The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-11-13
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zee very distinctly a silver lining be-
hind the clouds. Day IS gradually
breaking IN The dnrk places OF tleti
Southern land. Tbeignoraneeand pre-
judiee begotten and cheFished by sla-
very are being dispelled In spite Of Op-
position. The late reflections VIII aid the
cause Of the Union very materially, by
strengthening the hands Of those whose
inelinatiOns and movements are in the
right direction and weakening those
whose smypathIs and efforts are re-
aetionaEy. Allthat is needed Is 70 hold
the South 70 progressive status, such
Is compelling State amer State to ae-
eept the situation In regard 70 slavery,
and requiring them 70 annul secession /
and rebel debts. II Is of no use TO pay
any atte1fion TO Individual sqnIrmfnR
az these requirements. Thereactionists
viii squirm of eourse, and the unprinei-
pied men At the North, who back them
up, VIII be always ready to shout that
the said requirements are harsh and de-
grading. The people are used to thistalk-
The price We have paid is too dear to
admit Of reaction and future trouble.
We should settle possibilities of trouble
as we go along, as far As possible. The
President seems inclined to do so, and
We are getting to have more faith In his
programme than We had some time ago.
As he expressed It 70 Major stearns, he
Is keeping his hand ON" the Southern
States, not heavily bat lightly, and d.
reetively only. Southern public menare
very generally perceiving the inevita-
bleneas Of reform, and with more or
less alacrity and sincerity are adapting
themselves to the tendencies of things.
There are many, Of course, who lag and
will lag, but the current WIN soon set
in resistlessly. All that is necessary,
al. we said, is that the progress that is
making be held steadily on the track.
We simply need some one in high au-
thority and OF paramount influence,
like the President Of the United States, to
speak occasionally to the children Of
Israel that they go forward" See how
n telegram from him set at least three
of the State Conventions right. To all
observant and thinking men the ten
dency at the South to a radical renoYa-
ton in ideas and habits is obvious and
most encouraging. The Charlottesville
| tVa) Chronicle, having mentioned some
reasons for satisfaction At the new So
cial order, concludes thus:
eve are going TO be richer and more
prosperous than we ever were. We are
going to be pOpulous, going to have
great cities, going to grow alive with
all the forms OF industry. With wealth
VIII come knowledge and culture, liter
| AZURE science, art. We shall have all
this. Our loss Is not here. Our loss is
a matter Of sentiment-it is that of our
I disttnctiveness as race. Virginia-the
South-has lost ifs inViduality."
The Mobile IFibuAe prints and praises
the correspondence of Grant md Sher-
man, showing their mutual respect and
love, and says;-
Now, having nothing more to lose,
and something to hope for, we can look
at men aud things without the prejudice
which was a virtue during the strife,
and, while claiming everything for our
own grand generals and noble SOL
dlora-as brave men as ever tFod on
| fields of bhttle-We can accord TO the
best of those who have oveFpowered us
the merit which they claim from poster
tty, and which none of US will refuse to
give although some of us win give it
reluctantly. They eXtoft IL from u.s.
To these TWO generals, Grant and SHEER
man, we can give this praise, because
we believe that, although year ago
they were continuing all sorts Of plans
to hHrass and slay US, to-day thew have
the kindIiest sentiments for U.S."
Lewis n. Aver, lately a member OIL
the rebel congress, now candidate for
the United States Congress In the Barn
well district, has defined his position. in
letter to the people, which concludes
thus , r,
'FrOm what have said. Won will
readily understand that think the
true policy Of the South, for the future.
Is precisely the reverse of all that, here
toiore, constituted the sum of southern
political principles and southern pol
The Savannah Republioaa advocates
the rePudiation of the rebel state debt
with great earnestness, and saws In a |
latearticle:
The attempt to fasten the enormous
debt OF upward OF. twenty million Of
dollars upon the impoverished people
OF our state Is a bold move, but cannot,
from the very nature OF its gross intus- L
tice, be successful. About seventeen
millions Of this heavy debt were incur
red for the purpose of DESTROYING tbel
power of the Federal government, and Il
setting mp IN It's stead monarchical Z
form of government. The acknowIedR-I
ment or Reputation OF this gigantic Il
debt involves great many Serious (
points, and upon its prompt decision
hangs the future veal or woe Of Geor-
GA, and We consider the attempt to foist
his heavy burden upon our people in
he present attitude OF political affairs
J deplOrHble mistake. The vitality OIL,
5eoFEias As well as the private inter-
ISIS OF every hard working mechanic 4
y the Empire State, call for an imme-
late reputation of this debt. Integ-
rttys justice, honor, and humanity plead
Tor the reputation Of the debt. The
FidoHs and orphans cry demands Its j
Ii
The Florida Tunes tells the planters
hat the freedmen will work wen and
20 faithful II they are honestly and
Sindly treated. It says: /!
"An intelligent STAKEHOLDER, a gentle.
man OF cultivation and liberal Views.
met large planter foaming. frettinq.
,ursing, despairing-th country was
ruined, NO more cotton could be raised.
nigBers wouldn't work, his plantation
was valueless, DC. what Vgill Won take |
Tor your plantatiOn9s asked The gentle-
man, after vain attempts to induce him
% reason. Twelve thousand dollars
Said the planter. 1'n take it, The
property was Transferred, and the new
proprietor Immediately placed it in
snafge o. the negroes, the former slaves Z
y tne oId proprietor, who, to the num-
oer OF 30 entered into contract to cultf-
Vate the farm upon shares-they receIv- j
ing one third the crop. They assure ]
the new proprietor that they win miss
30 bales more cotton than ever lSef1re !
I Al Al our people would accept the re-