The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-08-17
"CHANGE MAKES CHANGE

"cHANGE MAKES CHANGE"
So, at least, says Sheridan Knowles
and we see no reason to doubt the asser
tion. The Herald's correspondent says
the policy Of our distinguished Governor
Is about to undergo a radical change.
Fearful announcement! Doesthe moon
change? But let ushear the reasons this
Richmond correspondent gives for the
remarkable phenomena we are on the
eve of witnessing. He says:
a. The policy heretofore pursued by Governor Pierpoin
in eectn the restoration Of Virginia. to undergo
immediate ami radical change. The Governor is nov
satisfied thai the intentions of the leading men of thu
State as expressed to hi upon his accession powe
here have not been carried in good faith and that h
now has every to dsrust the representations Of
their loya ty oprofusey made him in the earlier days
OF his occupancy These men promised Governor Pier
point that If he would aid according the of his
power in restoring them to the franchise they would see
that pone but consistent Union elected to Of
fees The has been otherwise such an extent
to impeaively compel him change his policy which
action he will have the cordial endorsement Of President
Johnson who views the perdy of these chivarous South
erners in the same light as his Excellsncyo
Well, well, our astute Governor has
been deceived by these willy little Vir-
ginians! He should have allowed them
to "retire to consult" In former times
Virginia never did anythingin Congress
or Convention, without "retiring to con-
suit" They "retired to consult from
the Union; and ere they gave in their
adhesion to Governor Peirpont, they
should, by all means have "retired to
consult" Now we see the consequent
ces of their failure to "retire to consult
They went into the matter blindly, and
having now had time to consult, and re-
consider their hasty action, are casting
about them for some means to get out of
the dilemma. The Governor, too, is an
old Virginian, and it is singular that he
should have for moment lost sight OF
one of Virginia's cardinal usages He
ought to have "retired to consult before
he entered into bargain from which, he
is SO anxious to back out. All, ne! il
was bad piece Of business, this doing
. business so hastily, and without consul
tation. But our Governor is not so nluca
to blame after all. The humility Of the
Virginians at the time he so kindly and
cfaritably cast them u plank 70 save
them from rope, was so immense that
his Satanic Majesty himself might have
been deceived, and our Governor is less
wise than that popular individual.
Now it is singular fact that the
piteous cries of these gentlemen, whom
the Governor took so kindly too, never
deceived us. We recollected very old
and popular saying about that period
which Just happens to suit the times.
It
When the devil was SICK the devil saint would be-
When the devil got well, the devil saint was be.
Well, just at the time the Governor |
happened to move his headquarters to |
Richmond, these great men of the state,
whose gratitude he now calls in ques-
ton, were sick, very sick--sick nigh |
unto death. The Governor, at once
diagnosed their several cases, and pity
ing their condition, prescribed an extra
dose of Cancellation. So for the time
being he fed them on gentle words, and
then calling his Legislature, the " seven
wise men " about him, they retired to
consult !" and the conclusion was that II
would require not only all the concilia.
ton in the State, but all of that ingredi.
ent that was to be had In the Union. to
save these patients. Rien, the treat.
ment was applied, and the patients were
soon able to walk about the streets, with
peacock-strut, making the towns, the
cities, the forests, the valleys, the hills,
of the State resound with their loud and
boastful talk. Like most patients, they
forgot to pay their DOCTORS bills-the
devil having got well was a saint no
more--and the Governor was forgotten.
The humility Of the early days of their
difficulties left them by degrees, and now
hey are as proud and intractable as thew
we're formerly mild and humble. The
Executive found them in artitalo morris,
them to life-and now he finds
hem 80 ungrateful, that he is about to
ndeavor to reduce them back to their
ormer AFFECT condition; hence his sud-
en determination on change of treat
aent. What he intends to try now we |
hail see by and by; but we fear it is too
ate. The horse has the bit between his I
eeth and will be hard to stop.
Seriously, the Governor could not ex. fl
ect these gentlemen to retain forever fl
ae humble tone and derneanor of suitors A
n pardon. 1t is not in human nature m
forgiveness once extended cannot he tb
'cailed, and if be made mistake at
lat time, and we do not think he did
E should not now attempt to recall II pr
II the mischief that can be done has 10
zen done, and it cannot be undone TO
etter be consistent to the end, and we pr
lall find that it is the best policy and to
at the people are not 80 ungrateful af- or
r all. he
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