The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1886-05-06

all, the supremacy OF the central power |
vas asserted, and finally acknowledged.
To this State sovereignty fallacy. may |
,e traced all the fallacies Of the Demo-
ratio party. Secession, free trade. State
,anks and their kindred Impractical NO
ions have succumbed to the sovereignty
If the Nation, after they had been tested
md failed. They were inconsistent with
,he grand purposes of government OF the
people. for the people and by the people,
md the perpetual nature of the institu-
ions which have their source in the con-
;titution
1t is these exploded fallacies which Mr..
Davis and those who may think with him
would vitalze, if there is any meaning at
al in what they proclaim. They fail to
the logic Of events-the lessons
Of history-that chattel slavery, the in
spring source of all these dreamy crea-
lions, secession. free trade, State curren-
cy, have been repudiated, in the practical
destruction of the theory upon which they
were based. They seem to be incapable OF
the conditions present with us,
OF realizing that in the bloody revolution
through which the country has passed, is
written the law Of the Constitution in
letters of burning light, that the Nation
is supreme, and that all other sovereign
powers are mere Pigments of diseased
and perverted imaginations.
Hon. J. r. Tucker, as Chairman Of the
Judiciary Committee, urges objection to
constitutional provision, allowing the
President to veto separate items i'll an APP
bill and approve others. Mr..
Tucker thinks that justice would not be
encompassed by the exclusion of one OF
two items that had been inserted by spe-
cial agreement between the friends of
each, neither Of which would have
been inserted without the consent of the
other. In other words he constructs a
plea for the system Of log rolling by which
the Treasury has been outrageously robbed
and appropriations of public revenue made
to aid in the election of Congressman
without reference to the general welfare.
1t is in this way that creeks and rivulets
have been converted into navigable
streams, pending the consideration of
an appropriation bill. and after thous-
ands of dollars have been taken from the
Treasury to aid some weak candidate for
Congress, the creeks and rivulets remain
as they were. 1t was this very log-roll :
ing practice that the special veto power
was designed to arrest, and protect the
public treasury from the raids of needy pol
iticians. Mr.. Tucker has made a mis-
take.
The Democratic State Central Commit
tee met in Richmond on the 2Sth of April
1t was called together by MI. Barbour, its
chairman, to tender his resignation. This
was done, but the committee refused to
accept it, and persuaded him to withdraw
it, and consent to stand at the head of the
committee another year, although he will
be absent in Europe most of the time.
Mr.. Archer Anderson was chosen to act in
his absence. Notwithstanding this, we
are inclined to the opinion that Mr.. Bar
bour will have very little to do with the
Democratic party hereafter. After the
ingratitude shown him in the election Of
Daniel to the Senate, he doubtless felt that
self-respect demanded Of him to retire
from official position of every kind in con-
nection with the party. Hence his declen-
sion to run again for Congress, and his
the Committee. The manner in which the
matter was eased over does not better the
condition or remove the fostering sting.
The Situation of President Cleveland is
by no means desirable OF happy Whatev
er may be his intentions and purposes. he
is confronted by the party that claims to
have elected him with its reckless disre-
gard OF public interest and its passionate
greed for spoils-tfle Old flag and an appro-
priation. 1t seems impossible foy his in
dueilce to bring about anything like hars
mony in its ranks, OF concerted action in
legislation. The silver question, the tar
if, internal improvements, and indeed on
all the more important interests before
Congress. there is diseord between the
President and an element of his party,
and more than all the bitter contentious
for the spoils of office. Harmony is out
of the question and failure must be the
result of the first Democratic administra
tion within quarter of century and the
last for qnarter of a century to come.
We repeat that the plea for State sovereignty
and home government will look insincere and
hollow when coupled with denial to the citi-
zen of his rights under the laws of our common
Let your neighbor exercise his rights, never
mind whether they are agreeable to you and
This is the fundamentally of Democracy and
epublicanism.-Rich Refornaer.
This is the law which should govern all
parties. 1t is the law that we have
and endeavored to practice ever
since we have been connected with the
press. But it is the law that the Demo-
Gratis in this State have never recognized,
and now it is only commended because the
spirit of intolerance is manifested by Dem
ocrats towards Democrats. Republicans
have reason to be gratified that the Re
former" is in the line of reform on this
subject, and hope that it will take no step
backward.
President Huntington, of the Chesa-
peake and Ohio, has issued q circular to
the holders of series B bonds, in which he
regrets that the earnings applicable to the
interest on these securities, was due on
Saturday. were only $92.033, or about
)ne-ffth the sum required. Mr.. Hun
,ington will advance sufficient sum to
BAY one third the amount due, and scrip
will be issued for the balance.
At meeting of the National Republican
Committee on Monday last,
Gen. N. Golf was chosen chairman and |
Edward Mcpherson, secretary-two Sc
ections eminently appropriate, and which |
will be universally acceptable to the party, |
specially in the South, as Gen. Golf is |
acquainted with its condition and needs. |