The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1876-03-23

@t60AAtOA3 IL SlAld,
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County Convention. i
We should liks 70 see, on Saturday next, the |
a5h Inst, as mai!y Of the Republicans of. An-
gusta in cot.sscil s. can conveniently be pres
en. 1t is desirable at least that representa-
tive number of tile substantial element of the
party assen.hlein ordet:tq. show That Some of
tia, best men in the connty ARE, in sympathy
with The national sentiments or the Republican
party and the govrri,,nent.of the. country.
let there, be as tall:ssa .msss!sns a. possible,
and to that end we urge pur friends fi<r, tho
country to spare few hgasws from. their bust
nession Saturday ant. bssiSissenss ~ =
We direct atteutiolftosthe! cHllof. the State
Central C,n,nttee. publisAu or our 18th page,
to understand the object of the meeting. -.
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The criticism of the Rockingham Register
q brief article thaE stpyarcd in the -vlheIs-
Of HE 9th, uideh fhc eaptien of ''Impor-
News IS in sas8fa temper and fair i'll its
nsioi.s, from, DE writer's stand point.
re sure it affords US no pleasure to al
@ the irsilties aud faults Of our fellow
ner would weshaye cited the lspses of
is ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS had not the effort
made To blacksls the Republican party OF
eutirs counrxs and hold it responsible
the misconll,lGf OF Gen. Beknap. We
R.eushs it bit faFf sassretort and bring to
4 tte,atteution of tho Democratic press of Viz
gina the fact that il d party and all its officials
were to be held to ali accountability for the
crime Of every man claiming identity with the
organization, tIss.sssse ,fae applied to- the:
Dsh,ocralie-C al sst s.Pa.ty of Virginia
wonll feave but le14des Aaisst :. !, :.
Ne DO rotexpeet ia u slF I'm mac,rlata pu-
rity in either party, nor.. nor that matter, iii
either branch Of, fhs Sliffstsair Church; for
wherever theree'is 4 sfaass 3of human nature,
there mnst be an aggregation OF corruption We
ARE all limited with the effects If the primeval
fall Of man, and until 4 new. birth and. a new
moral and physical rehabilitation, VIC will not
be surprised TO find the Qfa: Atlam cropping out
in all tie ramititattolls and grades; Of society.
What we ask OF ohr Democratic friends, is not
to,assu,ne all the morality and all the honor
that attaches to Humanity. } We are willing to
admit a fair share of the infirmities that belong
10 our race, but whenever one party is guilty.
of the transparent folly OF monopolizing the
be apart Of our tS.ty to dispute fIeassumpti6n
and atlduca facts and events to justify u.s. We
believe, with the exception Of the Register, there
was not paper III Virginia OF its party faith,
that did not hold mp Gen. Belkpap asN!his crime
as exemplars of Republican politicssans Repub'
lican official corruption. There was no epi-
tibet too vile-no denunciation too sweeping and
strong to be applied to Kepubicars,ihtrtieit or.
ganized capacity by the Conservative press
when the exposure made IN tile case Of
Secretary of War was famed before tie public
The scandal was sounded III the ears Of Repub
licans at every corner, and tile party OF theil
identity proclaimed to be the nursery of crime
anil criminals. We had to remind these gen
tlemen of the ol'l,s saw, that people who live in
glass houses should not throw stones, and thai
there were 4 great many glass houses in the
Cons, rvative party Of Virginia. .2
We would infinitely prefer TO PR sue legit
innate and rational method of party dsputation
and accord to each the merit that its acts, as
party, might claim. But il the policy of aecrib
ing completely to the entire party be cause C
the wrong-doing Of one member, is to be adopt
ed, then we claim that no party organization
that has ever existed presents more repulsive
and reprehensibfe record than the Conservative
party OF Virginia, and that it ill-becomes
the representatives OF that organization to
arrag1 the Rapublicai, party as any more
cplpable. to present it mlCly. in official mis-
conduct than the State administration of Vir-
ginia. y
It would be better for community, and bet
ter for individual improvement, that the asper-
tiles which %snter into political discussions,
were abated..to say the least. But so long as
one party will criminate, it must be expected
that the other will recrminate, and by this
means the Judgment of the people infiamed
and excited beyond The point where a calm and
Just verdict can be rendered. Republicans of
Virginia, especially feel this. They have never
been encountered successfully in the field of fair
dsputation. Tile policies and principles Of the
two parties laveincvcr been fairly stated. In
stead, there has been a.pel%1stent>and success
f'i effort to excite the rassions'alrd prejudices
at the people liy tirs -nost' extreme: appeals,
anil the most fftationaI and ilitfphh.ded state
ments and cernelusipns, and Judgment entered
against the Rspabiie;sil. PARTY lulder the stimu-
liant Of the u,.s.sst linre4sonaue and indetensbe
allegations l4sfaever sissidizcd the wickedncss
Of par'zan ziiaSts, reckfcssoi truth and desper-
ate Of resots ~ 10 achieve party success at
any. cost. a. aassa
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Hrerr TAXES. =fslrlie. pispStah: published a
wc-wri't'ln:: iset t;s Mergas'f'ehl KY.
18Th. INST, the writer If which is gentleman of
fine INTELLIGENCE, anil not .,inacquainte with
the uses of ths .ql,il.: Speaking the taxes in
Union county .sKy he says .raxes are high,
here--very. Ii: this county the poll-taN is six
or seven dclfars, white in Perry county. across
the river in Es1iana it is five per cent, and
they don't gr,nnble any more than we do in
Virginia. wRaf wopld.tax grumblers say TO
$50 OH every 81 900 worth of property. Let
them re: d and De eoiissoIed. There are PEG
rls even in tle iaY9fsl Vest worse tax-ridden
thai, We"
NEW HAMrslsIk,E HLEcTIeS. full re-
turns from t!if ,.s.tAy, Hampshire election,
oivna (,i,eno " I,ant,hlicari a nur.lity of eg3