Year: 1867

CHILLTCOTHE, OHIO, March 18th 1867.
MEssRs. EDITORS According to the late


action of the ''Rump Congress, Virginia is no
longer Virginia. Her people are no longer the
proud freemen who boasted of their good old
State, and of her prestige and renown; but are
slaves in a much worse condition than any who


are to be found on any portion of the globe
Her territory bought by our father blood, and
handed down to US by them for an inheritance,
is now united to that of the old North State"


and is styled District No. L." to be governed
by military officer, invested with more power


and authority than the most despotic monarch
everclaimed.* Officers who know about as much
of justice as pig, will have the making and
executing of laws, instead of such men as Stu


art, Baldwin, Rives and others.


1t seems as if the clouds are growing darker


and more gloomy over the Southern people,


The Military Bill may be but an entering
wedge, to be followed by others much more


grinding and onerous. Already you hear hints


Of confscation bill, which is to sweep away
what little there remains of wealth in the South
1t is certainly hard to bear all of this with


meekness and resignation, but SO we are COM


manded to do by the Great Ruler. IF the peo-


pie will look to God for help in their great trial


and suffering, He will not cast them off. How


appropriately can they now cry out like the


Psalmist, hide not thy face from me in the


day when l am in trouble; incline thine ear un-


to me; in the day when | call. answer me


speedily"


Now is the time for them to show to the


world, how much superior they are to the fa-


natics who are usurping the Government Let


take no action on the bills now being passed.
Negro suffrage and other radical hobbies will
be forced upon them, but let them be silent and


submit with patience, and all will yet be right
The original Constitution will be entirely done


away with the Supreme Court will also go by


the board, and lastly the President will be i'm


peached; and it is to be hoped by that time


they will have reached the end of their rope,


and their ruin be effected. Enough of this how
ever.


The space you give to enigmas, &C., prove to


be quite interesting. 'School Girl and
Chips seemed to be sparing at each other,


in quite a lively manner, and from indications
Chips is getting the worst of it. If he will


take the advice Of one who has experienced
school girl treatment, of one who, Tin acting
parlance,) made good start, but was distanced
on the ''home stretch" he will quit the field
and conclude that silence is the better part of
valor.


Texas must be a great State, judging from
Magnolia S" letters. He has certainly found


the great Edorado, sought for in vain ever


since the first Spanish Invasion. He will prob
ably be the means of putting some your young


men in the notion of emigrating to so fine a


country. IF any should go it would be very ju-


dicious in them to try and find some fair dam
self willing to become 'better half and thus


be placed in better condition to make for
tune in a new country However, that advice


sounds something like furnishing a stick with


which ones own head might be broken, for as


has been previously remarked your marriage


column is already uncomfortably long.
Mrs Lppincott, (Grace Greenwood, one of


the strong minded Of her sex lectured in this


city last evening. Her subject was, "The He


roc in common life, and the heroes whom she
particularly praised were John Brown, Ben
Butler, Parson Brownlow and others of such


stamp. The ''poor prosecuted colored race
| was also brought up, from which she produced


many acts Of heroism performed by the sons of
Africa She is firm advocate for woman S
| rights wants to vote, and do every thing else


a man does. With the exception of the Dem
ocrats and Conservatives her audience ap-


plauded her loudly. She has quite pleasing


manners aud very fine address, and is well
calculated to carry away crowd of fanatics
| She could fill a woman's place better it she


were at home taking care of Mr.. LIS. house
| hold A woman greatly adorns society when
she stays in the place allotted to her by the Al


mighty, but when she leaves it, she becomes
one of the common herd, and should be re-


garded as such.


Respectfully yours,


JOHNNY REB.
#Our corresnondent is mistaken Va alone