Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-05-26

FroiA The Woodstock HzrAIDI'
.Jad. S, 1870.


mother year, in which our be-
owed country is found in a state
IF peace, and possessed of suf-
6clency Of the productions of the
earth to support all our necessary
wants (for which we owe un-
ceasing obligations to the Boun-
tiful sovereign OF the universe)
we have to remind them that
with this number 105) COM
mcnces the third volume of the
Woodstock Herald. We believe
the paper has been conducted ac-
cordipg to our original principles
as were fully developed in the
prospectus and during the whole
period since its establishment,
we have furnished our patrons,
with the substance, and ir many
instances with the detail
of the most important
transactions of the government
both foreign and domestic. If
the general matter of the Herald
heretofore has not been interest
ing to our readers the cause is to
be ascribed to the almost uni
versAl peace which has peryaded
the world, for which we are sure
all philanthropists exult. Clouds,
however, seem to obscure our
political horizon, whether they
will pass over without producing
CONSERVATION and alarm, or prove
abortive, we are unable to de-
termine-we fervently hope the
latter, Constitutional principles
are involved in the Bill now be-
tore Congress for the admission
Iof Missouri into the Union, it
being proposed by the Eastern
mem bers, to insert clause in the
constitution of that state, re.
stricting or iuhibiting slavery
therein prior 20 its admission as
a member Of the great Federal
compact. For ourselves we have
made up an opinion on this ques.
ton so vitality important to the
people of Missouri and the ex.
listing state authorities, that the
restriction proposed is a viola
tion of the constitution and faith
lof the nation as pledged in the
depressed terms in the treaty
iceding Louisiana to the United
Estates. The debate on this ques.
ton will probably elicit the best
talents of the National Legisla'
lture. and set in array all the an
lgry feelings and sectional pref
uiices of that enlightened body
1.-The compromise that has beer
Iproprosed (by a member from
New York; we trust will not bs
lacceded to, inasniuch as the Con
stitutional barrier cannot be re-
moved in that manner.
| The resolutions lately sub
United to the wisdom and adop
ton of the Virginia Legislature
1are also Of highly important
land interesting character. They
complaiu Of an usurpation o.
lpower in Congress in establish
ling the National Bank, rebrobate
1.-THE opinion of the Supreme
lCourt of the United States de.
lciding its charter TO be founded
Ion the implied powers of the
government and consequently
constitutional, and propose the
lerection of tribunal to deter.
lmine controversies which ma
thereafter arise between the
Estate and the Federal Govern.
(ment. All this is proposed to
be done in a peaceable manner
lby amendments to the Federal
Constitution by which Congress
shall not after the expiration of
1.-THE Charter of the United States
Bank, have power to establish
another. These resolutions
breathe the spirit and assert the
PRINCIPLES of those of '98 and '99
land do great honor to the
head and heart of their authors.
Our readers will then perceive
from this brief sketch of what is
already prepared for discussion
of our National and State Leg
islature, during the residue OF
their sessions this winter ; that
the subject matter before them
lis calculated to affect their high
est interest, because it is inn
mediately connected with their
most Invaluable rights and priv
|ileges.
We shall give the result of
these great questions when as
Icertained.
In conclusion of our general
and hasty remarks on the pres