The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1873-09-18
/ PLAIN DUTY.


ention from the stupendous msmanage-
nent of the affairs of State by the Conser-
vative party. South Carolina and LOUISIANA
constitute the sum and substauce-th warp
and wool of their arguments. "Look at South
is the steteotyped exclamation.
OF course, in looking away at South Carolina
the eyes of the people are turned from Virgin
ia, their own affairs, and the deplorable con-
dition into which the Legislation Of the Con-
sentative party has plunged the State. The
Of Virginia are not responsible
for any wrongs that may have been eoramit-
ted in those States. The white native citi-
zens there are alone responsible. They re-
fused to accept tho conditions Of adjustment
demanded BY. Congress They 'ullsnly 70
NAMED from Che polls, rejected all overtures
Of kindness from the government, and by
that means invited the carpet baggers to take
possession. Under this anomalous state Of
things it was not to be expected that econo-
my and integrity would mark the admins
tration of affairs 10 those States, FOR the
men who thrust themselves into the Offices,
which the natives had refused, were adven-
turers. Yarmouth, in Louisiana. now act
ing in harmony with the opposition to the
administration, vas the chief Of carpet bag
gers, as well as of robbers. It was throueh
his dabolical schemes that that State was
robbed and his own pockets filed. The
Republicans renowned and drove him from
Their number, because Of his unscrupulous
and wholesale thievery. He was taken up by
the opposition and is now one Of its lesderf
aud pets.
But what has this to do with Virginia
Nothing. The Tammany Democracy stole
thirty millions from the people of New York
city; in Democratic Keotucky Ku-kluxism
is recognized as ravaging that State. over a
a hundred peaceable citizens, having been
murdered in cold blood by them and no ar
r SITS; in Missouri, since the mongrels have
got control Of the State, uutlawry rules the
day. The Governor is unable to pre-.
serve the peace; his militia are defed
and his authority spit upon Not only is social
disorder running riot over the State, but the
public debt has been largely augmented, and
the tide of emigration which was flowing
there under Republican administration has
been directed to the Republican States Of
Kansas and Nebraska. We could with the
same propriety hold the Conservatives o.
Virginia responsible for these crimes, thai
the Republicans of Virginia can be held
responsible for the bad governments Of the
more Southern States.
The gentlemen who adopt this device dc
it to deceive and mislead. They know that
they have squandered the peoples money
increased the taxes, enlarged the public debt
by compromising and funding the interest, and
have allowed the simple interest to accumu.
late, while the representatives of the people
were spending 81 200 a day absolutely doing
nothing.
While they have been piling up these dis.
astrous expressions upon the people, they hav.
sought to inaugurate policy that will newt
ably drive away capital and enterprise BY
which alone can our own people hope to re
cuperate - they are Indignantly warning
against the government, which they are
sworn to support, and estrauging from III
every source of prosperity that it is possible
for us to turn to. They have squandered
the assets of the State to the amount Of 325,.
000,000-the election of Kemper will turr
the State over to Mahone's close cooperation
which will forbid foreign capital having in
gress for purposes of public improvement
it will deter the liberal development Of ou'
mineral resources, stagnate all our industries
and thus solidify the huge public debt into
a terrible oppression with no possible means
of escape from it.
We are not presenting these thoughts fol
party purposes merely. The press through
out the North, and capitalists. look upon the
can vass that is now being waged in this State
with utter amusement They are astounded
that any party calling itself Virginian should
seek to lnaugurate policy of intolerance,
and exclusiveness which will prove fatal to
our future. Hundreds Of energetic, intelli-
gent men, representing large capital and IL
mitless enterprise, have been made to pause
10 their purpose to locate in Virgins. II
the policy Kemper's election foresbadows is
to become that Of the people, their faces will
be turned to other sections. They will seek
a more corgenial social and political atmos.
phere, and leave Virginia to Virginians.
Let the people. Of Virginia look at their
own State, study its wants, and strive to de
velop their own wonderful resources, and
leave Louisiana and South Carolina to the
management of themselves. The people will
have performed their duty when they have
wrested the State from the control of the
Bourbons, and placed her in harmony with
the national government, with the progress
i've spirit of the age, aud started forward I'M
der the stimulus ofan enlightened enterprise,
with her immense natural