The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1876-03-02
Sound Sentiments.

The Richmond Dispatch of recent date,
presents the following truthful reflections.
Coming from the source it does, it is significant.
| Had it originally appeared in the VIRGINIAN,.
| it would have been pronounced the result Of
Radical spite, and not given that considera-
ton, probably, that its sentiments deserve. We
have written in the same strain heretofore, be-
| cause we believed it a duty to do so, and that
the best interests Of Virginia demand that a.
change in the management Of public affairs be
effected. ''Our politics have made our povertv,''
is as true as Bible gospel, and the Dispatch is,
but doing public service .wleu it makes tho
assertion. Why cannot the Dispatch unite
with us in Kidding the State OF the rule Of the
"useless statesmen who 'sdwell upon the
ninth part of harp With its aid, and the
influence it would EXERT the progressive, live.
comprehensive element of .hc State could be
united into one party, in harmony with the
spirit of the age, the government of the coun-
try, and the destiny OF our institutions. Vir-
ginia, in her geographical position, her material
resources and her climatic advantages. is tho
most attractive portion of the Union; she
should not be KEY in sullen isolation TO crafty
the impracticable political fossils which press
as nightmare upon her vitals. The Conscr-
vative party, as now lead and controlled, is a
r,ons+rors ana,,v ~ tho Commonwealth IT
5000 ~ J ~
is growing worse every year. and drifting under
the management Of the very men who plunged
the State and the country into secession, 'sto
maintain our rights in the territories and the
privilege OF taking our negroes there We
want no mere of these gentlemen: we want
1.-Two oot;uo nroct;c,l leaders and nnhlic scr
~, "o, e , r-
VaiCs' anu THESE eau oiiiy pe gotten NY rdsiS
out the mischievous organization Which has
done the State more harm than an invading
orn,,, r,o D;s,o4ob sors
amy. o D'epo'o" say
oh:eSs virginia i'i'enuS ~ SIT uo"ii III iiiSio-
rios lelless' any ~ lei1se ~ lIeelve el si'tre
VI c'ie 'oiiles lhac .e Guelai co,
IS To- .ta ~ Stotas Sc ast ahomdn H. w.;
as her SISTER otates, she must aoaraon the sui
claai !heories OF the nature OF the federal Con
sGituIloh Wnich nave kept 'ier poor, whist the
NolIhern oIltes iiaVe cA.chie' tS hef lo,iy anu
pocketed all the appropriations tney couid pos
slciy OBTAIN. Imagine now IL must nave iookeu
to q man from the North, winch yearly demand.
eel millions OF dollars for the InproVement OF
its rivers and harbors, to see Richmond elect
Ing to Congress, as sne dlu year aftef year, a
representative VINO denied the power OF CIlaG
body to appropriate money Tor the improve
ment OF James river Imagine now SHY must
have seemed to our Northern hrethren the &c.
ton OF Virginia IN refusing 70 receive her snare
OF the proceeds OF the sales OF the puoilc lands.
Ihose puoc lahas nave mace an empire OF tie
States OF the NortnWese. lie immense p'.bilc
schooi system VI ltI vas. leS,pn was pau iol
oy Tue feoeIal GoveillilenI. MAJ OWLS
TO Gay hhhureds Oh milllohs OF aoiiars worm
OF properly recei'eu rom ti'e eue!t. uoVerh-
ment ID the shape VI 'anus' ana WHICH now eA-
ISL III Ine s''ape VI 9enoo,.ose sonou, l'',us'
e:c: . ..n N.Y. ~ 49, fa,d ,u,,io o,.
GUM. leiuseu W 1'' C eno .ou y; , .i
~ f,,rn;s1ia1, n hn, in ooot nrnfnS;o
YOU'D liase l'',lise'' W nei II, ee p.oi"slU n
Otlr PollIlGs n.ve iii.luo ~. poHeiE' ine
Nol',i, 's NJ. ii.en TN, t U,,, W. IVY
Ti Hill '!:4 ,,;o otI - ;t;n
~, NV Mi. pp ;s W., o..'os
stronntl, to that srction of the ITnion which
sll9iSsn " .n.o es4on 49,. h1,s;,sr ,,u,'
Mo.tl 'e W vs. ra~. il, riches on1 nonn,tio
,,,a., ',ono ,api,,ly than tho So,,th Evnrv
n.a . u'oto ~, t,,n 1Tnion soo,a 70 ~
Northern in feline and politics.
NJ .el - ~ So. r. f,,1n+io,, +h so,+,
,h sI, e ,'trol Of tbn Cnvern,er Vir,,;nia
sissI .ha pros;d,nt fo,. th;,tu two 1T IS
- 80. 49,; vU :; H,nar, - r., atoo Ill
O,,s ~ ~ o,.a - ~ Sot ,,se1. 10 ,so,,o,
osl G ~ eo tho ,,,shu;.din ~ tI,;
WV, eoot;nn nc fr,m the heuinuiuu thn st,tos.
49, - tha North either nd ar fried to nco
tlon, for the mammalian Of the welf,rc of their
e.;a w flo St, o IRON, Nav nosit;o,, a,,1 ha
secI'o'i' lno ooO. "s ~. anu
natural toro,vu the North and continued f. be
.,. w, Of ,o,itical Dower. Ii our Virginia
ann,a11v from the Government, what Congress
would have been perfectly WING 10 grant,
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