The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1866-03-01
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IL diiFcultEto cRtcr ior the wants Of a urSrai ein5
zfnaiorty nteranY or llic most favorable crci'sa
st.nccs b,it existing fact. render il still more 'lif
fcult Especially Is this iiuc Of enc who had lons9
' engaged IN the late revoution and Giyea '''s
ccs 10 the maintenance OF cause destined 10
grief: WITH singuhr unaninlity, the Southern
press advocated m early restoration to allegiance
u.l the Union. when the Confederate disaI:
reared SO Suddenly rom tic horizon s!ld went \
earnestly @ork in creating sentiment o! l9yaS.
Is and peaceful submission to The powers that
he's Hu:. when the Radical wing Of 9le Repu!pl7
X o.Tcrcdl itnpcdimcn(s TO Reconstruction
sand ,renewa.of that allegiance, It thnatnfalT
to ezpectlhat,j journalists in Tic South wonldaieep
Silent before thair self-stylcd masters and nucn-
icntiy rcfusa.o bend tllcr energies TO the.Suppert
of the Executive, who had proven true TO the Con
stiinti6n ard sti,e enforcement Of the laws For
the expression of such opinions, they have been
denounced as tsloyal and The fcmcntors of oiscord
and dissension. wemight so onto cite ndfaber
of parallel instances proving eoncnsivelysthat the
Southern press have been actueted by high sense
Of duty in denouncns abuses and correcting evils
growing out of the state of The country but We
we're speaking of the difficulties in the way Of
journalism at this time, and have only yadycgtcd 10
these unjust charges TO illustrate single point Of
the question, namely, that an independent course
brought ccnsurc upon hcprcss, instead Of osicitIng
nraise from those WHO are SO blatant ror!Universai
and unqualified freedom Our able and excellent
cotenporary, the Charleston Fess las so fully
DISPOSED ofihc subject before us that we lc-print
its admirable rcmurks. The Ners, ina recent cd-
tolial, says:
s.Thorc are few of those concerned in tie ex-
preston of public sentiment at the South who arc
not conscious Of much embarrassment in the proper
performance of their Office 1t is not possible for
them to witness The efforts inedc by the Radical
party at the North to drag. them down to greater
depths of ruin, without some feeling Of natural
resentment Nor eau they speak Of4hat party en-.
gagged in tho tasl, of dragooning The Government
to con2liance with their measures, in terms OF per-
feet courtesy and respect. They cannot witness
the ruin that has been inflicted by The authorities
of the Governmcnt-apparently g,atnous--unne-
cessary nj least, apparently, to the military OBJ
;ects tcmplatcd-withouta feeling OF aspcrity
aeains. those WHO were its Immediate authors
Nor in their hearts can tlcy Yet acknowledge that
they were wrong; that, charged with the trusts OF
a form of society commended 10 them By merits, it
was wrong to take ground Tor its defence; or that
in the theory of orr Government. there was not,
the recognition of that sovcrcisnty of States upon
vial questions which authorized. for sufficient
,,o;.. IL ~ ~ ,,o,yarss
In It's state of feeling, there is the natural inn
pulse 10 reort, abuse, and still TO vindicate the alb
attract right of our fallen cause.
..But. wlile this is 50, :l,cre is sill the
scousncss that power is with cur aiycrsaries;
that they have vndcatcd the right OF their posi-
,ion by at least the conclusive logic of success;
that we are in fact, al mercy; that, il lc yictors
shall accord rights % MS, twill be from consider
ations of interest 10 t,emscivos without respect
for our a5ity TO assert tllcm: and that our utter
ances Of feeling therefore, in this depressed coz
dition, arc. as untcco;ung as they are inpotcnt--
ne are conscious proper sense Of seli-respect re-
auires wc should bend To The storm VIC cannot
i,y.asi; that upon Us sill are incumbent the re-
sl0nsibiii,y of our own lives, aud the lives and
wel-Jcing Of on wives and children; and that III
Just respect to these Is incumbent upon us to
adopt no course of conduct. or form Of lan:nagc,
that may DO calculated 10 irlp0ir ability, or
defeat Tie Efforts By wlca these remaining obi
cations may be met.
so circnms.anccd, It is dlicalt for those who
speak at all, TO spcal; properly. And those whose
Office it is to address the public, constantly fnd it
scarcelg possible to be always right We are our
selves CONSCIOUS that much we haze said rnieht
have been better said, and much with proPriety
omitted. Ii is MOI for US to beard POKER. 1t is
not for us to repudia.c tic acts of our people,
which We arc conscious haze been sustained BY
sentiment of patriotism, as pure rs ever fired the
human heart We cannot. in conscience, take
success. however it may be The criterion, to be the
test of merit We cannot declare our cause in its
moral nature, to be dificrcn! from villa, it would
have been If it Lal been crowned with triumph
Nor have VIC the simplicity to suppose that such
reputation of our cause and cofduct VIII COM
mend US 10 the better portion Of the adversary
rover Some there are, perhaps, VINO woull'bo
pleased at such so,,gsc bat few would believe us
sincere or. accepting the treason, would not still
detect the traitor They could have litte charity
for tlosc who have had agency in Tic fearful ca
lamiics of the recent conflict without proper moral
motives to sustain them, or who shrink in disaster
from the;r share Of The responsibility that agency
i--poses.
SIN speaking, therefore, in the present condi-
ton of ourforiuacs, though tarc be much to be
said, there is Ifrslc to be said to advantage. We
cannot assert ourselves without seeming to beard
power we cannot always exhibit Just respect
for power without an lnbccomios abnegation of
ourselves and, while We believe that ne spirit OF.
Journalists at the Soulh has been misunderstanding
they accept the situation, not fron feeling but