Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1862-07-03

We viii not soon forget how vehemently
secessionists in the North. at the breaking
out of the present rebellion. assured Us that
the South could never be conquered. They
told US the people of the South were q su-
pssior class Of people: more chivalric;
more determined. and more desperate than
we Of the North. They told rs that We
might defeat them but that we could never
force them back into their former position
Of allegiance to the federal authorities
Some Of us .were disposed to believe this
shallow nonsense. AMI trsmbled lest our
forces would be destroyed by these modern
Greek warriors; for did not they tell Us the
last drop of Southern blood would be shell
in rife pit before the Northern vandals
would be permitted to desecrate the sacred
soil OF their blood-stained plantations?-
We did not fully realize at that time that
the apparent fear Of our Northern Demo
Gratis was only trembling expression Of
sympathy for the welfare Of their "South-
ern brethren" Well. what has been the
result of orr war? Have the croaking
prophssies of Northern pro -slaveryites
been fulfilled? Our forces have conquered
the rebels in the States of Missouri. Ar
kansas, Kentucky. Tennessee. Maryland,
the greater part Of Virginia. and parts OF
every Southern State in tho 80 called
Southern Confsaeracy; and. in almost ev-
cry place whers orr forces have attained
control. the rebels have quietly acquiesced
in the new order of things. and iAwardly
rsioiced that order was again restored and
protection again extended to the rights of
private citizens. A correspondent writing
from New Orleans recently. says:
THE streets Of this city are filed with
smiling faces. thugs have left for summer
watering places. property is secure. and
Abraham Lincoln. BY the grace Of God and
the electoral vote of the people. President
OF the United States Of America. might
walk. unarned and unaecompanied. at any
time through these streets, in full security.
ana to the icy and delight Of numbers who
have heretofore been accustomed to link
h;a name with curses and excavations
Slowly and gradually. at first this change
appeared. the terror of . twelvemonth was
not to be cast off in q day. but IS one by
one the citizens gathered courage to come
forward and speak ont the sentiments
which had been crushed o ut but not ersdi-
Gated, the stream gathered strength and
fnllness. till within the past week the wish
TO bring themselves within the agis of the
flag has been quite equal to the power OF
the authorities to receive their declarations
Of allegiance"
And still another reliable writer from
Memphis, IN speaking Of public sentiment
In that city, says:
Never were the people of . conquered
city more resigned to their fate than those
( Of Memphis. They seem to be aware Of
shs fact that the National grip upon thu
town will never be given up. and. whether
willingly or nnwillingly, have made NJ
their minds to submit to the power OF ths
Government and the restoration OF ordsl
and Law.
And 90 1t Is generally; after making .
few WY faces. and seowling erimly At on
good. sstured Union boys, they relaps'
back into 4 state of hopeless indolence.--
euch Is Southern resistance. and TINS m
The prophes;ss ef Northern doughfaces be
ing fulfilled. -.E....s..