South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1867-03-29

f..h March sth, 81. !
M', ERitor-My intention was 70 have
remained in dignifed obscurity the small
remnant of my miserable days, but my
friends Bob Hide, Sam McCrackin, Tip and
other respectable gentlemen of all sexesand
both colors, seem to be disshcveled about
the times, and insist,on my views about the
momentous state of our suiferin country
The good people in atlanta have got shaky
Ia the knees, aud is the duty Of every good
citizen TO keep the disease from spreadin if
he can. | haven't been TO Washington,
nor been playin sentinel on watch tower,
but my observation conyinces INC there asa
power of fuss ON hand about .sometbing.-
Politics looks squaily and alarmin. Bill
Sherman overrun the country and destroyed
and carried away our property, and now his
brother John is fuishiu up the lob by rob
bin US of the rights and liberties our fore.
fathers won. General Thomas is playin
Vantoun wi;h,his Fl orders-ppttin harm.
less boys in the barracks for tableauin with
an old rebel fag-accusin us of all the
crimes in the dccaloeue such rs murder,
larceny, rape, arson, burglary, bigamy, per.
jury and suicide, THROWN up in our teeth
the n'dann'imjy Of orr congaeyars, ms lan
our safety valve from death and Bcclz ,bub
Good gracious what an awful people we
arc. And now comes Joseph, the sentinel,
with his long wlnded message of consolation,
telling us how we may flee from the wrath
to come-skcering the people To death, and
gettin everything in stew. What made
him in such hurry why didcnt he keep
silence for few days until the veto was
! signed, and the bill was passed +? Why
! d'dcnt he give Mr.. jenkins chancoY If
the times werc'so per.ous, why didcnt he
So and sec Mr jenkins, aud give him his
! opinion in private and save all this excite
mcnt Mr.. jenkins is the Governor: he
is the sentinel on the watch tower he's
the pilot of the old ship; he's the peoples
choice. He can call the Legislature when
! its necessary. If he is in doubt about il,
he can consult with Lumkin and Cobb, and
Hill and Cooper, and Haricman and Glib
son, and Bropi', and decide wha, ought to
be done, and the people will be satisfied
But while the ship is in the storm let al
| the deck hands keep silence The word
viii come from the Captain soon enough.
May be that Joseph feclssorier responsible
for the fix he's got US in. May be he's re.
pentn for the didos he cut up, aud The seeds
of discord he sowed durin the war; bat
doubt it. | don't think hi ambition or his
vanity scesanythipg but his own Importance.
1t looks Ike he thought the Capital was
moved to Atlanta, and he was Governor
stl!l. Hes afraid the people will think he's
dead, and just as soon as a big thing hap.
pcn9, aud a Litle Gc/orc, he clutches tho
occasion-seizes the opportunity, delivers
bis message, stirs up the people, sets the
Gate City in armament, gets his name in
the NcrdR and the T,jLuHc. Joe Brown
whale, big leader, conspicuous, fame. h.s.
tory, Mr.. jenkins nowhere, Milledgcyillc
gone up, Joseph I. running the machine
in Atlanta
Well, ! don't know what is at the bottom,
of all this, but | am afraid that willie .Josopb
was IN Washington somebody carried him
mp onto high mountain, and showed him
a kingdom or two, and he fell down ara
worsLiPped. These little kingdoms that a
man sometimes secs from the top Of a noun.
tain are mighty demoralizing
But notice that all this fuss wbicl, Jos.
eph has kicked up is confined 10 the towns
and cities, whore heap of folks live. who
haven't got much Of anything to do. The
farmers don know much aboutit x care less
the whole concern is god-soni 20 some
folks. | know an old worn out rolitici,n
who has been poking around Tor six months
trying To revive the Domoc -atic party for a
Twin, and now he's in his element. Par
tics are formin, and the old back Is in his
glory. He's sorter like the Ncu E.0 as
yet--he wont take side, he wont Join is
sue, be wont commit himself, he's keepin
az "pe'' rear, as the Urn says, q wish that
paper would take an astringent) But. INV
friends, we've got nothing to be ashamed
OF. Since the war our pursuits have been
peaceful aud honorable. Wo incident hu.
initiate ourselves through fear Of what hu.
mankind can do 10 us. If the Radicals in.
tend to cOBhscate US, they will do IL. and NO
acceptance 81 Sheyman's bin will prevent
st. IL they want our cabbages they are 90.
IN 20 have EN-. Ifthey will ride over one
law, they VIII over another. lf thcy disrc-
gard Dir. Johnson greatargument, they'll
disregard anything. l dOn't know how IL
- generally, but there amt 40 unpsrdopcd
rebel IN this country, and If they copGscat,.
they have got todcclarc thc pard pns all void
Nobody knows what thcy Won't do. or uhop
they wall quit doing IT, and my advice is b.
suher and he strong, endure everytbinpoud
accept nothing. All is lost save honor.
hold up your manhood, don'tlick the hand
that's raised 70 strike the blow. Joe Brown's
banner say call Is lost save honor. and that
Is only tolcrable l thank you, il grows pa.
ny and weak" lie saws we can have ren.
resoutati0n in Congress. Who bvY
man who can take the tcst-oath and conirol
the nisger vote. Who wants such repro-