The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-07-15
The Situation In the south.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.

hUFISroNs LAsDIsG Miss, July =, 1850.
Such OF the Northern papers reach hero OF
late filed with little encouragement for the people OF
the SOUTH One grows at heart under the load or
Misrepresentation Of mon and things down this way.
We're the consequences less drcful would excite our
mermenL But In the midst OF all this wo are glad 70
notice that the great HERALD "fat footed for the
Union OF North and South for the restoration OF the
entnce eordiale Hare the road easy that we
wonder IN amazement your usually people do not
H. The people Of the North have but to say that
the Union was never dissolved Tint Is all An
attempt was made 10 dissolve IL but that failed There
is not hostile gun In the South where stood
armies The attempt having failed, what then, remains
aitr this declaration 10 bring about harmony The
answer seems perfectly clear Restore the federal civil
departments in the South re-estahish mail routes and
recognize the representatives OF the States But
saws the Tribune What OF slavery" Let me tell
Nj Greeley, as Southern man, that "Slavery Is
Dead ~ Nay, more II vote were TO be taken, to
morrow every in the South would vote against its
restoration. Mr. Greeley knows this and so does his
party. All but what have a guarantee that tho
South win not renew the at some future period ~
Let answer that n all the world to invite such
issue, aud the people desired 10 renew the war; the
hard hand OF poverty alone would rcndor such
mpnssibiIity. The South could not arm and equip
regiment ~ thousand men. they are literally pcnness
to conduct war; besides, this generation de-
sre- peace "Hut the ne2ro-he must he provided for =
+" He must be allowed 20 vote III Well there plenty
Of IN the South who do not object 10 cvon that
mt prudence seems TO make The States Of the North
decline him tho privilege, unless under certain restric
tons Then Why not leave the states Of the South a
like privilege of regulating that quest on1
Is mistake to suppose tho people o' the South
cannot be trusted TO give tho negro his rights They
hts labor and To obtain they must even nater and
him What " the danger then, OF their defraud
ing hmy No than o. Mr Greeley q defrauding his
typosetters The world reyoves in the South on the
principles that II does the North. Philosophy,
states manshp economy and capital, with labor all com
bne hero about they 10 In the North Our radicals
all dead on. The Toombses Wigfas and small
calibrc generally are gone to the Capuletsn We have
fear OF any Thad stevens mon being grown South,
the seed Is destroyed Then in Heavens name, let tho
people TO their senses 10 your coming clcctionsl
lot us have Union Congress- The South is wait
ing, with longing eyes, for the hand OF Fellowship
Shall 1t be extended We poor our crops are short,
plantations lying In waste. We need capital and
labor, Northern men and Northern money These will
follow restoration Our crops this will toll oar su
alton better than | can portray II. Who're We once
raised four million bales 81 cotton per year shall
scarcely raise one this year. What commentary