The Greene County Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 185?-1867, 1866-06-06
WAYNESBURG PA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE G 1864

Pl"ocs "heTe al law mas Tor generation
been persistently overthrown,
81 demand that every man be tried by
a jury of his peers,' says this bill. 81
stand ON the everlasting foundations, or
the Constitution itself. Until this plain
provision OF law and justice is complied
with, | shall stand between the people,
four millions OF people, and the unjust
and Illegal expressions Of unconstitution
n laws and wicked men,"
All, but the expense the expense
the trighttul expenditure! $ll, 745 00C
called for! $l2, 900 600 for the nation
to spend for freedom and Justice seems
to me buta slight Offset to the $l45, 600
O0O spent in the past to introduce slave.
ry into the single state of Texas. Au-
drew johnson did not object to that
his sense of economy has largely lncrcas
ed since 1916. They say, however, that
people grow mean and mercenary as
they grow rich. Mrs. Cobb's agency
may stand responsible for this change Of
front in the matter.
Besides. when the condition of affairs
in every Southern State is fairly repres-
ented by Arkansas, the last report from
which shows that the Bureau is feeding
5OGS white people to 5G7 coored, 1t
might safely be assumed that tho ex,
pensc is to be borne rather for the
supporters OF "My Poicy'in in the South,
than Tor its opponents.
"Whot malte,2' says the Pres ident
at is net for my opponents I care; it
is for the Black people l have a tender
regard-I would save them from the
intemperance, the cruelty, tho oppress.
Ion OF the radicals and Congress.
would have these people protected,
but it must not be by the, North, it
must beby the civil power of the States
wherein they live" "Agreed,' cried
Congress, and replaced the military;
bureau by the Civil Rights. ut will
not do, it must be accomplished by the
States themselves. This is no better"
responded the President, and returned
the bill to their hands. A man once
came TO the Shiek Abdalan to borrow
Of his possessions rope Il cannot
lend it," said the Shiek-I have broken
it to tie up . treasure of land "a
treasure or land! imposslble.' cried his
wondering and incredulous companion.
"Oh, friend" replied the Shiek Abdal>
lah, "Knowest thou not that any
reason is sufficient unto him who does
not wish to lend a rope to his neigh
BORG
Andrew Johnson's assertion that the
freedmen of the South are protected by
State law-that the best possible feeling
exists between them and their late mass
tho Rebels of the South are
more truly their friends than the loyal>
sts ofthe Norh-that they are almost
on an equal with the whites-that COM
petition enables them to demand and re-
,elve their own pay for service rendered
that they have full and free right OF
ocomotion, Of contract, and of work.
hese assertions, I say, remind one of
he story told of a certain Scotch divine,
who was troubled by a congregation
afflicted by sort of moral obliquity
hrough, which they saw everything
'rooked'y and distorted. One Sabbath
morning coming into his pulpit, and
opening the Bible, to find his text, his
'ye aligned on the words of the Psalmist,
i said in my haste all men are liars. -
Taking off his spectacles and putting
hem down by tho book, and looking
Iround his congregation with a signii-
'ant glance, he repeated the text, Il
aid in my haste, IN my huSte all men
re liars" "Gin ycd been here, David |
ed said it at your laisure mon.' Read
ng some State papers, an! listening to
ONE politicians, one Is very aptto say in
mes haste that State papers and politiN
ians are greatly givento living. Read
ng these State papers, and listening to
his politician, one is very apt to say 1t
t ones leisure.
While these bills were under discuss,
on, every wind that blew from the
'outh was heavy with the sighs and
,roans of a suffering and wrongcd hu-
nanityi every flash Of the wires gave a
limpse Of the charnel house OF the
'outh, wherein this humanity was being
ortured; every report that found its way
nto Northern paper was tre'ghted
gith q record OF horrors and abomina.
ions inflicted by our enemies on these,
ur faithful friends and allies. What
iced to repeat the dismal story of men
worked through season, then driven
,ut with their families TO starvo; ofthe