Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1867-03-14
FROM THE SOUTH.
Comments OF the Rebel Press on the
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situation. 'iti quo rfI.'
We have not yet seen the comments Of
the far South on the Military bill since its
passage. But we subjoin the following
extracts from their articles on its proba-
Bile passage over the veto. We presume
the news of its passage will not take any
of them by surprise, as they are evidently
apprehensive and almost certain that
such would be the case. We quote as
follows from their remarks .tIt.,... =. y. .
The Staunton (ya.) Spectator thus
graphically sums up its idea of the sit
uation: ~" ''-''. .'.
:" A large athletic man, clad in armor
and armed cap-a-pie, stands over the
PROSTATE body, Of small though gallant
man, unarmed helpless, exhausted, and,
fearing the small man may arise and
overcome him, the large one pins him to
the earth with a bay0net. !. -..I %. .D,-
The Newbem- journal of Commerce
does not take things so much to:.heart:' !
"Ip anticipation of this bills .becom-
ing the law, in despite of Presidential
veto, we are inclined to exclaim, in the
language of Macbeth, as handed down
to us by one illiam Shakespeare, or by
the authorgof; Shakspeare's works, who
ever: he may have been las some doubt
lis now expressed as to the said author
ship);; +, l,if. 9ui r..i,rI i..j s..,,i ..,J
.uW LAY on Macduff, i... -., a..
And DID be he who first cries hold, enough! ,
"Better military rule, with all its evils,
erners. We would trust Grant to-day,
and the gallant men who fought us SOL
dierly i'm the field, rather than those of
our 'Kith and Kim who have deserted
us in, the hour of our dire extremity, and
have sold themselves TO the Dutch. ~
The Augusta Constitutionalist regards
the case as desperate: ''.'n' +i'
"Verily, we are between the devil and
the deep sea. Escape seems almost i'm
possible, but may come miraculously.-
AS the case. stands, the supreme mo-
ment appears imminent. Cromwell or
Caesar :? which shall it be? The days OF
the American republic have been num-
bered ?p ''@
The Petersburg Express looks to Prov
idence for help: a.ai ..aG ..a
"Is man in the nineteenth century OF
the Christian era, utterly incapable OF
governing himself? Are the destinies
of this mighty empire to be marred by a
handful of madmen, with no more rea-
son than Turkish dprvishes
ave trust in Providence that either
by the executive veto, or some other in
terposition, the renegade course of the
country may be arrested, and that the
day is not remote when the Government
will be again put on its right track. :"
The Louisville Journal, which is ono
of the most ultra of rebel sheets since
thewar closed, hints at little resistance
"The people of the South, if wise ant
prudent, can live for a time under sucf
damnable tyrant as this, but, if they
consent to 1t, they deserve it. They
do nt deserve it, and they will never
| consent to it.. ''"' '''' r'
N"What are we to expect? What is be
fore us? Who can answer? President
johnson is bound by his oath of office t.
maintain the Constitution and the laws
If Congress make an audacious attemp
| to destroy or paralize the other two de
partments of the government, what will
be his duty! The answer to this ques
ton, if made by him, demands the
noblest courage and the highest states
inanship. We do not assume to rende
the answer. We have confidence in tn,
President and his trusted advisers. u '
The Wilmington Journal takes the in
different track - So. - i,.rn.cBbu .If
awe, the people of the South, hav,
become quite Indifferent as to the cours
the present Congress may pursue towart
us. Hence 1t is only necessary for us t,
keep quiet and see how far fanaticisn
will lead them. (" n u '1I"O 1
The worst feature in the eyes of tn
Richmond Times is the fact that, ,aolen
VOlens, the South has at last come t.
negro suffrage, and wall over this fac
has, been the burden of nearly ever,
leader in the columns Of that paper for
week. The following is a sample -
'"The most hideous and revolving fea
ture of that invention of the devil, til
sherman BILL is that whether we con
sent to return to the Union, or prefer t
remain at the mercy'of the military, W
cannot avoid the outrage of negro sui
frage. The charter of our city and tn
constitution of the State compel us i'm
few weeks to elect city and.State officers
/ and at these elections the cleaning bay
onets of the soldiery at the uthroatsof
disarmed people, will force negro suffrag
:" AT one time we turned desparingly
! every military rule for relief; but now
with a r1alignancy at Which a halficivil
lied Cossack conqueror would blusii,w
7 are required to submit to that insul
4 which has just been inflicted upon tn
people of Georgetown. We may hav
TO do 1t in self-defence, but we will do
with clenched teeth and prayer fOrver
geanee as terrible as the red lightning
Of Heaven upon those who have thu
tortured disar1ned foe, and in due seaso
retribution will fall upon these opprc'
sors. V eni ihN' .i. i-f"'
The whole view of the Richmond FL
auirer is contained in the following e2
tract. Itsees no resource but an appe;
to the Supreme Court, and is remarkabl
sensible in the advice as to what shall |
done meanwhile:- .,o;lt,..,,-
4b"We earnestly advise, therefore, on I'll
score of fexpediency,as Were asimperatiN
duty, that the legislature provide for ties
; ing at as earlyaday as possible, the valid
tyof the law which assumes tostrike I'll
State, and to strike every right of eyer
citizen, cut of fleXistence! at a blow. w
will carefully obey the law meanwhil
: We will give no cause of complaint or a
tack BY any opposition but we shall
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