The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1868-08-12
"Let US have PeaceO

says the man of much smoke and any
quantity of horse. Well, peace be it; though
we have experienced a huge surfeit of the
peace his party have inapgurated since the
surrender of ten thousand men to one hurried
thousand!
"Let us have peace" loudly calculate the
smaller fry of the trooly loil, and forthwith
we re-echo their cry
''Let us have peace" proclaim the still
more insignificant of The party Of moral idees,
and, as in duty bound, we scatter their balm
of Giiead broadcast over the land
And why not? OF course we will have
peace ! But, Virginians, check your enthu-
siasm for the bright-winged goddess, and
think-givea passing thought Of
s'The sinewy hand, the glittering brand,
Our homes and our affairs free!"
By all means, f'let US have peace ~
AS a general thing we do not burst with
enthusiasm when the name of the great ret
icent is ode subjec befo dis house," neither
do we shake with fear when threatened with
his vengeance for our "coutumacy.'
Though the coward pale, like girl may wall,
And sleep in his chains for years.
and though thereby he may escape the wrath
Of the party Of progression, yet, strange as it
may appear, we love him-not muchly. Do
not look at us, dear reader we are ashamed
of our ingratitude-so to speak-and once
more penitently raise the cry-"Let us have
peace p
We we're queer fellow, "c'en from our
boyish days." often giving
ga curse for the cold, cup to the bold,
And kiss to the girl we loved.''
Twas strange! yes, twas passing strange
But then, let that pass, for the great no-talk-
list has opened his oracular gap, aud proposes
to ''let us have peace r So stand aside, ye
of the benightedSouth, and humbly greet the
smoky Ajax in his new role the butchering
business having incontinently went back on
him, he has gone into another line-dealing
in wool-he is now shearing his sheep. And
here again our ingratitude is made manifest
We are not Merino-not his kind of sheep
and we won't be shorn. We have memo
ries of the past, before the storm Of civil
strife brought to the surface the filth that
now "rule" our Sunny South. We have q
thought for the boys who fought for us, and
s'And for him who d bleed, in his country's need
home in the skies above ~
Since the fall of the first couple who ven.
tured their barque on the stormy opd qncer'
tain sea Of matrimonial bliss, human nature
has been far from perfect. Our case is an il
lustration. For years did we rebel most Wig.
orously against "the best government the
world ever saws" and now we respectfully
decline voluntarily to make the open enemy
| of the South our chief ruler. Pass arounc
the hat, brother Smith, and brethren, let VI
pray But whether we pray or no, slot u
have peace
The divine puff of his cigar has failed t
reach our holy Of holy's; the scent Of hi
demijohn tickleth not our olfaetnry organs
neither does the use Of his stolen quadrupeds
benefit in the least the tired pedal extremi
ties of this respondent The city Of magni6
cent distances is where he holdeth forth
while we sojourn in the land which he anc
his covet, but WHICH they can't get W.
know that
sour patriot band, for cur own dear laid,
Like brothers will all combine;''
| which soundeth not well in the ears of 18Th
greatest general of the age" We bid 20,
stand aside, people Of the South, and let tn
wool-gatherer pass into blissful obscurity.-
NJ Desperonduna, Useless, but by all means
slet us have peace" Il. E. BEL, JR.