New-York daily tribune., 1863-08-31
,vsvr SPIRIT OF THE scUTu.

wsHE APL'stN VF T. '7Wt hs'
The State Of ALABAM, has had lighter ex-
Dorienco ofthe sorrows which the Great Rebellion
has brought on the country than any other State
wherein the revolulicnists achieved an ascend
ency; yet her recent election (irst Monday in
August) has afforded unnistakablc evidence OF
her penitencc. John Gill Shorter, her Governor
incumbent-a red-hot Rebel of the Calhoun
schools run out by Thomas II. Watts, an old
Clay Wing and Bell-Evcrctt man of IsGD-thc
first of his school who has been chosen Governor
of Alabama within our remembrance. Watts
WAS the candidate against Shorter in Is6l, but
had no show: now, the returns from fifty-two
counties give him 22,223 to Shorters G,3i2
Jabez l.. NJ. Curry, who served in the U. 5.
Congress (House) of 1s59-6l, and was avery
able and philosophic Fire-eater of the original
Calhoun school, and who was chosen to the
frst Rebel Congress without opposition, has
also been run out by an old Whig-Thomas j.
Judge, we believe. And Robert Jameson, jr.'
another old Whig, has been sent to the Rebel
Senate in place of William l.. Yancey, deceased,
one Of the earliest and most violent Secession
lists. In short, Alabama procams herself
thoroughly sick of the false gods AT whose shrine
she has so madly worshiped. And If Alabama,
with her soil unwasted by war and population
nearly half slaves, has had enough of the Re
bellion, what State has not
The fact that the South is cured Of her latest
and widest delu,ion Is as clearly revealed III
the vehement denunciations by her Rebel jour-
nails Of reconstruction and il sncaking, DIS
tardly yotarics, as in our director testimony
We heard nothing like these denunciaionS one
or two years ago. Yet now the journals are
full Of such giyings-oui as the following:
From ~ National iatcligoae,,, lag. 20
Tie vc.y in,.lc.n, lc,,cr inserted below Is rom soc
man Of intelligence and honor personally well known 70 ~
and whose statements Of flc sc entitled to fi credit lie
g.. moreover thorough oyasi, aud has been uniform nd
decided friend % the Administration Tho rc'u., Of h' OBJ
se.,oa IN recent and extended tour in the south be hi
thought O. sufficient interest to be communicated to tie pub
i here and We are .ufc tina, al OF readers vii isco
vh hm Whsi be Ics.cs Of southern feeling and soa'in
hopes can hardly asc any one who can Imagine the 81
tfcniiy 4 ufrns and the multiplied woes which The cause
cs Rebellion ha. bfoush, o. every family Of the south hat
isoay toe ,.ho tom bh OF long ass0caiion u-ef1nl'
ns n the south regarding il-ir slaves who can appreciate
fully the 1eancss ard Intensity oi tc southern mind % h
,ubec, We src Dol, surprised the.coic. iba, TIC caisy
4 suffering snl Tie hopclessHe. Of Rebellion oomlsred
shoad i.piro even .fy Of these who 10 e'e
iato Il u he delte to rc,face their cp ard return % hs
glance o.. vel ~ the Who forced into i fnd
We car vel ndr.'ali thc writer sLen lc r,lfosrns A'
auction 4 Tnauci dcd u ~ Sll lih a. involving
uef a. rrcu eato run &C. sclf un'fy-a. tie oily '''
.,auial d.uy "A Tie Wy % f,rofsil0u oi tie tMoH' II
for those vho rule tie dsiH.e, o. th county 90 ~
whether 10 .is n depends th'm have Innn 'nd
.he Consi,si.on ,osc.ho ,aanopsiioa VIII fuin J.
noety % tic county pfoa' aad 'o'aied ,on''i
tu,on How eloquent ard .ofchic h ihc sfpea wa which
tie wri. close, hf letter and Nj h. no's'hianiins D..
pf.ora reference TIC Chief MAs''s 30 'aie lh' se''y
'' - ' 'oa,ors Aas p. i'f1
10 u, Isiio,, # The Sahasiilr. se.eo.
s,.,e. 81 slrsfa hof,i c,roir. bsna T,uaeis-e ana
s,,qs.y - sa,s ~, ~ ' I :. .s a.. i''ss' 80
IA audor ths 81 -'a.os. h.d ,.. @ - ~
on De rt.n, a. luIc Of o.. oou-iy and ia pfohsbs
.uf .fslf,l rf 'rri tAs. 1iH 1nnts oi u
imf4essor, lade vil lo' 20 80 s'ih'f .aafoT
s 10 vour Iad,4s War ihs Gsuo was inailuicd Ter
tie puI pc % sollf nrh,g srafant'' e. tha o"u 80
lar n'iludon-s sFs sad l. f-frrs' Ahoiiioa.'m oi
Nof.iefn ssgc'slen. Cd. t TFh's N i'-ins "n ilc INST
tuition Ia. teen 90 w'-.oa on1lnf'f i'' enig
and Sd ueary all icf pf.a..ss have ffgfri ia.c To
,se tAry feel ihr clshins aHsff ~ o. -n iAc save
State. aud .al f lHdr .r f.niu.n e. te ihs .i-
- of ~as.r. vii Dol ID tt dsafeT p o. 4iqn iaf
~, tfelr ,ates i b. draNst tio ~ army q is
United state. iof ihe pupo- ooni'la. 'hs ~ 20 %.
IA. fAing ,s aasfd rtf, fls Uas @rd 10 80 af~ t'
nov apgsroluy inr,i'.s'c fate sh.s eIps'' ~inf's'
.ud d~sfsds ihcul Tlry aitfm rh iaei tF1 "a
t.s ~ ,os~ b-s iof' tie rfc..dsni 60 tod oui ,hs
branch. "a u hr ffrfi1fui ~ffr 10 4t'.e ne
nation holding tlrf .rsss fific Sccolh'aby itf i0
Erslon eid oae The proflc pfoscii0n in ne AL Tfril
s.,ln. she oi slafrfs g. t' consii -i4
~ n stale svs tle, wl on, .cois q hui VII l- "a
- .a.,sflf..l. aob.r sieai. Tlus t uu bo pofce4sed
tst M. fstf uas.. I'm. rouheru 'oye afs 'ia4n ~
- = -, ,.h, 4, hem 4. of a. srsais implf then o.
80 m b. ,a. los of sifon sLoli. tho eiucof q ihef
sfucs Al tls they bear bui lsinioi iAf fa t'f4
All they hor. h.y stpect thry psy that ihs ff'dent al
spare t;cn. u-reas.bs h.n.siiei- IN 'isS II s.e
simple uath ~oad as, hs.sf. hetof. ihioash ,hs 'i
a., ~ ogg nssIuahs journal u tir If's.lrnt cannot at "a o.
be- ansuinousi n airf The ia o haf.son D. cannot n
fosI 10 offer soiue terms wleh ii Halcf Ho r'a "
tie Solirfn le"p g. Trufn !" thi ai' - y" ~,
fon ad he D6,ruei of ihr United states II be ii ai
bilious Of ouyieb fame D. vii 30 u u L' o'''i'' ~ -
uembeIsd 'lr second Nathns'tn =" Wi 30 pr o. ""
t 10 secure g. hs, tie apPelaien II Atfaa a' "csi
ie viii do nLe wishes 10 initiate The "i-Pro nm N'o
aid go thou and mole -" lI d. = siA ''y -
lie wishe g. go' aim il" popua ,r.n g - i"' Aiii
people and ne .'i~r - hna,1.y "a Al, ~, ~,
r.aces ssse iosrs, 'ery truly, JOHN ADNA's''A
We print the above exactly as II comes TO
hand, and shall cndcayor 10 treat II lauly.
Maintaining from the outset that the Govern
mcut Of the United States should at all times
be LETT free By the Press and by Public Sentl-
ment 10 invite and receive tho return Of the re-
volted States TO loyalty at the earliest moment
consistent with the National dignity and It's own
honor, we mean to say nothing inconsistent
with this position. Yet the above expose oi
Southern opinion-which We have many reasons
10 believe accurate, so far as u very large and
hitherto controlling class Of Southrons is con.
ccrned-invites the following suggestions: