The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-02-26

| Nobody knows how these shoes pinch and bite!
In this world teach me to deserve the text
(Church out! Charles, do you recollect the text!
In commenting on rejected amendmen
to the Bankrupt law, offered by Senator
johnson, the Richmond Dispatch says:
cit is we'll known shat not radical pa
| per could stand 10 the South without TIE
support Of the Federal Government"
This probably conveys more than the
Dispatch interded. Willis we by no means
admit the truth Of the ASSERTION, so far es
this journal is concerned, the declaration of
our contemporary goes to show the proscrip.
tive spirit that il manifested against any pa
per that supports the national government.
It follows, logically, that the same sentiment
OF hostility to the newspaper, is manifested
towards persons engaged in other pursuits
who hold to the same opinions that the
radical newspapers" do. We submit, that
this is not The best way to build up Virginia
and the South. Where newspaper is con.
Quoted with courtesy, strives to promote the
business Interests of the community il
which it is published, and identifies itself
with the general progress of the State, it is
poor excuse to offer for not supporting it,
that it seeks to inculcate respect and fealty
to the government. to which we all owe al
legiance. We think il speaks much more
tavorably for people who encourage public
enterprises, regardless Of political bias, and
thus manifest liberality and catholicity Of
spirit, which will invite men of both party
persuasious to locate amongst them. A few
weeks ago we noticed paragrap h in the
Lynchburg Republican, complaining that
certain State publications make their appear
ance in the State Journal, Such eviden.
cea ct sordid, selfish, proscrlptive spirit,
are tufacicnt to drive off every man who
does not happen to believe the Conservative
party of Virginia is Of divine origin.
We do not believe there is fair minded
man in Augusta county, who will not &C..
knowledge that the VIRdlNtAN has devoted
more time and labor to the interests Of this
community, in presenting the advantages Of
S'aunton and the Valley to the country, and
has accomplished more in attracting attention
to this section, than both the other papers
published here. This paper is confessedly
one Of the best advertising nediums 10 the
State. and previous to the Greeley campaign
had the largest advertising patronage in this
section. By reason Of itsnatioDal adhesion.
and its efforts to rebuke sectioualismi, i Ger.
tain class of this patronage has diminished
We do not complain as to curself, for that
loss has been more than made UP to us
But it is bad advertisement for the com
munity. It exhibits spirit that is BY no
means calculated to convey favorable i'm
PRESTON abroad. What the people Of Virgin
is, and especially the Valley, want, is capital
and enterprise, whether they beloo & to Re.
publicans or Democrats, and it ID our duty
to ourselves to show that no EN- FILTERED dis
elimination is made 10 business matters On
account Of political differences. Il IS bot
that We care fsfthins for any prescription
that may have been directed against this
paper. We have a perfect contempt for
those who are guilty Of it. It adyertisss
their own contracted natures, and does is 10
insuferable charm But the business col.
umns Of a newspaper constitute reflex of
the community in which it is published, aud
in the degree that an enlightened libsralitr
benefits people, and commends chen, to tie
favor Of strangers, is our Interest ia this
matter, as a constituent Of The Community:
laboripg earnestly and faithfully for the
benefit Of all.
II the DispatcH and those Who act with
it had their way, there would not be- Re.
publican paper published ID Virginia. IA d
right and proper, where such FEELING Il
manifested, that the government should 81.
dor what legitimate patronage il has 70 give
to the papers which are aiming to present
It's claims to popular confidence fairly aud
honestly. Are the DispatcK and the Con.
servstiye proscriptic nists afraid of a )e,;,;.
mate and courteous discussion Of the nolicv
OF the government? Would It be fair that
the people should have only one side Ct the
question? The evident ergti6cat;on : v;tb
which the Dispatch assumes that no Rennh.
mean newspaper could i've 10 Virginia
without Federal patronage, is nothing 10 "a
credit, or those it represents Il + 4he
spifis that Is ,throwirg Virginia b. II svsry
day. ~ driving away her own sons.and
erecting 4 barrier against others co;,,fno
ere-forbidding capital Of mcnev and
muscle from our soil, and thus par.ly9ina All
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