Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1867-07-11
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.
How We Were Registered.

are properly or improperly administered. and
bad laws improperly executed by DESIGN
ing men work great mischief Such we're our
reflections when we entered the precinct of the
Sd District to have ourselves registered. We.
to tell the truth, were little suspicious that
that very sagacous body of officials would hest
tate to put our humble name on the list of loy
al men, as some Of The kin have been in the hab-
it of charging us with ''trsason," sharing the
spirit Of rebellion" &c; but we were resolute,
AMI with full knowledge of the responsibility
of the occasion, We preserved steady front,
and marched up before this dread ensemble and
gave our name in cur blandcst and most Gu
phoneous manner.
"How long were you engaged in the REBEL
i6n!" said the mutton faced gentleman, looking
like he might have been at the first battle Of
Manassas and hadn't got entirely over its de-
moralizing effects up to that time.
ave decline answering any but pertinent
questions was our reply. Therefore said
gentleman of the said mutton,f face, arose with
an air Of badly offended dignity, seized hold of
q red morocco-backed pocket testament and
extended it to us to be sworn--ssDo you solemnly
swear that you will answer truthfully all CUES
items which may he asked you, &c %
'.Not much, we replied, but as we before
stated, We have 20 particular objections to an
swerirg pertinent questions, but object as
right, to answering impertiaent ones.
Whereupoa the nice title man-the sHameri-
can citizen ffoha Hold Hengland," who has
such holy hatred for Southern rebels and de-
voted attachment for the subjects of the Bu-
reau, and delights in the dignifed title of
Lieut.. V. R. c. s. B. R. F & A. L., to his eu-
pboneous NAME jumps up and snatches thetes-
lament from the hand of the mutton ysage1 Of
fetal, with the request, and with the air of
..chief cook" to let him ''swear him"
'.Do y5a solemnly swear, &c., to answer
questions pertaining to your present re5istra-
ton - said the cute little man.
Certainly" We answered
Chow long were you engaged in the REBEL
ion, &c" again asked the mutton faced man.
We protested again to the pertinency Of the
question, but upon appealing to the Henglish
Hamerican official, we were assured by him
that It was proper question, and should be
answered.
Being thus assured by the cute little Hing
lisAman, who has SO many American titles APP
trsotism during the late war, We answered to
about the best Of our recollection, and had
hardly finished, when a screaky voice ehined
oht-
Il challenge his vote.''
Then we were handed over to the gcggle-
eyed official, who aid good deal of bad wri-
ting, Composed of number of misspelt words,
which, when he had finished to his mind, af
ter raising himself up and leaning over the
writing desk in q very solemn and confidential
manner, lie proceeded to read in our hearing,
anu when he came to that clause in regard to
'haviug engaged in the rebellion" he raised
his goggle-eyes aad looked clear through us,
and gave them very savage wink, as if SAY,
now remember, don't perjure yourself then
after swearing to the truth of the statements
of this paper, &C.. we we're given to under
stand that we were challenged registered
man, and handed US the paper, which we are
to keep as ticket to the next voting show,
where we are I'd see the black elephant.
In the name of all that is decent, why are
such abandoned men suffered to discharge the
Office whose intent and purpose they are SO
grossly perverting? If we had not the opin-
ions and instructions Of the Attorney General,
and General Schofeld we might be lead to be-
lieve that they were acting with some show of
honesty. Is the Alexandria Constitution,
whose obituary we published last week. to be the
great radical palladium, in defiance Of Gener-
al Schofeld Z? Could that gentleman but wit
ness the proceedings before this exotic body,
and see how they defy his opinions and instruc-
tions, he certainly could not feel greatly fat
tered. The question of holding Office is only a
secondary consideration the main point
shave you engaged in the rebellion Ifyou
have, no matter how humble your life has been,
or how innocent you have been of previously
holding Office, your right to the privileges I'M
der the reconstruction act is challenged. Gray
headed fathers are impertinently questioned
as to their voting age the extent of their par
tieipation in the rebellion, and numberless i'm
pertinent questions, all in the absence Of ac-
companying disqualifying testimony.
We would like to know, and we hope the
fact may be learned from Gen. Schofeld, what
right this imported Furiosus had to insist upon
asking us those impersinent questions and how
far he regarded the truth, when he assur-
ed us that they were proper ones. Has Gen.
Schofeld ever communicated his instructions
to this long titled gentleman, and if so, what
ar GUN. of truth was in his statement? Our
respects to this deleetable body-we still tarry
sin Venice"-du reuoir.
County Court.
At the regular term of the county court Of
Shenandoah, Monday, July 9Th, 1867, George
Rye, Sllas MUNICH, and G. S. Brown, Gen. JUS
tees. Administration was granted on quite a
aamber Of estates.