The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1872-11-21

we hau Hopeu tnat tue CioSc VI tsee resi- :
Dental contest would at least have the effect
to relieve the community Of the infection of
emblttered hate ard pitifnl spleen. 1t is bad
enough in the heat Of partisan warfare to see
the great leverage Of the press, prostituted to
unworthy ends and appeals made to prelude
ces which have no existence in reason or fair
ness but there is no excuse, in the calm
succeeding the elimination Of an election ex-
element, for the press to continue to excite
passion. and array race against race.
The Ttndicotor, having mislead its read
ers by the widest statements and predictions
and the most unreasonable appeals to preju-
dice before the election, continues in the same
line Of policy after that event. In noticing
the demonstration Of the colored people last
week, in consequence Of the result on the 9Th
it says in substance, that it was the victory Of
the negroes over the white people of Virgin
is. @f4s
We can conceive no possible good to issue
from such remarks. Gen. Grant would have
been elected. had Virginia voted 100. 900 ma.
il ority for Greeley. The vote had nothing
to do with determining the result We be-
lieve if the election were to be held now,
that vast majority Of the white people of
the State would vote just as the negroes did
There was no reason, founded in sincere re-
gard for the public interest, that was advan-
ced for the support of Greeley. So far as
the vote of the negro is concerned, we believe
it was right. and we believe those who voted
for Greeley were wrong. We question the
motives.of neither. But if we are to consid-
Ell. the true interests of virginia-hcr future
growth and prosperity-they can be better
accomplished by being in harmony with the
government having the friendship and kind
" wishes of those in power, than by uphold
ing the cause Of Horace Greeley and het-
rogcneous mass Of unprincipled politicians,
such as constituted the conclave that first
brought him out. If the negroes of Virgin
ia will never cast worse vote than they did
on the 9Th dag of November, 1872, they will
never be the means of inficting any harm on
the people of Virginia
The cultivation Of race prejudice in cleo
tious is to be deplored by every fair minded
citizen. The negro has a right to vote I'M
der the federal and State laws, and it is not
an evidence of good citizenship to attempt to
array the white people against him because
Of that right. isYa ~
We do not think, however, that the opin-
ions of the Tiac1acator will hereafter have
much weight with the people. If ever pa
per committed hari kari in politics. that
paper did it several weeks before the election.
It figured out the election of Greeley posi-
tively, after the October result, and put Vir-
GINA down 10000 for Greeley It pub
lished tho white and black registered vote o.
the State, and heralded it in flaming capitals
anc ordinations. that the man who voted
against Greeley or did not vote at all would
be classed with the negro party! Now af-.
ter all this fustian, we think the indicator
may be permitted to go unnoticed hereafter.
Its opinions are mere twaddlo, never rising
to the dignity Of logic or reason.