The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-07-21

tematic Misrepresentation of the sentiment
Of the South. Although there has not
been q hostile gun fred for months, and al
the leading minds Of the South are ooun-
selling the people to render hearty ALE
glance to the government, yet there are
many public men at the North who are un-
willing to regard the Southern people in
any other light than incorigible rebels,
who must be held in subsection by the
strong grip of military power for an in
definite period. Aperusal Of the addresses
of distinguished Southern men viii con-
vince any candid mind of the complete
Of the rebellion, and of the de-
sire Of a vast majority of the people to
resume their former friendly relations With
the North. At . meeting in Augusta,
Georgia, on the Gath ult, Hon. CHARLES
J. JENKINS, q venerable and influential
citisen, was called to preside, and in the
course of his remarks he said:
in the entire South 3 ssno man man who: Who conte%.
plates continuance Of the sanguin.ry struggle
sartSs surface. Were there no other reason
for its sbsndoament reason enough is TO be
crcumstsnces q dire Calamity . snd renrosck
70 Christian civilization; but when waged
pensstinx end, becomes crime aesinst hu-
mainly: II = unquestionably the NED purpose
With general md prompt acceptation, to con.
vert tnear sattered shields into plonghsnaEes'
EQuaily eepWI Z The purpose, unless the in.
a &c; g PoRsMr opinion are utterly ascsP e.
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of the United States, whenever the door may
b opened n Q spirit Of lust Cancellation. You
win NOT dean Il necessary or becoming to proe.
trate yourselves q at the footstool Of power.
An autocTat might demand this humiliation of
rebelli0us subjects who had resisted his author
ity; bat surely, under free government, af.
ter even deadly feud originating In antagonistic
theories. 4 ffank. dianiaed. snd orscef1l Weld.
ing of the contest should be satisfactory to
1.-The powers that b" -
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AZ VIC senn7 Nu0o'a"e non' AAShi w.
HuLIARD. formerly member of Congress-.
-. 1850. :: IN a.
ano a5 A'os' ostinlsp'e eenAelnsn IL III tns
-. .,-,
come 10 give an Aonest manly ana car
did support to the government of the Uni
a, Co.,,
tea otates' ne ealo ne Woulo nave pro-
vented the revolution If he could: he was
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opposed 10 IL because ne Deheved the
r;ohts Of the south conld he bettar main.
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tanned lnslde OF the Union than out OF 1t,
Int that when h;a St.ta actod bo oavo h;o
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adherence to her action. The conclusion
of b;s snaach "a trnlx aloonont end er,.
eoe'a'o'
When Gen. Lee fell back from Petersburg,
when he was surrounded by overpowering
numbers, and when he rendered his sword to
Gen. Grant felt that It was the duty of every
Southern man to follow his example in giving
up the cause; and that it became every North
ern man to say, - General Grant did on that
you are overpowered." This language ex.
presses the true sentiment of the two sections,
and I believe, Mr.. Chairman, that If the North
is as true to her principles, she viii respect the
South all the more for the gallant fight which
she has made in defense Of her Cherished pril-
ciples. And the South win now, sir, not grudg-
ingly, but freely, and cheerfully acknowledge
this as our whole country-from the st. Law
renee TO the Gulf of Mexico and from the At
lantic to the Pacific. This do, sir, and there.
fore it IL that / 90 willingly respond to this
call. And win now proceed, very briefly, to
give my views on the true relations which we
bear to the government and its policy. We
are not conquered provinces, sir we are not
territories-we are States Of the American
Union. know the President too well to be-
lieve that he eutertains any other views On the
subject He is man too loyal to the princi-
pies Of the Constitution to entertain any other
! view; and believe, sir, that he extends mill.
| tary rule over these States, not because he Is
unwilling to extend our State lines and bound
aries to their former status, but because he Is
not yet assured of a true loyal sentiment pre-
vailing in them. As soon as he is assured Of
this, he will gladly welcome them back with all
| their former rights, except such - have been
modified by recent events. am anxious to
have those rights restored, to have our civil
courts once more opened, and I rejoice that
this step has been taken. We come, cir, to
offer no cringing adulations to power, We come