The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1872-10-24
,se tinted puhlie;sts who propose to the PEG.

with the vilcst crimes and brutalitles known
to the moral law, o., the ethics of society,"
We are very sure voting the way the negro
may happen to vote, under the conviction Of
doing good to the country, saving the South
from anarchy and paralyzatiou, and carrying
out the recognized principles of the Constitu-s
tion in good faith, would be equally as re-
spectacle as voting for Horace Greeley, the
vile slanderer Of the women of the South the.
malicious traducer of our people, the malign-
err of the habits, the associations aud the
moral rectitude of our best citizens.
IF it is expected and designed to whip men
into the support of Greeley and his Infamous
record and character, oy petty species Of
political and, by implication, social ostracism,
let the game be commenced at once. Let the
marks be drawn, and the dead line indicated.
But We beg Of 5hese constipated prescriptions
lists not to fattcr themselves with the belief
that they can Brighten any one from his con-
victions Of duty to his State and country BY
any such pitiful and disgusting tyranny. A
man would be the bases5 of moral towards,
who would allow himself to hesitate for mo-
ment III voting his honestly entertained SEN
timents, in defiance Of all such puay efforts,
at intimidation. If we are not much mistaken
in the pluck and manhood Of those who have
determined not to vote for Greeley, many Of
them will now vote against him. They are
men who think-soms Of them the most sue
cessful and far-seeiny of our business men
who have reason to govern them, and do not
hang on to the coat tail of any man. to re-
tail his sayings and echo his oracular out
givings.
We are we'll satisfied that the great mass
of the solid thinking men of the Valley, have
an utter contempt for Horace Greeley, detest
him as a wicked and malicious caiumniator-
as a wild fanatic-who has mono Of the solid
qualities that go to make up statesman. He
has never yet suggested any practical meas
ure Of govern ment policy. He may have
originated the Ku-Kux law, the enforcement
bill, and kindred measures, Matched from pas.
sion and hate. If he did not originate them
he was their earliest and most ardent sup
porter. But as to any great idea Of admin
istrative wisdom, oae never entered his busy
brain. He has been socialist, agrarian
froo-lovIef yn on'o i,.b H. L.,
litlonis., good universalist. splendid ANAL
gamationst, aud magnificent political mar
plot, but as to craftsmanship, he has never
studied it. He always had soma ism on hand,
more congenial to his taste and the character
of his mind. AS an aspirant for the Presi-
dency he will be the grandest failure this
country has ever witnessed, and that will be
the ED Of him as public man. lie will
then have time to develop his splendid theory,
made public at the Mary land Agricultural
FAIR, Of pumping water out of the ocean to
irrigate the interior lands where they have
more water from springs aud streams than
they want.
We commend these reflections to the bril-
liant essayist and political philosopher who
startled the people Of Stauuton last week
through the editorial columns of the Tiaai-
Gator, with the massive idea that not voting
for Greeley, was equivalent to being poltti
cut niger. We have understood through
| "prisate and confidential sources" that the
sage production was intended for the editor of
| the Vtrytntan, but an excess of modesty on
the part Of the author induced him to omit
the dedicatory title. IF this Information be
correct, we take this occasion to tender our
unfeigued thanks for the distinguished honor,
and to suggest that In future our political on
tologlst will initiate the example Of the artis-
tic youth vino drew 4. picture of an equine
animal, and "a order to let the world know
what he was after, wrote under it, This is a
horse" We certainly should never have re-
cognized the pith Of the production had third
party not iuterposed for our edi6cation. Aud
to enable him hereafter to sail clear of difficult
ties 10 composing his philosophical disquisi-
tions, we will inform him that it is not our
habit to wear a collar with the inscription
~ am nsy masters dog,'' generally indi-
cate our line of policy ia accordance with our
own judgment. IF we choose to select GER
tain day to proclaim our service to any body,
we will be very apt to do SO. If that day
don't happen to suit, then We will exercise
freeman's privilege and choose another day.
AS to any dognatic conclusions to which our
Court street publicist may arrive, that is
matter of the smallest Indifference to us. for
not recognizing him as law giver. we defe-
rentialy claim the privilege Of showing our
own hand and playing 1t too We are
certainly not responsible for any body's OBJ
taseness, and il our weekly utterances are
not sufficiently Ineligible VIC despair Of being
understood.
"When Conservative changes his politics
he must consent to an entire change of his
political associations. He must hereafter
mngle with the coored political meetings and