The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-08-16
MILITARY RULE.

AN" iohS suall we De subjected
military rule in the South ?n The a,
swer is obvious enough to all reasonin
minds. Until our State government
snail be so thoroughly organized, an
on SO sound basis, at that, as to pre-
. clude all danger of the rights of any in
dividual being infringed without tn
certainty OF his being able to Obtain
justice. Whenever it can be fully made
to appear to the satisfaction of the Gov
eminent and of the parties in the South
now most needing protection, that there
Is no longer any danger, either to the
safety of the State or the least portion O
its people, at that moment the forces O.
the Government will be Withdrawn
leaving only sufficient to occupy tn,
forts, and small garrisons scattered her,
and there to aid the civil authorities il
Keeping the peace, whenever the pesa
conaatatus and the militia shall fail to dc
their duty.
The Government may be likened unto
fond and anxious mother bending over
the sick bed of loved child, racked
with terrible fever, which has turned
its brain, and its tender life is trembling
In the balance between life and death.
The physicians and the nurses stand
around to assist in taking care of and re-
storing the patient to health. All anx-
1ously await the first symptoms of a
change in its condition, which shall in
dictate q restoration to reason and to
health. They watch long and sorrow
fully, yet hopefully, every breath, or
mufmur, or motion of the suffering in
FAINT, and the mother passes sleepless
nights of agony by the couch of her loved
one. She is the party most interested,
but the doctors and attendants are not
the less deeply moved or anxious for the
recovery of the patient. The morning
breaks upon the sick chamber, after a
night of refreshing sleep to the patient,
and it awakes, with reason beaming in
its eyes, to recognize the now rejoicing,
parent, to whose kind care it owes so
much, smiling tearfully over its couch,
The crisis is passed. There is no danger
now, for the child has good constitu-
ton and will speedily recover. The
nurses, attendants and even the doctor
may in future be dispensed with. only
to be called in case of relapse, of which
there is little apprehension felt. Yes,
the Government can nurse its own child
when the fever is over, and will have no
further use for its military doctors and
assistants.
But when and how is this ever to be
brought about? By time, which cures
all things, we answer. There are many
wounds on the body polite of the South
which need much dressing and reGrea-
sing before they will be entirely healed,
while there are others that are fast cica-
fricing. One that we dreaded most seems
to be the first to yield to treatment. TWAS
feared that long and deadly feud would
spring up between the people of the
South, which might drench the land
With blood and inaugurate reign of ter
for and anarchy, that would keep it in a
state of continual turmoil for years to |
come were tile troops withdrawn. This |
night have been the case-nay, would
nave been-had they been withdrawn at
,nce-but the wisdom of the government |
oresaw this, and it also foresaw that a |
'eason of relaxation from excitement, in |
rider to give an opportunity for the "se-
'ond sober thought for mutual expla-
Nations among the former friends who
lad become enemies by espousing differ
mt sides, and the return of good feeling
through the workings of friendship,
owe and reason, was necessary The de-
ired result is fast being attained. Again
re the people becoming used to one
mother, and friendly Cancellation is fast
aking the place of malignant recrim-
nation.
The signs indicative of these facts are
visible throughout the
outh. The Ratchet will soon be buried
thousand fathoms deep, and the smoke
rom the calumet of peace will rise to
eaven like the sweet incense from the
liar of our God. There may, indeed,
9 an occasional instance in the back
FOODS of neighborhood or family quar-
els which have been famed by the civil
'ar into activity, but these will be isola-
I'd cases, will be no worse than we have
ways had to endure in our frontier set
ements, where might is right, and
very man his own judge and execu-
oner, and must be left to cure them
lives. The Government cannot be ex- I
ected to keep up large military estab-
shment in order to settlea few personal
uarrels between neighbors, who live in I
half barbarous condition on the distant | Il
ontier. All we want is that the mass
the people shall learn to dwell togetl1
in unity, which is consummation
svoutly to be wished by all good men. "
nd one which we know is fast coming i
'ound. In
But the most difficult matter to settle "
I'D the one that will have to be fully, Is
nally, and irrevocably fixed before, the
iiitary can be withdrawn with safety
any portion of our people, is the
negro question" This looms into
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