Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1867-02-14
OLD ssIRON.wORKs" AGAIN.

According to the latest advices, the implacable
Thaddeus has abandoned the idea of making terri
tories of the unreconstructed States In thus. re-
linquishing favorite plan the stern patriot was
not influenced by any weak feeling Of mercy to-
wards the wicked rebels; far from it. But he
found that the scheme met with so much opposi-
ton from traitorous Democrats, and received so
lukewarm support from the less patriotic men,
bers of his own party, that though it might pass
Congress- it would be greatly shom of its beauty
in his eyes, He has, therefore, invented more
summary punishment for the wretches who were
gaceless enough to lift their sacrilegious arms a.
ganst the old fag and who, in the course Of their
appalling wickedness, committed the objectionable
sin of burning THAD's iron-works.
His thirst for vengeance now takes the form of
bill for the more efficient government Of the in
surrectionary States This bill proposes to divide,
into five military districts the ten States which re-
iected the confession-ofsin amendment. Virginia
is to constitute the first district North and South
Carolina, the second; Georgia, Florida and Ala
bama, the third; Mississippi and Arkansas, the
fourth Louisiana and Texas, the fifth. These
districts are to be placed under the command of
military officers, who are not 70 be below the rank
of Brigadier General. All the beauties Of martial
law including the suspension of the right of habeas
corpus, are to accompany this arrangement. Such
is the outline of STEVENS Bill, measure which is
intended in the language Of its friends, ito begin
the process of reconstruction where GRANT and
SHERMAN left off," This it does, with ven
geance and if it is carried OUT the process will
not stop until Massachusetts, and Ohio are likewise
blessed with Military Governors. Revolutions
never move backwards their course, unless check
ed, must be onward, till they reach the goal of an
archy, succeeded by despotism.
For the comfort of terror-stricken and penitent
rebels in this latitude, we will state that this ama
BILE plan of settlement will probably fail. Mr..
STEVENS tried to push it through the House with
out debate, by moving the previous question, which
motion, if carried, would have brought on vote
at once But the House refused to sustain this
move and the bill will, consequently, remain in the
House until that body is ready to vote on it. The
session being so nearly out, the probability s that
the House will not get through with the bill in time
for the Senate to act upon it; in which case it will
die natural DEATH The principal object in laying
this bill before our readers, is to show the spirit
which actuates the leaders of the Radical party
In view of this exhibition of their malice towards
us, the probability of their accepting Gov. ORR's
peace offering becomes extremely dim. Old THAD
has not yet had enough of reconstruction, to be
satisfied with the Governors settlement He evil
denty expects to spend his life at the business, and
when he goes to his final home, the realms of fire
and birthstone will probably require some recon-
struction to suit them to his taste