, 1865-06-15

Napoleon III. opens his history Of Cesar
with the following pregnant quotation from
1lontcsquieu sin tile birth OF societies. it
is the chiefs offtbe republics who forms the
Institution. and In the seqncl 1t is the insti-
tuition Which forms.t the chiefs OF the repub.
hcs." Society In the South Is now in its
birth. Order is to be brought ont Of auar-
chy, peace out Of war. industry on: Of deyas-
tatioD, and liberty and Law out Of slavery and
desponsm. This is the hour, therefore, when
the chief Of the republic has power to form
the institution, which ere lang viii have
power to form the chiefs Of th= republic. To-
day the South Is plant. The Language OF the
Naco:. Telegraph best describes the attitude
Of the whole Southern people, 50 fara they
art not inconieibly disloyal:
-' Our procrsmne under reconstttucd Federal
authority, il very plain aud s.mp!c. II IS 70 a.
cept whatever Ia inevitable, and mskn tba best Of
H. show Us What We have cot to do. and we
what grace md hcarttncsE We may. 1fthefe la
any other couiee consistent with interest, wisdom
8nt dnt, We fH.l to discover It"
TO the Richmond correspondent Of the
New York Htr1Ad says:
"Those who have been familiar with the pcople
OF the Sou'h hefnse the war, and With their nride
OF character and 'esoc!ty curing the strugg1s arc
par;icu!atiy Impressed with tha thorough naunes
81, .ritn'y, 80 Hao nHip.Se. y etet peop!e
result aaa re ss.d and the1 naW .,1 ~ wv ~ ,S
q ss ,ou l'leasc; we havc fought you =. long as
na nnw tet nua. rdx W. ~ 3ast g.oonoe,
cnuotc 10 dictate"
But "Reminiscences and penitence however
sincere arc sAort-lived emotions. s,x months
hence NC journal or ex-rebel At the South viii
use such language. Now shcy stnud waiting
1,,on the President. ca D in hand. for A rec,n,
structiup. When they have rot it, tie Pres.
iaent vii, be Of no more use to them than Jef.
fc1son Davis. His influence oTer them will
hsyc ceased.
President johnson has klready given to two
statcs G policy of recon5t1uctIou which differs
in important respects from that we laye ad-
yocatrd. II has been received with concern
bs most Of those to whom Mr. johnson owes
his present posi- .ion, and with evident satis-
fac.ion by sll who opposed h;s election and
4,e vc- 1.onr earh If +bo ,ccors++nr+aa
s,o.c, ~, ac,.,..,,,. ore eotd n h.v. -7,;t.a
n,on lin M n ovo1sno .sorne ~ sn,+crs 80 "-ta, ~
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o.ha- on,,o.,r91t T,ha ,s.t.. h. ~ 49, a 49,
ccsEf,,1 tn drnr that ,rc rarrst tt,s \ . ,,e,o,
avid =. ~ oar,,t 49,. - 80 -
n1ofonnd rca sons for n-o1n9 ,fa on,-,:1.e ,a1
irr n onr risr -ecToEtr-,ot1oa 1.ts r.
cnr,nc NJ thu s,,ta hscE nnon +hs @ t-aa,- ~
m 1cncr6orth In tho d,ro,.ta,, r., -.-,1.,. :. :.
od.1 ~ tie ..,-t r. ~ has5a1 t.1.s
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fton tr,rhin = 4,o+ oc., n who+ dt-a.+;o1
aoes ,..t.,,,, .+ ,,,1o ~tax4
be sr,f-.ustatninr mnst have I'm ,n.;nr5tv ~
force and of nu,n1nr, s,nonr ia 1,oTn1st;on
in its favor. Gor. Hn,den n Nom f,aro,,na
aud Gov. sbarkcv of hI;s51seinng m doun
10 their ata.es f1om washng+ar eocA In
the task before him or sccnr,,y hr h,e
measures +te s,,nnort or 40 nos1r ~ nas,;h1.
OF the e1ass or n.or1a ~ who-,
te vii, he ;ndch,-a ~ t,,a ,o,+t,r.naa
of his nnxcr 1l1e ha1for-,,.a ~ 49, a,.1..ss
Of tucir States are neeroes. but as thev a-r
excluded in advance from all political ro,co
or Influence by the Presidents proclamation.
Governor Holden has no motive for aeektnr
to protect their interests. Thrce.fourtbs o.
the white popu,stiou are rebels. Int the IRA
datious between rebels md southern Union
men arc 60 slight and 50 easily cot over, that
Governor Holden, who has himself been q
consistent reb,I, though OF the party In op-
position to Davis. and whose paner ncrcr ut~
tered a word Of true unlonlsn unit, Sherman
was advancing On Raleigh, viii scc 1t to his
interest to oblalr the support OF the uaforI.
II OF force In tue State, by letting In the reb
els On the easiest terms at the carlis4t no.
mcnt, To do tlis not only must negro sut-
frage be absolutely prohibited. but whatever
1or rfe e1c{f Z.