The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-05-21
RECONsTRUCrHoS TALK.


sohho W OVtnpf0eo Do1s hOVat tNN
river, below Washington, that i'm
presses q Western man, accustomed
to see In the rivers Of bic country
huge ditobes. constructed 10 carry
foff water, and therefore only full
at food. Ye. there is nothing
about il in the way Of scenery. The
banks, although broken and varied
are too low, and seem 20 frame in
|inadcqsOtcly the wide mirror OF
qpiet waters. At least, 90 l thOnghi
and felt ~ the steamer Ksypori
snorod ~ It Aoated down with us
freight Of humanity, bound South
A subdtsd lot Of humanity IL War.
well whipped, bot tar from recon
s.ructed. And q aice mess We are
making of t in the way Of legal
enactments, as a little observation
of, aud talk with, the assortment
on board would convince ono in
brief period Of time.
We complain that these Southern
people do not accept the situation
and look the inevitable IN the face.
Are we not guilty OF the same errorf
The differences nationality led TO q
bloody war, in which We laid waste
wide fields, burned the homestesds.
and killed the best beloved, and yet
propose, by few crude Htatutes to-
wIpe ont tho deadly Antagonisur
and make the people, so punished.
n patriotic peaceful, loving body Of
citizens.
Had we attempted thir IN goOd
faith, wo would yet be fighting the
inevitable but feeling the impossi-
bilty OF such result, We have, IN
fact. used our power to benefit our
selvee. Our so called rsconstruction
acts serve New England, and not
the South. The net pnrport and
upshot Of the business is, TO have a
body Of men in Congress from the
Southern States who represent the
monyed interests Of Yankeedom.
We call them e,-baggers. /
met one, at the opening OF the holi-
days, last winter, carpet bag la
hand, making for the depot.
Whittier bound7' I cried.
Home, for iow days
What, going Southr
Devil n bit. I am mAkiug fOr
Connsctcut, TO see my family"
He did not call the land OF hiS
constituents homo. or course not,
nor doss he consider tho interest OF
political locality, but votes steadily
with the man ufacturipg capital Of
his old name.
Ma, mako Bob behave hisSSif,
every time I hit him with tho ham
mer he hollets."
l had, sitting near me, q full
stomAched, heavy jawOd specimen
of old Virginia. He was readinga
Richmond paper, and broke into q
hearty laugh. He thought the mat.
ter that contained the laughter too
good to keep to himself. 40 looking
over his goId.rlmmed speetacles at
mo, his nearest nelghbor, ho said:
Did you read thati Now / say
that's d-d good
AS he pointed to an extract from
one of my letters otcourse heartily
conCurred in his appreciation. But
TO save my conscience, said it was
from one Of those paid corespon-
dents that hang nbout Washington,
aud write sensational stun.
"A maGny set OF ours, 1 expect
was his complimentary response,
but than feller puts it in about
right, this time. These id Yam.
KEGS are running tho Government
TO hell, on down gra'Is, without
brakes.
Don't you think you are 10 blame
for a good deal OF this1'
WHAT the devil can we DO, sAh1'
Accept the situation. Recognize
the negro ss acitiEoni go onquiotIy
urder the law, and try to create q
material prosperity, instead Of fight
ing over political ditfsrences.'
Ny friend removed h,s spectAcles
Tn evident wrath; his brows core
rugatee, and he .Ur0mpled the jour
nal he had bsSn reading into : ball
as if to cast il At mo, and then roar.
cd;
Look horO, stranger, what you
say is like licking man when bS'SI
down. We fought bar light, and
whom we were whipped WS owned
up like men, and all that we've got
Is to bo disJrAnchissd ourselves and
thop have. these id piggsrs made