The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1865-07-27

years, that there %as not a man III the
United States who more deeply regret
ted the secessionof the Southern States
than did, at the beginning Of the revo-
lntion; ard there is not now in the
Southern States any ono who ieels more
bitterly the humiliation and degradation
of going b acS into the Union than do.
STILL 1 KIN ow that we shall be more pros.
porous and happy in the Union than out
oft. "
1t has been too common. Mr. Chair.
man, to attribute the failure of this great
revolution to the President ofthe late
Confede racy. The people were them.
selves to blame for it's failure. They
were unwilling to make those sacrifices
which we're essential to its success.
Many who were most prominent in the
movement, never did anything for it af.
ter the war commenced. Instead of
seeking their proper position, in front Of
the battle, they sought "bombproofs" for
themselves and their sons. There were
others who got into soft places and off.
.cial positions, where they could speou-
late and make fortunes on Government
funds. In fact, towards the latter part
of the war it seemed that every one was
trying to keep out of the army, and was
willing to pay anything. and make any
sacrifice, to do so. When General
Johnston surrendered his army he had
on his muster roll seventy thousand
men, but only fourteen thousand to be
carried into battle General Lees ar.
my was in the same condition. Where
were the absentees ? At home, on fur
Tough, staying over their furloughs, de.
Serted and struggling At no time,
during the last three years of the war,
was there more than .one.thir,l of the
army ready to march into battle How
was it possible tor the Southern people
to succeed, acting thus?
Congress- too, Mr.. Chairman, is
greatly to 'ilame for their exemptions.
Asll between the ages of eighteen and
forty five should rave been forced INTO
the army and kept there. 1t mattered
not whether he was doctor. lawyer.
preacher, politician, editor, or school
teacher. If an able.bodicd man, he
should have been sent to the army.
But, strange to say. the three classes of
men who were mainly Instrumental in
plunging their country into this mad
revolution, were all exempted, by Con.
gress, from fighting /! / allndc 10 the
poi't'c aus, newspaper editors and preach.
crs Of the Gospel, This was not fair.
The man, who gets up fight, should al.
ways take his share Of it.
II has been said, and repeated all over
the Southern States, that the South has
sustained great loss in the death Of
President Lincoln. / do not think SO.
President Johnson is much abler and
inner man than Lincoln was. He is
III every way more acceptable to til.
South, In the first place, lie is a South.
ern man. aud Lincoln was a Northern
man. He is y Democrat, and Lincoln
was Wing, a Republican. President
johnson was q stakeholder, well ac.
quamted with the institution, and
knows what is proper to be done in the
S>''"o N''''";SS "'NS'i Has iakcn place.
President Lincoln was wholly unac.
qpaintcd with slavery and Southern
Institutions. President johnson is a
man ofiron will and nerve, like Andrew
Jackson, and will adhere to his prin.
ciples and political faith. On the other
hand, President Lincoln showed himself
to be nothing more than clay in the bands
OF tthe potter ready to change his meas.
iurcs and principles at the bidding of his
party. President johnson has filed all
the highest and most honorable Offices in
the State Of Tennessee, with great abli.
ty and satisfaction to the people. There
is no stain or blot on his private charac.
ter. The ablcst speech ever delivered in
the Senate Of the United States, on the
issues between the North and South
was made by President johnson. He
voted for Breckinridge in the Presiden.
tial canvass Of 1860. Judging, then.
from his antecedeuts, the South should
have every hope and confidence in
him. $3.50