The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-06-02
FROM MISSISSIPPI,
From the GrenA'a Miss J Motive. 10Th

From the GRENADA Miss Motive 10Th.
In conversation common remark is: "Thc
South is whipped "and many may understand
by this that she is broken down in feeling and
much more truthful appreciation of Southern
feeling when he said: ''Gen. Lee, keep that
sword you have not been whipped bu: over
powered by numbers" We believe this feeling
is that OF the Southern people. and especially
of Southern soldiers. When the fawning span.
lei Is lashed: be feels whipped; but when the
noble mastif Is beaten down. though half
killed, bis spirit is still unbroken. And were
1t otherwise with Southern men, it would be
what even their oOnquerors would not desire
Instead of respecting such spirit they would
feel only contempt for the vanquished. They
surely could not desire political association on
equal terms with people Cursed with the alb
ject spirit Of slaves. They tell u, as they have
all along professed, that all they desire of US
is to acknowledge that they are too many and
too strong for US, and quietly to yield to over
whelming force, to cease fighting and become
obedient to the authorities over US. This We
have acknowledged; we have ceased fighting,
we have surrendered, and we are preparing TO
conform ourselves to obedience ITO the powers
that be" as promptly, doubtless. as large
masses OF population and organized States can
accomplish such work.
First above oil other things, the North de-
of the Union. This they are dett rmined to
contend for, always and everywhere, till 1.-The
last day In the morning." And their statesmen
we'll know that 10 secure this there must be a
Union 10 spirit and sheart. Now, even during
the war they believed there were thousands ali
over the South with them I'm heart and will
they not more strongly believe that there are
tens of thousands ready for the same conclu.
sion, released as they are from the restraints of
q power at home no longer existing? SO 1t
seems to Us, and that the national policy will
be SO shaped as to reinvigorate Whatever still
exists of love for the Union in the South, and
bring into active life every precious seed likely
to be productive of similar fruit. Though to
their vision this fair land may still be spotted
with "rebels" and TRAITORS. it will doubtless
Sc m unwise TO them to undertake roughly to
remove 1.-THE tares, lest in their zeal and &C.
verify they root up the wheat also." Am
nesty to political offenders Is practice as old
as history" while the impOlicy of singing
conquered people to madness by cruelty and
tyranny is "older than history" The better
feeling of human nature revolt against the out
rage. No: the restoration of, the Union in
heart a. we'll as in fact is what the North de-
mands, and their wisdom will reject measures
des ructive of this end.
Further, the North desires and needs q re-
vival of trade with the SOu.h. An exchange
of their expanded currency Tor the eOlid pro-
store them our carrying trads and supplies for
manufacture and consumption, and this trade
will soon command the gold of Europe and
unlock the buried coli RS of the precious metals
ut home. The chief Northern cities urgently
demand the restoration Of peaceful trade with
the south, with oil It's wanted facilities. THIS
great fact, the absolute necessity fur in'ernal
trade and untraneled commerce with the
world, viii asse its supremacy. and will hush
to silence or render imporlant the gIowiugs
Of the narrOw-mndeo, malicious. and blood
| Thirsty, whether North or 8 nth.
The considerations will doubtless have their
full effect upon the Sou,hern people and
Southern feeling will sooD conform 70 these
great facts. Saddened by deeat. and heart.Ore
though they are, after all their immense sac
rsfices If blood and treasure, 70 zee all their
glorious hopes Of separate independence thus
suddenly blasted yet with full sense of unfair
Dished honor, they will submit. but proudly
submit, 10 the fate which awaits them. stIll
piuu,iy trusting in the God of their fathers &C.
cord,g to His sovereign will, and for The pur-
poses Ut inscru.able WISDOM.