Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-08-17
How 10 Treat the Patient.

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ed in the Ne,c York Euening Post of the l4th
inst. The Posts "loyalty" has never been
subjected to discount;
A writer In Ha,per's Weekly who is IN
clined to pessimistic view OF the SITUATION
in the unorganiZed States, seems TO pc mucn
surprised that men who have been fghting
desperate war of four years duration 40
not surrender their prejudices and conVic-
tions as soon as they have surrenderedstnelr
arms. He cites good many authorities,
such as they are, to show that the South
erners are not yet frankly and heartily In
favor of the Union, that they have yielded
to superior numbers only, and that they
still cling to their ancient faith of State,
sovereignty and the right Of secession.-,
All our information, he says, private and
public, is in that strain. "The entire tes-
timony is of universal disaffectlon. That
it is the natural ebullition OF chagrin IS
true, but it is also the sign OF actual hosth-
ity." :. :,
AS this is simple question of fact It IS
not open to debate, and we leave the deter,
mination of It to the evidence as time snali
bring it forth. But we are free to say tnat
the impressions we have derived from such
authentic reports as have reached us 40
not warrant the sweeping conclusions OF
this writer. The discomfort is not univcr-
sal. nor does it amount to actual hostility
On the contrary, the great BODY OF tne
Southern people seem to us to accept the
situation with acquiescence, reluctant.
it may be, but still with no thought OF re-
yersing the decision. They bave been 80
exhausted and punished by the war, that
they are glad to welcome prospect OF tran-
guilty. Noisy, restless and truculent rel
lows of the political schools STAND ready 10
oppose the settlement OF past diillcuities, 70
create new disturbances, and 10 revive IL
| they can the quarrels and battles OF ior-
mer state of things. But we uouDs WheCher
they possess much influence, ana we are
quite sure that they VIII not succeeu III
| their undertakings. What the ooutn wants
now, most OF all things, Is quiet; IL mas haI
enough of disorder, enough OF poiiIlcsi
management, enough OF mlsruie anu SUI
| feriDg; and, as soon as the agltatlons OF the
late tempest subside, we eXpecC 10 see IL re-
! turn earnestly to the peaceful pursuits Oh
industry and to a genial reciprocatlon OF
kindly and fraternal feelings.
Meanwhile there is something suspicious
In the language when tne wrlter we nave
quoted applies to the condltloh Oh Ghe oouc1'
He says that 'whlle the system Is nlUrp;u, vTs'
It should not be treated as souhu. mo-. VINE .hn',
| the old sores still ache ana shooI, Iney
patient has undergone the operation ahu
has survived it, but he IS not wen, ne Is hoI
strong. He is diseased stlll. ana weak, anu
his frame is full OF i'll humors. IL wouiu oe
wicked folly to treat MIN as a neaiChy,
hearty man VINO can go, unassisCeu, aoouC
| his usual business. lie Is sGlil III the physi-
clans hands. He must still suDmC 10 Che
necessary regimen. lie must 40 WnateVer
| the physician thinks essentlai 10 MS n.al
cure. 1t may be dlsagreeaDie, DuG curatise
processes often are: ihat the patlenc Is
still man is undeniable. But that ne Is a
well man, and has either the rignt or power
to do what well men may, Is aDs9ru.
All which may be true, lndeed IL Is True,
because no community we know OF Is en-,
tirely sound; the most advanced Is aliilcteu
with fearful sores, political ana soclal Du1
then we are 10 consldert tWo thiilss III IeSaLu aia
to it: the first, whether this disease Is the
kind to require intervention; anu Gne sec.
ond, of what sort that lntervenIion ICsell
shall be. The city OF new Iork, ior ili-
stance, Is not spectacle, soclally VI poIiCi-
cally, for either God or men; IL Is rotpn
from core to rind, II the newspapers are W
be believed and YET we suner IL 10 70 on
in the old ways. we dohC wresI IL lroni u
the hands Of the people to put In tnose Oh
a major-general, nor 40 we propose lCs me
dicament by committee OF VlgllahCs, s sucn
as they once had In san franclsco, Inere
are men abroad, again, like LOUIS Napoleon
and half the tories,ot Englauu, VINO hoiu
seriously thatour whole system OF repupI-
canism is disease, maiignans ana mori-
bund Inflammation OF the popular tissues
and If they had their way tney wouiI p9t
an end TO our mlseraDie existence. we uo
not agree with them, thank YOU we lnsisC
that our health is rather Detter, nner, more
high-strung Than that Oh otner natlons, anu
we should like to proceed as we nave Degun. 1ii
Any interference with IL, ana especlaiiy
from remote or foreign source, Wo9iu 40
no good, and be apt TO DO vast ueai OF evil
May not the same be true Oh tne ooetn'
which to us, trained In higher crVlllZation,
appears full OF bad humors, put not pau
enough TO invoke the scalpei OF the hhlsn-
ing knife!
Admitting the existence ana severity Oh
the disease, and admlttlng also that we are
called upon to treat II, let US De sure tlat
we adopt the right MODE OF treatment.-
There are heroic processes wnlcn XIII as
often as they cure; tnere are niIuer nouss,
which 90 no hurt II tney 40 no goou, while
the healing forces OF nature are heiu ny
very Intelligent minus as superior 10 eltner.
Our friend OF the RUSSIAN commons Anew
| years since, had "a SICK mar" on ms hands,
and the way ne LOOK 10 cure Nun was
prompt, decided, authoritative, put not we
| believe, effectual. The poor fellow was
purged for two years with heroic iron pills,
but was no better at the emu snan ne was az q.
the beginning. Our un-friend of the French
empire, too, fancied that he had bad case
in MnYi0n