The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1866-01-24
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| i have become SO dii.ssa 4 IS NH { q ! Mir 's
blatant t3i4 treason, Il o.. th.t
from vriting..o give ysFss ST iasE ! 8! a. ~
course i, pursued BY th' sIspS.; s.
sentatives Of the press: | !, !. 3 I: ;s ,sa
sTEe tone tof' tho asp 8 sa .
sss,, s,n.r.l Gre l.iat.l hing -! !
to the Government. "Thiish .essily a.
{, counted mt, for, when the Same corps Of sdi!
tor, have been rsinstated 70 Tho minority: ].
Of Southern papers. These editors, have,
all dono their full share 10 bringing Oh
the thl i, war, and even more, over.stapping
all tho rest Of the r.bels in .fouf. year.
support of the late :uucallsd for rebel
lion. a JEFF. Davis himself is not;so fully.
tho representative man Of the lata Con-
fsderacy as are these editorial writer's q
but JEFF. Davis is in prison, svslting lhis
doom, while these able rsbols areIat lib
erty, and at the head Of their respective
papers, and will WELD On immense:infiu.
euce against the same Government, they
have labored so hard to destroy: ltiseasy
for any discerning man to see with what ,!t
spirit they receive the condition ofsaf-
fairs which tho fate Of war has imposed
upon them; they arc iu no sense sub.
dued, in no respect reformed @in their
opinions, nor in any degree sohastsued
in their feelings towards the Union and
the old Flag. They. seem notte; have :
tear to drop for the 100000 graves Of
the late war which they are responsible
for, and not the least sympathy for the
widows Of the husbands and fathers Who
we're we're urged, into rebellion moro bytthsir
influence than any other power. And.in
spite Of all this, and all the desolation
and poverty which ha, overcast q! I!
South, and left the land in the dsspss.
gloom, these princes Of darkness, Proade,r
/ s- - ay.t.
than the devil himself these represent
a.itss Of hs'psessf il i = must Hs SIi@:: =
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of our great men, suOh as We:blaltef, Clay
Douglas, and Crittouden-are trying to
infuse into the ignorant: masses Of the
South. hatred to which the bitterness Of
gall would not compare. onward in
their old opinions, onward; in tho doc.
triue Of secession, and ouxardin prepar-
ing tho public mind fol; another, rebel
lion-a war Of races, to- which the late
massacres 10 Jamaica are no comparison
Further, these so:called editors con
tend that unless the conquerors yield to
the conquered, the dsstruotiene Of the
| free government of America iSineVitable.
Such il the elevation to 1hiehimpudence
can rise under the inaueRcs ot these, trea.
sonable conspirators.; and this d also tho
class, of men who are still disturbing the
peace and tranquility fsocistythrough.
out the South !; they aresandiug fault
with every thing done6y the Govern.
ment and the army, neIer once attaching
the blanc where it properly belongs
They still try to convince thcif deluded
patrons that Observation-Disclosures to
enable them TO recover their negroes sor
compe usation for them They ALSO Try
to teach their deluded} followers that
treason is honorable, and should mot
be. punished, aud bave:the audacity. TO
demand protection under che very law
they have .labored SO bard for, four years
to destroy. +fs' ssSse .:it: . l,ltit : T,
Shall such impudencs Be- allowed TO
exist by q Government that is fully able
TO vindicate. and execute every letter OF
it's Law? We. say, no ;fHes will t:at least
take warning by the past aud prevents
repetition, Of the same, by, Furnishing
treason to the full extent Of the law:
Who but .; crazy mar can keep. from
seeing harvest Of blood; and !Woeo from
sueh seed being soun by these represent;
!: Stists; of the Southern pressf 7 Bat what
We want 70 know; is, vhetberithe history
tho past will soon, "a forgotten the
hundreds of. thouiand5 Of mourlers, !, Of
the great West and North, and whether
We are to let . repetition Of the past b
enacted -mors terrible, and Of blaoker
cast----by q war .of; ;raess, springing up
from, the seed soSxnI W these same mep,
Who. WELD the Pen S. ibly, bot saSa (
tcauss that has "a, power, and Is ,ttsaso1;;
able in every ,,;sssuss gefs: the xord 3, 4.
must let those :sans ns6 feel tho stl e
aud iron hand Of t6s oysrnpsns .aisl
! them know that fkSf have : Cover:
msnt to respect, pfosscs aud defend,
Then, and not until tben, will I'VE have
. better stats Of Gi aias SO the 5outhsfn
States. fBut God IN q that pFsesnt
stats of,saffiiirii shsyld some % ! sa9hsil u