The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1866-03-07

counts in the lower parts Of the Mississip.
pi, as no doubt you will, you will not hear
bad accounts from Georgia. If man has
the headache it does not follow that he
must have the govt 10 his feet, and because
there are bad spots in the South, it does
not, follow that the whole Of the South is
in the same condition.
TIE FEELING IN TUE SOUTH
will now glance at the state Of feeling
in the South. When we consider what
they suffered, who they were that uttered;
when | consider where they started FROM
and where they brought up; when I consid-
er the whole history Of the case, the state
OF feeling South is far mere peaceful than
we could expect. Letter writer's, travellers,
say reconstructed South" "a nice con.
ditfon the Southis in to be re. constructed
They are oW bitter enemies; they gnasl
their teeth and all. I wonder if you think
that after yon soundly whip man, that he
is going to thank you tor it. Do you sup
pose that Gen. Lee, when he surrendered,
should have thrown his hands round Cen
Grants neck and thanked him for whip
ping him and compelling him TO surrender
or that Gen. Johnston should have regard
ed Sherman as his benefactor And
should the South 60 upon its knees when it
sees Yankee, and says !"God bless you,
Yankee, for all you have done for me ?"
These men that talk thus do not Ike the
state of things at the South. The Yankees
tells US that the South is not fit to be re.
CONSTRUCTED. If you do not take the South
in till she heals Of her wounds, you will
not take her in for a long time to come.
Human nature does not run this way. 1t
is not question of abstract justice; it is a
practical question, and you must decide
| according to known law and to human ma
ture. know the South will feel sore.
| Thy belicd in their cause; they were dc.
feated, and greater disaster could not be-
fall them. They lost every thing-money,
fame, ambition, character and all; deep
gloom oycyhangs them, and profound sor-
to give evidences of thankfnlness and Joy.
They must first have the hand of kindness
stretched to them. You must give them
new hopes. New business will lead them
to forget old graves; new thoughts will
check old tears. Kindness and business
that is what they want. hold no CON-
munity can do better than to take the ex.
ample Of Carist in this matter, who, though
pure and just, was the Object of all offensc,
the most forgivi,g and FOR bearing, and who
suffered rather than that we should suffer;
and as He was to us let US be TO others.
There is a Christian magnani,nity in it for
wounds and woe that no other medicine
will touch. [Applause. Its asked, Why
not leave them out till they learn better.
For the same rest on that the father and
the mother do not throw the r.bel'ious son
out Of doors and cxpel him till he learns.
No; but by kindness and love and patience
the enleavor to reirspire him with hope;
they open anew the spent fountains Of
virtue and h, is again taken into the fam.
lily. | am asked if would taxa a man
into my church knowing him to be sinner.
II didn't take them il while they were
still sinners. wouldn't have enough in the
church to say we" (Laugher) take
the sinner in TO reform him. If they do
notwant forgiveness AMI patience don't
know what need they woud have for
chu,c h at ALL would let them walk on
their own legs throw away the cru.chcs
and ordinances Of church. Tn" south wart
Kindness, words Of graciousness and truth.
They need no pa;ronizing, but they need
:raternal sympathy aud that, with them,
sill 60 farther and Lring them better
mind than any denunciatoEs you can III,
ter. have made war for thirty years
against slavery, aud wherever | saw the
serpent. without hesitation | sinota him.
thank God tie work is done.