The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1873-11-13
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The brave are always gcnely Gus. Z IS from
the mustard seed souls. pinched up In the
narrow limits Of selishness, bgotry aud ego
sisn--tiae triple offspring Of ignorance aad
moral meanuess-that revenge and malics
are TO be expected. 4 manly and courageous
spirit scoFns and revo!ts at the grovehag IN
ctncts Of the brute It aspiEes to uooIer
ends aaG feeds upon the more exalted emo
lions Of our nature, refined unsiev sae la1a
ence of proper understanding Of the duty
we eve to society and to each other. The
truly brave cannot be false. Moral courage
is tie natural antagonist of dupliclty, AID 1t
ia difficult to reconcile unfair instru nentall-
ties TO accomplish an object with the express
sion of sentiment of generosity alter Inc
end has been attained through such means.
The Conservative press Of Virginia are lust
lily calling for the manifestation OF gener-
Gus feeling towards their opponents IN the po-
[litioal canvass Just closed When we remem-
Der the misrepresentation an d slSnoefa 'h's
same press has circulated about those VINO
supported the opposing candidate, us are IN
clned to the opinion that they are incapable
Of magnanimity, and that there is no SINGER
ity ia this gust Of manly sympathy and tot
Grafton Especially SO, When we are brought
face to face with tie insidious e1pedents re-
sorted to to prescribe men for thsr honest
opinions openly advocated in tlla late contest.
We always know how to meet an open foe,
but when he Turks in ambush aud strikes ia
the dark it is difficult to anticipate his aasas-
sin blows.
This expression of magnanimity in tri-
umph may be to countoracs the harmful Ell.
fecta, the vindictive and vituperatve spirit
exhibited during the progress OF the cam
paign has had abroad. We hope it may
But we doubt whether it will When sober
minded men reflect that natives Of the State
have been viiliied and traduced merely be
cause they supported the party identified in
sentiment with the national administration,
they will hesitate before they will cast their
lot among that people. It is indeed, Ia
,nentablo condition Of public feeling, where
free thought and free spsech cannot DO exer-
cised, without being followed by denunciation
and contumeIy. The human mind is eonstl.
tusionally aggressive. if it is not stolid.-
Public questions Ezass necessarily draw cut
diverse views, aid because man happens te
think with the minority, his right is denied
to think st all. If he resists this brute &c
n,onstraticp, he nugt be called traitor Il
his section and false to his race!
| Well let them glory 10 their own shame
We mean to exercise the rights Of a free cit
zen of Virginia, let the difficulties be VIVA
they may. We have said and done nothin;
that We regret, aud that we will not DO agail
uuder similar circumstances We mean t.
defaatly atand BY Cur consietien through evi
as we'll as good report. It is our purpose L
fearlessly advocate through these column
Republican principles, aud maintain nasiona
faith We not only recognize it to be duty
5u, We believe it is in accord with the pep
ular will Of the Stale when fsirly expressed
To-day, tho people Of Virginia are patlona
and not sectional. It is only the professional
politicians who would place the State IN
false position To plsh this, they wer
compelled to raise false issue, and exclt
the pre;udices of the people, at the expens
Of their reason.
| But whether this Be the case or not, W
wish il to be distinctly understood that ths
political views we entertain, will BE defended
and enforced On all proper occasions. while
we will be found, as heretofore, earnestly en-
listed in behalf Of the material welfare CT ev'
org part Of Virginia, and more especially th'
Valley, at the same time, we shall persist II
intoxicating spirit Of rational fealty, and th'
absolute necessity Of living up to our re
peated pledges Of accepting the now izrever
eible results Of the war.