The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-01-11

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Opposition TO the Rebel Government In
Virginia, North Carolina, South Caro-
lima, Georgia, Alabama and Missis-
sippi.
Mr.. Secretary Stanton is on his way to
Savannah, the recently liberated metropolitan
city of the Empire State Of the South. 1t
Is thought that there are some other objects
in Mr.. Stanton's visit besides those that have
been 50 ostensibly given out. 1t is thought
that General Sherman, in his recent march, saw
enough to convince him that if any person who
would be readily recognized as one in authority
one whose acts might be considered official
would confer on the spot with the Georgia
State authorities, an arrangement might be
made by which Georgia would once more be
within the Union. Whatever the real purpose
Of Mr. Stanton's visit may be, an official charac-
ter has been given to 1t by the order In
which it was announced. At the same time
Mr.. Francis P. Blair has returned to City
Point on his way to the rebel capital. 1t will
be remembered that this gentleman made the
same journey some time since in the attempt to
approach the rebel authorities as a self-consti-
tuted peace maker. He was then delayed some
days waiting for the necessary permission to
pass through the rebel lines, and returned to
Washington without having received it. That
permission has since been sent, and Mr.. Blair
may be at this very hour closeted with JEFF
Davis.
Many circumstances indicate that the South
ern people are disposed to consider the subject
of peace with decided favor. Foremost in the
number of these circumstances Is the fact that
they find the theories upon which they endeav-
ored to base new government absurdly i'm
practicable. This discovery has caused the most
widespread disappointment in all classes, and
not less widespread discomfort with their
present condition. This discomfort finds ex-
preston in all ways-it stimulates the resist
ance to central authority, and It assails JEFF.
Davis with the most intense bitterness, as the
embodiment Of the idea that has proved such
q signal failure. Hence the invectives Of the
Richmond press Day after day the Examiner
and Wing, Of that city, pour forth the most
virulent TRADES against the rebel President.
They ridicule his measures and his men, and
advocate that his powers shall be given to
another, In the words Of the Richmond SEN
President is weak, obstinate and capricious,
and is advised by imbeciles" On the other
hand the supporters Of Davis, taking up the
quarrel, denounce these denounccrs as semi
nently dangerous men a. factious, i'll
affected and treachcrous;" as .malcontents,
sickly, timid, apprehensive men, But, who
ever gets the beat of the denunciation, the fact
remains that there is bitter quarrel raging
between the friends and opponents OF the head
man Of the rebels in the very capital Of all the
rebel States, and that in this quarrel the oppo-
nens Of that head man have succeeded in
some degree in destroying confidence in the
wisdom and efficiency" Of his measures.
This Is the state Of the case in Virginia, and
there is similar want Of harmony and an
equally bitter opposition to the central govern
ment Of the rebellion In every State on this
side the Mississippi that the rebels care to
claim-in North Carolina, South Carolina
Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi. North
Carolina has travelled in the rebel system
with more or less oscillation from the first
On many points she has never been perfectly
straight out rebel; but now the hostility to the
rebel government is open and distinct Reso-
Iutions have been reported upon favorably in
the Legislature of that State which denounce
the favorite Davis measure Of suspension of
the habeas corpus, a. an attempt "to de-
stroy tho last vcsHge Of freedom" and
which advocate separate State negotiations
for peace" II has been argued In the
same Legislature that the "time had come
when the laws Of nature required that there
should be new revolution" Mr.. Carter, who
starts this idea, Is described by his opponents
az "man Of influence, intelligence and
courage"-so the opposition comes from good
representative man, who may be supposed to
really utter the sentiments Of The staunch
people Of the old North State. South Carolina,
through Mr.. Boyce, arraigned Davis as the
worst Of all despots, and declared that the
tyranny Of his government was worse than any
tyranny that the South had ever felt before
Alabama and Mississippi are still in the midst
Of bitter controversies with Richmond, which
grow out Of Tho question Of State xighls. Gov