The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1866-03-30
CONDITION or THE SOUTH.
Letter from Hon. Waddy Thompson.

GnnsNvlLLr, : C., Feb u, lSG6
Dir VAS EYRE
Dear Sri was induced to subscribe
TO- the Day.liook from having read vpur
work on Negroes and Negro slavery.
which ! consider the most coniprchcn.
si'e, profound, aud exhaustive di-ru,
,ion of the subject chat ! have read |
do not doubt that time, the surest test OF
truth, will demon tratc the currectncs.
Of every oppression contained in that
book, II is 50 long a time since with
drew from all public employment aud
political reputation d, 80 transltory and
eyanescent, that this opinion may prove
Of little value \ ou MAJ not even re
member my name There may bo 9th.
,rs Who will II there Le any such, /
trust that they viii at least believe that
the opinions ! express are those which /
entertain lney viii remember that IN
1888, when popular torrent swept over
south Carolina, was one Of the lew
public men who breasted II. and the only
one who did 50 successfully From that
time 10 the secession OF 1851. ! have
been IN small and hopeless minority
Professionally opposed to the policy which
eliminated ~ secession, after that had
no alternative but 10 sustain the action
Of my state did not doubt the ri-ht
OF a state To scccde from the Mon
lhi, right was expressly re-crt ed ia the
ratitiCatiuns Of New \ ork and Rhode
Island, aud the reservations Ly those
~utr- enured - the benefit of all other
states This wa, the doctrine Of the
Republican party OF iI9N, at the
head Of which was Mr. Jefferson.
the greatest OF American state smon
Yet | had fears that thi- right
would not be conceded hy the 9TH
cr states, and ! knew us we'll Co., / do
now that the result Of conflict of arms
would he disastruu, 10 the south An
infant ami 70 strun. man armed !, hard.
ly an eNaggcratiuu of the Inequality of
such ruuil,t My greatest surprise
has been thar the south could have
maintained !. 50 hong
hcnuaky had given the most solemn
assurance that she would resist. IT cucr
Zion were attempted sui believe
That u that great and poweriu,rwtc had
redeemed tAi, pledge there would have
been NJ war Nr Lincoln aud Mr.
seward had dishuwcd utl purpose ot
military coercion The tw most pufcn.
uni lrr-s. 81 the North, the Tribune
aud il.sali. 10 advocated tine same
opinion J thought lhs the stronger
the ARA. pr,.euied by the South. the
greater would j., the chance OF gompro-
mise In AS TAR - thc tree SUITE.
were concerned. the movement was am
pl' Justified, but thought the measure
mex F'dleht had not LOST ui' mop" ui
escaping the threatened cut'struYhc
ami whilst had full perception %, tHc
impending danger had Aiii' huty iro'd
the tihcaot OF the proposed rvmrJ, Loot
when my state acted, | considered no
longer had tueright of private Judgment
ana cuuid mot separate my fortunes from
'hos" amongst whom la! whole ME hN,
horn passed ANA Who hnd 81" pit'u and
81" hi-hl huuurcd mc II those. huwe'
or. VII" rr riWhled the m".'n''tNero
'H 81, ANA az 3" tN't ih't' rhnnu'
h"" ''' ~" opinions % ""s tti mis-
tax "n4 l''} were influenced ~ no
''t'''-' h"i ul IN" luicst "nd most ui'
''''.'' i9'f.'.l'h, SNOW t.''r Ncr
hhh3 WI" weakly Yielded their own
judgment '' "n o'er"hr'm'n. popular
"tF'Hi KNOW not one whom be
"''' 70 nave "'''u from any more un
worthy 'nD",n''l 'c .u1a' "nd the
u'''' '''"''''" VINO "''' '' 'h'Tmnl 'V'
were n't minated 'l more sen drN'
".t l'''''''''n " ~ men t'' ',eI'h,
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'o"'rl' ~ ne Nofs' 'iist ''" h' >Ai1
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VIZ N'i"'''''" anu "'"'liAie' ny as
hl-h courage ana virtue a- nave ever
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WI" "'""' ''"t - ur"'" INV l'"P''
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~" war Is ended ana what Is tnr au'y
ana l'"n't '' '"' com "etvf u'."s
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ef""' ana h"h'F"N'o h"l'F'' "" not
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in 'hr '"n'' cone l"Ni'n ! VIII hui say
ohai amy p"l'N' however Wise anu .'l''
fai can restore th" N"Vih 20 i- former
prosperity am SURE % e""1 NOT ~
mish' 90 so partially I've" inc 'a'it''
Eht',h'h" ''''d ",'y r'"ii'''''' "''',''
l'ie ui'o' was Nrt running u thc
"''"u 81 w. 'uu'n mas nor '''>'l 20
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" '"el,'"'' current
me P"HNN u' w" 'oN'tii'h'h'' SINCE
we ''''e ga I've "Hf' mas n''h u"W'''
ne negroes suu"'h,y receiving '"''r
freedom sno','' nave ue'n f'"'"'''. va
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