The mountain Democrat., 1865-09-30
Southern sentImsnt.

tiOns. BY their gross and malicious mis-.
representation anG lying. and their i'm.
pertinent interference with the Affairs Of
the Southern people, they brought about
a state Of feeling North and South which
eliminated In the late horrible war. By
no OtherameAns could such q war have
been caused. And now that the war il
over aud its real purpose accomplished in
the abolition Of slrvery. these peStilent
deInagQgues aud faetioniSt> are not salts.
fed. All the misery. destruction and
slaughter Of the last four rad years lAs
not been sufficient for them more blnOd
and more ruin iS the constant cry. Th' y
are not content with having reduced the
whole South 10 q wilderness and its peO
PIE t0 Sceesry; they demand rnore-that
those people shall be deprived Of Ill po
litical rights and literally reduced tO the
condition Of Slaves-tO q condition far
below that Of the Russian serfs. And to
promote this object, and To make an ex.
cuSe for continued military rule there, re.
outing Q large standing army, and Civ.
| ing opportunities for vast public plundrr
these abolition trsitoEs are persistcntly
employing their old weapons Of falsehood
and MISREPRESENTATION in regard to the
feelings and conduct Of the Southern peo.
pie. They declare that q spirit of bitter
hostility to the Government and the
Union still exists among them that they
still dream Of Southern independence aud
will manifest their feelings by their acts
whenever an opportunity occurs, and
that nothing but stern military rule and
depriving the mass of the people Of the
right Of suffrage, While comforting that
right upon the negroes. will keep them in
suhjrcti"n! All this in daily repeated by
papers and speakers in tho interest Of the
public plnnderers, and for the sole pur.
poses Of private gain and malice. These
fellows want the property 0t the Southern
people cOntiSratrd, 10 he distributed
among the "lol al" AboIitiunistS 0f the
North, aud they watt large army kept
scattered over the Snuth both to nil them
in plunhrring there aud to enable them tu
enjoy the offices and contracts appertain.
ing thereto.
Tint their representations in regard tn
the conduct AMI sentiments Of the great
mass "f the Southern people are grossly
and " ~ickedlv false. is nul'arent from the
tone "f the Southern papers and the de.
clnratinnS Of lrS'iing men there. both th"Se
who are in the favor Of the Govern eni,
aud those still under the han. TAKE G, n.
Wade Hampton of South Carolina, for in.
Ntance-"ne Of the most influential men
in that State brf"re the war, and an able
officer. In published letter he says:
INV advice tn all nv fellow citizens is, that
they should devote their whole energies 10 the
resInruii"n IT law and o. der, the r.. establish
ment "t agriculture and commerce, the pro-
m"llnn 1T rduc'Ainn AND the rebuilding uf OuI
CITIES and dwellings which have been laid il
ashes. To- accomplish these ubjectS-the high
est that patriotism Gun cunceivr-I rpcOmulenC
that all who cun do So should take the oath u
allegiance To the Uniied States Government \,
that they may participate in the restnrAtinn q
civil government II "ur State.
"A distinguished citizen IT "ur State AN hon
eat man and y trne paIrint, has been app"inie,
Governor. lie will s,mn call u cunvent,uu II
The people. which will be charged With III
nI"si vital interests If our State. Choose f,
thus convention your best and irnPst men; nu
ih"Se VIII" have skulke d IN the hour dang.
| 'H'SC Nu' nave WIZ tu MhtDltt0
| while their country wuS bleeding ut every pOr
-nnr The politician, who. after urging VIA,
dared not encounter its hard>hips but thU~
whn have laid their all npnn The altar al lhei
country. Select such men. and make then
| serve Hs ynur representatives.. You viii thei
be sure that ynur rights will not be wanionl,
sacrificed. nor v'nIr liberty battered for mes
"f pmIage. Ny intention is |" pursue ih'
course | hare recommended t0 others Be
siirs the obligations awe Z" nv State. Their
are others at u personal character y hlch vii
not permit ME To leave the cnIIniry 1T present
shall devote mvset ainesilv, II allowed II
d" ~, 4" the discharge VI these obligations
public and private"
leaders; they have had cn"ngh of war
enough Of rum aud blood, and are cOntrn
tn submit to the fate that war has CON
>i9'ed them Ia.
A correspondent Of the Baltimor,
American, writing from Richmond in re
gard to the larc el, clinn there. says:
There il one thing | hope will be remetn
bered in behalf "f the people here. They a''
not defiant or nnirienJlv towards the Unite,
Stui~, government at heart. They did n"
mean their late election Rs dislnyal exhlb
lion"
The Richmond Whig confirms thi
statement in regard t" the l"vaI di>poSi
tion Of the people there. as follow:
ave repeat il, for the hundredlh time. an,
shall repcat il many hundreds more, 50 long II
t"c'S renIHin a. Ihev are, tlIut, with IA few fhs
Sy, silly, and insignificant exceptions, the cit,
al Richm"nd, to-day. IL US Tree from person
disposed To manifest d, hance or hostility Il
,h E.,I.. .,f
There Is n" man here who has not had en0ugi
uf war. There is M man here VIII" does nu
see the folly AMI stupidity "f The secrESl"I
movement. There i. no man here - saving TN
few nnadulterated and irredrenAole fools al
llded tn-w no dnts not propose to be peace
able and law abiding citizen Of the United
States"
The Galveston Telegraph Representa-
the people OF Texas to be OF like mind. -
Speaking Of the supporters and opponents
of the reh' llinn there, it Says:-
"Thesa two classes of men, though widely
different in their respective pUlnicHl courses
heretofore, have been and are now sincere anC
earnest men, whn have fnllnwed and suffered
for their convictions. And, N inan who ha,
earnest CONVICTIONS aud sinkes his life and biz
all upon their defense, can always be trusted
These twn classes al men, equally honest. n:
proved BY their risks and SdeIIhc fnr lhriI
principles, are nOw united III II common pnr
pose that of resIoring order aud prosperity Il
The country. in "bedIence To the government N
the United States. There is not now II single
difference of opinion between them. They ait
fer M TO the past. but mt as Ia the present "I
future. They may dispute Ms To whether the
Cnuipderacv should or Shodld not have sucreed
ed, but they do not differ as TO whether the
UnIun ought or nnght not. now. I" be re e>tab
lshed. On that point there is hurmony."
We might quite columns from scores
of men nnl raImrS lately artIrnt support
crs e the rebellion, to the same effect; al
counsel perfect acqnirscrnre in the state t.
which the war has reduced the Southern
people, a faithful support OF the Cover n
ment, and an earneSi effort To retain boti
the poIitica! rights and prosperity so reck
l. l.