The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1865-04-25
The Ipdspeudence Of tho Ssouth...Tss
there 3 Cause for Despondsncy.

TIE Independence of the SSouth--is
there q cause for despondency,is ques,
tion that ought to be presented to the
people of the South in all ofits bearings.
1t is question that will admit of many
strong arguments in tavor of the. indie.
Ependenee. of the Confederate States,
where we are taxed to find one against
it. "a y" ,1l'r .z ., t,.s snS%% :, 4'"' -.
With all due difference to the opin.
ions Of others, believing those who think,
and express theidea, of the South again
entering into an Union with the North
ern Government as truly, Southern men
as those who differ with them, (and we
| place ourself among the laHer,) we will
give expression to the arguments that
force themselves upon our mind We
accord the right to every man to think,
act and express himself as best suited to
his own tastes and ideas, and. claim the
same priVilegecfor .ourself. Those who
differ with he, viii be candid enough to
admit that the ground upon which we
base our opinion, is sound, and with
them, we believe the wish is father to
the thought, that the South will TO for
ever freed from Yankee thraldom. .:s,
Taken into, connection with the arm
istioe now declared between the two
Governments, which has been brought
about by Generals in the field, the death
Of the President of the United States,
with the ProbqHAty of foreign recogni.
tion, andaraned Intervention, there is no
cause for despopdency. "I."
A plain and simple argument is only
necessary to convince those who think
that the days of the Confederaey are
numbered, that the thought is most ab.
sufd, and that the prospects Of freedom
from che Northern Government were
never brighter. 49,. .''2~
= There has not been more a,,spcious
moment for foreign recognition than at
present. or, ..... .....
For the past four years, from the
commencement of the war-the South
has been victorious in most of her many
battles, and all were induced to the belief
that Southern army could not be forced
to .sprrender-Ttbat in svery engagement
they were bound to be successful. Not
so, however, Our army has been forced
to surrender to overwhelming nunbers,
the gallant LEE has been compelled to
give up his sword to his opponent, who
had sheer force Of strength. But is this
cause for dependency? Is the capt..
uhtion of an army good ground upon
which to base the opinion that we will
have to re, enter into Union with the
North? tt is ,trne that good and
great man is lost, for time, to the Con.
federacy, butthere are stilla ts,o men
left, who will strike death blow to the
enemies of their country. Men who
have stood up against their enemies for
the past four years--they are, though
some Of them. forced to surrender, not
yet whipped, ,---but the fires Of Indepen.
dence still burn as bright as ever in their
hearts. Thank Con that tho spirit of
onr soldiefy is not yet crushed. MET
And what has an larmistice been, pro.
posed for 2 From all we can learn ii,
'0as proposed By the eaep,yi There is
an outside pressure. and we firmly be.
lieve that pressure to be Fsrstqn Inter-
pentton
Though MACMILLAN occupies the
throne in Mexico, it is France that has
possession Of she Empire! Iqhrahoe has
taken possession Of Menco, aud she in
tends holding the Empire. And how,