The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-07-10

The Seuthern Rebels.
II h quite delightful and refreshing TO OBJ
serve the parrot-liks facility with which the
Yankee press talks Of the "Southern Reb
cts" There IL something so novel and exhil-
Grating 70 people who never owned servant,
to whom no one was ever low enough 10 &C
knowledge allegiance, who cannot in general
compel even a horse to admit their supremacy,
in the idea Of anybody on the face Of the
earth rebe,tins sgains, them, that they ought
to be profoundly grateful to the whole South
for aifording them An opportunity to entertain
themselves with such an exquisite illusion.
II is true, that we are unable to discover the
applicability of the term. Tho South never
rebeled against the Constitution, nor do
VIC understand how any State can rebel
against the Union, which was but the crea-
ton of the States, any more than any other
principals can rebel against their agents.
But we prefer to look at the thing in the light
which "tickles" the Yankees so hugely, viz: a
rebellion against Ysnkeedom, against Yankee
commerce, Yankee manufactures and Yankee
lords and masters. The idea of rebelfng
against Yankees may annoy sensitive people,
ing that We shall never want to be called any
thing but rebel till the day of our death. If
ever q monetary gloom 0verspreads our ho-
rizon, if troubles come upon us, friends depart,
and the shades of life's evening become pre-
maturely dark, this idea of rekeling against
q Yankee would chase everything like serious
reflection from our minds, and bring broad
grin even upon the cheek Of Despair.
We by no means confound the whole North
with that peculiar people," the Yankees
Nor are all Yankees who are born and live in
Yankeedom. But take them as whole, We
can safely say that rebellion to them-their
morality, religion, manners, philosophy-is
obedience to Heaven. A more goddess, hcen-
tious, canting, cruel, humbugging race than
tho children of the May Flower, never existed
in any land. The American Indians, whom
they cheated out of their possessions, and as
sassnat when they had made them drunk
enough to commit hostilites, were perfect gen.
tiemen in comparison.
oil this is vague and angry denunciation, We
have only to refer to the statistics of crime
and compare the South and the North, or.
leaving out such confessed Sodons and Co.
morrahs as New York and Philadelphia, place
side by side New England and any section of
equal size in the Southern States. Take their
model Commonwealth, Massachusetts, and
how will it compare in morality with the much
abused State, South Carolina? No better
standard of the morality of people can be
found than female virtue, and in the State Of
South Carolina there has not been a divorce
since the Revolution. In the State of Mas
sachusetts there is scarcely day, certainly
not week in the year, in which a divorce
does not become necessary. We say nothing
Of the Carolinan's elevation Of manners, Of
his high bred courtesy, Of his chivalric cour-
age, these being con sidered in Massachusetts
Southern fooleries; but, in the vital, house
hold virtues, which are essential to the purity
and happiness of society, Massachusetts, can
bear no comparison with South Carolina
And so of other Southern States. We
well recollect that, when, at the instance of
Northern correspondent, in the canvass be-
tween FREMONT, FILLMORE and BUCHANAN,
We examined the Virginia records to ascertain
whether divorce had ever been obtained be-
tween Mrs. FREMONT and her husband, Mr..
PRIOR, we were struck with the rarity of such
cases in Virginia history. Can Massachusetts
No f,to
We do not impeach the general purity of the
sex in that or any other portion of the country,
for the majority of women in every land are
better and purer than man; but we maintain
that there does not exist elsewhere, and has
not in modern times, whether in the Old World
or the New, as high morality Us characterizes
the Southern States. In regard to truth,
frankness, commercial honesty, good fellowship
between neighbors, no intelligent and candid
man will for moment contest the superiority
of the South. We dismiss altogether the diff
ference of manrers-the genial, refined de-
pertinent of Southern men, in general, and the
coarse, abrupt unfeeling style which has be-
come SO general in Northern society that a
man of sensibility and geniality among them
is regarded as little better than fool. Jhink
of a people who can deliberately elect such a
swine as LINCOLN President of the United
States, whose beau ideal of gentleman is
SUMNER, of Massachusetts, and whose mode,
of a hero, BENJAMIN +. BUTLER, of Old Point
Rebellion against them! 1t is the rebellion of
civilized stomach against pork and molasses.
Withers6eld onions and Massachusetts, cod
There is practical idea, however, connected
with this slang about Southern rebels which
lies at the foundation of this infamous war. 1t
Is that the Southern States belong to the
North; that they are the rightful owners of
our wealth and industry that they are en-
titled of right to our cotton, tobacco rice, naval
stores and trade. We are Tot to reap any
further benefit from any of the great staples Of
our production than bare support We are
to produce these grand articles Of commerce
which enrich the world. and make New York,
Boston, Lowell, Lynn, Philadelphia, &c, mag
nifcent cities, and to receive nothing more from
them than our bread, clothing and lodging. All
the rest belongs to our Northern lords and mas
ters! The seeding States are to be treated
Is SO many fugitive slaves, and are not to be
permitted to initiate our Yankee tyrants in
multiplying the fugitive slave law. Therefore,
we are denounced ~ rebels, and the rebellion
lie to be put down by Ore and sword! The
question at issue is simply whether we belong
to them or to ourselves. The South is able to
decide that question, and as long rs it can
draw trigger or wicld bayonet it will never
become q slave-above all, the worst of all
slaves-a slave to the Yankees, ga servant Of
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