The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1894-03-08
wonder that the Virginia Sun NOV
ell away from Richmond.

Ell away iEClt .liCliHiriiu.
RIcHMoSD DIapATcn: Tn his recent
speech in the House Of Representa-
tivca against the proposition TO levy
a tax upon incomes, the Hon. VIII
liam BourlSe Cochran said that of
tie $4,000 voters who joined in elect
ing him TO Congress. heidi not be
licve there were over 1900 who
aonl,l be effected By the proposed tax.
Mr.. Cochran's speech against the
10, 900 and for the 1000 shows once
more the trut' Of one Of our favor
lite sayines-mamely, that men OF
large incomes are men Of large intln-
ence.
Mr.. Cochran represents a New
York district, where, if anywhere in
the Union, money must be used III
carrying elections.
IsIcHMoxD DlspATcH: Taking 1t
for granted that the President would
veto the new Bland bill if it were
passed by the Houses of Congress
and sent 10 him, we have bcen sur
prised that Mr.. Bland should make 50
fierce contest in favor Gifts passage.
But tie Washington POSI- reports
that some Of the leading Democrats
in Congress expect Mr.. Cleveland to
sign The bill. These leading Demo
Gratis can hardly be right. we sur
mise, or else the Democrats IN INC
House Of Representatives would have
passed the new Bland bill before now.
lnasmuch as the Democrats in that
body could almost any time count a
quorum of their owD, the bill in ques
ton would have been passed by the
lower house before now if Mr.. C'evc-
land really favored its passage. 80
ii seems to us at least.
LYscnDunc News: In the death OF
General Early one fthe most unique
characters of the present generation
has passed from the scenes and vlcls-
STUDIES Of earth to the unrctnriling
bourn. He was as cxcentric as Ran
dolph. Of Roanoke: as resoiutc and
sclf-willed as Old Hickory himself; as
relentless as Cromwell in the prompt
dispatch of cruel duty; as erect ana
courageous in the maintenance OF
principle as lie stoutest patriot OF
martyr who ever deliad the dungeon
or il.e stake. Self-willed, seli-poised,
persistent, irrcconceilabic, inmHtable,
his cfligy will, next to that Of JelfsT
son Davis, occupy The highest niche
in tie Pantheon Of incapable AMI IL
veteratc veterans.
Ike was misunderstood. The prev
aIcnt idea IS that lie was rude ani
rcpoIlant in manner. II cannot be
denied that to some extent this was
ne Bat It was the mere exterior.
Below was warm heart, a cordial
sympathy. Tie waters Of the Atlan-
tic arc cold on the surface, while tie
tcpi,i currents Of the arlf Stream
Aow necessarily beneath. If there
ever was vilile, manf'll. intTeri'l,
dauntlcss character in the chronicles
Of Virginia, it was that of Jnhal
Early. beneath the blows and
storms OF Northern aerinony lie not
only would not bow, but he would
not bend. lie stood to the last erect,
persistent, defiant.
III all the chronicles Of history
there never was q more austerc and
unrclentins character than that Of
Jubal Early. He positively would
submit to 10 dictation. lie would
die in his tracs rather than submit.
But for all Tat he possessed as sweet
and gentle spirit as evsr inhabited
the human breast. How seemingly
ilrecorcilable arc these dissonant
vertjable portraits Of history.