The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-05-09
Affairs in Augusta County, Virginia.

Affairs in Augusta County, Virginia.
The following is copy of the petition
signed by one hundred and six citizens of
Augusta County, recently presented and read
to the Senate of the United States. Most
of the signers are said to be farmers and me-
chanics:
STAUNToN, AUGUSTA COUNTY, Va,
February 1, 1865.
To the Honorable Senate and House of Repre-
sentatires nOo in Congress assembled:
Whereas, The United States troops have
recently been withdrawn, not only from this
county, but from most of the surrounding
counties of this section of the Shenandoah
Valley; and in view of the fact that threats
are being made from various quarters toward
the lives and property of loyal men, and that
in our Judgment, no protection or justice can
be had through the civil courts or at the
hands Of the civil officers of the law:
Therefore, We, the undersigned, loyal
white citizens and legal voters of Augusta
county, Virginia, do most earnestly pray
that the Congress of the United States give
to our case that consideration which we
think is due to us, and the permanent peace
of the country and all its loyal subjects.
Therefore, We earnestly pray that troops
will be Immediately forwarded here, and that
such measures be adopted as will insure US
matters relating to US in a military court, or
in any other manner deemed advisable by
Congress.
State Of Virginia, County Of augusta, IS:
l, William A. Burnett, notary public for
the county of Augusta, in the State of Vir-
ginia do hereby certify that William ]. Dewo
personally appeared before me, in my county
aforesaid, and made oath that the names of
the within mentioned persons were subscrib-
ed in his presence; that they are citizens of
the said county of Augusta, and that
affiant verify believes that the persons therein
named are good and loyal citizens to the
Government of the United States, and were
such during the late war.
Given under nv hand this 23d of April,
1855. VIM. A. BURNETT, N. P.
The Richmond Examiner notices these
Union men in the following savage manner:
THE SHREK OF CowARDs.-No better
proof of the dastardly nature of the "loy-
alists" could be found than their evident trep-
idation when left without protecting bayo-
nets We hear cry of alarm at Staunton.
The Union men are afraid of their own shad-
ows if federal soldier is not at hand to re-
assure them. They have guilty consciences
that Cypress them heavily, and they will not
find peace and quiet until they confess and
repent We assure the authorities at Wash
ington that secessionists are not such asses as
to expose themselves to further hartlships by
their own acts, and the shrek of towards
at Staunton is more call for greater Cypress
ion of the true virginians than for a pro-
lection of the lion hearted Unionists. The
fact is, that, when the blue uniforms are
withdrawn, the sloyalists" have nobody to
keep them in countenance, nobody to associ-
ate with, and they feel very like they had got
into the wrong pew. Let them seek congo
NAL society elsewhere, if they do not like the
contempt of the honest and respectable
throughout the South. We are not likely to
pay them any respect if they live among us
thousand years."