Smyrna times., 1865-08-09
Prejudice.

The rebellion has been suppressed the in
s'ltutlon OF slavery, to defend which the rebel
non was lnaugurated, has been abolished. apc
the men who rebelled are daily, with profes
sions OF loyalty, pleading for pardon. Bnt
WhlIe these men profess submission to tho Cow
ernment their acts show their adhesion to tba;,
OLD prejudices and profession. They ,rp low
II words are proof; but words meyer woro
eheaper than now; lip-loyalty is very obpn-
dant. Notwithstanding their professions tbo;,
tcfs show that the old convictions still stand .
the Old feelings still rankle; the old sores arr,
stlli sore. And the actual conflict Of arms :,
which they were worsted, has chafed Them III
the more. The whole region is morbid A
correspondent Of the n. Y. Herald SAYS tba;
acque>cence is to the force of superior mum.
oers' They say, we don't admit our causo i
a had one, but it has failed" Saws the R,-
lelgh II0gTrSS :" the native element in.lnd
ing the anStocracy, are growing more defiant
every day, and now openly threaten to bono
Chlon men and negroes as soon as the troo,'s
are withdrawn" The Mobile N57rs nubl;.boa
a letter from from Ookolona, in that State
winch says: Many of the best citizens hos;
'a'e 10 take the amnesty oath They say tb,+
they thus bind themselves to perfect tbe ru;n
vi thelr country. A correspondent of rho
MIA IfeSS writes from Mobile that tho IN,
aglned evils threatened to slavery and On
"nlCn they based their acts of secession and
rebellion, are as deeply rooted in their conv;c.
uons as ever they were" The testimonv :.
nS Is
Dut we wish to have more local annlica.
tlon' The sentiment of the pro-slaverv nartv
oi our own State is similar in every resnect ~
those lately i'll rebellion. The agitation of ,bo
slavery question: and the final overthrow of the
lnStlfutlon by the party in power, has only in
creased their jcalou~ies. Reason has givan
way to prejudice-law can scarcely roStra;
a|leSSnesS The incident given in anotbor
'oiuinn VIII serve as an illustration 4 nooro
man Is allowed the stand used bv viii
!. to preach to his own color" I'm
hedlately crowd club together TO baul him
'u' Oh the stand and are only prevented from
ohVertlng religious asscmblage into a bloody
Iol .! the presence Of cold steel" A. tbo
meeting OF the managers of camn meet;no 90
re he'd IN New Caste co. it was ro .olroi =,
'rohlht negroes iiom participating. but tbo
reacher had the resolution rescindod w,
I'VE tLeSe illustrations to show the jyc,cos;,,l,
ol the advocates of slavery toward I
he negro. 1t is wel known that NJ .I,no., t
very camp meeting ever held at Camden tbo e
il'"ege OF negro preaching has been granted s.
NJ with IIttle or no objection on the mart of
" one And the attempt to exclude negro.. r
On the camps entirely is also new Fron, L
{ liFst Inauguration Of camps negroes baro :;
en- allowed to participate These Jemo,.tr, -
ms are something new, and have only I,,oI, p
70 be regarded as "attempts at nnoro
uality" a. negro >,
-" = TINS shows the Increasing prejudice tbo DIR
l"us care, with which acts reIatin~ 10 the t he
gro are regarded. Acts formerly cnn.;I. bv
Ut 'or dlSregarded altogether are now IooL
upon as "abolitionism, " which. to nreim ,jn
eu ihinds' Is the meancst word in tb. d;o in
nary 1t Is the natural ebulition Of cbanr;n da
10 say the sign Of actual hostility Tt; an
ioeicaI consequence Of defeat. ily