National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1866-11-09
NarEs FROM MIssIsSIPPI.
MONROE Co. Miss, Oct. 22, 1866.

MIA has reached even to this dark
ened nook in our great country
People have read and passed their
comments upon it. 1t was not I'M
expected. and hence created no par
ficular excitement. Prominent eX.
Conlederates looked little sad and
talked decidedly gloomy. they
know and appreciate better than
Northern Copperheads the spirit
aud temper ofthe people with whom
they wa@ed bitter war for four long
years They believe that when the
{. Yankees undertake a job i'll ear
most. il will he finished, and. while
,bev understand the rebellion to be
utterly destroyed, they know that
the cause that engendcrcd it is not,
and till that be done no peace can
he secure or lasting. In these clcc-
tion returns they find an indication
of firm determination on the part
of the people to finish the pacQ'ca,
ton Justly md vet lenlently, spite OF
treacherous President and unScrn-
pulous partisans. The Chicago Times
which is much quoted here, finds
consolation and encouragement In
these returns. Perhaps the party 1t
represents does. but their friends
here do not they have better sense
than that. Not paper. not per
son that | have seen expresses even
hone that il is not a crushing de
fea, at the polls. They now wrap
themselves in the assumed carh of
passive indifference and wait for the
POLICY" TO develoD itself further
They profess TO have no interest. be-
causr they have no voice in the
matter. Some say they want no
representation. for even then they
would be in the minority and could
exercise no control. Without rep
rcSentation they maintain there Is
no justification for taxation. and ar.
neal in nomp0uS terms To tn" "iudC
mcnt Of the civilized world" against
the United States Government as
arbitrary and tyrannical in imposing
il,
Civil war NJ the North is predict.
ed and expected. and in some sec.
tions remote from mails and rail
roads. people TODAY will tell Won
land they believe it) that the ti@ht.
ing has already commenced. Few
here would der!ore the breaking ont
Of such war if its theatre could he
confined north of Mason and DIX
on's line, hut they want no more Of
it here. They have tried it, tasted
its bitterness, and are not anyionS
70 have the dose repeated. This is
the feeling of the solid. influential.
respouSihle men. They stand aloof
from politics, saving and doing moth
ING. excpnt to crumhlc harn|eSslv.
War has already brought much sut-
fcr!ng to them. and still they know
+hn account for past acts is not yet
balanced. and the only way To eS-
sann the dread reckoning is 10 quiet,
I.w,,;t til lapse Of time makes the
uho]e thin. a dead issue. The
hoasting iuvectivc, tnreateslnG PIE.
dictions and dark insinuauU@s OF
what mag take place, come from n
connrcr, more turbulent. less re-
s,onsible class. That some impor-
tancc il 70 be attached to their
words. is perhaps true. SO t 'lou
or seasoned cgotism OF Nr john
son necessarily attract attention,
but no prevailing party will endorse
ar sustain either. If Mr.. Johnson
aatters himself that his policy Is
the rock upon which new ana con
aucring party is to be huiided. ol
,hat ne is making himself the idol
the favored leader of the south IN,
quicker he disahuseS himself OF ina,
;dna fine better for all. Less IS sad
nj him individually and "t his
..noljcy.n here to-day, than IN any
Northern community. People tan
of ,h. contest be, tween the " rats
aud the Copperhoad.:' an" Simp'l
rank Mr.. Johnson with the iatte
class. Hcis not their chosen probe
or leader. though they are glad t.
usc him while they can
Election here passed of very qul
e,ly. The day before. which wa
SUNDAY. was gwen mp To election
cpIlnG. ana Stnlt va NV '"'''i''''
- least cot most gloriously drlnl
Tbc election was simply for Judge
,na local officers. and was merely
Question of preference for lndlvldt
ais. No punciplc was inNolNed,an
thc candidates were nearly nj! G,
confederate soldicrs. And natuiali
so fo, ere are hut few Of the pei
plc who a,r not the same.
The crops are "mighty sorry
.usr the expressive terms c"fre'
here. Within a week have ira
.clcd through a good paitoi l.oWnd'
Monroe and thickaSaw countle
and we can hardly calculate on on
fourth OF an average crop OF cott'
in this section. The corn crop
but little better: not enough !
home consumption will be raised.
Floods and drouth. the army wo,
and ball worm have all conspir
forum the crop and have succeed,
The oldest inhabitants never :;
such a season before. and ! trl
the Youngest will never see such
other.
As a general rule the ireedm
are working well and behaving q
etly. and are well treated: III
will steal. but this accomplishing
Is not confined to the black race
Horse thieves are lemaiNao'N oo