Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-04-26
T6S TS0cI,ings or ifSrOvidenco.

to ma manner in which the Southern States
should be dealt with by the Federal Coy
ernment. SuMSER and STEVENS and their
tolJoNefs, ineuIcdte the idea that hey are
the exponents OF that win; and some Of
the Journals that follow their lead and echo
their views land sentiments dywith great
promptitude, assert that no faith can be
placed in The Southern people, This was waas
said when the Southern people adopted
through amendments to their State Consti-
tutiohs aiidlegislativee enacttnents, the Con
gressional amendment to the Constitution
oa,the United States 'abolishing slavery
Their Eepudiation of athe Rebel War debt
waslikewise. characterized as an act Of du-
plicity to beguile the Northern people into
an extension of unmerited lenieney'to
them: and now we are told thatthe South
ern legislation conferring upon the Negroes
the same Civil Rights that are enjoyed py
the Whites is nothing more than the dodge
OF Willy tfIcksters who are playing the
rotei Of liberaiity to the Negroes tor, the
nurDose Of securing their right Of repre-
seutation in Congress, and that when they
shRlIhaye secured the exercise of this right,
they will withdraw from the Negroes the
Civil Rights they have extended TO Them.
Tn season and out of season, weare warned
by these would-be-understood mouth
pieces OF Providence to beware Of thee
Southern people and to treat them with
the same dlstrust that we would treat the
most unmitigated scoundrels.
Meanwhile what has Providence been
doilig2 1T is understood that Providence
gives seed time and harvest, and so con-
trolls, and directs the elements as to make
the harvest either abundant or barren.
Throughout Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and
Mfehigan-all 'loyaln States-the indica-
tioGs now are that the wheat harvest will
not be many removes from barrenness.
Nor are the Indications for a plentiful
wheat crop in the other "loyal'' States Hat
tering. Man has done all that laid in his
mower to produce an abundant wheat crop
here in the adhering States. The "loyar'
press too have denounced the President
with al, eunbeeoming vindictiveness be-
cause his way has not been the way yof Con-
gress regarding the South but yet Provi-
dence does not smile upon us through
nronise of bountiful crop, and cholera Il
allowed to approach us on the eastern
shore of the Atlantic. On the other hand
the word comes to us from the lately IN
sutcent States that the crops are highly
promising-seldom if ever, better'7IT
Now, why is it if the Southern people
ara such ungodly wretches that we should
have no confidence in them whatever, and
should deal with them with exacting severi-
ty.ithat Providence at this time smiles upon
than .thrn"1,'. r-s,",isinV crops. and does
not sinile upon our people in the same way9
It is natural to suppose, if we stop to think
at ali. that if Providence desired that the
Southern people should be dealt with vim
dictiveIy by the Federal Government,
it would blight their lands with barren
ness and cause our lands to TEEN with a
most fruitful promise. Is there not in this
circumstance this dealingof the people
North and South by Providence signifi-
cant lesson, whereby our people should be
taught 20 Danish from their hearts the hate
and the malice they have allowed to grow up
therein towards the Southern people under
the teachings of bold bad politicians p
Under the influence of these vindictiye
feelings our people have approached the
altar of the author of all good, and prayed
him to bless our land with generous crops,
and the answer comes back in a poor
promise to our people, while to the South
erEpeople the promise is most gratifying.
Has this no signifcatl0n9 f -.s1z etr