Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-08-01
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The Disposition of the Southern People.

ments among the people, leave Che public In
much doubt about the actual state Of affairs
there. One correspondent writes that every
thing is promising that the people are aqui'
esclng in the new order, and adapting them
selves with %alacrity to their changed condition
that the abolition Of slavery is accepted as an
established fact, and the new relations between
capital and labor are recognized and agreed to
that not only all armed resistance to the Fed.
ersl authority has ceased, but all hostility and
bitterness OF feeling is rapidly disappearing. and
some Of the former devotion to the Union is
taking the place of the recent hatred to the gov
eminent in short, that reconstruction Is work
ing smoothly and with unexpected ease in re-
storing the late i~nsurgent districts to harmoni'
Gus and happy relations with the whole United
States. Another correspondent paints q dolo-
rous picture Of q defeated but sullen people,
whose hearts are yet filled with enmity to the
government; who hate the northern people
who refuse to accommodate themselves TO the
condition in which their treason has left them /;
who hate the negroes and are determined TO
make their freedom more intolerable than was
their former slavery who are yet conspiring to
practically render ~fruitless the victories the gov
eminent has won in the field, by the wiles OF
the politicians and the Intervention Of the bal
lot box who are the same i%nsolent, aristooratlc,
domineerlng people they were formerly, fearing
and bitterly hating republican ism and resolved
that their States shall never be ruled by demo-
cratic IDEAS, or controlled by the principles upon
which free institutions are built. Probably
neither OF these views Of the present condition
of the Southern mind is entirely correct, al
though the latter undoubtedly approaches much
nearer the truth than former.
The Southern people, who have lately been in
rebellion, know their treason has failed, and
they do not hesitate to acknowledge it. Many
OF them understand that Slayery-the absolute
property Of the master in his servants dead
and cannot DO brought back to life. They ac-
Quiesce in these conclusions not because they are
pleased, or cOntented, or at all satisfied with
them, but because they believe them inevitable
and compelled by the power which has crushed
armed treason. But they accept nothing as
demonstrated by the war, except the suppress
sion of the rebellion. They do not adopt the
principles or the opinions Of the y%ictoriou 8
power they do not give up any citadel or ref
uge which has not been carried by the bayonet.
The attempt at forcible secession they see has
failed, but they do not therefore surrender any
/ Of their opinions respecting State rights. They
hold to-day the principles and faith of Calhoun
as firmly as they did four years ago they dis
like northern ideas as much as they did then
they have learned nothing by the experiences OIL
the wal, except to have a wholesome fear of the
power of the Federal government. North Caro-
: lima has been counted as a state in which un.
lonsm would soonest ~reassert itself, yet the
Raleigh Progress gives the following description
of the elements at work there against the gov
ernment
70 The work of constructing a loyal government
In this State will not be 81 easy US many uf u
have supposed, for the Davis and Vance leader
are as bitter as ever, and already they are a
work to organize a party to oppose the polio
OF the President and the administration, and /
10 make War ON the governor Of this State. Thl
nd is palpable TO every man OF ordinary PERCEPTION
nm that will look around him, and it is due th
authorities that they be furnished with tn
ed names of the leaders of the disloyal faction, an
ii. the objects they hope to accomplish if allowed
to - on unchecked.
These enemies OF the government profess grea
~ devotion for the Union, and are impatient I
have civil law restored and the troops removed
but 1t is well known, ut the same time, that the
IRE have made their threats as 10 what they will d
an by conspiring and combination after the trooI
IN leave. They threaten to lash tho negro becau,
mt their treason to the government has been mad
Cd the means in the hands Of Providence OF treein
X him, and they threaten to hang Union men stu
ply because they have insisted that traitor
ho ought to DO punished. The leaders in tn
N movement for u treas ,nable organization alread
.vs abuse and den0unce the people OF the North an
ed the government for freeing the negro they to-
no the negro he is not free and that as soon as tn
troops are gone they will exercise their ownel
ship again they are bitter and unrelentin
ely against all who do support the government, IN
IN fine and in lsot only await the withdrawal
Tor the troops to bring their traitorous designs inl
action, aud thus cause violence and open revol
'0h There Is, We fear, unfortunately, much rcasc
for this severe language of the Progress an
W. IL is apparent from this picture Of the dispos
'eh ton OF the late rebels, as well as from The il
er. t~olligencc from other points South, that Il
on the presence OF the military is necessary, al
co, will be for a long time to come, all through Il
'ei rebel States, ~ maintain The loyal State Go
ain ernments which are now being reconstruct
ion This is certainly to be regretted and we viii
pa those who have been defeated in battle we
ready to accept the consequences Of their treas,
and quietly subside, leaving the control OF y
,pe litlcal afails to those who believe in the Cons
rvs tuition OF tho United States and the principles
WI human liberty. But we have no reason To su
pose that this will take place and we anticipa
Mt that an era Of stormy politics is about to DO i
y augIrated IN the Southern States, which it
'eu does not require military interference and col
,t troll, will yet 30. very likely to have it.. II
I'd, election just ahead IN tennessee is the openiu
lee OF this strife, and Gov. Brownlow has denouncc
Ia all who are hostile to tie Constitution and Law
Of that State, especially the laws dlslranchisiu
leu those formerly in rebellion, as euemies of Il
government and traitors to the commonwealth
'''' and President johnson has promised Govern,
"a. Bro"nlOw the aid Of the Federal military