New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-05-11

The Daily Mars, in the course of laboreC
presentment of 1.-The Rights OF the South,
intended to commend the exercise Of humanity
and magnanimity to tie yictors in OR grca
struggle, says;
Tie sorare....; .. the States Of tho South Is al
mitted 10 hold. Ia some form or other. by ali shades
Constitutional opinion Iha, fact alone removes IN
Ordinary that have constituted the prime Pile
governing the treatment 81 unsuccessful rebellion"
We think not, and Trust The Noes vii
reconsider this position. 1t is one that is emf
nently calculated to prejudice the cause in who's
behalf it is urged
What is called "the South't-that is the Slav,
Power-is thoroughly beaten, and frankly own,
lit. There never was q more complete defeat
nor franker confession it, On this point, thu
testimony is consistent and overwhelming. II
addition to the volumes We have already pub
lished, take the following report by Herald
correspondent Of a talk on the I'd inst. al
|Greensborough, n. c., with Lieut. Gen. Iardec.
one of the ablest and most distinguished Rebel
leaders throughout the conflict:
Gen Hardee received me In a very cordial generous
nnreseryed manner lie ard | talked freely on all
subjects 81 interest at the present time In speaking OF
the war he made this remarkable assertion: "Sir ]
accept this war as the providence Of God lie intended
that the Iars should be free. end HoD he is s. Slavery
was never paying institution. have often told my
friends go For instance, my wife owned about 100
negroes; 40 OF the 100 useless for work. yet she
had 10 feed these 40 in order to get the work Of the
other 90. The negro Will be worse of for this war
Will any of your Abolitonists OF the North feed and
cothe hafadozen little children in order to got the
work of and woman Sir, our people can pay
the working negroes a fair compensation for their
services and let them take Of their own families
and then have much left at the end Of the year as we
had under the old system"
General. do you think we will soon have real
II do think the people Of tie South are anxious
for it. They wanted 1t two years ago. l then
that our cause could not sncceed"
"Will we not have guerrilla warfarei"
$50 help me God, sir II we do, am willing and
ready to fight TO put an end to it,
"s the same sentiment entertained by the other gen
era officers who have been IN the Confederate service
1T is. have not the slightest doubt but that they
viii every they command 10 bring quiet.
ness and security again in the land They viii In no
WISE support those who do not obey the laws"
" How will il be IN South Carolina"
"Souh Carolina is the worst whipped State in the
Union
"But will not her leading spirits control the masses r
"Ihey too, crushed. She has no leading spirits
now Let me impress it upon you that the people of
the South want to live in peace with the people Of the
North and you will find they will do 1t. They will do
chceriuny Po'iueu your government does not resort
to harsh measures Ift does resort to such measures
/ cannot answer for the consequences We staked
our all on the success Of arms and they failed
and willing TO TO and live under the
laws Of the United States find them although
they may got be as We would desire TO have them"
Here is manifested spirit which every
generous mind must respect. The South,
so called, is beaten, and acknowledges the fact.
Slavery has made an issue Of life and death
with the Union, been worsted, and submits to
the decree of Providence. Gen. Hardee says
"tbe neople of the South want 10 live in peace