Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1865-06-24
RICHMOND WING.
SATURDAY NOMENCLATURE "a, 1865.
Toe su;rlt Of The Lac Antagonists

Toe Spirit OF ihe Lac AhlAg0hls's
qbe information IRON Washington that GER
tain prominent Conlederates have made ap
pljeation to the President for pardon" is
seized upon by the malignant portion Of the
Northern press for yiiupeTadve Trades
against tue persons 50 applying. What
would satisfy these journals Undoubtedly,
II no applications were male tor pardon, the
fact would be cited as proof that the dead
ers Of the rebellion" we're Sulky, muunous
aud dangerous, aad stringent measures would
DO urged against them. Gerritt Smith d.
rectod at,euu ~, in mis- late speech at Cooper
Institute, to the venom and teroeity Of GER
tain uon-combattaut Classes OfpeOple who &C.
cupy pulp.ls aud editorial tripods 10 the
Meth. Ta,re Is great satisfaction in know
lug that these people have no inhaenee with
IL, Pres deur, aud are not sympathised with
~ nc better portion Of their lelioS-citizsus.
Les. Y. al does tteir Uure.enIing fierce
ueAs IND any Ie.p.Lss u lie army, Oi this
- ,gVo.s have been gwen.
lIo.c.Al M-saJugu, "a IaA.ag leave VI the
De- -..ra-ut =. Memphis, u4de speech IN
VIE. re says that sO.Gless, who 'aave faced
a. oe4.l l. every shape upon lie battlefield,
.s Or IA ttuts a-u c4mPs, amid cSmPS and
..puue.-egiou, are mOIe kindly disposed to-
.. War.. .nelr old as. a.l4Lts than those vino
..bsye KEEP. safely gu, Of harms way by re-
" naming At home
This is very true, aud is thus accounted
for by the General, who continues 1t
., arises very much from this fac, that the
., soldiers have seen the ravages Of war
e.. have seen TO what extremity Of suffering
.. the Southern people have been reduced
.. how from wealth and sfiuence, with tine
Z. houses aud all that heart could wish, they
e. have been reduced to the most abiect pow
,sertv, mary without shelter or q place to
s.r,y their heads. These sights, daily and
d" hourly seen, are veil calculated to soften
the most obdurate heart, aud to disarm
e, even the most vindictiye in their thirst for
., vengeance. / should DO glad if the real
e. condition OF the South could be seen and
81 known, as I see aud know it, by our Peo-
., lie AZ the North. am sure that the spirit
q. Of vengeance. itit exists anywhere, would
q. be su oduel; for il would be seen tia:
e. treason has already been terribly pun
".shed."
n he sane spirit, General Sherman, in
bis reception sPssch II Chicago, said All
..is peace from here 10 the Gulf You can
"t tell what your duties have become. H.
..s,sad Of insulting, you must encourage
=. Instead OF destroying, VOC must aid those
e. who arc willing TO assist US in building up
1.-the laud. You must not expect those of
.,Louisiaua and North Carolina to feel as
.,we do. AL parties have their prejudices,
.tand you must respect them IS they re-
=. spect yours. With that simple caution,
., there is no danger Of the peace which VIC
80 now enjoy being disturbed during our life
:. time, and We can leave the future TO the
- future
. Nor are these liberal and peaee-tending
views confined to the Generals. Intelligent
rriyates Of the Northern Army who have
been among US, aud witnessed and under
stood the condition Of affairs, are as little
prone TO radicalism as their leaders. a SOL
der writing to a Washington paper on the
subject Of negro suffrage, speaking OF the
various plans for restoration, says:
"Another says, give the right OF suffrage
10 the blacks, and withhold it from those
who have been in rebellion. But are these
people who have lust come out OF bondage
IN 70 receive az once so great a boon, and
use il iudciously IL is not their fault that
thew are ignorant, say YOU. No, certainly
NOT. Nor is il the fault Of any man that he
Is blind; but Il is = fact that many are So
And would you, because il Is not the blind
mans fault, put him TO run locomotive tina,
WAS 10 draw the train on which you were 10
rider But there are whites who do vote
and who are as ignorant as these negroes
Agreed. But, because We have already
dangerous element in our ignorant voters,
ssbaII we increase that danger by adding
500 600 more iguOrant voters Would that
he \ mark OF wisdom Pause aud consider
about this. Not because the men are black,
God forbid; but because they are ignorant"