The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1865-08-10

m 'Si;,rci:l notices ~ cents linc.
How the South Faces the Facts.
It. is the universal testimony OF all
ln'i, who have talked with Tive natural
leaders OF the So.,t!i that their Ian
:-'E,Gc is frank and their conclusions;
t'lo"c of reason. ''We ileil IN ol,;n-
ion rs to the relation uf TIE States to
We fought for that opinion: We womb
Ike to have established i; We were
beaten in BATTLES. ;.S W. were beat: !
Lcf"lc bittlc-ly numbers: We accept
the situation frankly, ana ;'-G prepared
to be ll>t as loyal and devoted to ti,r
United States ;i& we wrr. to the So;l:l h
c>'n Confr,.cracy It is = matter OF 40
importance whether We llatt reason on
oar sd. OF no;; il is sufficient ti,,t we
bad not strength.
1t seems wonderful that there is no
feeling of hate against us because
these men in their hearts believe
Themselves to be tho injured party:
'hi:t. rpou examination, la Wun;:&:
N appears. IL" contest between The
fr~e and SLAVE States wa%, 10 Il large
cSt"lt, i;;oo:, !; point of honor: con-
:'ntiuentlv the war I,#r;oo:< OF the
nature o: duel. In that species: of
redress, there is very rarely any luik-
ing ;iity. even on the part of the
wounded i.lan. The combat j. !; til
!nlnal, ANA It's decision is accepted rs
final
We own ourselves 70 be surprised ut
til" perfect and universal ;.ci1;csccnce
OF iii. Southern people. II is far be
.yond what we dared 20 hope. 1t is !.
s.ron% proof of the sup:rmclv practi-
cal nature of the American mind No
r,1,:ning. no Sullcnrrss. bat Il COM
n!ctr casting behind OF t..r past. ana
bending all the cnrr4s;es to ;i.c future.
Tl:2 intelligence OF lie Southern
leaders com,,rAhcntlr:i tl,N siiuaiiou ut
once, aud acted upon it instnntlv
SO much political saSacitv. so mjlc..!
practical good sense, have never before
been displayed III -imilar circuin-
stances. The Ii,"cs sonlns to think
that thear p!:enomrna arise frn;n :.
want OF ca,llcst conviction; bit that
is not the case Th~y ai.;s" from ~
piuit.y OF perception. The native cif;-
IN OF Nirgini, to-day holds rs i!rln!v
us ever that Virginia, :uil Virginia
alone. IS his country; b,,t he secs t..at
as 4 Stut" in Il Federal Union. not as
:: sovereign State, she must cvcl.
Hereafter hr content t, remain. Such
being the conclusion oi his common
s"nSc. It makes no earthly differences
What he thinks if the practical 1..'>;,t
~. the same as i; he did rot tiinl, It.
I! there were any more Southern
institutions wAirh the trc" State:
wanted to sah;r.5 to their will, any
NOR Southern property which thny
"!Nhcd to .,cStru.y undcr special l"vy-.
latl"ns from God. the Gaze would he
different: but as we have thoroughly
h"%@ar"d them. and uacomfortabv
rncumhcrrH ours Ives for the SAX. oi
the negro. W" have exhausted cXneri-
nrnt, and had better sci fo work on
both sides to repair dan,a"rs. sew I'D
Slldl'y 1'G!T rents in N Constitution.
nnd t:v to get back :, !ittlc civil liberty
as fast as We can
We own. like Sir Peter T.azl. to =
horrible sensation ut bic phrases and
eXclaim like him, Damn your Scnti
mrntS; never want to he"r 4 fine
sentiment again III my life
1t is truc Sir Peter had discovered
Lady TcaZla behind tho screen in tbe
room of Joseph 'Slrflca and the pno-
pie OF the UHitcI Stats have not 90.
discovered de grand financial crash
MhtcA the Joseph Surfaca OF the Re
pnei!@aA party .save. prepared for