, 1866-08-29


Pollard who edits tho Richmond Examiner,
has just compiled his history Of the ''!south-
crn Confcdcrncy." In it llc argues that the
rebellion might have been successful but for
the ine1cueablc blundcrs Of some OF its
leaders, Davis iu particular. The "South'
he believes capable of winning its disunion
independence in the next struggle.
The rebels, he says, will bide their time
aud watch for favorable conjunction Of
circumstances, to strike for independence of
the hated hordes Of the North. He goes on to
say:
pest Themselves, where. The unsnceeesini party
has lost the contest only through accideat or 1nad
vessanse. The Co1federates hare gone out Of this
eonssioasness a s m thst ,ey arc the netsr msn sud
that there was nothing wanted but change In a
ses & Of eirsnms ;snecs and ezees resolve 10 make
This 'ssecgct" Is not nearly SO dangerous
al the one the Confcdcratcs possessed in the
Spring Of 1861, when every rebel from JET.
Davis to Champ Ferguson-Including Pol
lard himself-swelled with the "ptoul,
dcathlces, dangerous consciousness'' that
ono southerncr con1d whip flee Northerncrs.
They went Into the war full Of that belief. It
seems, from the statement OF their historian,
that the proud chiralry have dropped sever
nj cats' on their former estimation Of the rel
ative ynlor of Northern aud Southern men.
After four years Of rough experience
they have como to the conclusion TINT ono
| fre-eater is rather more than match
] for one Yankee. But VIC hear no more boastfns
Of one Eouthcrncr being able TO thrash live,
four; three, OF. even two Eortherners, Per
fiaps # is q pardonablc piece Of vanity on
their part to claim that Southcrncr Is just
'1cettler mite better man than North.
crucr, hut no body in the North believes it.
Tie 3'boys in blue" who tested the question
on hundreds Of battlc.hclds, under all kinds
of circumstances, came home entirely con.
yinccd that if there is any difference in tht
men Of the two sections, the odd!
are with the Northcrncr. If the South
cTner bns little the most yell and t1asl
and, fool-hardy daring in making d charge
he has less coolners and daunticss ll-do4
tcnacity, which charucterises the Northern
soldiers And these arc the qualities wh1cl
win great battles and long campaigns. Tn
English arc very confident they can Will
the French, and the French are equally o.
sure they eau master the British. The dif
ference between the two Is just about thai
between the North and the South. TIL
latter resembles the hot-bloodcd, mercuria
Frcnchman, and tic former the cool, tough
: fearless Btitpn. And when Souihcruc
undertakes to whip Sortherncr, lie la
just as hard @ job on his lands Us French
man has when he attacks an Eng1islmau O
a Scotchman.
It is high time all this silly, insnltin
gabblc about Southern superiority wcr
: ended. It can do the uraggarts no good an,
may lead them again into serious trouble
II thec have such "sccret" in their keer
ng "a Pollard states, their true policy I
tcrcr to dirulge it to mortal, but more cs
iecial'y never attcmpt to verify or demon
| strnic it, for they will meet people over
'shc!1aing in resources mud strength, will
: the equally proud consciousness" Of kuou
irg by actual "waxer Of BATTLE" that
southcrncr is moi the >hcttcr 1nan = aud i
, tlicy ever furce another civil war on tn
North, they will nhd coufscation aud til
iangman's rope as the terms of rcco1,struc
: tion that will be accorded to them, on its te
) minattoE.