The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1876-03-09
Partizan Desperation.

The exposure of the official corruption in the
lminisraton of the War Department OF the
government, has stimulated the inventive &C.
MUS OF the democratic press, and those who
echo its SANDERS, to the very extremity of
criminal folly. With the license of the
h0ertlne and the highwayman, recognizing no
restraint OF common decency, or law of Justice
and right. they have directed their poisoned
shafts OF partizan righteousness against the
President and almost every one of his coasti-
tutional advisers. Regardless OF reputation.
reckless OF charlotte, and intent alone upon
creating party capital, they have ruthessly
and vlciously aSsailed almost every prominen.
officer of the administration, and sought to
drag them to the criminal bar, without the
Shadow OF evidence in truth to sustain them,
Controlled by this fiendsh spirit, they charged
that Postmaster General Jewell had let the
contract for envelopes to Nesbitt & Co., on
the condition that 20 per cent. of the contract
price SHOULD be assigned to that officer him.
self. An investigation of the matter shows
that Mr.. Jewell was absent at the time the
contract was made and that the award was
given by LIST Asst. Marshall and 81 Asst. Bar
Der, because the bid of Nesbitt & Co. was the
lowest. The official record of this fact. OF
course, estoppcd the SANDER and COMPOUNDED
its instigators.
They sow broadcast over the country the al
legation, dressed up in the highest style of
sensational literature, that Attorney General
Ilerrepoint had been in collision with Bab-
cock and his senior counsel, Mr.. Storrs and as
official information was received at Washing
ton from the law officers of the government at
Sc. Louis. Attorney General Picrrepoint had
midnight councils with Babcock and S orrs.
and prepared the defence from data and facts
thus obtained. 70 this the Attorney General
responds to Mr. Lord, the chairman of the
special committee to investigate the Justice
Depai tmelt, that there is lot one word of trntI,
IN it, that he has never seen Mr.. Storrs to
know him. and that he has never had any oral
or written communication, directly or indirect
". with either Babeock Or Storrs in reference
to the subject. The denial is without reserya
ton or condition.
Then comes miserably connected falsehood,
that President Grant advised Minister Schenck
10 engage in the Emma Mine speculation
against the wishes of Sclienck. and for this adj
vice he received a gold draft OH London
banker for $40. 900, and that it was negotiated
by some one i'm Kansas city. No. OF course
there is not one word of truth in this transpar-
ent fabrication.
FalsehooL is piled upon fail school, and fab
rication upon fabrication until the whole at
mosphere is freighted with the masma of their
vicious allegations, designed to effect part-
IAN purpose in the elections that take place in
New Hampshire and Connecticut the coming
week, reckless of the priceless value of individ
ual reputation and the character of the Amer
lean government itself.
When the fury OF this partizan madness shall
have been exhausted. and the Amer can peo-
pie shall have fairly and calmly weighed the
motives and purposes of the desperate men
who have instigated it, the reaction will come
with fearful and relentless power, pressing
down before 1t the wicked conspiraters, who
would silatter the very pillars of American
Liberty, if thereby they could seize the reigns
OF power, and pcrpetuate the aseenuency Of IL
ceilsed treason and corruption.
The time has come when the Legisla tule