Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1867-03-21

All tno9 legislation ofC0npfeSS, since the
! surrender of the Confederate forces, has,
/ had special reference to theihterestso f tie
radical pcfy, and. not~ the good f.the
country. No effort has been made to unite
distracted aud alienatcd people and build
J Up the PROSTATE energies Of the nation
no disposition has been manifested to heal
i the wounds that are still unstaunched-
( these rpoor breathing orators Of Aiseries =
'fnor has anything been done to repair the.
devastations of the war. The ruling MAJ.
Ijority in Congress cannot rise to the pa
triotic dMy of considering and legHEating
5. with reference to these great questions. 1t
IS party allsthe time. :; uJaa nara s..
f It is not surprising that they should have
L spent whole session without having ac-
1 complished anything forsthe restoration of
the Union and the reconciliation, of the
sections olong separated and enlbittered
BY angry and qrccrilninasing discussions
relative to slavery. the tariff, and other
questions. We repeat It, party has been
the almighty element in all their acts e
! Well, they have acted at last; they
have given US as the result OF their pro-
fracted and vipdictiye labors, the. Stevens
Observation-Disclosures bill.. containing at.
i,least six walls of Slleir righteous wrath, ZEE
bducing the great mass of tie Southern
.Hpeoplle TO the NEST ab5eet bondage. The
/ legal and the ~ American citizens of
1 African descent were jabilant at theiidei
! Of grasrisegitAe coveted <.bices,' now for the
most part filed by thosc representing the
/. people Of the -''firehel States" But when
they saw, or thought they saw, in the pro.
visions of this bill land the. supplemental
acts TO It, that in many counties the in
tensely loyal would not be able to mo-
fnopolzef all the roiices,s they seat. up a.
T piteous howl, and began to trenble with
fear for the safety of theirs precious per-.
sons and property. These were in imminent
danger. The horr.d rebels, like Wild
! beasts, were ready to spring upon them
from their hiding places, and deyour them.
! In the extremity of their fear, they would
drown the stage with tears and cleaye the
general ear with horrid speech" The pros
pect Of losing some Of the: Offices is to their.
! pious souls ''the. poison of deep grief.
| All! was the hope drunk wherein they
dressed themselves - Are they to: see one
of these Offices, filed by a rebel !? Oh,
i horrible ! most horrible , ag ,,..ssi ..;sl
1t is amusing to witness the howlings
Of these treacherous tools of the radicals,
at the bare prospect Of not getting the Of
fees and the amoluments thereof, in all
i the Southern States. ,r7 a. I'll, e;f =.
La this State, more particularly, tie
! i!unilicuts, the Undtrwoods, ard such
/ political polliwogs and Judicial tadpolos,
who have not yet emerged from the embryo
state, are in a peck Of trouble and are.
calling upon the faithful to organize and
i get ready for the, coming struggle. "The'
Soush aus: be governed BY loyal men,
say they, or the poor .polliwogs and tad
poles wild be undone forever & We condole.
with these distressed people, and promise.
to 10 all in our power to protect them a
gaast any infringements Of their rights,
under the law. provided they will Behave
themselves Not one Of them in these
diggins shall be Hurt, ifin our power to
prevent. But, so far as the Offices are ooa~
cerned, We will not make any rash promi-
ses. We want to see faithful, honest. pa
triotic men fill them-men who will faith
fully accept the situation and act with re-
ference the good Of the coantry.la sacs
Relief for the south--TRe Beast OPP
poses it, Why?
Tie Senate Of the United States having
passed az aes apnropriating 81 ,0o0, 00e,to
save from staryatien thousands of old men
aad helpless women and children, made
destitute BY the deyastations Of Shcrman's
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