The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1875-01-07
From the Virginia Sentinel
"NEXT TO a DOG"
LOOK ON THIS PICTURE.

| LOOK ON THIS PICTURE.
I In last nights Gazette, "a paper which "show
1 the very age and body OF the Times,'U Hnt
the following very significant sentence copiet
from the Lynchburg News:
| The Lyuchburg News thinks that s'next t.
the carpet-baggers the dogs are the creates
enemies to the productive Industry of ou
State"
THEN LOOK ON THIS PICTURE.
On the opposite page Of the Gazette ant
same date, find the following interestin g item
Of ssLocalsNews'':
THE FIRST FRU1Ts.-Mr. w. w Wright
a wealthy banker Of the city of Buffalo''N. Y
has Just purchased about six hundred acres
part OF the original Gunstan estate, in Fairfax
/ county, Va, Immediately on the Potomac, 8
| few miles below this city. Mr.. Wright is al
| influential and progressive man, and designs
establishing for himself permanent hom2 or
our beautiful river borter,,and expects many
others to join in the occupancy OF the desirable
lands of that inviting neigEborhood. If We
| mistakenot this movement is BUT the beginning
of a great tidal wave of immigrationof enterpri-
ing, progressive settlers Of cur riyar borders.
The Upper Potomac Steam boat Co in furnish
ing cheap and ready means of communication
between otir city and the inviting regions Of
the upper Potomac valley. certainly deserves
| the thanks of all our people,"
ga NEW ENrEHPRIsE-W understand that
Mr. Dennis Smith Of Western New York, de-
signes establishing at Gunstan, on the Poto-
mae, the business of boat building in all its
branc:e -
In looking over these two pctures'' the ques-
ton nslturtl, suggests itself us to what const-
tutes Il ''carpet-bagger' the next to dog"
The true definition Of a s'scslawag." as defined
by the Virginia Democratic vocabulary applies
to every native born citizen who votes the Re
publican ticket, aid by the same rule every Nor
thern man without an exception, who comes
here and dsposites a Republican vote is
'carpet-bagger, next to g dog"
and furthermore, denounced as ''she great
est enemy Of the productive industry Of
our STATED" 4s.sHow is that for higll'' ye canine
species Of humanity and repubicanism?
What Mr.. Wright's politics are | am unable
to say, but coming from Buffalo, and being
progressive man, the chances are nineteen
out OF twenty. that he is Republican. ''Pro-
gresslve democrats are us rare as white crows;
hence TIE influential and progressive ma"
settles down and has erected .sfor himself
PERMANENT home on our beautiful river bor-
der ne will still be in the estimation OF hide
bound Democracy, 'scarp; t-bagger," Which
is next to dog,'' and IAN enemy to the pro-
ductive Industry OF or Statei''
Mr.. Dennis Smith, who proposes to start
that new ENTERPRISE - is particular friend Of
mine, and know him to be q thorough Re
publican; and as he intends to invest from six
to ten thousand dollars in 'sthe business OF
boat buildings" he will become a huge 'scar-
pet-bagger," a full grown Yankee cur,'' and
a very dangerous ssenemy to the productive
industry Of the State!'
Again, that Upper .Pota,nacs Steam boat Co.,
a company that furnished 800 600 10 build the
fine steamer Mary Washington; company
which certainly deserves the thanks of ALL our