Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1865-12-17
LIGHT BREAKING IN THE NORTH

court viii atec a great many persons IN
the South, and is looked forward to with
much interest.
LIGHT BREAKING IN BIZ NORTH
Radical fanaticism ovefleaps Itself. It
pushes its own friends from its support.
1t disauscs the sense Of justice Of all hon
est and patriouc men. II causes a reac-
ton in which it Is itself overwhelmed.
We begin TO see the realization Of these
truths. in the uprising Of a spirit Of con-
servat.sm AT the North. Yesterday we
gave an Indication Of this from the
Eeal7g Post. To-day we make rOOm
for the following from the New York
Times. another Republican journal:
There Is class of public men who, ap-
pareur-y. desire an indefinite postpone
meuu of the restoration Of the south.
They do not openly avOw il, but their
words and actions indicate a settled pur-
pose of obstruction. There Is no end 70
The requirements and conditions they
would impose. They are captions,
exacLng, implacaOie, not 50 much
from devotion To any principle a.
from original bent. They deal
with the whole business in the ShylOck
mood. Their main study seems 10 be 70
feed fat the ancient grudge.' This
spirit ought TO be marked well. II Is b
spirit ofevil. II Is without wisdom, and
can work mischief only. fit shall pre-
vail. a. certainly as fate the late war will
have for its sequel a reign Of sectional
hate and strife hat viii be fraught with
financial calamity and with disgrace 20
the republican name.
Enough has transpired since the war
to prove that the Southern people are
sincerely DESTROYS Of a genuine ~reconcilia-
ton. They have with n accord ac-
k-nOwledCed themselves utterly van
quishei They began by accepting the
broad amnesty oath Of President john
son without hesitation OF reserve. They
continued by putting themselves
promptly into the path which he indi-
Gated would take them back n Z the
Union. They received the leaders he as
signed them as Provisional Governors,
and treated them with all respect and
confidence, though many Of them had
never before been tie men Of their
choice. They elected conventions, COM
posed, for the most part, Of men IN Iul
sympathy with the Government, and
these conventions remOdeled the State
constitutions in substantial accordance
with The suggestions of President John
son. Their Legislatures have been ami
mated with q similar anxiety 70 satisfy
the government at Washington. We
believe that there has not seen An in
stance Of a persistent holding out by any
Southern convention or Legislature
against any solicitation Of President
johnson for the adoption Of any meas
nv that i'm his rHaE Wu-nrHA FaRrfT~uHa HHa Z
work Of reconstruction. Il is true that
the elections for State officers and fer
C0ugressmeu have been in many cases
unsatisfactory. Yet there is nc evidence
thai suCh elections were inspired
by opposition 10 the government.
There J. reason 70 believe that such cleo
riUus were influenced by personal predi-
lecl0ns and prgjUdices rather than by
political motives. At all events. taking
The action Of the Southern people since
the close Of the war, as a UhOle. IL has
been euIuenuly reasonable and proper.
History might Je searched without dnd-
ing another instance Of a vanguished
people submitting with so much good
grace. Nobody would have ventured 10
predict il a year ago. Ii is opposed TO
every old conception Of the proud and
impracucabie character Of the Southern
people.
The great question Of the dav IS. now
that we have this display Of good sense
and good feeling in the Southern people. I
whether we shall encourage il, and make
the best of il, OF meet IL with distrust .
anu aversion. Il is 8 shame that there
should BE- such a question. The duty of
ihe Government and of the North
ern people IN the premises ought 10 be
plain enough 20 every mar to exclude
all question. As yicJgrs in the war,
We are bound 10y every manly sent-
menL 10 8 generous policy Of recOnciha-
tiCn. As Union men, in consistent devo-
ton 70 that cause in the name OF which
the terrible struggle was maintained, We
are morally Obliged, in consistency. to do
our utmost 10 have the Union fully re-
stored inst 80 soon as il can be done
and without sacrifice Of principle.
AL sacrifice Of principle, IL Is true, ought
70 be opposed. The time Of sacrifcing
principle to the South for the sake Of
Cancellation and peace has passed forever.
There VIII never be another compromise
Of right with the South, and we thank
heaven for it. But nothing Of the
kind j. asked for now. The only sac
that Is called for is a sacrifice
Of feeling. That ought to be made to
the last title. Every old animOsity and
resentment should be utterly cleared
from our souls. Every memory Of for
ner wrong should be efiaced forever.
The favorable disposition of the Southern
should be met with a true broth
srIy spirit and the way should be made
lear Tor their early return 20 the enjoy
OF the common birthright They
a suffering people. The war has left
hem desolate. Poverty brO0ds from
he Atlantic 10 the Rio Grande. No
,hsnge is possible until the securities
md blessings Of the Constitution
restored. The political and social
ystem Of the South must be relieved
rom all uncertainty, and receive that
timulUs that can come only from a par
icipatiOn in all the fullness Of American
This speedy contamination Is just
s needfdl for the nation at large as for
be South. The national finances, as all
Omit. are beset with peril. They rest
n a foundation Of irredeemable paper,
-hich never has been aud never d.
an be a safe basis. What is more D
ecessary than all else 10 stay '
d the national credit and 10 restore q
M dness 10 all the business operations a
r~hec1untry, l. bargaining Of something n
- tbaoiJ equilibrium of trade between '
II and foreign lands. But the prepon- q
.ranca.must continue TO be scores Of .
against Us until the great South a
70 staDles are reproduced and sup :
led f5r exports. As a prerequisite .
that the South must again be =
with the hfe-blOOd Of our u
.~sututons. Keep her under the
on heel Of a military government q.
there viii be no more chance Of her ~
energy and thrift than there is -
the case OF Mexico. Treat her with -
irshness and she viii yield to dis y,
urageIhent or, what would be still
orse, 10 rancor and vindictiveness. ~
be South would be worse, even, than a ",
.ralvzed limb upon our body polite. II on
1uld lie an incurable ulcer, cankering hf
d consuming the very life Of our ma
NAL system. l
fOf any specific measures Of recon- ~
we do not now speak. We do Il,
4 regard IL as a question Of measures 50 ~
lch as Of spirit. Let a truly liberal as
prevail in Congress, and il would
~ easily shape all the measures NJ,
adful for Just safe and quick recon na
Having that split, Presi- vs
7t Johnson has carried recOnstruc- nj
4 10 its present stage in a
ose-fDllv short time. Be has
~ no concession Of principle, and yet an
Ias insnired the Southern people with col
n confidence in his good viii and inl
-..s that there is nothing he asks OF un
- which they do not cheerfully ac- c.,
Il 10 man, to-day, is more popular die
= ~ south th.an be. Congress has but ella
-~DIe1e the work Of reconstruction in ant
ssI6e generous spiritto bind the Soltl ma
Il ana 10 it, present Northern con-
1snts vitb hooks of steel IL has but D
how adispositi0n 10 smooth and facil- lou
- iu,r.ada and bar 10 EN-