The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1872-08-29
STATE TIE TRUTH.

The Richmond Enquirer is making some
very wild calcu atoms both as to the general
result of the Presidential election, and tn
result in Virginia. It claims out Of 367e
electoral votes, 2S5 for Greeley. Now this
is simply absurd, and is calculated to produce
degree OF confidence that may prove fatal
We would call the attention of that paper to
the fact that there have been three State cleo
tons since the Cincinnati Convention Ore
son, which was democratic. voted republican,
securing Republican legislature and u.
S. Senator. North Carolina where a repub-
lican Governor was elected by near 5000 ma
jority, although the State was claimed by the
Conservatives by from 5000 to 5000. We
take a different view Of the election in that
State from any we have seen presented. We
regard the result there as disastrous defeat
This is the first election since the war, where
the Conservative strength was poled. The
actual strength was not increased. 1t was
only brought out, while the republican vote
was increased near 1000. The chances for
Greeley carrying the State are exceedingly
slim. In West Virginia, the independent
candidate beats the regular conservative nom
.inee some 5000, and in the Wheeling dis
trict an avowed anti-Greeley democrat is
elected to Congress over the regular nominee.
who is~a.ve popular man-Col. Benz. Will
son-by t very decided majority. These re-
suits in the States mentioned are not favor
able to the sweeping msjorities claimed Uy the
Enquirer. 10 fact the figures in that paper
Of the 18th. are simply ridiculous. and are
calculated to do harm instead Of good tc the
Conservative party.
As to the State Of Virginia, we regard it
as extremely doubtful, and it will require
hard work and viglant energy to carry it for
Greeley. 1t should be remembered that the
entire liberal republican strength that assisted
in the election Of Gov. Walker, with the ex-
ception Of Franklin Stear ms and Geo. Rye
is cooperating with the Grant party. It
should not b, forgotten that there are great
many democrats or conservatives. " no sup
ported Walker, who will vote for Grant. and
that there are no insignificant number who
will not vote at all. We cannot iegitimately
claim more than 5000 to 10000 conserva-
live majority. Take these two clements we
have mentioned from the majority, and it
will be readily seen by the rcfccting mind.
that it will require the greatest activity to Sc
cure majority for Greeley.
These are our honest views, and we lay
them before the people, in order to stimulate
them to energetic effort and vigilant activity.
There is no sense in jumping at conclusions,
in so momentous an issue. 1t is better to
state the truth however unpalatabe it may
be. This we mean to do, and not seek to
blind and mislead our readers by false calcu-
lations and reckless conclusioas They had
better know the facts. They can then act
intelligently. We say plainly and bluntly,
that it wiltrequirc the active co operation of
every voter in the State who is opposed to
Grant. to carry the electoral vote Of Virginia
for Gre ley. If we were to give expression
to what we really believe, we would say the
chances are against him.
We do not want any mythical calculations