Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1866-03-05

GREAT VICTORY FOR THE SOUTH.


Since the morning OF July 22d, 1861, when
the news of the great Southern victory
achieved by Beauregsrd over Mcdowell. and
the awful rout of the Federal army on the
plains of Manassas, was borne through the
South, on the wings of the wind, rs it were,
carrying joy and jubilaton into every loyal
Southern household, and gladdening everytrue
Southern heart, there has been no news re-
ceived with so much rejoicing by the people
of the South as that contained in the despatch
informing them the President had veteed the
Fresdmsns Bureau bill. This is the greatest
victory they have achieved during the war
greater than any of the feats of arms OF Stone
wall jackson or OF Robert Lee and it has
given them more pleasure than had Gen. Lee
been elected Governor of Virginia. They have
found an ally in the President worth mo re to
them than the alliance of France or England,
and they now begin to see, even as they saw
foreshadowed at Manassas, the final triumph of
the great Southern cause. The Republicans
have been ignominiously defeated and driven
from the 6eld-routed, horse, foot aud dragoon
and nothing can save them from total annihi-
lation. All that is necessary for the South to
do, is to continue to hold up the Presidents
hands ard wage an unceasing and bitter war
fare against the Republican Congress. True,
that Congress has numbers, but then 1t Ia only
q mongrel horde of miscreants who can easily
be put to flight, and with stheir friends of the
North to aid them as they did during the arm
ed struggle, all that is necessary for the South
Ia to bring every available man to the front.
and push the present victory to full consul
nation OF their dearest and most cherished
hopes. But IN the general JOY of the moment,
there are still few croskers to be found, as
there were in the days of open warfare, who
caution their friends against too much exuber.
auce of feeling, lest it should prove to be that
joy which kills. They say it is certainly most
brilliant victory, and has secured them the
Presdent-who will be kindly welcomed back
even as the Prsdgal Son-and they will kill
the fatted calf for him; but, then, much yet re-
mains undone. The President is only one o.
the Republican armies annih Hated, and the |
least powerful at that. The Republicans |
though mean, and nnscrupulous are wiley and |
determined fellows, and in all probability their |
defeat, as that at Manassas, will serve their |
purpose to "fre the Northern heart" aud will |
only make them the more determined to re- |
store the Government on their basis. They
will now, in all probability, draw the sword
and throwing away the scabbard, wage re-
lentless warfare against the South till it ac
knowledges the people as the legitimate source
of all power, and Congress- as its representa-
tive. Glad tidings are sometimes the saddest
tidings that can be received. The President,
backed by a powerless South, and email fac
ton in the North equally powerless, has de-
clsred war against the Congress of that party
which elevated him to Office, and whose nu-
merical strength is as two to one against all
opponents, and that Congress, too, which pos
sesseesthe power to reutralize all of his acts,
except that of direct and open revolution,
which, IL is not probable, he would be blind
enough to resort To, at this day, among peo
pie so jealous of their liberties as the Ameri.
can race have ever shown themselves. sun
the victory for the South is none the less
most signal and triumphant one, and they can
well afford to rejoice exceedingly. The Repub-
lcans are defeated for the once-and there is
comfort for them in that fact. They have met
with a rebuff from one of their most trusted |
leaders, who has turned his back upon them |
ut the very moment when victory seemed to |
perch upon their standards, and changed the
fortunes of the day, ior the moment at least
and they are beaten back dismsyed and flying |
panic stricken from the field. A terrible howl
will go up from every Republican press in the
land against the President and those journals |
which have been 80 kind to him all the while
will be as bitter in their denuuciation as they
were gentle In their praise and the South will
have to pass through another ordeal of years
of anarcby-but what of that? win they not
enjoy the satisfaction of knowing that the
President Is their best friend, though as pow
erless TO restore them to their former position
in the Union, or to assist them in reconstruct
ing their damaged fortunes as General Lee
himself. The aspect of the war has changed a
little-formerly they fought outside OF the
Union for separate Government, now they |
have entered upon equally as hopeful con-
test-to fight in the Union against the power.
full Republican party.
There are tnose who have counselled that |
the best policy for the South 10 make all the
friends they could among the people of the
North, and that it was especially to their in
terests to conciliate the Republican party; but
they tiouted that powerful organizations over
lures for peace, and scornfully refused all prot
ferred kindness from fanatics and raeicals.-
Thus they have succeeded in making radicals
of the eatire party which is the sole represen-
tative OF power in the North. But it is sweet
to dream, even though the visions of our drow-
sy imagiuings should be doomed never to be
realized, and they are consoled that they have
the President all to themselves. The stone
which the builders rejected has become the
head OF the corner, and Andrew johnson IS
now enshrined in every loyal southern heart.
Yet, they must not be cast down ii some trou-
BILE should spring from this victory they must
bear themselves up mantuiiJ to hght II out
mo matter at what cost. They will accept no i
terms from the radicals-they ask for no fsyors |
and eypect none. The fanatics may roar and
hiss. but their claws are cut and their iangS
are poisonless. The watchword must hence
forth be "Johnscn and victory" and although
the odds are as four to one against thom, did
thew not carry on four years OF open war il
the field, successfully, against still greater
odds' a fig for your Republican Congress-
We have President, with absolute powers,
who can carry on the Governments good gh |
for this section without the assistance of Con-
gress and if they refuse to vote him supplies,
why the South can contribute from its surplus |
wealth to detray the expenses of running the |
Executive branch at least Stevens and Sumner |
and Wilson, can now retire for their deteat is |
irremediable. |