The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1866-02-28
COMMUNICATION.

EDITOR LEICESTER In your issue oil
the 9TH notice two paragraphs upon
"Our Relations with the South" which
strike me us peculiarly open to criticism.
Discussion upon the leading questions of
the duy not only conduces to "A more per-
feet adjustment of difficulties but it is abb
solutely necessary to that end By the
term discussion, however, SdoaM be UNI
derstood, not irihirg and vain expressions
of unsettled opinions, but logical deduc-
tons, calmly uttered and dignificd by the
evidence Of thorough investigation. Your
contributor, "il. b. undoubtedly has
many good traits Of character, and per-
haps some ability in composition and
defamation, but he should beware lest
he use his gifts to the detriment, rather
than the advantage of those who Chang
upon the music" &c. Upon these very
men-men of the highest education, tai
cnt and vivacious energy-we depend for
leadership When they are wrong all
else must he.
"Deeplv impressed, though | am. with
the ''chvalrous' spirit which pcrvales
the efiuslon before me, you will permit
me to state few facts which the events
OF the past ten months have forced upon
the consciousness of every intelligent man
The people Of the South are not penitent
They do not grieve over their evil deeds.
They do not even acknowledge them as
such. In the breast of every former
STAKEHOLDER ranklcs the sting OF iuncied
wrong. together with an mistaken belief
in the righteousness of the most damnabe
cause i'll which arms were ever horne
They cvince no desire for reconciliation
they seek only to avoid the lawful conso-
qucnces OF treason. They are bitter
they are arrogant they dictate terms to
their conqucrers. They threaten with
violence amy who may propose to settle
among them. THEY deny tile authority Of
tie CHted States GorGnmeH and submit
only when convinced that evasion and
subterlnge are unayYdIing. Yet they are
the "deludcd brothers" to whom we are
bid to open our bosomsl
''Such, in brief, is their present atti-
tudH. | need not revert to the years Just
past to treshen the recollection of their
reckless cruelty and barbarty. The
pameleSs horrors of Ander.onvlle-the
ghostly shades of Columbia--the brutal
ouirages OF Libby, are entombcd forever
IN the yet to be rewarded agony of thous-
ards of sufferers The rcmembrances
have found resting places far down in the
hearts of many who are now chldless,
brotheriesS or fathcrless; and yet from
Mddlebury-one of whose sons was torn
in pieces by Southern bloodhounds-
comes the precious counsel ''rather let us
take the wreath from off our own brows,
and place it on theirs, than drag them
lower in the dust !" We are besought to
! ''embrace" the men who have imperlled
the very sum and essence of our existence,
the Government-men who have not only
fought in defense of detcstabe idea, but
who in that defense have displayed quail
tiles which would disgrace savnges-men,
who, after all this blood and all this
waste OF treasure still manifest an impla-
cable luminosity for all that is good, and
generous and rational, and who are only
restrained nv ahsnln,e ;mrotcnco frnn,
onact,ng tho terr;hle nronnn,;nas of ,no;,.
di.annoiutmcnt And whv ara ..nolIo
brave generous Yankees, tbrs r,llnd
unon to C,rrct what cannot and shnnlJ
not he fnrootten Rsc.mse torsooth VOC
NAV iniure the ..fcclingsn Of mr. ..m;..
Guided brethren" We NAV exnoct ono
dav TO find the ANGELS of Heaven hpmo,n-
inc the wounded sensib;litics IF Satan and
his fcndish crow
81 sneak plainly but truIv and nm
oc,uotcd only hv - desire ,o SEQ iust;cn