The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1880-10-21
T 9 Debt of Gratitude not yet PAL

Editors of5he FHHey ItfgaRtP~:
Lam one OF the coiorea N2ters VINO g,'nnot mot, con
| cei3e that the time mas arrived Wheh IL Woula "
| pfppef Tor us 10 sever our conHecuoh VIII lhe ne
publican party, r5r think that our DEBT OF graft
tude Tor the three great boons, liberty the franchise
ami civil rights has not yet been fuily palu.
are sometimes asked TO let the past rest, LEI
bygones be ny-gones put Is IL naeurt'l lh's d PEG
| Die should forget slavery in the short space Of
Iifteen years. especially when we nave peeh made
SO very free ana clothed all the rights OF free
men.
"a is not my intention, though, in this article tc
20 over the record of Inc past only lar as TO cal
| s,erv' free Imam TO a sense oi his duty.
Ine Outs oI every colored man is 10 stand firmly
M to the isetu lean party ia this campaign, tOr
,,,l .l,.4 mr. ttats as yeen4e1s t0eet ooft
| -. ,t.,,,.5.r,,t ic .aJe
ITor ole loot nj yirginta's vile amendments
| 10 "a rennhlicsln constitution
rhe ,rhfDu- most law is q Democratic baby, and
so ia me laS rIt1rilg the head tax before you car
- " ,IftI ~ II y. mo ni,.h tnna,i "a areut
-. 40 - ~ no s1cient vt1ence of the eener
al ti5nant of t1s pe,,pie of virginia for they were
49,, - -. go ,a~ a. Is,,,,1s IT.
W to- c1l,f9ed men of Virginia have an imper
attv Ia naFgfry that is 10 use every honest eft
80 g. q, e..ss ,f uhii,.an princtules IL MOI
IN Stale, III Nillioli an'aato e, itself tho sr,ana
. no e 80, 70 ~, ',acIarnp for a nrutect1v W
" .ile ltpoi i7 ~ , IlS,',a re mink Ihe Ia n
GirIii' anu fs solio s.io pi III, 80. m ~ ~
4uoo1io 20 ~ 10 ritr az adv1cated nv
pi.in . ~ - incl to nrotec5 amar
aiio i.1 p ~ - Ia nor Of rurone The
V ca, isipui oSe'i g' r. M tariff herase those
VI sihl"e d Al ~ - no an1, 10 fha Sat-
81 ', -, - - thar vai,ahIa ~, -
/ ~ - IA no
oiao, s'Au VIZ VI - ~, -, ,,I,i1n will r,,.,,a,
oe'ii W AeSp -, ~ - 80, ~, araced iara IN
we sIeell ioillh5 liiilio @ n.y. ~ ,i,1,t -. ~ -
eile near lutufe II VIC 80, tr d.,
uept lseNef settleu. " liio 9o'ooo 49, 49, 1 ~, %
leeh' nay e7 'aovu9 49," 80 aI,,','st - :, mi,
wv coloieu Hol t'i9 . w. s 80 10 ~ 70 ynr ~ ~,
NOW 1t 10 o'luoiio 'iis'' +" e ~, .auc-nra,o 49,
parry th'tt proposes " ioo.0i 80 - ,N,rs =,
great Industries ol elll9 Couei5 GU s ~ ~
from competition "iel .lo eue oP i'o,,,i
ana we may rest assures tiislt ; e 81, Pcs ~ ~
VIII not charge eAeosslNe uueioo oli So =, Nh, 10
eign countries coming ilto tAa ~ WI III
~ reqnlfe tnat s'ieh d uuty VI ttlA, 70 POI 90
cause the importer TO sen ms Soouo ~ saint
price winch bhe 7ilihe qutiii'y VI 5 80, e no
Is manufactured mere. Aou SEQ tiie l ~ ~. 20
country are flei, coni'tileu VII 20 ~" 49, .u-
rope; consequently, We 40 1ioS Moi io 90 10" "aSos
as tney, ana IL Is llhp'i st'iie '1i'1U ,, ioo
shouii oe pfotectea iiOlii VAio ~ ~
stun tnAt "oula 10 9olit ioAo ION , ti - TUG
government ever arrives az 'i.s i s ate "
oPeFa.Ih Utter li1e iVo VI ~ 10y oi uo
oHly, witch nlet1i7 ll0o , tia'o 80 e Duy
wooleh sui o4 chotles ohe"oi l'ii yn ION nov
out you raise d 10" 9hcoi' sou " - otS9 70 'oi-
pened 10 take iess iol soui 1870, Io @ ~,
milk you ihiSl1 Save Ia oi1o go -
We loslllg-ihofo s d fo"ueoi ilif so WIN gum do
purchaser. .,a, e,+s +h+ eho,,la .aarass
1nese a-e Plaotieaoai 90 ite9 49, o1e,a - .,.i
themselves to eVery thinking man pelofe ne uepos-
/ il AZ f1t