The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1867-02-28
MORE +" BALDERDASHW


We seem to have disturbed the equa-
nimity somewhat of our neighbors of
the Berkeley Union, by the ventilation
which we gave week before last, to
canting editorial with which they treat
ed their readers, under the head of
Look before you Leap" We denomi-
mated it balderdash,' and only spoke
what we thought, not dreaming for one
moment that we should cause any dis
turbance whatever, but 10. after an in
cubation Of two weeks, we were treated
with an emanation breathing and acting
like the valiant Bob Acres, whose cour-
age ran out at "the tip-eel DIS" of his
fingers, and "howling and grooming"
like the thief in the play, ooh my
poor nerves ~
1t may be possible that we are I'M
sophisticated, ard not much judges of
pound cake, or "pictero albums under
the blue backs Of which the physiog,aonay
Of doo5yism "most do eongregate,"
neither are we learned " Professors" of
law, nor versed in the great science of
keeping Jim Ferguson from stealing
carpet sacks, or the great State of West
Virginia sober by indictments for selling
liquor Ia less quantities than 1are gallons,
to the smelling committees" and
"spies," who, as in duty bound"
report to our worthy conservators Of
the crown" but we do think, modestly
to be sure, that we know ga hawk from
hand saw and that we know "balder-
dash" when we see it, and "more bal
derdash," when it is SO elegantly placed
before us, as it is i'll the last Berkeley
Union, in e.raggeration' of its own
mask p orfumed loyalty-its tremendous
powers of reasoning and persuasion,
surprising all Grecian, all Roman fame,
its classical, modest and refined filings
and $50 intended and conceited sneers
at the illustrious old Commonwealth of
Virginia, and the poverty OF her people,
&C., &C.; its high wrought eulogy on the
illustrious Thirty Ninth Congress, now
about to expire, and to be known here
after in the history of the country as the
most infamous band O. conspirators that
ever sought the overthrow of Consti-
tutional Law and Liberty its talk of
cannon and muskets, military doings
in general" of the grand Radical con-
Germ, who fattened upon contracts, while
Democrats and other people did the
| fighting, in short, its atectatioa Of legal
learning concerning the law of impeach-
ment it's impious invocation of the
Southern people, and its threat of ex-
termination of the schite people of the
South" sweeping them from the land"
is very modest request in the nori
honaiaes coming among people and
asking office the first thing; very mag
unanimous and courageous in those who
kept at a tolerably convenient distance
from bullets during the late war-and
near to Office when it closed. Now, if
this is not fair analysis of the Berke-
ley Jlaioa's last weighty effort, then we
know nothing about " balderdash" or
"more balderdash." Now you mark
the prediction," neighbor, when the next
war comes the RAIDS will be after the
fesh-pots," as they We're before, and
are now.
THE object Of the Radicals is, evident
| ly, the concentration OF power in the
few. First, nearly half the Union is
DISTINGUISHED; next the President is to
beimpeached, deposed and probably
A cleaning Of Congress of all Democrats
will follow, and a committee Of safety
The course of revolution is always the
same. Beginning with demagogues, it
ends in granting power or securing
power to the base and cunning. One
House, instead of a House and Senate:
then a committee of safety: a Robes
pierre, and lastly a Napoleon. Theroad
we are going is an old, oft-traveled one
1t has been repeated again and again
throughout all history, and always with
the same blood and crime. Men are no
better than they We're, and are not oven
original in their wickeoness.