The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1869-06-03
"Buy at Honle.D

-t Inc virginia papers are justly complaining
of the practice, too commons universities,
colleges, academies, banking institutions,
railroad corporations, agencies, and indiyid-
uals, of sending the printing they want
done, to be executed ID the Northern cities.
It's the old error of refusing to "buy at
s. home" The proper way is constantly to en-
courage home industry. Every now and
. then dollar or two may pcrchancc be saved.
In the loug run, nothing is saved. IF prop
crly encouraged book and job printing could
be done in the South on as large scale, and
with as much elegance Of style, as in the
North. Give us fair chance, and give us
the work that is sent abroad, and the South
would soon show.
WEI clip the above from the Alexandria
Gazette, and cordially second the suggestion.
It was well enough years ago for our people
to purchase at the North, for then the South
was strictly agricultural in its pursuits. 1t
is widely different now; the two sections of
the country stand in antagonism, and the
acts of the Radical Government since the
surrender have done anything but conciliate'
the opposite parties. The South must be-
come independent Of the North if she wishes
to prosper; she must shake off all business
connections and depend entirely upon her
own energies if she wishes to thrive. Thorn
as Jefferson wished that there was wall of fire
between Europe and America. Were that
wall of fire to swell up between the North
and South now, they would both be happier
and more contented people. Since the war the
Southern people have turned much of their
attention to manufacturing Cotton facto-
ries are looming up, and it does not require
much ar-seeing to prophecy that, before
many years have passed, Southern cotton will
pass through Southern looms. 1t is the duty
then Of every one who has the prosperity Of
the down trodden Southern States at heart,
to encourage Southern industry-toaid South
crn enterprise and spend their money on
Southern SOIL We will bring the argument
nearer homc-wc will speak to the people Of
Staunton is said to be thriving lit
tie city embedded amid the mountains of Vir-
ginia. The reputation we have abroad in
vitcs mechanics and artizans to.make SO desir-
able place their home and help to increase
our Importance. We have Grst-class work
men here in almost every branch of mechan-
ical industry. Can any one give us reason
why these men who have come among us
should not be sustained? Who builds up
cities and towns? Is it not the mechanic
Then, we argue, that the citizen who sends his
money abroad to purchase articles that may
be had equally as good and equally as cheap
in Staunton, throws barriers in her way and
consequently impcdcs her progress. The
argument has still more force when it bears
on mechanics who were born and raised on
the soil of Virginia. The result of the war
has made us all laborors-we have no aristo.
Gratis now, and the B. 3. VS. are among the
things of the past How much more, then,
must We not be bound in duty to support
those whom we claim as our own country
men? We could wish that those of our cit
liens who have money to spend, Eve are
aware that the number is rather limited)
would, by their example, put an end to re-
diculous idea that has prevailed ever since
the days Of the colonists, that it is unfashion-
ableto buy anything at home, and that do:
nestle manufactures should Away give place
to foreign.
MAGNANIMoUs.-The graves of the Fed
cral soldiers at Arlington were decorated on
Saturday last. On this solemn occasion,
Post No Grand Army of the Rnnnhlic