The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1873-06-12
HENRY a. WISE.

OSasoOA '@sAk0 ksfFss % 4f0a Aesss2ssA q -
Nerfoik, and sAroas hoat the State Aave Esan-
lfasted nervous eoseera in regard to the
attitude, politically, Of Gen Henry A. WISE
There being some good sessoa sos sae belief
that ha contemplated announcing hilaseR on
eaaasaaae for Governor at III e
Neveaahes eteaasoa, these Journals deprecated
such sonxse on she part OF 'aae whN is held
ia s1aA high ssaaea by Virsaaians> and WI o
has been hasoaed by tho people Of abe State
wiah the sa0sa exalted gssiaioa an ahaia, gift.
They have f1ettedl ana wonniedl themselves.
iaao sAs, aaeaaaea belief that SUCH q daaealDi-
natioa on. his paict, woala fareRea Danish him'
faoaA the naspacbthl regand of tia, siaol' pure;
theroagh baads of Eiaginia4. and link his.
nane fos all binae,, aud probably through the
cycles Of etaaaiby, with obloqag aad iniaai@ y
This is ALL very arans;ng, to- a eelsal SIooksn
On inr Vienna" The idaa that few peaihit
caE nyriapols,. ha,akstens' In the garbage OF
party, who pnest1uaedi tao, pgass OFT the, State,
aad sought by every gian Of low deAago gusry,
and the most malicious and slandsrous per-
sseulions of,me@ who, dared TO- exercise a
tressnaa,'s, right Of thinking aad acting: aor
themselves IN opposing their policy OF disgras
cling and degrading Virginia by casting: her
vote. fo7 ehe viisss aalhmniator her men and
\ hoA tlo 1o3n
Of Southern, and especially Wiuginimn char
aeben, this or any other age. has ever produ~
cea-tha. altam ahah SUCH men could for aa,
instant throw h shadow oEsp the bright fame
Iof Henry A. Wise, by their Vulgar abuse
and fsh-markeb slang, is the very essence Of
psesumptive imbeeiliny. Alltha, puny iase-
Inns of panty malice, ofselfsh desperation, and
bFazen treaehery to. Virginia traditions, they
CT husl at the. proud crest Of this. modest
Roman Of them ALL" will be; shiweDed to-
asoms Oh, his untarnisbed aGmor, and, fail
harnaless at His feet OF rebound to- plague
their omuens. He is above and beyond the
reach Of THEM petty spite. Their. jack dam
csoaks cannot Else to- the atmosphere Of his
imperial swoopy NOR tarnish fame that muse
ever be naked with the proudest "reminiscences
| of EirsIaia's devotion to principle and truth
The bare mention of the brilliant record of
! 1855, when he grappled with the hidden
M snster of Know Nothingisn, crushed Sam
| and Ais dark lantern, in their bed of incuba-
drove back the dark food Of religious perse-
cutIon an6 intolerance that was sweeping
over the country, still thrills, the Firg in1a
heart with veneration and love for the brave
heart that met the shock of battle, and tri-
umphed with knightly courage over all the
combined elements of fanaticisnl- What has
me doDe to forfeit the confidence of the peo-
pie of Virginia since that time, and invite
tive slime of the pitlful penny-a-l liners, who
proved Their metal in worslipping at he
fes o. Horace Greeley the G rJpheus of Vir
ginias slanderers and tradueer, Iu what
position IN public or private life has he ever
proven himself other than the very diamond
Of truth and honor, the ehivairoas and daring
defender Of the right, the wise counselor, and
far seeing statesman
But it is rot our Intention to eAter upon
defence Of Henry 4. Wise-the "Tribune
of the People" against the coarse and up-
seemly attacks Of heir pharisaica tribe, who
are unworthy to loosen his shoe -latchets.-
He needs 30 vindication from such contempt
ible assaults. His private and public char
acter bid defiance to their shafts o! defama-
ton, and he still holds in more remarka-
BILE degree than any living Virginian the con-
fdence of the people. Nor have we written
this with any reference to Mr.. Wise's can
didaey for the Office Of Governor, but simply
as due to one to whom the people Of the
State, and the lovers of Constitutional liberty
everywhere. owe debt of gratitude. We do
not know what the Lynehburg Convention
will do. IF the assembled delegates there
should think proper to make sure work of an
overwhelming defeat and crushing out Of the
misableex pediency combination known as
Conservative, by leaving the field free or
Gen Wise to fight the battle of the people
against it, we'll and good. We are sure if
at be the result of their deliberations, he
will sweep the State by the 10000 majority
If they should determine on nomination,
aad present good men for the various State
Offices to be Glfed IN November aext, the con-
test will be close, and may be won.
Not newspaper In Virginia has had the
manliaess to raise voice against the vitupe-
rative attacks of she Conservative press upon
Gen. Wise. True to Virginia in every trial,
and true to her now, in an issue,in which is
involved more Of her material life, than
most any other. that has been presented, yet
because he cannot and will not as an honest
map, act in harmony with party that has no
declared principle Of public poiicy---which is
nov held together upon the wicked and bar
barors notion Of instigating war of races,
and destroying the material existenseef Vir-
gnia-he is denounced and berated as though
he were declared enemy of the State. It is