Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1867-03-21
Good Work, Much Needed :


bled to speak in terms Of appreciation of
the acts of our imperial masters at Wash
ington. Nature having endowed us With
most amiable and forbearing disposition,
we have always been incHhed to place. the
most5sctarita5leo construction even upon
the hostile acts Of our bittercst enemies. ~.
We like. to- view every picture in the
bright rays of the glorious SUM-; Hence,
''if.we do say it as oughtn't to say it, !" we
are, generally happy and contelAea with
our lot-albeit,, we have never been acct,s-
toned to. reposing upon 'downy beds of
ease" But We are wandering. from our,
subject-namely, the acts or our royal
serrunts, the Congress of the United States.
Asour readers are aware, we have been
compelled to express our .disapprohation,
with unaffected modesty and becoming
Humiliation, as one OF the humblest. sub
jects' Of The 'sbest governments the world
ever saw" relative to most, if not all, Of
the acts of that august body touching the
subject of reconstruction . o-called; and
tits not our purpose to set,,act our ehjec-
tions to those acts so long as we are con-
vinced7of the, injustice aud Improperly of
them. +. But; as re minated at the OUT
set, Mr,.W ilson, of, Mass. >. made a, move
III the Senate the, other day, to cleanout
the congressional Augcan stables, which
meets Is our unqualified aai led APPRECIATION. Dust
hereosby way Of explanation, it may be
proper to say, that Senator Wiisoa! recent
~ took the temperance pledge and joined
the, church, and only needs to have his
head shaved to, make. Tim a perfect man;
and that Senator Yates, of Illinois; and a
few other congressional s'bruisers," also.
took the pledge. Mr. Wilson called UP
his joint resolution ''to. prevent Tic sale
or use Of any liquors in the capital build
ing Bravo! g9jt, Harry ] lie tho,aght
'*it wastimc to stop the officers of Con
gress from converting their rooms into
groggeries, which had been the case since
he. had been here, fourteen years 70
speak plainly be thought it was time that
the committee-roog,s Of the Senate should
cease to beI5ar-roolils, that the liquor shops
in the capitol should be abolished" Some
of the Senators turned up their eyes in
after amazement at these heavy charges
against the immaculate purity of thatttody
Of pseudo statesmen, and declared that no
such thing had ever come under their per-
sonal observation, though they had to ac-
knowledge that some of the members s7,l
officers of that body did drink more }iqpor
than was necessary to keep their bodies
and minds in a normal condition. Mr.
Hendricks said he 'was willing to vote
for anything to stop the practice except
putting man to death or constituting the
Senate spy Nj. Buckalev thought it
going rather far, if a person was to be pro
Aibited from having glass of sweet cider
at dinner. - TIE moved to refer the resol,,-
ton to the committee on public buildings,
which was agreed to---ayes %, noes q.
d'S'ilereby hangs Is tale" We thought
there was some mysterious evil influence
operating upon the minds and bunting
Che moral sensibilities of the imperial Con
greks, urging it on to the preparation of
falpabla wrong against their most obedient
White subjects at the South. but we were
disposed to attribute it to the want of true
craftsmanship on the part Of these irascible
leenoclasts. when we witnessed the sad
havoc they has made among our house
Fold gods. Mr.. " Asoa' resolution COM
pletely unravels tae mystery When they
solemnly enacted that mo legal govern
ments Or adequate protection for life or
property exist in the rebel sstates,' on
Sunday morning, many of them were no
doubt under the influence Of bad liquor,
impregnated with. "CocuEns Iuaicps,'' and
other drugs. On that memorable Sab
bath morning after the anighfsdebageh
the observation-disclosures Bill,
prefaced by this Infamous usurpation and
SANDER, was enacted" We thank Senator
Wilson for. the key with. which to. unlock
the mystery; aud that key is 'ehisky. a~
iii Recess Of the. Legislature.
The General Assemly Of Virginia has
agreed to take a recess from the 21st inst.
to the 10th Of April next This will ena-