The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1870-03-31
NO MORE DIRT.

We have repealed our ordinances OF seces-
sion; have repudated the Confederate debt;
have ratified the Fourteenth Amendment, CIV
ing the blacks equal rights with the whites,
prescribing all of our old officials, and guaran-
teeing the public debt; have ratified the En-
teenth Amendment, giving the negroes the
right to vote; have obeyed an order not 10
elect Virgiuan to the office OF Governor;
have elected Black Republican ticket; nave
ratified the Bayne-Underwood constitution oy
nearly unanimous vote; have elected one
out.and-out Republican United States Senator
and refused to elect another who, although
constant Union man, was popular with the
Virginia people; have elected Republican
delegation to Congress; have kept Thanksgiv-
ing Day; have visited General Butler; have
promised to execute the constitution in spirit
and TO the letter; and have danced Yankee
Doodle aud Hail Columbia with every demon
stration of enthusiasm. We have done all
these things There is nothing else that we
can do. There is no complaint OF omissions
on our part. The whole trouble is that Gen.
Butler has fallen in to u bad humor
| It remaias to be inquired what ought we TO
do in this emergency How shall we appease
the great mans anger7 Some have suggested
Greeley; but Greeley has also fallen into dis
grace. We can do nothing but fall back on
our old plan of q committee. The State Is
| full of material for committees With very
| little effort We can get up another amiable
land more prudent) committee, and send them
to Washington with plenary powers To talk, 10
smile, to dance, to sing, to renounce 10 prom
Use. Ii General Candy, in his usual obllging
way, will just convene the Legislature again.
We can send committee that have visited
Washington, including even the Committee oil
Nine. -,
Dirt is a remedy for all our ills. 1t will
pacify General Butler (if be- can find spoon.
| 10 feed lot of leading Virginians on another
bowl o. PURGE of Mud. Possibly such n
committee can be raised here in Richmond
without resort 10 the Legislature. Most OF
the previous committees have been somewhat
informal, and the urgency OF the occasion
might warrant measure of irregulariiy.
Ii committee will not appcase Butler.
what shall we dol What aby SIS of humiliation
is unyisited! Where shall We dive in token
of our utter and thorough debasement' What
cry for mercy shall we utter more melting and
more efiicacous, that We have not uttered!
This is the great party which we Nirgluians
are invited 10 go over to-to take To our bosom
and glorify as the Party of Progress ard Lib
eral Ideas. II is this representative ot all our
prosecutions aud humiiations-this author at
our present aud continuing abject estaic-this
remorselrss pursuer aud spoIler OF our peo-
pc-with whom We are Ia strike hands aud
10 fratcrnize. For their sakes we are to have
short memories, and for the promise that is
set before US of little money. We are to seize
their banners aud march 10 their music-mu.
sic composed to magnify them and depreciaie
us-triumphal songs TO commemorate our
shame-jast as they will have iriumphal col.
umns cast out Of our cannon.
What shall We dol Our advice is-ihe com.
mttee being not approved Otto disregard
and dJy-Eichmond Enquirer aad Examiner.