East Saginaw courier., 1865-09-27

-" ~ aeheui ohrah James nose was as red
shough she was an admirer Of the brandy bottl
while Charlotte's fair skin was done "bro~n 10
; independent OF the spelling of Sarah Jan,
aress, my coat, and doctors bill for the chi
dren IN prospective stood a yerv GOOD chan
OF curtain lecture from Sarah Jane. 40 I me
Tally resolved never to take my wife ON a Asbir
excursion again
The North and south--the Speech Of Ho,
Thad. Stevens.
m o..t... From the New York Times.
Ihere are great many Southerners in III
city trying to make arrangements for the resumr
ton OF business. As general thing their con
duct Is manly, frank and sensible-calcuIated !
win the confidence and respect OF every generou
ana Just community. Nine in every ten of ther
nave been utterly ruined by the rebellion Mos
ol them cast their fortunes in the struggle for
cause which they believed to DO right, but wbicl
they see and acknowledge to have been fatal,
anu hnally defeated. They have lost position
lnuuence, property, children, ,frends-eyerythips
"hich makes life desirable. Under sueh circum
stances, weak men sink down in abject despair
OF drag out the rest Of their lives In tho safe Oh
security OF foreign lands, The defeated Southern.
T yas mee' their calamity In more manly style -
my snow IN their defeat rs they did in Their
pose, and that high-spirited readiness to meet all
ne responsibilities Of their conduct, which never
iaiis 10 command the respect of the world.
~ may not seem wholly in keeping with this
courageous temper, that quite number of these
persons, ON reading the speech Of Hon. Thad
stevens, have abandoned their business projects
ana gone home discouraged. They say they can
NOT iaee the desolation which his plans propose
ior the Sonth. They cannot put their farms gain
In order, clear them Of their incumbrapccs re-
build their ruined dwellings, plant fresh crops
ana get new start in life for their children and
themselves, with the prospect, at any moment of
seeing the whole swept away by n ruthless confs-
cation. They cannot work with heart or hone
"nne such sword is hanging over their heads.
we cannot blame them for this feeling. but
'ne rear out OF which IL grows seems to us quite
un"arfanted There Is nothing either In the past
conduct or tho present temper Of the North TO
justify the belief that any such policy M that
s recommended by Mr., Stevens will be adopted
af"ei hr' . Is prominent and influential pub-
i'c man His ripe age, his long experience in
puoilo life, and his position as official leader In
'he House Of Representatives combine 10 give
weight aud importance TO his views of public
an,rs. But us public man he belongs rather
20 the past than the future. lie is universally
known to DO extreme in all his views. sometimes
70 the verge OF eccentrieity; and while Congress
hnd the country always listen with attention and
respect TO his expression Of them. they are never
'io"ed 70 shape, to any considerable extent the
prae.icai conduct Of public affairs Mr. Stevens
! insisted throughout the last Congress that the
southern States and people should be treated as
,,s e1 opmion emsmes P'pnS SpsraToo croln
lrged the exslusi9R Q6s, Q6s ff'SMss Mr. Stevens should
Introduce into Congress his last grand scheme for
sweeping conhscation Of Southern property he |
will not get twenty five votes in his favor
President Johnsons speech to the Southern !
delegation the other day ought TO reassure South
,rn men upon this point Ills authority Is GER
ainly quite as high as that of Mr. Stevens. and
lis influence upon the course OF legislation viii
30 ten. fold greater lie assures the South, in the
most explicit and emphatic terms, that they will
not be prosecuted or tre~ted harshly-that their
Welfare will be consultedthat their past suffer.
ngs have atoned for their past ofences-that we
regard them rs members Of the same great fam
y. alienated and betrayed into fearful crimes for
A time but still bound to US by ties Of affection,
and b be trusted aud cherished upon their return
10 the authority they have tried To overthrow
This il the language Of a generous and maRnani-
nous craftsmanship, and il finds an echo in the
national heart, The people of the North are not
revcngeful They have never hated the South
Even in the midst Of the war they have cherished
kindly sentiments toward the people they were
TO fight; and now that the war Is over,
they have no thought or wish to crush fallen
Foe. For they know perfectly well that the peo-
pie Of the South must come To be our friends
that as the nation Il one 10 have all its people
common welfare only TO be secured by common
sentiments Of respect and Of mutual regard
Nobody anywhere, who has any just conception
of the duties and necessities OF the immediate
future, dreams Of stripping the already impoyer-
ished people Of the South, as means Of promot-
ing and building UP the prosperity OF the nation.
The great mass Of tho Northern people, without
regard to party, will sustain, heartily and vigor
ousy, the policy Of the President They went
into the war reluctantly, but they have fought It
out VIGOROUSLY; and they accept the extirpation
of slavery, the perpetuation OF the Union, the
increased consideration and respect which we
enjoy abroad, and the self-reliance and courage
for the sufferings, burdens and sacrifices il has
involved. And much rs We detest their cause,
we have no reason to be ashamed Of the manner
in which the people of the South evinced their
devotion TO It. Their courage, their devotion,
their readiness to sacrifice everything dear to
them In its behalf, do honor to the American
name.
We trust the people Of the South will prose-
cute, with continued energy and confidence, their
efforts to renew tho prosperity OF the Southern
States Let them heed the Presidents warning,
and pay no regard TO speeches that may seem To
breathe spirit Of hatred and revenge. They
have their fate in their own hands. IL they will
take hold promptly and properly Of the task that
awaits them. appreciate Alright the new relations
political, industrial and social, which the wal
has brought about, and act with wise reference to
the necessities which those changed relations have
created, they can easily disarm all distrust and
command the hearty aud effective sympathy ol
all the people in tho Northern States.