, 1866-11-30
The southern Pres.

The Memphis Ao4ilache htely became
furious over wish expressed to haze Henry
Ward Beecher lectur. in that city, and de,
nounced him as a Puritan ped Her Of relig-
ion and politics." not whit more eligible
an "Anua Dickinson or Beast Blu Ter. y
The same paper foresaw republican success
in the elections, and sail m purnfilly':
THE South is looking upon the struggle with
Ir)fUund interest. She has no pIrricIp Incy in
thegovernment-no voice in the elections. She
stands silently by calmly awaiting the verd Ct.
In the approaching elections in the North, the
noble men who are fighting our battle Will be
defeated. But truth il omBIpOtent aud Pnblic
justice certain, and tanStIcism will ultimately
run its course
The Mobile Tribune prophesied the same
result and thus explained it:
"There is an energy, \ purpose, and revolu'
tionary FIRE charncr-r,zi1g the rad calls that
makes them invinrhle The radical leaders are
wholly INSCRIPTIONS. using every means of de-
ceptiOn and flsrhUod; scOrning every imprdi-
ment that the law, written or rradIIoual, at
tempts TO erect in their ptth. o. the other
hand wesee the Prrsi lent aud his advisers tVm-
porizing and acting Observation-Disclosures on
tain is Ioppng over their heads. Between two
such combat,nIs there should be but QUE opin.
ion MS to the iaal result
The Nltchrz COuier speaks with unusual
frankuess in regard to the treatment to be
given to the negrnes Of the Sruth 1t says
"The negroes must have forty ytnrs of proba-
tion. At the end of that timA we will listen to
their experience; aud II it be right and proper IN
the nature Of things thtt they should become
white in all but color, why, white let lhrm bel
The Louisville JOnrnaL has interval, Of
moderation, followed by seasons of almost
frantic violence In one Of the latter moods,
it says:
alt is as true that there is Northern rebel
lion now, rs III re was Southern rebellion five
years ago. Rrhellinn has simply changed its
locality. But ju,t as it failed in one section,
1t wiliuevItaby fail in the other 1t can have
no other future than n future like its ptst-a
future of blood, and humiliation, and misery.
For years we invoked all the prtriotS of the
whole country To put down rebellion in Il e
South we invoke them to quell rebellion in
the North"
The WILMINGTON Journal recognizes the
existence Of 'ira,tional party" in North
Carolina in favor of the ad pption Of the
amendment to the Constitution, AMI says
candiI.tes in several prrIs Of the State are
running for the legislature on that platform,
but argues against it:
"But few Of our people have become so apos-
tatiZed as to urge 1t Ms matter of principle
We must accept this amendment, they say, or
terms will be offered us that will be more illib.
eral-that With continued radical success their
restoration policy will BE- universal suffrage
that the terms now offered are the most liberal
and fair that will ever be. In presenting such
inSdious appeals, the party leaders expect the
people Of North Carolina, like themselves, To
surrender principle for policy, at the terrible
expense, too, OF their honor aud manhood
The Charlottesville (Yir5iuil) Giroai'c
says:
"Tne southern people wlnt rsIt. To secure
II they would Accrpt the Constitutional Amend.
ment. Guaranty them rest. and every State vii
ratlfy the nm-udmenL Add a seventh cl,uss
To it, that Congress sh all never IN ID lie with tn
elective franchise in the States, aud that the
Uniun shah he co nplet-ly restore o. its ad,p
tiion repeal the reSt th act, an let Iur.pt Isl
be buried, and the Sbu'h will srgn such paper
as hual settlemtnt-in hope vi peace.
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