Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-12-22
md Farmer lately went so far in cursing

and Farmer lately went so far in cursing
this evidence of Northern vengeance !"
that it declared it sufficient cause for civil
war" if only there was any prospect of
success" Even so intelligent = man as
General Johnston declared in a public
letter that the Federal Government an
nually extorted from Virginia Sl2, O0O, COO,
larger sum than is paid by all New Eng
land. They teach that This tax is paid by
the Virginian. Every one knows, who
stops to think at all, that the tax is paid
by the Northern and Western consumer,
and all the Virginia pays out he collects
back when he sells his product. There is,
in fact, such casing of prejudice remain
ing about the people-with some excep-
tions, of course-that they will not hear
the truth as to the real sentiments of their
Northern brethren. immigration is also
prevented, says this settler, by the con-
slant harping of the State press on
Northern hatred" This keeps alive like
hatred in the breasts of Virginians. All
the world knows, except at the South,
that the truth is Virginia is very little
thought about at the North, save to wish
her well. The settler is, we all know,
right in this, and all this twaddle about
hatred is as false as the hinges of untruth
themselves. There is another element of
trouble The local press keeps the Nirginian
away from his brethren by constantly talking
of, and teaching and encouraging the sen-
timent of superiority in the Firginian he
of high culture and rare good blood, and
so the spirit of exclusiveness is cultivated,
and this is repellant to the intending in
conner. There is no i'll usage, no lack of
hospitality. No, all is kindness in time of
trouble, and all that. but the atmosphere
is full of the idea, 60 You and are not of
the same people," The remedy is with the
press. Is it asking too much of them to
drop the boast of the war and the part
Virginia played in it ? Must all the gen.
crosby be on one side Will the press
please let the past bury the dead past
VIII it teach the people that not all the
good sense, virtue, manhood, courage,
culture and refinement of the land resides
in the persons of Virgjnians Will it
teach them that when man comes from
another State his opinions should be re-
ceived at their merit value, and not be
repulsed by prejudice against the possessor
because of his birthplace John Hamp.
den, founder of the Richmond State, did
not fear to tell his people the truth. He
began great good work, but he is dead,
and he has had no successor. The truth
is Virginia must be brought to reslizs.
ton of the fact that she is far behind most
of the States in all material elements of
progress that she is actually in decrepi-
tude. OF all States she most needs immi-
grafton, and the turning of her attention
to the too-long undervalued manufacturing
industries. Her water power is idle, her
forest wealth not utilized. Her population
infused with the vigor of industry and not
given up to one.sided politics, the discus.
sion OF the war and the outlook of the to.
bacco crop, and with the adoption of
right policy she can very soon take the
high place she once held among the States
of the Union. There is no need to COM
ment upon these criticisms. They are
their own best commentary, and it is dis
passionate, cool, kind and Just, and full OF
the suggestions of truth.