Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-04-08

Is tnOuNnl. VIII OO-oOAAN-N
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A body ofSouthern men, marching
70 war under command Of Nelson a.
Miles, would be a scene sad enough
TO make angels weep.
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The report that President Nc
Kinley will not send war message
to Congress, until he is assured that
the Anderson Guards are prepared to
take the field, lac&s confirmation.
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Parties who desire positions on the
staff of Col. J. C. Baker, the COM
mandant of the 2nd Virginia Regi-
ment, should make application at
once. as all soft places are being
rapidly filed.
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The fact that the number Of pen
siners is now rapidly increasing
should certainly convince the north
ern people that there Is no present
necessity for another war;
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Tur South is today loyal to the
union. but no true Southern man will
be willing to 90 to war under the
command of Nelson A. Miles. Such
should be the cry from the Potomac
to the Rio Grande.
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THAT Weyler is more cruel than
any other Spanish general may be
readily accounted for by the tuct that
he served with Sheridan, as military
attache of Spain.
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The pulpit jingoes are now getting
in their work. They are the same
fellows that shouted themselves hoarse
when Sheridan and Weyler devastat-
ed the Shenandoah Valley.
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Mr.. Isaac c. Vandeyanter and MI
Ewell B. Atwell, both gallant Conted-
crate soldiers and members Of Mos
bv's command, were buried at the
same hour last Saturday in Union
cemetery, Leesburg.
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SPANISH patriots contribute Of their
private funds to buy war vessels.
American patriots expect fat contracts
from their government or get options
on foreign vessels in order to make
BIC pile out of their own government.
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THE Secretary of the Interior has
asked for S8,OOO,OOO more in order
to pay the increased number of pen
sions. We have now about l,OOO,O 900
pensioners with a prospect Of large
increase as the years roll by. Surely
our northern friends ought to be
satisfied without another war.
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Is there any sensible person who
believes that the jingoes Of Congress
would be crying for war, if England
occupied the position that Spain &C.
cupies today? They would then be
trembling in their shoes and would
rush over each other in order to
adopt cringing resolutions such as
those introduced when the army was
hurled back from Manassas.
IT is reported that, in case OF war,
the army will be commanded by
Gen. Schofeld, instead Of Gen. Miles.
This will be good news to all parties,
especially to soldiers from the South,
who could not be expected fight well
when commanded by man who, by
his own conduct, had forfeited the
respect of every true soldier.
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WHEN the gallant Lee, after four
wears of noblest struggles ever made
by mortal man, was compelled to
yield to overpowering numbers, sad
ness marked the faces of our people.
But in their hour of greatest gloom,
they could face the world and ex-
claim: 1--WE did all that we could. :"
Are these gallant old soldiers to be
now Inundated by seeing their sons
march under the command Of the man
that placed irons upon the limbs OF
their noble leader? May Heaven
save them such a CALLING humiliation.
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Many people of the United States
professed to be shocked at the cruel
ties of Gen. Weyler in Cuba When
it is known that Weyler served with
General Sheridan in the Shenandoah
Valley and greatly admired Gen.
Sherman for his march to the sea,
there is no occasion for surprise
weyler is only another Sheridan or
another Sherman. They were as
cruel as he. What hollow sympathy
is manifested by Northern people,
who rejoiced when Sheridan and
yyovlar burned onr homes and en-