Washington telegraph., 1865-08-23

FEELING or Her PEOPI.E.-A correspondent
Of the New York Herald. after travelling dis
.ance Of four thousand miles, visiting th. prin-
cipa towns and cities in the interior0t Virginia,
North and South Carolina. Georgia and Ala
bama, talking with the planter at his home and
with the negro in the held, in giving the result
of his obsery atonS. says: ~ .... ,.-...- 3.
"If any there be w he think the war is not at
an end, OF have any tears of revivsl of the
bellion at this any future period during the
present generation, they have only 10 take "a
trip to the South, talk freely with the people,
and they will soon bs disabused of the idea. .r-i
No one, unless nc has witnessed it, eau form
any conception Of the utter ruin and ex xhausiion
of the whole South. Ehe railroads al. 'wsrn
out the rolling stock ci.ilcr destroyed or nearly
| useless, fences gcnr. houses, many OF then
burned, and " hat are LET; badly shattered; hsrses
and mules carried OFF by the armies, stocks ot
all kinds very scarce negroes tree and often in
soent, and acther money nor the whcTemlth
to obtain any 10 cnable them to start again ia
| lie. Notwithstanding all these troubles the
| psoplc, AS a general thing, are not dcspondcnt
or disposed 10 yield to their troubles They
went into the war with their eyes open. staked
! their all upon the result, and have lost They
now say, I'VE have done tine best w. can for
oar cai,se. Wedon't admit that cur cause was
a bad one, but we have failed. and are wiling
| to sbide the consequences. You have the pow
er in your hands; DO with il AS yam viii. Ii
you will allow US to come back III the Urion
with the rights Of citizenship, we will be good,
law abiding citizens. We accept willingly the
rmancipa. ion proclamation, and wish to pay our
share OF the national debt. We are whipped,
subjugatcd-my thing you plesse-and never
want to see sr hear OF a soldier again. All we
want is 4 chance 10 De quiet. and TO make llS-
ing for ourselves and families. II you see Il.
TO punish us for past sins we shah oe obliged
TO submit; but, On the other hand, ii you wish
us TO love ana cherish the old flag again. and
feel that the Union is b lossi.g, trea; us leni-
entity. ... ...... --
The above is strictly true. Perhaps there
never was in the United States time OF pro-
founder peace, or less disposition 70 offer resis-
tance 10 the laws. There never Was time
when the msjcsty and power OF the civil law
would be more respected. The people long fsr
it most earnestly, and would jein heart and hand
to enforce it most rigidly. ...- . v
1t does no. become those unlcr the law o.
the government. to DC complaining and fndisg
fault God knows they are reminded Of this in
a not over-d-licate manner sften enough. Bat
it ought to be recognized that those wao nave
taken the oath Of amnesty, and Prvf.ssed allcg
spcs to the government have been sufficiently
prefuse in thcir professions Of allegiance. Ii is
zot generous 10 wish to humiliate them-ts
snub them on every eccason-and treat them
generally with supsrcllious hautear. They
have said every thing tha: it becomes gepi.eursl
TO say. They are ready to do every thing that
it becomes gentlemen to do. They have in ex-
press terms, by executive clsmeHcy. been
stored to all the rights Of citizens Of the United
States. l: is not only .he right bu; the duty of
| every citizen Of the United States to study care
fully public Affairs, and freely express his opin-
ions concerning thea In daisg this he has
restriction imposed. but the wise and necessary
one, of faithfully supporting. protecting, and
defending the Constitution of the United States
and the Union Of States under it, together with
all the laws and proclamatisns which may have
been made during the recent rebellion with re-.
ference to the emancipation of slaves.
To oppose by fair argument, and peaceful con-
sti;utioaal means any laws Of Congress acts
81 tfe military power, not affecting enancipa.
iion, ar4 honestly thsught to be unconsii,uticn-
a., is lrg innate and proper 1t is protecting
and 6~--ndiag the constitution" To abstain
wouidfJc in spirit a violation Of the cath. To
subj. and concur in enforcing them would bs
PERU y in fact. The President has high views
to require as condition Of restoration to tho
rights Of citizenship dumb silence, and abject
submission to all laws of what nature soever.
q Nor has he chosen to require Of iheRi unrea-
soning sil zee and unproiesting submission to
any form c State government which they may
find slresdy imposed upon them or about 10 DC,
otherwise than by proclamation Of the Presi-
dent. The policy OF the executive has been to
admit them to free participation in State al
fairs and they violate none of the terms or con-
diiions of their amnesty in openly advocating
any form or changes in State government, net
in conflict with the Constitution OF the United
States the Union of States, aud the laws and
precianstions with reference 10 the cmancpa-
ton OF slaves. ... cd l.5.,y r.r.., .
To denounce them rebellious and insnbor
diua.e because they exercise ihsss rights, or
wish to do so; and 10 seek 10 have visited upon
them additional punshmants or restraints, On
that account; is TO say nothing of bad taste
clearly uaj ust, and mockery OF the advantages
and immunities held forth by the proclamation
of the President to be allowed Oh taking the
oath of amnesty. II IS an insult 10 President
Johnson tn suppose that he mean: otherwise,
that shat the terms Of Submission should be
faithfully observed. or pl f4 ui
Whilst We do not hope to escape aisrepresen-
tatien from those determined to censure, we de-
sire earnestly not to be misunderstood By those
in authority or by our fellow citizens Of any
party. The Telegraph has over and again coun-
seled every one TO take the amnesty oath and
return honestly aud in good faith to his xlleci-
ance. 1t has discoantenancedg guerrilaism from
the beginning. 1t has advised submission to
authority, and warned most solemnly against all
factions opposition. Ityield the right Of se-
c-ssion, and freely gives up slavery. 1t advises
all men so, and is not only pledged by the oath
Of its proprietor, but bound Dy considerations Of
pablo good to continue that course Itabhors
aad revols from the use of any other arms, than
reason. justice, remonstranecs, and the process
of law, when possible. o.'f 'A -
Nor is it opposed on all occasions to military
law and the suspension Of hsbeas corpus. Both
these are essential to the public quiet. and tho
protection of Peacea5le citizens in all quarters
whefe society is unsettled or the civil lavr NOT