The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1866-02-17

They attentive to their duties and respectful IN their
conduct The most Of the trouble In fact throughout
the South has been caused by the upheaval that great
Of lazy free negroes who have always given moro
trouble to the authorities than the slave population
Tho war has proved a perfect harvest TO this noe
negro element They the first to flock to the elite
and fsen themselves the Free1mens Bureau for ratos
and protection aud securing these they have nothing fur
Their do but give trouble to tho authorities BY steatg
robbing garrong &C. The well behaved portion OF our
negro population detest this class OF Troublesome rcc
negro nterlopers much any, and evidence Of
II note the fact that when misdemeanor of any coss
quence is committed, they combine among themselves,
and assist the ends OF justice by helping the arrest Of
the perpetrators For this purpose they have their secret
police, &C., and we hope they may continue their laudac
Efforts till ourcity is rid of these maraudev.
Will the schoolmasters tell us what
the above has to do with "the Presi-
dents policy ?" Is not the article we
have quoted pretty wild bosh? What
has colored "secret police, &C." to do
with White House affairs? What au-
thority has our genial neighbor for say
ing that the garroters are negroes? We
ask for q full list of these midnight
highwaymen. Name them at the same
time, please to name "this free negro
element" which "flocked to the city,
and fastened itself upon the Freedmen's
Bureau" Specify whether the "new-
corners" were really "free' or flying con-
trabands. In fact, give us facts. You
said the other day that the United States
officers were thieves; now you say the
Norfolk garroters are negroes. Give us
some proof of the faith that is in u.
Will the reader re-read the Day Books
article on the presidents Policy ?"
YES" Every wcll'-as Agassiz would
say. Did you ever see anything like il /?
DO read 1t again. Read it to your wife
fire the Southern heart with it. This
curiosity in literature, this opinion as is
an opinion, this Virginia wisdom,
should be pasted on Mr.. Sangster's Ca
noe. 1t is the "What is it pa bid
for the colored currency and votes. A
loud cry for wool. Pardon us, dear
reader for this seeming frolicksome-
ness.
Now we turn to the wise men OF the
world-including the Pope, whom Mr..
Bancroft abused, and the Emperor Of
China, whom the historian praised, =
aud ask them what they can make out
of the following, which we copy from
the organ of virtue, the Day Book, of
last evening:
| THg PRESIDENT The remarks Of the President which
have received the most profound attention those
the Virginia delegation where he declares that the mis-
cevos spirit which is hammcing always Mt the Govern
ment, has been taken hold OF at one extreme Ivy tho
strong of the physical power Of the Government and
that now as we swing around the circle of the Union
with fixed and unaiterale determination to stand by
it, If We find the spirit the other extreme which
stands in tho way must get out of it. and the Government
must stand mistaken and nnplovtd upon lis basis.
Take that toone Of the cOlOred schools
and give the scholar on the front form,
who can "parse" it, "construe" it, or
make anything" of it, n grant of land.
Doesticks had u friend; and that "indi-
viduaf" must have written "The Presi-
dent" 1t is time to say that we are
drawing to n close. But this Richmond
and Norfolk clatter about "Andrew
Johnson" and president Johnson is
amusing, and fun is scarce. A man gets
tired of viewing the snake in Market
square he gets tired of the builders Of
Roanoke dock he gets tired-of every
thing but the philosophy and states
manship of the Day Book, which is
funnier than the antics of G,imaldi.
We ask pardon for so much fuss over
the embalmment of fly.