Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-11-06
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Tie Winchester Times, gratiutously
tenders our country a half column
afrout.
Considern. that its author is So near
y allied TO Tie governor, we cannst
express any surprise not entirely feigned.
Ineratitude has been the Distinguishing
characteristic Of the Executive and his
Kitchen cabinet. Reputation OF
Nirsinia's "loacst obligations" has been
& disturbing nightmare in the guberna-
io.ial bed chamber, while Reputation OF
Tie sacred debt Of gratitude was delber-
atcly and Lurriedly made without
shame. and without remorse, unless
lrerz.cd yitwPeration is one Of the
mcGcs oi unburdening an anguisbed and
s.n Sex conscience.
When. in The history Of this country,
have Tie people "mobbed' gentleman
Ter SHE sublime audaedy to aPpe al t.
Htir reason rather h;n to their passions.
their prejpdiccs and sordid inStinets"2
When was gentleman treated other
wise than "trdh respect by the people Of
tic T1.h Legion ?" When did the peo-
pie Of this county eyince a disposition
to 'yepudiete the honest Obligations Of
HsU Siate"2
Wehurl these imputations by innu-
endo back into the sanctum that breath
ID them as unwaranted aspersions upon
4 community Of Firginians whose pro-
Tcrbial public integrity has been their
armour and their shield in all political
contests. and from among whose clti-
zens there has not been known con-
v;ction for THAT basest aud meanest
Of crimes" -ingratitude.
To the seft impeachment Of our cOun-
ty intelligence, we deem it unnecessary.
lfnst questionable prepriety, under
the circumstances, t. either plead or
dcmur. Shenandoah was settled in the
main By The same Dumb Dutch" who
took up aboles in Frederick. Until
1772 they were all of one county. Since
that time their institutions, their reli-
gion, their pursuits, their means OF
communication with outside Civilization
have been about equal. The only diff
erenccs being that Cedar Greek .has
marked the jurisdiction Of the respec-
tive courts, aud one editor Of super.
ior schccl Of ethical philosophy and
political economy has been lodged by a
Kind Providence INTO our benighted
region, to inculcate the higher virtues
ard teach wisdom misguided mo5bers
Of itinorant respectaOllitY. Let us be
duly thankful that We have the Cover
nor's lrothCr.nlaw, and head Of tie
kitchen cabinet, Vouchsafed 10 US.
With administration prescioncc so hap
PLY distributed, we may yet have cause
to he thankful that Dumb Hundred"
cast a unanimous vote, and be able to
discern a grateful appreciation in be-
neyolent effort to disseminate true
principles Of political morality, public
and personal integrity and general i'll
formation. If the administration.
through tie cabinet, sLall eventually
succeed in Kidding the whole STATE of
the he'd Of small polaicians' which
now iniests the Commonwealth, though
it should involve the expense of an ex-
ira election in the State and each coun-
ty thereof, none but the most obstinate
personal vind.ctiveness could suppress
admiration and withhold comnendatien.
The historically eXioled self sacrifice of
the Roman, Curtins, would pale into IN
significance under the reiulgent glare Of
such page Of ennobliDg marlyrd0m by |
brothersinlaw.