The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-04-23


the southerners.
The people of the South are chaAng 0 good
deal under the suffering, humiliation and disa-
We hear this from many and reliable sources
Of information, and we regret to hear it, be-
cause the exhibition Of i'll temper or hatred to
the people Of the North will do them harm.
Nursing their prejudices and foolishly sneering
at or turning their backs on yankees" is not
only childish but ruinous and dangerous to
themselves. Nothing can or will be used SO
effectively against them by the radicals Of this
section of the country. The whole question OF
restoration to their former status in the Union
turns upon the disposition they manifest toward
their c0nquerors-tOward those In whose hands
their destiny lies. They are, in certain sense,
in state of probation, to see how they will
behave. How important It is, then, that they
should consider the condition they are in, and
should not give their enemies arguments for
coercing them and excluding their representa-
tives from Congress.
We do not give credit to the reports Of radi-
cal emissaries, disappointed Spectators, or
those crazy negro worshippers who have only
one idea, as to public feeling in the South. We
are aware that there is great deal Of misrep-
resentation and false coloring by such people;
for they are either incapable of forming correct
views or have party purposes to serve and
bad feelings to crafty. Nor do we think the
prejudice, i'll temper or foolish conduct spoken
of exists everywhere, or that 1t has reached
the better and more intelligent part Of the
community. Still 1t does exist, is contagious
and, we fear, is increasing under the radical
measures of hostile Congress.
No unprejudiced, sensible person at the
North expects brave and high-minded
people like those of the South to kiss the rod
that has punished them, to crouch like slaves or
to assume the mask Of hypocrisy We should
despise them if they were to do SO. We respect
them for their manliness, and wish to see their
sensible people of the North, too, can make
some allowance for their depression and irri-
tation, in view of what they have lost and suf-
fered, and the ordeal they are passing through.
But they must not forget that the North has
some reason, also, to feel sore at their conduct
In forcing the issue of war. The hundreds of
thousands of lives lost, the MANNED about our
streets, the enormous debt we have to bear
and the shock that has been given to the gov
eminent are things to feel sore about. Those
who spent 30 much blood and treasure on this
side for the integrity. unity and grandeur Of
the government were certainly animated by
motives AZ elevated a. those which actuated
the men who fought for a separate exist
ence. The latter were rebels at first, and
the results of the war placed them, as
such, at the mercy Of their conquerors.
These are facts that ought not to be lost sight
Of, and should make the Southerners more pa
tient under the sufferings they may endure or
the disabilities they may labor under. If they
have reason to complain that every thing has not
gone on AZ smoothly as they desired, they should
remember that 1t is only year since actual
hostilities ceased, and that much has been
done since then in relieving them from the
penalties they incurred and in bringing them
on the way to restoration. Congress Is acting
unwisely, perhaps, in not promptly closing up
the war by admitting their representatives, and
thus healing the wounds that lave been made
and bringing kbout Setter state Of feeling.
II would ne true craftsmanship TO do 80. The
harmony and welfare of the country ought 10
be considered before sectional feeling or party
purposes; but If this is not the case at present
the South ought to remain patient till time and
a better state Of things bring the remedy.
What are few months or few years in the
life of q nation?
The majority Of the people North are dis
posed to be forgiving and generous, and want
to live in harmony with those Of the South, as
in former days. The President with his large
heart and broad, statesmanlike views, is doing
all he can TO restore them to union and friend
ship with their fellow citizens of this section.
The question, then, for them to consider is,
whether they will sustain the efforts of the
President and their friends here by manifesting
q proper spirit, or strengthen those of their
enemies by their misconduct. In the feverish
state ofpublic sentiment at the North it would
not take much to ALLEVIATE very many OF their
friends from them should they show bitter,
ifreconc'lable, sectional feeling. We give
them friendly warning not 10 provoke the con-
servative people of the North against them
We advise them to frown down Che
mischievous old bunker press that begins
to rear its head again: "Firing the South
ern heart" now against yankees" can
do no good, but will do an immense amount
of injury TO the South. All these fre-eating
editors should be squelched at once. They are
dangerous hrebrands. The fate Of the Southern
people is indssolubly fixed with the fate of the
people of the North. That is settled beyond
all peradventurc, however much the govern
ment may become modified 81 changed. Is IT
not madness then, to nurse hatred or iii feeling!
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