The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1872-01-25
FACTS AND FALLACIES.

out his name before tn, people on all conceiv-
able occasions, as though there was some
| magnetic power attached to it, to attract dis
cordant and divergent views, as zcalously
and persistently as did the illustrious claim
ant OF the same name to the crown Of Eng
land before the Scotch Highlanders A
slight diversity exists, however, in this-thc
Idol ofScotland was pressed by his friends to
vindicate his cause. They carried his blnner
and championed his pretensous. Mr.. Stuart,
Of Augusta, is his own flag bearer, and shouts
his own battle cry. Not only is his name
thrust before the puolic upon the most insig-
nifcant occasions, but with glow of admira-
ton for past distinction, he sandwiches be-
tween constitutional arguments and theoreti-
cal absurdities as to State honor, the refresh
| ing historical fact, that he was member Of
''Mr. Fillmore's Cabinet" an accident more
Important, in his estimation, than all Virgin
il and Virginia traditions, and which it is es
sential that cal the world and the rest of
mankind" should never be permitted to lose
sight of. Indeed, if his eJoisns is to be tax
en- as the truth of history there has never
been 50 marvellous an event affecting the des-
Etiny of people, as that which drew him from
the outrageous foliage of his domestic re
treat, to be bedecked with the wampum of
Grand Sachem, or ''Big Ingin," Of all the
tribes of the first families of Virginia and their
descendants In fact, he still imagines that
he vie DIS the scaping knife and tomahawk,
and with glariug oye AMI mercilessly grim
visage, he brandishes them above the heads of
the people, who dare to question the perfec-
ton Of the funding bill, or venture upon any
other method of plying what Virginia owes
than that approved by his -Secrctaryship
Not only over his own sign manual does
he arraign the people and their representa-
tives as false to Virginia aud plighted faith,
but through almost every avenue of approach
to the public ear, he multiplies his cxpletives
aud denunciations. Tho editorial articles in
the Spectator Of last week, cannot escape
| their paternity. While the samiable cheeks
of Bottom were being s'coyed" by the Fairy
Queen, Titauia the hideous ears Of the ami
NAL peered through the wealth of roses that
encircled them and revealed the true nature
of the creature.
| His Radical Strategy" which abouuds in
the epithets Of Infamous" and sdishonest,"
to Indicate the moral status of those who diff
fer with him, is but an ingenious and In uffied
tap at the radical door for admttance, with
the assurance that if they do not come to him.
he will go to them. He assumes that there
must be coalition Of all the clements favor
ing the funding bill, and that in the next
campaign 10 Virginia, the Republican party,
which he asserts is reckless as to consistency
will champion the virtues Of that bill, an..
the Conservatives who favor it, will unite with
them and carry the State. CONSERVATIVES
will have become ''destructives,'' and ode.
4 structives," conservatives" and by such a
o process of divorce aud marriage, Mr. Stuart.
and those who believe his fallacies, will be.
come allied by family ties to the Radicals
under the selfassumed name of Conserya-
: tives, and nine-tenths Of the present Conser
), vatives, who oppose the funding bill, become
K Radicals MIR. Stuart accomplshes this by
: one swoop of his imperial and majestic pen
We do not remember so grand feat, even
while he clutched the scaping knife and
| fourished his wampum.
o Mr.. Stuart, with affected horror, says it
would be dreadful thing to choose between
Repudiator and a Radical r. and impous-
ly calls upon "God'' to forbid the presentation
of the issue! Pecksniff, himself, in his pal
miest days, in the very flower of his hypocri-
sy and phariseeism could not have assumed
the saint with more affected earnestuoss.
Those whom he calls ''Repud;ators," are the
opponents of the details Of the funding bill
They constitute nine tenths Of the Conserys-
8 tive party of Virginia. His repudia.or-
taking the word literaly-has only an mag
t mary existence The Radical is a fact,
tduSlDle SuUSItLuCe UT QUART would have
e a struggle to decide between them. We de-
: not think the struggle would cost him much
8 sleep, if his military force idea is taken in
connection with his hypothetical case
Mr. Stuart's other editorial article in tho
Spectator ofthe same date, is headed GA
new view of au old subject" That view is
that the coupon feature of the funding hill
"would be an incalculable benefit to the State
government, as it would increase the circu-
lating medium! This is not new view
: but is about as new as any thing ever advau.
ced by Mr.. Stuart. He never originated anv
thing practical In his life. From The DAVIS ~
the 2lst Rule in Congress when he appronri-
atcd John Minor Bolts resolution witbou,
, the authors consent, and presented it as ORIG
inal, to the present time, he has traded no. %
litically, on borrowed capital. He has no
creative talents, Of a practical character
lie is what you would call "wringer-in''-
catching up ideas presented by other people
aud dressing them in his own language
That's his fort, and nothing beyond it,
The operation Of Mr.. Stuart's coupon idea