Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1867-01-29
Because Of our Poverty.

Because OF our Poverty.
The Richmond Times says that most of the
indignity, persecution and oppression which we
now receive at the hands of the ruling faction of
the North arise because of our present poverty
and helplessness. We are like poor relations,
objects to be snubbed and put upon But let
us once begin to be prosperous; let it be gene
rally known that we are getting rich, that we
have scorn for sale," and straightway our
friends will become numerous as locusts, and
their affection will be most touching If we
shall then be Indifferent about taking our seats
in Congress, they will be ready to drag us in by
force.
1t is prodigious thing to have money; it is
treason to be poor. Wealth adds to man.
responsibility and loyalty" poverty keeps him
out of his seat in Congress and proves conclu-
sively that he is a "rebel" The way to get
justice and power and friends is to get rich, and
we can do so through the aid of agriculture, be-
cause our staple products are worth now more
than they ever were before. Every man who
has field has gold mine-let him dig it
Politics pay nothing at present, and it is hoped
that every politician will become plowman;
and if that does not suit him let him turn wood
sawyer and chop sticks instead of logic When
we have retrieved our fortunes, then we will try
and set the country to rights; meantime, let the
Radicals run their machine to Hades if they
wish it.
In the House of Representatives, on Friday
18th, Mr.. Stevens enabling" bill, Mr. Ed
ridge Of Wisconsin, made an able expose of the
bill and its author. ''He knew it was idle to
resist what a caucus had ordained, but it was
sad to see the Constitution disregarded Mr..
Stevens, however, was master of the House.
and his word was law. He commented with
great force and sarcastic emphasis upon Mr..
Stevens's famous query to the House, if it would
have courage to disregard the Constitution with
its 'palpable incongruities and despotic pro-
visions" He showed that Mr. Stevens was a
self confessed revolutionist, who had slandered
his country by pronouncing it despotism, and
denounced the Supreme Court in the Milligan
decision, not because it failed to interpret the
law, but because it would not recognize revo-
luton begun by the South, but now carried on
by Mr.. Stevens and his followers.
The Washington correspondent of the Bal
timore Gazette says: ''The ayowed purpose of
the Radicals is to overthrow the existing Gov
ernment-to drag from the Presidential Office,
for no real offence whatever, a man placed there
by the people in the manner prescribed by the
CONSTITUTIONAL annul the power of the Judi
cial department of the through
the fimsy pretext of authority to regulate its
appellate jurisdiction, and to subject nearly one
half of the Republic to a species ofgovernment,
the equal to which, in all the essentials of des-
potism, the world has never yet seem This
may be the purpose of the extremists and the
ultra radicals, but whether they can succeed
remains to be seen.
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Mr. Cromwell has submitted resolution in
the House, declaring the competency of three
fourths of the States now represented in Con-
gress, to amend the Constitution, and upon a
motion involving it's consideration, the vote
stood "a to 49, 1t was referred to the Recon
struction Committee" by strict party VOTE
1t also contained declaration that the unrepre-
scented States were wholly incompetent to act
upon the &c constitutional Amendment" for not
adopting which, in hot haste SO much abuse
has been layished upon them.
The Radical Executive Committee, recently
in session in Washington adopted resolution
to make thorough organization of the Radi-
cal party, and especially in the so-called seced-
ed States, and for that purpose they may es-
tablish their headquarters in the city of New
York, appoint secretary and such assistants
as they may deem proper, and to take such
other measures as may be necessary to give
effect to this resolution
IMpEAcHMENT.-Mr. Greeley, who has re-
Gently spent several days in Washington, briefly
sums up the result of his observations in an
editorial in Mondays Tribune. On the subject
of impeachment, he makes this statement:
'The idea of impeaching and removing Pres
ident johnson has more strength an the House
than ne had supposed, and seems to be gaining
supporters. However, it is not likely to be de-
fnitely acted on at the present session.
The Farmers Bank of Virginia, (Lynchburg.)
on the 10TH, made deed of trust, assigning all
its assets to trustees for the benefit of its credi
tors giving preference to note-holders, if it be
lawful If not, then the assignment is for all
creditors to share equally The trustees are
Messrs John NJ. Goddin and Samuel G. Rob-
inson, Cashier and President of the Planters
National Bank, at Richmond
Radicalism is not improving. In every direc-
ton it is spreading strife and collisions-colli-
sions between the departments Of the Govern
ments-collisions in the State and the municipal
governments-and strife everywhere They will
ere long see whether it be possible for country
to endure the destructive forces of vINDIcTIvE
LEGISLATION.
A New Orleans paper says thatit will require
about twenty-five millions Of dollars in the way
of loans to replace the loses sustained by the
sugar planting interest of Louisiana, and to