Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1872-08-22

ious sense of honor IN official cha, ac en-
which he's descended to them by tradition
from tho first great and pure President
through all to the last whom she Oh tri-
buted to the service Of the country.
1t demands a just and equal system of
Federal taxation, which shall lot unueces-
sarily interfere with the industry of the
people. This may be. construed to mean, :.
and we hope does mean, the renting of
the Federal government back for support
to its exclusive subject of taxatiou-taxos
on imports, yielding fund ample for all
| its economical wants-and restoring to
the States. What they have enjoyed al
most without intermission from the
foundation, the, whole, field, of internal.
taxaeions now SO necessary to support the
credit Of the Southern States. Why.
should tobacco, confined in production to-
a limited belt = Of country, she. icrushed
with specific taxation! any more than
wheat and corn and other ceseals? or why
should the Fedora government tax it all?
: 1t demands that the public lands shall
not be prodigately squandered, and that
while the public faith shi Il be preserved
there be no longer an oppressive antici-
patton OF the payment Of the public debt
through onerous and grinding taxation,
but that while the interest and o sinking
fund should be provided for, posterity
shall bear its due share of the national
burden. In this connection it requires
| steady and fixed measure of yslue in
| business operations, which can only be
reached by q return to specie pay
ments. >.-..s--., go
3. Now, ifever the people uho;cover our
vast expanded territory are 10 dwell to-
gether as one, it must be under scheme
of policy such as is here developed; and it
is only by compromise, Cancellation,
forgetfulness of past fcuds and past diff
erence., and the selection of proper
agencies, that the good hoped for can be
attained. Greeley and Brown have be, n
chosen as the instruments to effe,t It,
and We believe they are the best-as best
representing all the elements in the coal.
ton designed to consummate the great
purpose. We have thought we had
in times that are past much to complain
of in Mr.. Greeley's Political conduct.
But may not the same be said, In more
or less degree, Of all who opposed US in
our late troubles? But since their clos 9
who has sAh ibited stronger desire to re-
store peace to the country and the rights
of the South, and manifested it by mo,e
of self sacrifice? The loss. Of hieh Office,
which might have been obtained by COM
pliance, ostfacism by friends, denuncia-
ton for his generous intercession in be-
half of the vanquished, springing from
that largehearted humanity which is ever
found in union with the highest wisdom.
His ability is conceded. For the purity
of bis private life, not even the acrmony
of party has ventured to assail it. His
integrity as man was never mpeached,
and honesty and sincerity of intention in
his public conduct has been accorded to
him even BY those who condemned it for
imputed errors. This is much to say
for one who has lived all his lie in tbs
high noon of observation and notoriety,
and Is perhaps better and more MIMI tea
known than any man in this country
We trust him to act up to these undenia-
BILE conditions of-his history and charao-
ter.
We repeat, in, conclusion, our appeal
ioryour hearty cooperation in the work
before, promising on our part no relaxa-
ton of the zeal and energy with VIII cl
1t has been prosecuted for years.
X. I, DANIEL. Chairman.
J. R. FIsHkR. Secretary