The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1867-08-28
The Final Remedy.

Here are some sensible views, from Ions
article in the Charlottesville Chronicle:
'What we feel disappointed about at thu
South (after the disappointment about The
wary is that there is delay in putting things II
order again, and starting the mighty engine o.
society anew on the firm and broad highway
With true American impotence, we consider
that two or three years is long enough to re-
construct an empire, or remodel continent
and we feel that at least if the thing is no,
done in oar days it had as we'll be left undone
The meaning Of the late civil war is not ye
understood; the measure of that great even
has not yet been taken. The meaning O
of American Democracy is not yet revealed
The subject Of African Slavcry-its fna
cause-is not at all comprehended The flu
ture destiny Of the negro race is associated
with the question Of the destiny of all the in.
ferior races-whether they look to elevation OF
extinction. The question of our form of gov
eminent is far from determined The ques-
ton Of Mexico is mixed up with our future
So Of Canada. Then California and Chinese
immigration. Then, specially, the destiny Of
the Gulf States. Then the formation ofpoliti-
cal parties in the country.
In short. we stand in the midst of confusion
and no brain can compasssuch vast themes,
and no eye penetrate the future It is idle to
worry ourselves.
That there is method in all this madness,
we do know. That living that a mas
terpiece-that a living embryo stirs within
this misty womb, no christian will doubt. That
from these yelled and inky waters the Spirit
will evoke some fair creation, experience does
not permit us to question. That the great
coil Of history, by Discriminate and pre-cs-
tablished law, is-unw1nding itself here, as it
has done heretofore, and will continue to do,
until the intricate mechanism of human des-
tiny has achieved its assigned limits, and csas-
ed its pulsations, only an atheistical philoso-
ply can refuse to believe. 1t is not whit
darker than it has often BEEN There was ut
ter confusion in France in the days of the
long haired kings. There was utter confu-
sion under the successors Of Charlemagene
There was anarchy and confusion and civil
wars under the successors of Hugh Capet.-
There was anarchy under the Guises aud Co
ligny's. There was fearful misgoyernment un-
der the Bourbons. And then followed the
Revolution.
We have had FIVE or six years of civil
troubles; and if many or few more are in
store for us. we do not know.
Our business is with what lies at hand I'm
able to cast the horoscope Of the future, it is
our assigned part to go to scork, and to believe
IN God.
If we are bent on securing beyond perad-
venture our future wellbeing, here is sovcr-
cign receipt-to ,cork With our handsan hare
fuith IN COP. The South is a scene of idleness
and unbelief Faith in God and good honest
labor will put these military districts beyond
the experiments of the American Congress.
These medicines may be deemed platitudes-
old women's remedies-but they are chock
full of profound philosophy-as men usually
discover when brought to an absolute stand
still in their sndividual concerns"