The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1876-02-10

Z. S. OEFIcERs.-The following article is
taken from the Rockingham Register, of the
81, and is deserved tribute to the officers
named. Coming from the source it does, it is
to be the more appreciated, as the writer is
incapable OF dissimulatian:
We desire to say that we have no sympathy
with any endeavor to deprive Mr. B. B. Bolts,
OF his Office by reason OF q misapprehension
which he lately ,,anored under in accepting a
Holiday present from his assistants in Office
E..ic manner OF the presentation. the public
manner of its acceptance, its publication, dem
onstrate fully that there was not and could not
have been any wrong intended in the act OF
giving or receiving, Surely there Is enough
guilty men to punish without striking down an
innocent man. Remember the Bologna law
and its application.
In this connection it is not inappropriate, but
most proper to write that the officials generally
of the United States in this District are per-
forming their duties we'll. In the United States
Court, Judge Rivcs Is gentleman WHOSE fam
ily name and fame are intimately blended with
that of Virginia in the halcyon days OF her glo=
ry. An accomplished scholar, learned law
yer. at, upright Judge, he is worthy to have
been the Brother Of W. O. Rives, Senator from
Virginia, when only greet men could occupy
that honorable position.
Inc u. .. DlStflCt AtbOKtA0l> VS. A~ 4gu ~ ,
has high reputation for cloquencc. and Is OIL
ergetic, firm and Just in the administration OF
his duties. The most marked compliments we
have seen paid to any man for years were by
the Lynchburg Conservative press, to Mr.. Lllr-
tv. in his conduct OF criminal case in the
Court held there. Mr.. Lurty was in the army
of Northern Virginia, fought through the war,
pinned in Northern prison, settled in Harris
onburg and became mixed up with the Rad-
=, L. oo,, ah~ in tka EroAlpV and Grant cam
paign. and still continues perverse in his ways
The old story OF going to see the animals and
getting mixed up with the ciEc,as.
Col. A. S. Gray, U. S. Marsha,is a ocking
ham man and when i'll the vigor OF lusty youth
and vigor was the great toast OF the Wing party
and quite an orator, so much SO indeed, that his
party did him She honor Of making him their
congressional nominee against Gov. Jas. Nc
bowel. The District was Democratic and
Gov. Mcdowell was returned, not before he
exhibited to the people of the district the finest
specimens of classic eloquence that have ever
been listened to in Virginia. and to Col. Gray
that thing of beauty is not Joy forever
zone by one the roses tall,' and Col. Gray.
too, became an enthusiastic partizan of the
Military Cliieftatn ~
Ti|he Assistant District Attorney, Sheffey Lew
is,a young gentleman at marked characteristics,
decided, finn, honest politically, genial and
pleasant socially, but like his father, Senator
Lewis, too stubborn to be Conservative OF
| Democrat, even ip the age OF carpet .baggers.
We acknowledge the Western District Court
of Virginia has in these gentlemen competent
officers, but there is better time coming, when
they must walk the plank. The m ,ndates of
party discipline are imperative, and the revo-
luton of fortunes wheel, which turned them
to the top, will garry them down, down, down,
| to the shades OF private life, where we hope
they will study political economy, especially
that appendix introduced, we believe, by Fits.
hugh, teaching that ceteres paribus 1.-The devil
takes hndmost."