The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-12-07
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win be made BY the Radical press to give them - a
" sProportonate significance, and to deduce there
poc7 in Reference to the he south w We pIppoas
stherefore, to consider the question how far this
prospectus embodies the feelings ana purposes of
an agreeable one, and we could wish that some one
y OF our city contemporaries, in noticing the pros
pectus had saved us the trouble in making these
ss to them as well as ourselves.
The prospectus Informs us that the Southern
( Opinion on Will accept the Yankee as fact, and
peace, or in the field or the forum, or the egisla
v faare.alWays On enemy: There is mutual and
! Southe ner. Whenever and wherever they meet,
3 they will meet as foes at hearth and this feeling
4 viii live as long as there are two men on earth to
ssSouth. Inoake no pretensions to affection for
"a Union that is both false The Union
A sought by our forefathers has perished, not only
ity R .sAn'y' 80 only lfom noPe' ~ tr0m p0ss'-
!, Are these sound principles for Southern jour
n e nH en- Y 6 & G the
safichmond e We: answer all these questions en-
ehahcaly in the negative.
rongs and atrocities inflicted by the North on our
6nhappy section OF in becoming resentment for
HE conduct still pursued towards Us BY those
ermits to WELD power and to wreak malice. We
No excuses, no Palliation to offer for the guilt
those @ who lave thus pursued Us With cause1ess
81 ate. The atrocities Of the war, the subsequent
L Yong and humiliation, cannot, indeed, be lightly
gotten or forgiven. SO long injustice is kept up
hquered province these feelings or Of resentme 81 asae
t# fch the Creator hss implanted il the
~ 81 aanan breast, viii continue 70 abide in the
shall long prevail, the effect viii Ii un- n
=. eestionab1y be to make these resentments
aad gad9Hring PsEsps indeed IL
6revenge. But if the cause Of continued rritaticn
d. eremoved, if the Northern people shall be brought
sethern people as enemies, but with the justice
erment then the resentments Of the latter win viii
nistfable character Of the war upon US, is not
ss f96bngs 6ag post2G opnaS nss sd o ht
= tinp an active and operative cause Of lasting
Such is the law of human nature, and It
)1s afortunate and benefcent provision by an ALL
vrenia viii bear enduring malice, let him contrast
epresent feeling for England with that which
Se of scond hos e
Sand La Vendee2 But it is needless to multiply
ns!ances e The principle We have stated
sdence and philosophy, and, above all, by the com
z mands Of natural and revealed religion; The
rather to the fallen angels it is not permitted 70
Afrall and erring men, who themselves may need
eforgiveness:
taace to sey Logically and foreVer the 's Yankee
the Northerner is to be our foe is radical error
e ean IN RGs RsoS @
sgcng far beyond it. Assuming PagEOs,,5on g
5e ge g Xhst R1ssbe hoRe T ne e tor
Contest. When are we to Try another7 # all we
can look forward to is ceaseless hate, then, Of
] Thus there would be little use for any Of us to
f plough, SOW, or build, save to make ready for
another fight, and still another. The South, aban
i doning her present hope and order, restoration
liberty, education and advancement in the arts and
material progress, is to surrender herselfto gloomy
passions, and inextng guishable hats; and the coun-
sels Of despair .
Is We turn with unaffected horror from such pic
t1e and such 4: programme. T We shall oppose such
possess We deny that logically the Yankee is
5Sect conception of tie right have made him such
history and political SCIENCE the better instincts Of
Shls own nature, and the silent influences Of Chris
tianity are al operating in our favor and pleading
fesisted. But even if we assign no force to these
we should still rely on the calcula
: &tons Of human interest," and the tendencies of
civilization, to overcome the malignity
9thatnow pursues us. The wondrous Inventions Of
modern art are gradually Knitting the people to-
! gether, dispelling error and misconception, and
: rendering permanent injustice almost impossible
Such are the harmonies Of the nineteenth century.
May we not look to them with hope and confidence :?
To preach this creed is in part to accomplish the
Acts upon which it purports to be based. Let the
prthern people be made to know and feel that do
IQey may, Cney WILL, 1Of generations to come
seounter the fixed hate Of the South, and they
Ml not be slow to reciprocate the feeling and en-
4u3y it in their acts. Their passions are already
W 5slly infamed by their demagogues against us:
10y are as powerful are helpless and vet we
kA to seize this occasion to propose an intermin-
y feudl 0S9- .-- s- ~ -
70 cite all our objections to this policy would
:apire more space than we can now spare We
4e entirely opposed to it. The wrongs and iniu-
tinficted on our people we shall promptly ex-
il and denounce, but we shall be careful not to
Bken the force Of our protest by the exhibition
s 4 hate which does not stop to argue On the
$3 erary, we shall seek to influence tI iudgments
consciences CT our antagonists, and to win
M bm, by fair argument to a better way So far
ST I'm regarding the revival Of the constitutional
iion sought BY our forefathers as an impogsibii-
# we shall keep it constantly in view and labor
9Th confident hope for it's restoration at no dis
saa mt day.
I'VE believe that the sentiments we have above
pressed are those Of the great body of the neo-
R4of Virginia. AS to the sentiments Of the people
Richmond, our large personal acquaintance with
dtA enables US to speak with great confidence
hhern journals, anxious to reinforce their Doli.
ya hatred, have c1assed Mr.. Pollard as q strep.
1Atahve man" OF the South. We have neye,
aerstood Mr.. Pollard himself to advance such 4
but be this as 3 t may, we may safely affirm
: the views OF this prospectus on which We
dweis are not those Of any considerable mum.
ffe0f our people. n. 3I.s7.- vs..
Pollards energy, experience, and ability as
9alist are too we'll known to require any attes.
(8&eps frol1 US. We trust that, when he comes
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