Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-04-27
Is the North Afraid of the South 2

Ifthe Southern people are without repre-
sentation in Congress, and without political
power, they are not forgotten. Without arms
without voice in public affairs without the
influence conferred by Office and wealth, they
have become bugbears to their affectionate
Northern brethren. Ifto be constantly talked
about cause the ears to burn, as the vulgar
believe, then the ears Of the Southern people
ought to be in perpetual Jingle. What they
think, feel, say and do are the never ending
themes Of conversation, speeches and newspa-
per articles. There are thousands Of people
this day who earn their bread by writing false
hoods about the South, and there are tens
upon tens of thousands Of people at the
North whose only business appears to
be that Of demonstrating that the North
is in constant danger from that section.
Not when the war ragged in its greatest fury
not when the Southern armies were most sue
cessful; not when, one after another, the North
ern Generals fed defeated before the uncOn-
querable JACKSON not after the six days fights
around Richmond, when MCCLELLAN's mighty
hosts, worn down and shattered, were driven to
seek refuge under their shipping, was there such
a cry of danger from the South, as we now hear
at the NOrth-nOw, after profound and I'M
broken peace Of one year. What does tins
mean That the South is meditating a renew
al ofthe war; No. There is not human be-
ing living who has any apprehension on that
score. JACKSON is dead, and those Left Of the
gallant armies commanded by him, by LEE,
JOHNSTON, BEAUREGARD and KIRBY SMITH have
become incorporated among the body Of our
peaceful citizens, and are quietly following
their industrial pursuits. This coward fear OF
the vanquished South is not real but affected
Affected for political purposes and as pre-
text for measures of severity. Beyond SUN
NER, STEVENS, WADE and some other radical
leaders, who always have been and always will
be personally afraid of Southern men, there is
at the North no fear of the SOuth-nO appre-
hensiOn of the renewal Of the war. Never was
there more conscious and fragrant hypocricy
than is now shown by the dominant party at
the North in this pretenSe, that if the Southern
States are restored to the Union they will en-
deavOr to break it up; and that if negroes are
not permitted to vote the Southern whites will
Cypress and prosecute them. The truth is
that the best Union men and the most sin
cere friends ofthe negro are at the SOUTH
Besides deriving all the benefits Of the
Union and all the projections of the Constitu-
ton, of which they are now deprived, they
have given pledges before the world that they
will hOnorably and faithfully adhere to the
Union, and obey and submit to the UOnstitu-
ton and laws. Despite all the SANDERS with
which an unprincipled press teens, they are
observing these duties with scrupulous fidelity.
The Radical party is so afraid that this steady
and exemplary conduct will have a tranquil
zing effect upon tho North that it finds it ne
cessary to deny its existence. Quiet is just
what 1t does not want. Agitation and strife
are the elements by which il is sustained
When there is peace they declare there is no
peace, and this moment an outbreak in the
South would give them more pleasure than
anything that could occur. If some rash and
needless fool, goaded to desperation by these
fanatics, were to put himself at the head of a
band of men and declare resistance to the Go
vernment, the cup of SUMMERS happiness
would overflow, and THADDEUs STEVENS would
rub his unwashed hands in diabolical glee. OF
this, however, there is, happily, no likelihood,
and so these malignant spirits will not enjoy
that banquet of blood for which they hunger
with the ferocions appetite Of tigers.
So much calmer, so much more submissive
is the South than the North, that the Northern
party that processes to sympathise with it is be-
ginning to taunt us with want OF spirit.
They ask why our members Of Congress
elect do not, like men, take forcible possession
of their seats in the Capitol. Verify are We
the sport, the very footballs of Northern par
ties. We begin to think that outside of a
small circle, at the centre of which stand such
men as President JOHNSON, and Generals GRANT
and SHERNAN, there is no magnanimity, no
manliness, no real virtue in the country. 1t is
said that revolutions purify like storms. Not
so the revolution through which we have
passed. 1t has left the worst passions ranking,
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