Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1868-08-13

as the South Til Sc men, Who, few days
since, were seeking a. SUI plants that on
gress would give them power wltnln tlell
respective States, ale to-tiay the masters
anu controllers OF the actlous OF those bod
les. Entering them with minds tilied with
passions. their first dtuaalus have been
that Congless shall look upon the States
I.om which they come as IN condition o.
ei\ii war; that the majority OF their pop
ulatiohs. embracing tneir Intelligence
shall be treated as public enemies that
military forces shall DE kept up at the cost
of the people of the North, and that there
shall Oe no peace anu oruer at the Sou, h
save that which Is made by arbitrary pow :
er Every Intelligent man know that these
men owe their seats i'll Congress to the dis
order IN the South; every man knows that
they not only owe their present POSITIONS
to disorder, but that every motive spring
ing from the love of power, of gam. OF q
u.slre tor Vengeance, }l"upts them to keep
the South III anarchy. " ollie that exists.
they are independent of the wills or wishes
OF heir fellow -ctiZels. " lille Confusion
.elghs, they are tue dispensers OF the yrot-
It's aud the honors Winch grow out of Il
government of mere force. These meu are
now placed in pusitions where they cannot
only urge tnslr views of policy. but where
,n,N can enforce them. " han ,tlers Shall
DC a1lnlited III this manner from the re-
niai:ilng southern States, although they
will have III truth no constituents, they
viii have more power III the Senate than
majority of the people of This Union llv-
ing III nne~ of the great States. La vain
The Wisest niemhtrs OF the Republican par
y protested against The policy thar led
~ this result, " lnle the chiefs %! the late
rebellion have submitted to the results OF
The war, and are now quietly engaged III
useful pursuits for the support OF them
selves and Their families. and are trying
10y til" force of thrir example to lead back
the people of the South to the order ami
beng, but 10 tie greatness and prosperity
OF our common cnuhtry. we see that those
who, without ability or influence, have
been thrown by the agilalous OF civil con
vusion mo positions OF honor and prurt
are striving To keep alive the passions 10
winch they owe their elevation AMI III, V
clamorou<iy insist that they are the only
f.leuds OF our Union-a Unlon that cal.
"nly have sure foundation III fratrrnal re-
gar :. and IA common desire t" p.onote the
p ace. the order, aud the happiness Oh AL
sections ct our land.
Events IN Congress since the adjourn
ment OF the C"nvcntiom have Vastly increaS-
cd The Importance OF a political victory hy
those who ar seeking to bring back ec,u-
"my, simplicity. aad ja>tice in the admin
l>tratl II of our national affairs. Many
Republicans have heretofore clung to their
.'arty VIII" have regretted the extremes OF
violence to which it has RAJ They have
cherished faith that while the action OF
their political friends has been Mistaken
their motives have been good. They must
now see that the Republican party is i'll
that condition in which it cannot carry on.
!. wise andS peaceful policy, whatever its
motives NAV be. Il is misfortune. not
only to country. hut toa governing par
~ itself. when its action is unchecked hv
any form OF opposition. It has hrcn the
ii.isfortu, of the Republican party that
the events Of the past few years have Civ
en- it so much power that if has been axle
r. shackle the Executive. f. trammel the
JnIcarv. and TO carry on. the views of
the most unwiSp ami violent of its mnm-
hers Whom this state Of things exists in
any party it has eyer been fonnA that the
sober ju}emnn.~ of is ahlo<t lnaasrs do
10. cnn.rn'. There is hardly an able MN
who helped bald I'M tho Republican orea-
ization who has not within the past three
Years warned Il against itn nxonsSos, who
has nor been borne down and forced to
give m his convictions nf What the inter
csts Of the country called fcr: or. if too
natrintir to do .ilis. who has not been 1riv-
en- from its ranks IF this has hccn the
case heretofore, what will he It's action now
with This new Infusion Of mon who. with
ont decent resnect Cor the ei"ws Of those
who had inst rivon thnm their roSitinno,
arms. with demands that their Statrs shall
be reoar.]"d ~ in condition Of civil war
and with aeclarton that th-v arc ready
AMI anxinns to degrade the President of
the [TnitnA Statns whenever they can per
sua'e or force Congress to bring forward
new article, of impeachment?
TIL" Rprn''T:an party as we, are intcr-
psted in uniting some 81, ok nron This VIC
lrnc". It must he clear TO nvnrr thinking
man that a division If nnl;t cal nawnr
tends to check the violence Of party action
and 70 assure the nna"n AMI COOL osl"r nf
society The election of Democratic
Executive and n majority Of Democratic
members % the House Of Representatives
would not rive to hat party nrnaniZrtion
.hp newer 10 maize sudden ar vinlnnt chan
rcs, Int il wou'' serve to check those ex-
trcmn measures which have hnon denlnrci
hv the host of both political oro"niza.inns
The result would most ccrtairlv lead TO
that npacnful restoration Of tho Union and
rnnstallshmcnt of fratcrnal relationship
which the country do,irns 7 am sure
that the best mon of rho r rnnhlican nartv
deplnrp rs deeply a I do tho shirt Of vio-
lncp shown lv those recently admitted to
seats in G.. noresS from the South. The
cnn,li,ion Of civil war which th.y con.o N :
plate must be abhorrent to every right
thinking man.
7 have no moro parsonal wishes which
mi>lrad nv iuacm. Mt in regard to tn