The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-11-27
lTHE SOUTHERN OPINION
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u....-a press which shall fesrlsssly expose cor
rup,,on wherever found, and charaessriss men
and measures ~ they deserve--and encouraged by
the earnest solicitations Of many kind friends
have concluded to establish at once, In Richmond.
Southern paper. propose to make this paper
true exponent Of soathera thought and sentiment,
and shall give to II, - its most appropriate title,
the name OF The Southern Opinion. Committing
It to the support of no particular set Of men or
measures, I pledge Il unreservedly to the South,
In all her manifold interests traditions customs,
and affections. While The Southern Opinion
shall advocate such obedience to the constisu-
ton and the laws as has been promised by the peo-
pls OF the South. and shall support the recon.
struction policy OF President johnson as the
only means by which the country can be saved
from the savage and bloody rule OF Radicalism, II
will accept the Yankee as fact, and logically
and forever a. . foe whether in war or peace,
or In the uelu VI ioIu", vi wv Aeo ''A~'~S
always an enemy. There 10 q mutual and unextin-
guishable hate between the Yankee and the
southerne whenever and wherever they meet,
they will meet as foes at heart; and this feeling
will live as long as there are two men on earth to
bear Il towards each other. Politicians, and by
pocrites, and knaves, for this or that temporary
purpose. may attempt to glozs and conceal this
fact; but what stronger evidence does one want
that this hatred Of the South does exist In the
North, and with increased intensity, than what is
furnished in the spirit Of the legislation and de-
bates OF the last Congress- In the temper and results
OF the receut political contests In the North and
still more in the rufisnly assaults made upon the
President OF the United States in his late tour In
the Northwest, only because he was suspected OF q
sympathy with the South, and Of being in favor OF
giving to the people Of the South their constitu-
tional rights This hatred between the North
and South does exist, and will exist for genera
tions to come, despite all efforts at Cancellation, all
Establishments. mutations, and vicissitudes.
am for the South. make no pretensions to an
affection for Union that is both false and hateful
The Union sought by our forefathers has persisted,
not only from reality, not only from hope. but from
possibility. The South has submitted, without re-
sistance or murmur to military tyranny. outrage,
robbery, and the emancipation OF four millions OF
her slaves. She has accepted the new condition
OF affairs with heroism and resignation unequall-
ed in the history OF the world; and yet the Yankee
race. instead Of exhibiting something Of the gene
hah pr pf vfc tn N
fresh pretexts for the inhicon offurher injury and
Insult The southern States are this day practically
disfranchised and deprived even OF every politi.
cal right and privilege won by our common ances-
try Yet this 10 not enough. We must hug the chains
that bind us, and kiss the rod which smites u.s. We
must complete our abasement by our own act. we
aust accept the negro as our equal and brother;
and to set us an example for imitation, Massachu-
sets has just elected tSo negroes to her Le9sfd'
ture But rather than ever see this state OF h1nsslh
tho south-rather than we should be degraded by
such an abhorrent and unnatural equality with the
negro, and have him admitted into our legislative
halls and to our fresides, we would see our land
again committed to the desolation and devastation
OF war, and our homes burned and ravaged by
another Butler and Sheridan The negro Is free
have no wish to see him re-enslaved f.; his condi-
ton as "freedman" is a disagreeable reality
that must be recognized by the South; but beyond
his emancipation The Southern Opinion Will not
yield, and will resolutey resist all measures that
prete nd to the elevation Of one whose status mas
been fixed by Heaven.
The Southern Opinion shall be Confederate IN
It's devotion to the memory OF our short-hved IN
dependence and all who fought for it, or sympa'
thized with that proud though unsuccessful s'fus'
gle, from JEFFERSON DAVIS to the humples' 'oi'
der, shall be cherished as sacred memory oios
raphies, narratives, descriptions, sKetehes' ih'i
dents. and anecdotes illustrative OF the late wal
sbs !, form one OF its most prominent features.T
n,,bor ~ distinguished Confederate officers have
rrom,ssd TO contribute to its columns. The scenes
by valor, the days hallowed by VIC
torv or by scarcely less glorious defeat shall not
he allowed to fall into oblivion. The holy ground
which entombs our dead heroes shall often be re-
,,s;ted and our readers shall accompany us In
,bese sacred pilgrimages. special reporter Will
be sent out Immediately to visit the various
cemeteries in Virginia and the South where
our loved and lost are gathered, whe will fur
nish graphic and interesting sketches OF those
sacred precincts. In the first number Of the paper
In addition TO- other attractive original matter
Of the same character, there will be full and &C
curate description Of "Stonewal" Jackson's
tomb and Its surroundings, together with PRIZE
POEM commemorative Of the valor, suferings,
and sacrifices Of the Confederate soldiers. The
frst number will also contain true account OF the
health and general condition Of our beloved ex.
President, JEFFERSON DAVIS, whose wrongs but
the more endear him to the hearts OF his people,
and whose greatness Of soul seems to expand un-
der the nhicio Of the torture and cruelty visited
upon him, while ironed and In . dungeon, BY his
brutal Yankee jailors-and whose dignity OF be-
havior a. prisoner has entitled him to the perpe.
tual sympathy and affection Of his countrymen
and the admiration OF the world. cannot but be.
lieve that journal which shall devote itself, In
great measure, to such themes as those indicated,
and which lave heretofore been so avoided by the
press OF the South will be hailed with delight by
the masses Of my countrymen and as an evidence
OF my deep interest in these subjects, dear to the
Southern heart, offer the following premiums
APRIzE OF ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS
for the best poem on the Confederate Dead.
APRIZE OF ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS
for the best poem in lsudation Of the deeds, valor