The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1866-07-25
Thoroughly Reconstructed.

4 correspondent Of tho Cincinnati
Gazette, writing from the South, says:
met man who was evidently thor.
oughly reconstructed, as that term is un.
dcrstood in Dixie. Ho wus represent.
a,vc man, an example Of at least fosr.
ifths of tho population south Of the Ten
ncsseo river, so far as his views wcrc con-
ccrued. Ile was one Of tho better class;
had been Major in the rebel army, and
possessed fair education. {. ~
You aro from Tennessee? said he.
"That is my home"
Well, how arc you getting along
with tho niggcrs there? Arc they going
to servo them as they did in Memphis p"
told him did not anticipate any
troublc-at least not at present
think" ho went on, that thcro
will be q good many Memphis riots as
soon as wc get back into Congress. Next
fall the Democrats up there will bo
majority, and then VIC will get our seats,
and this will mako two.thirds at least,
and then wo will have things our own
way; and wo will sec if wo don't get
our nisgcrs back"
lIe then went on to culogizc many Of
the leading Democrats ofthe North-Val.
landigham, Voorhees,, tho. Woods, and
others; "but," ho added, "thoush
these leaders couldn't ,pako tho. Demo.
Gratis fight for US in tho la.s war, they
can make them vote for US, at least, and
wc will outvote.atlo Abolitionisls. Il
wont DO long till wo have States Rights
President, and thon, If wo cant get our
nigscrs back in the Union, why, We will
Just 70 out, and he won't try to cocrco
US; and by the time his term is out, tho
Yankees will give up tho thought OF
driving US back. If Vailandigham were
President, thcrc would DO no difficulty
about it; he might coax MS to stay, but
if VIC wouldn't, that would be tho end Of
the matter
But" suggested, Il think VAL
landigham could not DO elected" ..
"That was just what I was going to
say" said my loquacious friend. " Ilo
has been too bold States Rights man.
But thcrc arc others who have been sort
Of non. n.committal, who might be elected,
and ValIandigham in the Cabinet would
be the real President. You know some.
thing Of the example Of Gen. Pierco,'
said he.
I asscntcd.
e" Well, tho tactics Of 1852 can bc
readily repeated. Had VIC adjusted them
in 1860, instead Of going into q war, it
would havo been far better for u.s."
convorsed wish many others Of tho
moro Intelligent classes, and they all held
TO noarly tho same opinion. They all &C.
knowlcdgcd that they had lost by tho
war, and that it was for this that they
expressed regrets, and not for tho war
itself. Southern independence was what
they were Iaborins for; it is their dream
yet; but they hope to achieve it by di.
plomncy, and not by force Of arms. The
chivalry have found that tho Northern
pcoplo-peacerul, quiet, orderly, and in.
tclliscnt-will fight. They believe that o
sufficient number Of tho voting ma.
chincry in cities can DO bought, to
give the Democratic party tho majority,
and themselves the control Of the Gov.
crnmcnt; and, as a result, they con then
achieve Southern independence. Butthcy
vii! End tho North as deaf to their
offers Of bribes, as they werc needless
Of tho bonbastic threats which preceded
tho late var. Intelligent men arc order.
Iy, but brave; urc cntcrpriSiug in tho
acquisition Of wealth, but urc never to
bo bouSh. with gold.