The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-06-27
Sound Views.

Col. james V. Brooke, having been solicit
ted to announce himself candidate for
Congress in the Fauquier District now rep
resented by GEL. Hunton, publishes COM
munication in the Warrenton Enterprise,
declining to he considered candidate. In
referring to the Potter investigation and the
effects upon the South, and especially Vir-
ginia, he has the following sensible refec-
tions. After the sentiment here ex-
pressed, we hope the people Of his district
will not allow him to retire. Members who
voted for the Potter resolution, ard precipi-
tated the scandal upon the country, cannot
be trusted for a conservative course in the
next Congress, Notwithstanding their vote
for the Burchard resolution and the Judicial
ry.report. Mr.. Brooke says, i'll referring to
the Potter resolution
In view of the avowed purpose of its origina-
tor, the nearly evenly divided democratic vote
Democratic National Committee the next day
and the utterances OF the public press, the natur-
al inference that the Interior object of the
proceedings effort to attack the title of
Mr.. Hayes to the Presidency
So strongly had this idea impressed itself upon
the public mind and so plainly the popular
dsapproval of any such measure. foreshadowed
that the House of Representatives on yesterday
adopted by vote of PIG to 81 that the Joint meet
ing of the two Houses OF Congress by which
Hayes and a. Wheeler were yer declared elected was
no subsequent Congress or either House has
jurisdiction to reverse the action of such joint
meeting, andi any attempt by either House to
amend or disregard such action, or the title to
office ensuing therefrom, would be revolution
airy, and is disapproved by the House,
III this action were binding on the newt Con
gress, the country might well congratulate itself
upon its escape from serious trouble It is to
be hoped that so emphatic an utterance will at
least be treated with respect. But as matter of
legal obligation this resolve" has no more ca
gress than had the green withes" to fetter the
limbs of Samson. The future must be left to de
eae now Tar THIS long expedition Of
will compensate in its results, for the evils
which must arise from it, in the reawakenng o
proceed and if guilt be fastened on parties within
the reach of the law, they should be punished !?
martyrs of them and glorify their infamy by eie-
waiting them TO higher seats in the political syn.
agogue Nous verrons.
or one Ching am sure, and that is this = |
The country desires rest; a cessation of section
al animosities close attention to issues that |
only object is to agitate and excite. It has |
troubles enough already in its burdens of in
ing out OF the unwise policy of contraction. If |
to these and to like matters the minds of our |
statesmen could be mainly directed and if. |
above ALL an era of good feeling and fair dealing
could be inaugurated and perpetuated between |
the various sections Of our common country |
then we might reasonably expect to see the
dawning of brighter day.
The welfare of our Commonwealth is to the |
greatest conceivable extent dependent upon the |
introduction OF foreign capital and enterprise |
The mineral wealth that lies buried in our |
mountains must be developed: the immense wat
empower that now rolls useessly to the sea, must
be made SubServient to the purposes OF manu-
featuring industry; our waste lands, now drug
in the market, must be utilized and made pro.
ductive by the influx Of healthy immigration
and these ends will, in my humbl Judgment be
best promo ted and most speedily accomplished,
by the burial of dead sectional issues, and the
cultivation of such spirit OF concord and har-
mony as will destroy at once the motive and the
means by which corrupt men are elevated to
public station, and consequently to a great ex-
tent the necessity of fraud Investigations in
all the future of our country.