Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1867-10-03
Resolutions of Old Rye's Convention.

N'oio't0iio pa9Stu ny taaC ueIectable O0dV OF
immaculate negroes, n3atattoes and as0lunqeons
presided over by a Canadian yq11jtee, engineered
by conceitea, draiaIess Massachusetts pefttf5g-
ger, and conducted in its minor details by
superseroicea6le 'aderstrGppers and cars Of locre,.
degree. We desire our people to see the work
of this strange admxture of
Back spirits and white, blue spirit and gray
Nothing is needed but these evidences furn-
ished by these shaLo0-pated dabblers in poll
tics, to make the people of this co"nty stand
aghast at their stupidity, brazen impudence
and reckless purposes. But let US ana!y &c
the precious brood of '.Old Ryes Convention"
gotten up to order, ''cut and dried" long be-
forehand, for the silly committee which went
through the solemn farce Of sitting upon them
and Matching them out. Let us take them up
one by one and see of what stuff they are
made. (See first resolution)
1t would better have read-''Be it resolved
by the ds"''on men and renegades OF Shenan-
doah county, old refuse party hac IS Of Massa-
chusetts and Canada ard Africa"
We will not stop to inquire into the very
great proficiency the craftsman of this resoiu
ton has made in spelling, but would suggest
to hiIa that in Webster's Elementary spelling
book he will find the word ''highest' spelled
with an ''h,' and that he is much in need Of
the common xclooi or some other c0nans0n sYs en-
''allegiance under God, $50 the government
of the United States" and ''fealty ead undi-
vded support to the union republican party"
is difficult to tell "Allegiance'' is defined by
good exicograp piers TO mean, "the tic or obi
CATION OF a su5ject to his prince or government"
In this country, before the in1Droced system
of Massachusetts was introduced, we die not
nave any 4'Su5jcctS'' All were considered
~'citlzens" and '+sereyeigns.' Ia these days Of
advancement bdcFpGrds, however, we have
-'su5jects," but we did not know that these
atnddatteratGd purlstS were of the number. We
thought the term was only applicable to the
people of the South, who have beea ascertain
ed by the deectable author Of this resolution
to have no rights. We are equally at loss 10
know what this superlatire '3higest' has re}ation
to, so far as any statement is made IN the res
olution. Does it mean that the allegiance Of
these people $50 called( is higher TO the gov
eminent than 10 the family or the church ,
Again, what do they mean by '.the government
of the United States ?" Do they mean the
Executive Department? Certainly not. or they
would not be swearing the negroes and other
members Of their party in their secret Union
Leagues, amid the darkness of midnight, to
eternal hostility, even TO the extent Of armed
force against the President, and TO sustain
Congress We know what these men, who
They need not think they are concealed by
dark lanterns which they carry or the culverts
into which they skulk to practice their internal
1ncantatlons. |lgilant eyes are upon them,
and although they Glove darkness rather than
Tight, because their deeds are evil" yet will
the time soon come when 'that which is done
IN secret shall be proclaimed upon the house
tops"
Do they mean allegiance to the judiciary
department ofthe government Then why their
assaults upon it? Why DO they disregard its
decisions and treat its adjudications with con-
tumely and contempt?
No! they do not mean either Of these
t'e0 Of the three Co ordinate departments Of the
government. They mean Congress, and only
the radical portion Of that! They ignore, tram
pie upon and despise two-hirds Of the govern
ment and The wrltten Constitution which creates,
limits and defines the powers Of that govern
ment; and yet, forsooth, they would have us
believe they are the only models Of propricty
and patriotisHl Was there ever such impu-
dence! Could any other State than Massa-
chusetts have produced the author Of this
precious m0rceau! -
But what next? Why they declare that
their 'Je@lty' aud undivided support is due
and shall be. given to the union republican
party - That is the Alpha and Omega Of it
fidelity leads to ''undicjded support" We can't
see what has become of the '.higest alegianc e
to the government ~ There could be nothing
LETT for the latter; all has gone to party =
We suppose these wiseacres mean to say that
Congress is the Government. the Republican party
is Congress, and we have taken the oath as did
tenants in old feudal times to our landlords
E'The tenant was then called lege or bound
man, the land liege fee, and the superior
liege iordt'
But the most amusing part of this farrago
of nonsense and absurdity is the declaration
that said party has saved the country from
EARNED traifors! What presumption and
arrogance in party that sowed the seeds Of
discord, that brought the war, that spent
millions of treasure, and whose carmen is are
red and dripping witt the blood of the slain,
and then skulked behind mercenary foreigners
and the stouter arms and Drawer hearts OF 9TH
ers of their own countrymen, 10 talk about
'tsauing tie country" They have saved it and
are now saving it with vengeance, III their
midnight conclaEes, where they are teaching
and drilling and arming their ignorant dupes
against the Executive of the nation teaching
them treason by wholesale!
But enough of this. We take the next
(See second resolution.)
Yon are in favor of ''free speech, are you =?
Let US see How much free speech did you
allow in the North during the war, when you
mobbed maJtreeted, imprisoned, and banished all
who dared to speak their sentiments as freensen2
How much free speech have you allowed In
Congress since the war, where the '.gag' and
the previous question" have been constantly
applied to the opposition to cut of debate,
when unconstitutio II legislation was TO be
folsted upon the country
But The cream of this resolution consists OF
fbo -; f,y Of ,J1fr
press % Read in this connection the late or
der of the County Court of Shenandoah, com
posed exclusively of members of this party, with
the "Great Mogur' at their head and see If
you can imagine greater depth of hypocracy
or haser falsehood If you can, do II.
T. singularly enough, they tell one truth in
the residue Of the resolution, but it was