The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1865-08-04
Sensible Talk.


The New York Times, speaking Of
Northern sentiment and expectations
abo-1t the South, says:
We (the Northern people ana au-
thorities) are too exacting also in re-
gard to the political action of the
Southern people. We expect them,
now that the war is over, and they are
beaten, to become at once. not cnly
loyal citizens, obeying I'LL the laws,
and sustaining fully the national au-
thority, but thoronghegoing abolition
lists, and advocates Of II gro suffrage.
Anything short OF this we' consider
halfway loyalty aud think they have
not been whipped quite cno,,g gh Vet.
We dcnoilnce them as still scccSsi,,a-
lists ut heart, and call for their excl:l-
sion from the rights of citizenship.
IhlS IS unreasonable and unwisa.
We have really nothing to do with
their hearts. We have 10 right to
exact the complete change OF senti-
mcnt and feeling which. We demand.
We have IL right :, insist that t:lcy
shall obey the law, that they shall az
knowledge aud respect the nation;.
authority, and cun.,,.ct ti!.ms c've, as
peaceful l,w-;thiding citizens. Ii they
90 this, We can demand nothing more.
They may believe i'll their hearts what
they please; they may feel us tlvv ik,.
about the wai and the government.
they may be at hcrn1 fcaellio;;s still;
but that is really none OF olr hl.il.,.Ss.
We cannot control their opinions or
thrlr Vntlments; We can and must
control tilcir conduct, but that is all
Nor is it reasonable 70 expect that ah,.
mass OF the Southern people can or
Will become sIddcnly ,cvot,,cs Of doe
trincs ;md&en5imo which they have.
hitherto abhorrcd. and against which
they have stakcd their fortunes and
their livcS. Airn do not thus Instantly
change their whole natures on com
puIsion. And ,rny ostcnt,tious PIE
tensions OF such IL change would be
hypocritlc:l. The great body Of the,
Southern peopl: vera rmqucstionablv
honest an;l sincere in the opinions,
the .pNlEtlicrs ul.d the rrsrntmcnt>,
which led them to rebel against the
Go1rrnlheat; and it would be- folly to
suppose taat those feelings would all
be ut once eradiratcd by the simple
fact that they ha>r been beaten IN thc
iicld y IL lic:,l change in the scnti-
mrllt oe the Southern people, concern
lnG slaNo%.v and the purpose and tom
per OF tA" national, authority, CAN Only
h', wrought r. ti.,.-, I.y W -, ltt~.+
Wisely administered. and by then OK
periencc Of tie new condition upon
which they have entered.
Nor should we desire to break the
spirit OF crush the s,If-rrspcct Of the
people OF the Southern States. Thci.
courage, their resolu.r and Diet ct>rlninctl
spirit, IS now among the priceless; 7os-
sessions of the whole country. It h",
been olr enemy, but hereafter il is to
he our friend. 1t has been tnrnc:i
against us, and has vainlv sought or
destruction; hcnccfortl it fights Only
on or side, and swclls the pnw,r.an /
the courage with which W. may r.on
front world in arms 1t would be
suicidal in us to crush or destroy it
We should be destroying 4 part OF that
which is to give us the, proadcst place
ever held by ;Sy n.,tipn OF the face of
the earth. They confess and feel
themselves overcome -s:b .lucd, sub
jugatcd. From no quarter do we hear
the taintcst hint OF any wish even to
renew the contest. It is not for us to
poison the wound we have inflicted on
their pride, nor to stab, with insulting
blows: the dead body Of their amhi-
ton.
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