The mountain Democrat., 1865-05-20
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talked-we Wrote-We voted. We earn
pestly exhorted others to talk, write and
vote; and we have been subjugated in
spite of our resistance. We have said and
written harsh things against the policy of
our Government. We have done these
things ignorantly. We never had the
benefit Of the Boston system Of education.
We ignorantly and enormously thought
that in order to preserve the rights of the
people it was necessary that there should
be advocates Of the people. We imagined
that Government in republic actually
required a a,check that that check pro-
duced healthy condition of affairs and,
%S we did not like the government |
tai policy; and, being one -0f.the toit-
ers and taxpayers, our interests and in
clinations prompted US to oppose govern
mental measures inimical to our interests
and opinions. But We were wrong in
this; and we blame Boston for not in
structing u.s. She might have done this,
for she gives law and morality () to
America, and might have educated US and
taught us our duty.
We never loved strong government.
We always thought that as the strength
of the government increased, the people
became proportionately weaker. We nov.
or admired a rich Government, or an ex.
travagant Government. We imagined
that the government wealth was our pow
erty. But we now recant. We have
even had a cherished love for liberty
Now We don't love liberty. We love
strong Government. We admire rich
Government We don't complain Of the
Government at Washington. That Gov
ernmcnt has dealt as leniently with US as
with other subjects. We most devoutly
pray that it may take charge of us alto
gether. But we are subjugated by the
mob-by vagabonds who thirst for our
blood and banker after our spoons. We
wish the Washington Government was
rich enough, (and we offer it our spoons)
and strong enough, and willing enough,
to trample on and usurp the inaicnable
rights of the mob Of vagabonds who an
noy us--strong enough and willing
enough TO control its military and COM
pei its officers in command to suppress
mobs and protect property-willing to
court martial and shoot officers who en-
courage mobs to deeds Of violence. We
don't want liberty with law, or liberty
without law. Liberty with law, as we
understand it, is the liberty of tho mob
to burn our property, disturb the peace,
endanger our life and our share of liber-
ty is the very liberal share of submitting
without murmur to save cur life.
AS to religious matters, we are not a
Jew-wc are no longer Christian Of any
kind-much less Catholic. 1t is Chris
tianity that has made US unpopular. Had
we renounced Christianity years since
and embraced Puritanism, we should now
be all right With tho Puritan Gods. We
are now trying to hate all Christians, and
most of all the Catholics. None of them
ever did us any harm-and We can't bate
them very heartily in our present unre-
generated state-though We lean against
Christianity and in favor Of Puritanism.
The leaning is not much, however it is
very little we lean anyway. 1t is not safe
to be quite upright aud dangerous to lean.
AS to our rights we renounce the doctrine
Of rights generally; and moro particular
ly our former hcresies of State Rights,
rights of speech, press and Of political
and religious opinion ; and in fact every
thing that is right. We uphold all the
wrongs we know Of We affirm that all
wrongs are very good things. We intend
to have no opinions on any subject. THE
intention We find exceedingly difficult Of
practice. We have contracted so fixed
and invcterate habit Of thinking that We
continually relapse. We are improving,
however. We are almost an imbecile,
and convalescing to complete dementia.-
When we arrive at this state of bcatitude
we shall seek entrance into the Puritan
Church, and would prefer that we might
be slowly reduced to beggary by taxation,
and that in the declining years of our
penitence some magnificent bigger may
look down on US and patronizc his hum.
BILE inferior.
We are unfortunately white, and cor
rcspondingly humble. We dive beneath
the nigger's sculptured heel. We grovel
we cat dirt. Specimens Of white Puri-
tan have been seen. They regret their
color. They may sympathizc with us.
Would not some Puritan priest please
to skin US. Our skin is what makes us
feel mean. We hope that but few Of our
unfortunate color will be hereafter born.
We are a miscegcnatonist. This is not
an opinion. 1t clearly proves the total
absence of the reflective organs. No man
who has any opinion can be misccgena-
Zionist.
Under the circumstances We most earn.
estly hope and pray that Gen. Grant may
take charge Of affairs, and that the'sword
shall be the certain, swift and unerring
law. That oil vioators Of the public
peace shall be promptly punished-that
irregular military license shall be restrain
ed-that we shall. have one master and
not a million-that he shall hold our lives
and fortunes in his strong grip-Gnd that
obedince to him shall be full and COM
plcte protection against all others.
We hope to appease the wrath Of the
Puritan's God, or devil, or both-and
of their followers, the Puritan Church
military, and hope and earnestly pray for
q good strong military despotism. If our
prayer is answered we shnll supplcate
the aforesaid deities to make US love them
and their followers. If they can make US
do this we shall believe them to be omnip-
otent. We shall believe in miracles or in
else-in short, we should give
up thinking at all on any subject.
We do think that it would be quito re-
freshing to repose beneath the cool shad-
Ow of a military despotism. We should
have no thought to distract our mind
no ambition-no hope for the future-no
nothing.
We would be ready to be shot or hung
whenever our turn came to be made an
of the strength and stability of
the Government. And with the example
of plenty of nigger oficers-we should
cultivate such state of mind that We