
which her sons, even her colored people,
when far from her borders, are wont to pro
nounce her name with proud confidence and
with the assurance that honor awaits it when
ever uttereds and above all, she is blessed
in that she is yet standing, like the chief Of
the martyrs, with the sword of destruction
suspended over her-still stayed and with
held BY an Invisible power, and as we gaze
with fixed eyes and beating hearts at the ven
cradle old State, the mother Of so many
other States, the Trainer of the Union and
its fearless defender in years gone by, now
bowed down and with her head bending for
ward to. receive, the blow which shall annihi-
late her as the old Commonwealth Of Virginia
and as we see the uplifted arm STRETCHED forth
70 destroy, still hs1dT back may we not hope
nat any rate, let us all .fervehtIy pray
that the7ars which is not shortened may
yet save her from that doom which would
make freemen mourn and patriots hang'ltheir'
heads in shame in the future! r'E weas !
God grant that the bitterr,.caip nay pass
from her: Hips, andsthat Virginia may be saved
to be true ntl: sing mother to all the sons of
the South and an honor and sloly;to our com
mon country. Let US with one heart cling
ito her with q loYe Il that knows NO fear, and
wlllnot besatsfedi till she is blessed With
safety and prosperity siis ssl.s ass g9a
A MYsTERY---;fIow the young gentzen,c,
of our town,t who walk about the streets and
lean against ipomps and street corners from
morning till night naanageIto dress so nicely !.
We are quite sure fiat their parents are not.
able to support them in theft ialsness, as the
most Of them are compelled to work. hard Tor,
daily bread and raimeus for their smaller
children who are unable to work. These gen
tlemen, for the most part, look upon honora-'
BILE labor as something never intended for
them, but loaf around stores and; offices for
the purpose Of sponging; off of men Who
work hard in order to keep out Of debt, sand.
to contribute something to The support Of
their aged parents, whose lives have beer. de-
voted to theirinterests. The poor, ignorant,
lazy young gentlemen who turn sup their.
nose at mechanics as they pass them from
a day of hard labor should be arrested and
placed in work house or kicked out Of a
community which they disgrace by their
damnable presence. n A MECHANIC. i.
The Truth IN A NUT SHELL-The Pc
tersburg Iaezer contains the following para
graph which the lazy people will be benefit.
ted BY reading: af5 4eiya@ I'D. ~. il
s:Itwould. be as well for US Southern peo-
pie to face the music at ONCE, for' there is
nothing more certain than the fact, that the
only way in which money is to be- got, is by.
hard ticks and plenty Of them. Here and
there a tayorably opportunity, for stealage is
presented to some lucky individual, but these
are exceptionable instances and not to be
,counted.en. land there is nothing left for
us that wescan see, but to adhere to the pop.
ular fallaciesS in regard to the dignity Of la
Dor and honesty being the best policy-and
lift tosHeasen abrows lsniiFten with the prime
val curse = sweatf,es.sis a.i&e
. Hon. George. E. Pendlegton pronounces 4
forgery the letter lately Published purporting
to have been written by him, scounseling
the Texans to vote in the Presidential contest,
notwithstanding Congress has shut them cut
with Virginia and Mississippi