, 1866-10-25

AtNANE* 1AN &c iIAS VHG ~ DaAAE A0Sk aDAlS
that could not find lolg:rg. anywhere. As
for A. Jones, VIC think his prospects Of an
election are especially brilliant.
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iEiE IoNS1ITEVI0NAL AMEND
,c, Ha.N* '.,n.1 ~ ItE SOUTH.
,r..a ~ .,e "s ~ .ne so:'tnerh pcop'c IN te.
ea,r1r .ansa. 4s.'tu1'on"' ~ tA'lrnuni'ns n..a ~
+rn, .e.oe"eu W inc sou,ne'" r.., u.s.
n-es."s. ~ - uo1uu ~ sas n.tn.at;on .rt,'at
amcns,,a.,. 'as ~. so."n naa ~ the ,cn nnrcnrc-
.o.,tas c.s.s, - IT, ;,orr 5s 10 he an nrcnn.
.ian $50, c.ro,ina vii, furnish It for
stss,o - ~ :, nav sccm. ,,,ts s,ntc uanis.sts
IT., and more loval disoos,t;on than any
othor n Tho len. It has been reDorted that
S:arcrnor Orr will recommend tho tati-
,;catiun Of The Amendment In his
message to the Legislature. Whether
or not the report is true, We have
no means Of knowing certainly. Its known,
however, that the recent Legislation Of South
Carolina, In regard 10 the rights Of freed.
men, is far in advance Of any other unrccon-
structed State; and tho Charleston Ntrs
supports the propositions OF Congress. With
all these encouraging symptoms it is never
thclcss very doubtful whether the Palmetto
State will accent the Amendment. Outside
oc her limits there does not seem to be the
slightest ground to expect # at present.
Tie Southern press is almost unanimous
against the Amendment; and in Its OPP
position mauifcsts a bitterness and iuso-
lence never before eScellcd in the
discussion Of political questions. Tic cx-
ceptions are few, and, in comparison, utterly
insignificant. Is for the number of repre-
sentative Southern papers that support the
Amendment, they may be counted on the
fingers of a single hand. Those which sun.
pcrt It are generally conducted hv yor,lcrn
ncu. "ncy con,crs ~ sim hay..iittje ,ntlu.
cncc. ant, e.n ecarcc,r ho s,;, tn rcnrcscnt
INV novrrf,t ,,ort;on If Tim cnnnur;tie. r.,
which thcr l1ye Evcn tl,.:, mr.. t,on.,r,1,,.
t;u;d am, ,,,,orot,o .n 49,. IT,
inv FIN ,,,ttar ~, tho ]ro,,ad ~ '.r,,,,;'ns,.
r,ihcr Than ~ sol;d rr;nc,nIe -, = h',.,o,
IN ost in 50 t,,.u nj t.et IN ~ ~, ~. ,,.,.
s,,m md e,bs,.ncc ~ +I,o;r 10. sa,.;,,,,
In strt,,,, con1 49, ,,,,,, thss ,,'.i.;,
,,or, ia a.. ,.;ror,n. .-,, ;,.,a..,,. 49,, t
.;t;cn NJ thc c,,,;r. ra,,o, ,,.,,ss T,,o .&.,., &
1pcut is denounced In tl,e sam. sn;r,, ~ r;.,
teruess and hatred with which. In ,hr r,,1n,v
days of king Cotton f1,e orators ,n,1 ~ ,,crs
Of the So,tI, wero .,ccust o,n,.a n, ,,nno,,poo
.suno1it,onis,n., Thc nr~unc,,t of .r,,cd;,
,ntr II tronda ~ selGsh,3.ss cnror,;na ,,,,.,
;o,-rot;tudc The attcc,rt - tn y,,r -o-,-
,ksro,d aud T;,u,s IN ,.o,x +hc s.,,, ;,,to t,,o
s,r,-,o,t ~ tt, ,,,,ae,,,a :, ,,,a. ;.:ti, ~,
veraal crv ~ s,orn orI tyccr,,;on
~. r.,,,,,a,,a z.,'nsa 1,..;,. ,e,s,-;' ~,
dress gave lin brief aud dclusiyc
popularity in the South, is now the subjec.
'f ficrce inScctive. The men who entertain
for moment the idea Of "submitt:as'' t.
''ongress, arc proclaimed as cnc.nics and
traitors, VIM would barter the honor Of the
south 1or the Offices ard c1nolu1ncnts arising
from representation. We are told that the
South is called unon 10 turn her back on her
Lest men to denouncc her bravest and most
distinguished sens rs criminals unl
| s'N:aws, because tiscy pc-ilcd their lives
| Ind sacrificed their earthly ga,l,
III the lost but righteous cause OF
Southern Independence to ll.11nf'iatc
| ::erselt i'll Tie very dust, and acknowledge
| that the rebellion was sin aud Il crime,
| which should bring tue hlueh Of shame to
f. the checks OF every Que who fought for it or
rave it cncoura cement or support. Can the
,,ci:th lie so base as this: cxclaim these edit
| ,*. Has she 50 far lost her sense of honor
'er devntion to the principles she once held
dear: VIII she now turn with scorn upon
the noble men who carried her banner mud
fought her battles to the bitter end :
| And the answer ia, "Nor' "Givc us
| Death rather than degradation !" SAYS
the Atlanta .Ntv Era: 'Mnnhood
and honor can never bc obliteratcd. Though
oycrpawcrcd. thank God we are not dc.
Graded or lost to selfsespect." The Rich,
.1,lord Examiner gays: "Was ever a people
who cherished the pride Of frccmcn invited
so to abasc themselves If others put this
thing on us we are ovcrrowercd, but we arc
| not degraded, five nut it on ourselves We
rrerarc tbs for the penaltica which our re-
corded confession of criminal intent ,ucrits.' y
| 1f t1,o Nor41, D1ncf ~ d;s1,onnr 4f,c land =
! sors t,,o arrre+a r., .t;,,,;opo,;s, s.,ot =,
choose Ia cyodc nart,cination.,,
The New orleans r;ro,,,,n, on NJ;
and ;ncnon,,.1 ;ournsl rocen,1v nro
nosed s;,nn1r f. ,5i.rv., tl,c r,r;nu
nurst;ons aris;n- from thc nronosc, amend
,npnt. candidlr ond airlv. Ti,c rcsu1t vo
ttot Il. readers and natrons rn,scd suc,, .
huyztnc obont thc c.r. or .hc m,h1iz,u,rs
4t,t t,,o,- .,,ro co,,ro,,oa n ,.iec,a;,p o,- 4,