The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-02-13
Doubling the Faithful.

The Washington correspondent of the Bal
timore american Of the 10th says OF the c-
pher dispatches and the impressions in that
city as to the testimony OF Weed. Potter
Marble and Tilden:
The cipher subcommittee has returned to
Washington, but the investigation is not vet
ended. Enough is known, however to en-
able those who have followed lie testimony
here to form very satisfactory conclusion as
to the effect of the marvellous testimony that
has been taken in New York city. There is
but one conclusion in Republican circles
here, which is that nobody believes the testi-
mony Of lilden or any Of the coparceners,
who have been so busy in swearing to each
others ignorance and innocence, while Til
den's defence, that OF ignorance or mental
paralysis, is regarded as the meanest of all.
No one believes that the man who had forced
himself upon his party, who purchased pub
lie sentiment, who bought up opposition and
hired advocacy, whose presidential campaign
was strictly personal, and who attended to
the minutest details of the campaign, great
ly to the disgust of the party managers, for
got all bis corruption, craft and cunning on
the night OF Move .nber 9Th, and retired to
his chamber as an innocent imbecile, who
knew nothing of the campaign OF cash and
craft that was being managed by the in
mates of his own household, who had also
been his most potent agents through out the
presidential campaign.
COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENTS OF REAL
AND PERSONAL PROPERTY.-The Auditor
of Public Accounts, W. F. Taylor, has re-
Gently published communication from
which the following facts relative to the as
sessment appear
Real estate the past year, s242, 702. 503.4 AZ;
average OF the past nine years, $25S, 1885,
557. &C. Personal property the past year,
$73, 9S4, 1858 80; average of past nine years.
ss0,l57, 373.5 50.
License tax. sso5, SOL 81; average, $780,
75O.93.
Revenue receipts, s2,63l ,67a.25 average,
50, 427, 275.75.
Ordinary expenses of the Government,
s90s, 93l.7G average, 81, 03a, G3S.1o.
Extraordinary expenses OF the Govern
ment, $l53, 662 "a; average, $74, 36o.G7.
Paid to Free School Fund, $24l 100000
average, 1865, 1873.
Paid on INTEREST," on the debt, 81 $685.
055.25; average. $685., PLOTS.
Amount of coupons received for taxes,
sl.215, 67S.0O; average for past seuen years,
s772, 111.2s.
Year before last, the license tax was.
s541, 444.25, whilst last year, with the aid of
the Moffett Register, it was increased to
$685., SOL ~.
The real estate was assessed last year at
$5S, 1852, 854.5S less than it was nine years
ago, and the personal property 81, 100, SOIL
less.
We are gratified to see manifested, on the
part of severa. Of the Democratic journals of
Eastern Virginia. notably the Richmond
State and Petersburg Post, kindlier and
more manly spirit than heretofore shown to-
ward Hon. Jos. Jorgenson, the representa-
tive in Congress from the Petersburg district.
If the people Of that section would consult
their own interests, they would encourage
this sentiment, for, with their aid, he can
accomplish more for them than any one they
could send to Washington. We cannot I'M
derstand why Republicans and Democrats
cannot act together on matters not affecting
party principles or policy, and designed for
the public good, instead OF snarlng and
Swapping. and denouncing, simply because
one happens to be identified with one polit-
ical organization and the other to another.
II little common sense would control in
such matters much good would result, where
because partizan hatred has dominated every
other consideration and interest.