, 1866-01-13
(" We Accept the Situation

DO say tie prcss OF The South. but il is ot,ly
'iP'se1tict' y ifie the hrntt 10 filled with bitter.
i'rss' we caunot take up II puprr without find.
ing al III tlH'urcd h,nx ut Tie Governments, and
~ '''nctr compared I; Cuiahnt. D4ntur, aUu
Hubrsp,ers. lie sane hduhns up,.n one string
upon "hsch the pcup.e and p,rss Ut tic stat
nave been playing tor The last thirty wears.
p" "e acc, pt the siliatiun." whlie they arr
lighting +. The siuullonf'' wuh a bitterness .nd
host iity which bvlrays the s,,ouidrr,up tr.,
within. And yet II I'd h hpp, hos, hulirss, heIu.
less contest. Il VAN and futile aitrn,p, 10 keep
up y purity over the fossil rcinalns at q dcad is.
sue. Why ei,gcndrr b1ttcr,irs,, und keen up \
cry about slavery and accession, when both ar.
dead beyond Iesuscitst,on! Why not hu,c,tl,
aifa riliccttiy - accept The sIiua,luu,'' md, ike
true phiiOsoiheTs. make the brsl of y bad bur.
gain eucctinb To What seems To be The ,Ieyit.
able decree .! late, aiid 80 che, 1iully u ok 10
mc,id their fallen %iurtunrr
HE Government ~ Washington Bre fuIlv .d.
riscd u me condition ut thugs. The Prrs,.
dent hnd the Cabinet aud Congress know very
veil that the loyalty Ut the nis.aes, mud mos, ct
the leaders Ut The Southern people. consists in
an ~ disguised hostility 10 The CONSUL u,,.d
nuthorities Of the land. nwkwa,dlv and f.e,,l,
covered by q prinblnncc Of submiss,un Ia III.
irrevOcHble conditions VI Il slcrn and unron.
prolni'ihx Necessity. There Is, except in u t.n
i"1ftuuhl cases, ali entire absence vi tina, luYaI.
national spliit which unCetlitS true ailrvn ,, ~
and patriotic drvotlun.
ne PferuuIe The ut,crahrts 1T thr Cha,hsto.
daiiy prs"s All be tuArt, US / { ,,ur r,urr.op,a.
i've ~ the political srnt,.I,rnts vi III. Sim. y,
large. II so. to what runclusioIi must nh err.
dio, thlnklng Ehth sifisc us to the lu,al srn,,.
HleI't of the S'n,e IukiIia that II, our Ku,u,.
we cu, plainly peIccisr that 10, dry 10 tic yn,u,
means Treason, to South CaIohna. Il so. n i.
only u th6lce of cvIlst We III. AL CONF. l},.,,
to b. tfalturs either ~ The Union or ~ lhp
South' There seems to be no neu,rni ground -
no p atiofm Tor THOSE 10 occupy who wuhld .,.,
aeo.s !act!o.., s;ta Recognise The authority al
the Union and The CvnslitutIni,.
But We weuio askt cui 6onoi Towards v hBt
nntried and unemployed shore Hre We dir riny !;
hetcre the "nr we "trc looking hopefully 10
the eIot which We conceived 10 b. u dlusniut,on
Ut the hated unh'',, nld the establishment OF =
erpHrhte ana md peiideut government. W. cs,,
LOOK 'o1 no such results now. Ehe grand tx.
rr'ln, At hnr bren tried. ami proved an u,,.1
ohsstrous failure. IN. Cunfrderuoy M. pun,. RI
she sumb OF The Capuirls. and We have no
Country now but the United Sts.es-n mo- H.v I'm,
'he riars ana strii.ea-n0 government but thu.
one 1t Washington. and no Cors,itunou bu,
the one our iathcrs gave us-with a sI,vh,
amendment SecedssoD is dead slavery is blot.
zen OUT 'o1vvr', Hi,u, al n section, We have III,
hope-.ho hohls-no hintnfy-ne destiny out.
siar o. our common conntry-,hr Republic ,la,
Washington and the heroes nf '7G gave u.. The
reUrt,iun has yu,rud The South. filled il w,,h
graves blisheh Its budding hopes win The mi.
dew OF dt"lf., spread The iunr,uI pail aver our
ohoe happy and peaceful homes, ami filled The
iand Win rum, dcsUl1linn, and woe and 'yc,
We clit'R to ITS lifrlcss corpse Ike Il dream ui
iaradlse, and .vainly strive 10 k,idlp ufrr.h lin.
n'eS OF faction aiIld the vApoTs and death.
camps that environ ITS dishonorcd grave.