Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1865-07-01
or,Is Of soberness and Trutl,.

6gAte0a W fne AAepun
can press, which still can soc On,
ood to come out of Nazareth, III,
\ New York Times opportuucly givor
ent to the words below Of sober
wiadem and truth.
We are glad to perceive q gradual
euiPtv'ng down of bitterness and
l'veeilFe in tho leading Republican
Journalspf the North, when treating
Of quest4na pertaining to, Of grow.
ing out offho late rebellion. Tbia
II the onlyway by which we can
nope 70 arrlN at fair investigation
q ?, facts Or q DISCUSSION of principles.
Sensation whsh il always more o.
less warped b prejudice, pusaion
and misrepresentation, .as. wa tr,,at
Mad ite day with tlp close>f + n. w,,
F'n ora marked W . Ho,,,d and
'ealthyf conservatism will be ,.en
iarly refreshing and acceptable a
line like tho present, when new
rider Of things has beeninaugurated
nd tho great duty Of tho hour ia to
ear and forboar, to build up, instead
: pull down the grand fabric Of law.
government and social order.
Naaalnestly commend 10 our read.
the 71mcs' article
po MUCH BxAoTgp rhom rim souruunn
PEorhh.
We are too exacting inAfeRard 10 tho no.
&iioal action of the SouthArn people. We
speet them now chat the war IL over and
SheS arc honten, TO beeomo4at ones. not
@pnly iaSal ,citsena, obeying all tho laws
Sandspelainng fully the nHtionat authority,
&put thorough gong nbolitonish. and nd
soeateH Of negro suffrage Anything abort
HI this We consider hnlf way loya4y and
Nthink that they have not been wMppsd
h quito enough yoL, We denouneo than an
Aiil aeeeHaunistR at hBart and call for THAR
eNelusien 70 tho rights Of ofeitisenship.
This is unreasonable and unwiae. Wa
have really ynothing 30 do with their heafta.
4 We have % tight To lxaet tho oonplete
8ehange 1T Antirent atd feeling which we
demptl Ne have a frht o Insist thnt
&thef ahal nheS the l(t.H, that they shall
III &ohEaalelea ad faaptL tla national an
II hafitf W conduct tlHnsnlvns na peace
Hlpl y ehFlipg citizens II they do this.
We cee denipnd nothing nofa. They may
ieiioW Ia Jhetr heerle ahnt they pease;
81 hey iuhy feel aA hey Ia about tho war
md tie gotnruneut; thalnay bo a. honrt
eb lliaps piill but thai really none Of
Au hpainesa, Wa raniit control thsir
nufsnleps OF their sqftliuetts we can aud
Nor n ssass. tbeir tpH3a but Mat Ii all.
9"at y, S9a Sge a. I s'' : ,ss, s,S shs mass
nonta which they hayo titisnse eia aenti-
md against which Lllay haya rtn alhuffed,
ortunea and their lives Man ddakgt their
instantly change their whoin natsigM thus
And any oatentatious pl ~
enslone ei such q change would be hypa
ritioal.
Tho great body Of the Southern people
we're unqnestionubly honest and sincere In
he opinions, tho prejudieeH, ana the 70.
which lod them to rebel ngsinst
he Government; and Il would DO folly to
nppose thht those feelings would oil be at
nee Graduated by the simple fact that
hey have been beaten Ia tho field A rad
onl change ia the sentiment Of tho South
an people, concerning eluvery and the
Nrpose and temper OF Tho national an
houtyt can only be wrought by time, by
2lHe laws wi ely administered, and by
boir experience 0l tho new condition upon
Which lhey have entered.
Nor should wo deHirs to break tho spirit,
Y crush hg aei respect Of ths people ef
ho Southern States Their courage, thsir
oaoInto and determined ppirit, Ia now
monR The pficely pasHoRHions of the whole
ountry. IL has beon our enemy, but hefa-
flor it 10 TO be our friend. IL has turned
Ranst ne aud sought our destruetion,
it Hgbts only on our side and
wells tho power and tho courage with
'hieh we may confront world la arms.
would be suicidal In tlA TO cfuah or de-
troy Tive should ba destroying u part
I that which is TO give us the proudest
lGoe over held by any nation on the face
{ the eafth. Tho rebel soath has yielded
, our arms. They confess and leol them
lIves overcome subdued, sub,ugatad.
rom NJ qnartor DO we hear tho faintost
int Of any wish even 10 renew tho contest.
is not for us TO poison the wound we
ave inflicted on their pride, nor 10 stab,
ith insultibg blows, tho dead body OF
leir ambition. Far wiser will IL be ior
> to prove to them, by our civil policy,
rat they have been quitn ~ much mis-
ken In their Judgment Of our principles
! they wore in their estimate OF our ply
cnl power.