Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1883-04-04
The JacObins of I79I-ThOse
OF 1853 Identical.

similarity that is presented betweel
the conduct and sentiments of Tn
Jacob Clubs who ruled the Frencl
revolutions, and those leading faction
lists Of the present day in Virginia, VIII
under the pretence and disguise 0
Readjusters and roformers, conlinu
to agitate public sentiment and secl
TO subvert and overthrow the YER
foundations Of our society, race an,
government. The French Jacobiu
commenced their mad career unde
the plausible and attractive profession
Of intending to reform the govcrnmon
by overthrowiDg wasted and dcgen
Grated monarchy and aristocracy ant
Of establishing good republic upor
its ruins. Had they proceeded about
this task in patriotic spirit and ac-
complished it In proper degree, il
might have been noble achievement
to adorn tie pages of history and give
immortality TO the names and deeds Of
noble men. But they soon ran into
revolving excuses and crimes which
stained every page of that revolution
airy history with lood and infamy.
and entail, d long years ofanarchy and
ruin upon the the people and country
they protested to serve.
Of these great National criminals
neither Robespierre, Dantou or Ma
rat, while more noted in history, was
more blood thirsty or more infamous
than Barere, the orator and editor,
whose inhammatory speeches and
manifestos kept the convention and
the people in a constant state of agita-
tion and anarchy. lie was the first
to proclaim, from the steps of the con.
yention, that terror must be the order
of the day. and he oponed his CAM
paigh with the famous declaration,
'The vessel Of the revolution can float
into port only On waves ofblooj. We
must begin with the members Of the
National Assembly and Of the Legisla-
tive Assembly. The rubbish must be
swept away And after this pielim-
mary work had been accomplished
and the revolution was advanced & e
continued cry Of this indefatigable
journalist like that OF tie Malone ia
collins Of Virginia, was sill for war
and determination. Just listen to only
few Of Barere's irhammatory ap-
peals to the rabble: The rebels are
conquered. said he, bat are they ex-
terminated No weakness; no mercy.
Let every one be smitten. Let the
plough pass over Lyons aud Toulon
And then, when some of the eloquent
Girondist protested against this keign
of Terror and made an appeal in be-
half of peace and true liberty, they
were met by Barcre wi;h such incen-
diary objections as these Whoever.
is nobly born is a man to be suspected,
Every priest, every frCqucnter Of tie
old court, every lawyer, every banker
is man to be suspected. Every man
who grumbles at the course which
the revolution takes is a man to be
suspected. There are whole Castles
already tried and condemned. These
are relations Of blood which the law
regards with an evil eye And then
listen once more to the fiery declama-
ton and appeals of this agiiator: Be>
ware, above all thugs, Of that fatal
moderation which talks Of peace and
of clemency. Let aristocraey know
that here she will find only enemies,
steinly bent on vengeance, aud judges
who have no pity
We might 60 on with these quota
tons definitely, but are not these am
ply sufficient to show even to the
most casual observer tee very striking
similarity that exists between the diss
tinciivo feelings, sentiments and pur~
poses, which influenced the jacobius
of the French Revolution and those
that now animate the Malone jtcobs
ins of the present day in Virginia =?
Just note the cxactncss Of their LAM
guage There is not Malone organ
in the State in which you cannot daily
read unlicensed abuse Of Ill the 'oan-
kers. and brokers, and bondhoiGcrs III
the worlG-of all the lawyers, and
priests, and all tie Funder Judges in
the State. TLey are all to be 'sOspec-
tcd,' and TO have no pity shown
them. And then all Of the arlstocra.
cy' and everybody who is nobly born
and has 'blood' of different 'col)r' is
brought by them under the law, and
vengeance is to be visited upon them
by these blood.thirsty patriots q. In
fact, nothing short of determination
will crafty or appeasc their wrath
and ambition.
1t is true that these Malone Jaco
bins have not yet made the streets of
our cities and towns to ruG red with
the blood oflhe despised 'aristccrlts'
and bankers and lawyers and
priests and 'bondh olders' and Fun
ders.' But they have so far accom-
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