The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-02-08

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Iheir honest professions arc mistrustcd "a ~,
tie mhSnanimity which might have hcnr
expected rom generous foe has no, boo,
SHOWN. This remark does not apply To n,
| ircsloeht, whose noble course is universal
y iauded. Even those who were cal,ud
o"'oh men IN the past, and those who Mere
rteUhs'ruclonlstS during the war, spcnk
WIN inuighailon. 1t was not for this thcy
o'rsainea. Ihey predicted generous poll
cy onthe part of the North, and arc twi,tnd
ny 'helr associates with their overcome.
ue"ce' Ccr,ain great change has taken
piacc In public sentiment, and tho rod;col
party may take credit to themselves for on
genderinS feelings of alineation and bostili-
~ greaterthan would have resulted front
another Year Of war.
'Nlncty-nine in the hundred of the South
ern people were devoted TO tho Confcdora
cy, gloried III its achievements. douhtod nn,
/" an Instant of its just canse ana its eventual
'riunph,-and sacrificed or were WILLING IN
Saorlhce for ii all they possessed or oxncct. :.
ea TO possess of life or property. Whcn
inc erasheame they wcrc overwhelmed MA
PAIN OF duty, however, soon opened 10
tnem: The conqueror was entitled TO tbcir
allegiance They would give it freely,
openly, unresewcdly; and the fidelity
..' WITCH 'hey had shown to the extinct govern
aenI proves tht III to be faithful and true
"no ioyhl people whcrever their allegiance
""o gwen never IN history was there n
more generous effort upon the part
OF thc conquered TO submit themselves
with propricly and 'dccormm. No rc
p,ning, ne sullcpness, no covert bostil;,,
Their work was dgie-the cause Ind ra;loi
;--hopelcssly, and they .acouicsecd f.
was practicable to have worked with ,,,o
existing clements, and produced nm corlv
restoration of good feelings and n rctprn or
inc better days of the Rcpublic. II wns
lhe alternative left, and the best men of ,Ln
nouth hoped for such an event. The ma.
yorl,y OF the North had it in their power 10
heal up all the old WOUNDS, and sd to recon
sNuct society as to make orc Homogeneous
mass OUT OF our people. Have they acted
WIN wisdom and prudence, 'modera afion.and
Justice y or from prejudice and passion Let
for one had confidence that there was n
sentiment in the North which would bccob,o
'hc dominant one, and which would sustain
me generous efforts of the President in no
direction OF reconciliation and recoos;ruc.
bhqq33 Sgd so AAeelarfdr ~ sshs ,,,rsrt,t
from n knowledge of human nature. and |
some old associates in doing So
1t was the clear dictate of interest ms well
as of fcason l thought. No one desired
more than did to perpetuate the old Union
upon lhc basis OF equal rights to I'll sec.
tons and the ,inviolability Of the Constitu- |
ton | felt with MIR. Calhoun, that under
the Constitution it was n Government to
love, honor and serve. dcri.red though |
admitted the necessity under whcl the
South felt herself constrained to move.
Her fortunes were mine, and | was the last
to abandon them. gloried in them but
that is all in the past. am again a. citizen |
of the United States. and it is due to that
Government, to which | had the option of
allegiance or not (for 1 might have emigra-
ted, that give faithful and true service.
II is my Government and my country, and
should do all in my power to promote her
her honor, and her. name. |
have entered unon that work already in
with tho restoration Of the
South There is no other power to divide
allegiance With 1 give it wholly and freely
or moi at all, and this believe would have
been the sentiment OF our entire people, and
will yet bo their sentiment if wisdom and
prudence rdle the national councils. God
grant thatthe era of good feeling may ro
turn and that speedily. Whatever may be
the fortunes Of the South they will he mines
ane yours, Messrs Editors, for all that are
ours of family o. possessions are within tho
limits and are likely to remain so.
/" Your obedient servant,
j. q. b. DEBow.