The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1866-06-05

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Tbe bitterness and ImpOlicy OF Rad1-
caIiSm.
The war is at an end The Federal forces,
which fought to prevent the Southern states
from governing themselves, have been success
full No matter whether or not the ooSha,
that our government rests upon the conSen'
of the governed, has been maintained, Oh X
pored and trampled upon. NO ma!'er
whether or not this principle OF repuoilcanlsm
has been violated by the majority IN adopting
and acting upon the principle OF coercion
The South has been unable to achieve her In
denendence of the control ofsuperior force and
she has accepted the result of the trial at arms.
Che has succumbed and yielded to superior
force. e.;,od IN Tho
She has admitted tnaL sne mas laieu ia Iho
attempt to establish separate and inoepen,
dent government for herself-and manifested
willingness to resume her position IN the
Union. Although this Union had been charac-
terised as a covenant with he'll, by portion
Of those who have fought for its maintenance,
still. after the unsuccessful attempt to sever
and subiugate it, the South has given evidence
of her desire, not only to acqulesce IN the
result but to return to her allegiance to the
Constitution. which she participated SO largely
in originally framing and recommending TO
the adoption of her people She has been
oyerpowered, and accepts the logic OF events.
This being her position, and the situation In
which she finds herself-utterly powerless,
her resources crippled, vast portion OF her
people beggared, her lands laid waste, her
labor system completely upheaved from its
foundations, her people taxed to the utter
most, and a portion OF them so pressed for the
means Of subsistence as to render it necessary,
in some of the States, that measures be taken
by the State authorities to supply her suffer-
ing people with the means OF subsistence, 1t
would have been presumed that her deplora-
BILE condition would have elected the sympa-
tbies at least of those who have sought by
force of arms to continue political association
with her. This, indeed, we believe to be true
Of a large portion of the people Of the North,
who, however, are now powerless to effect
that political rehabilitation for which the
Southern people profess to be prepared. But
it is far otherwise with the party which is
now dominant, and which seeks to prevent
that political union for which the Federal
power took up arms. Contrary to the policy
which has been acted upon by other nations,
instead of measures OF Cancellation, we see
from day to day, in the legislative halls of the
nation, as well as in public meetings OF the
people in the various cities of the North,
which are sustained and advocated by radi-
cal press, measures advocated, which are cal
culated to widen political differences, engen-
der hatred and strife, and prolong state OF
things which is not only unjust, but ungene-
rous, to subdued and conquered foe, that Ill
battle and under the most adverse and unequal
circumstances, gave indsputable evidence Of
manhood and proves. Instead of such
heroic exhibitions, exciting the generous
impulses of our nature-exhibtion which
were an honor to human nature and ought to
have elected feeling of pride in the hearts
OF those who persist in course Of vitupera
ton and wrong, unworthy to be hal bored
and INDUCED in by brave men, there is man
Tested a persistent determination to exasper-
ate-to wound-and to use the power which
they temporarily WELD to render desperate
those who are powerless, and admit their utter
inability to resist, either by force or political
power.
This course of radicalism is not only ungen-
erous and unjust, but it is opposed to the
course which is recommended by the wisest
statesmen who have expressed their views in
relation to a like state of things to that which
now exists. The object having been effected
oy the government-the suppression of the
effort to destroy the Union" having been
compassionate policy would seem to die
tate political reconciliation. oes
In the language of Montesquieu, Under
pretence of avenging the republics cause, the
avengers would establish tyranny. The bust
ness Is not to destroy the rebels, but the re-
oelllon They ought to return as quickly as
possible into the usual track of government
IN which every one is protected by the laws,
and no one injured"
Ihe course which is now pursued is the
opposite to this. Not only does it seem to
nave been the desire to crush the rebellion,
out that desire has become intensified in the
minds Of the radical extremists, who now seek
10 politically destroy the rebels" The only
oulwark which has been opposed to the exc
cutiou Of these radical designs is that which
has been reared by the President; and, it is
now only in his frmness and the immoyable
adherence to the position he has taken, and
in the Northern elections, that the South can
derive hope and comfort.
All that is left her seems to be auietness
to bide her time--to maintain a sdignifed
equanimity-to pursue her industrial avoca-
hons, aud to cling to the belief that evidence
shall never ultimately triumph" and that the
nme will come when party "despotism shall
pe overthrown."