The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-06-14
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ME TRI-WEEKLY NEWS.
lFrom the Philadelphia Age. I
The Truth at Last.

pic embarked in the rebellion. Tho,
will certainly direct and shane the nub'
lie opinion there. They embarked i,
rebellion under the strongest convic.
tions that they could not live with rs
aS united people. In my opinion
while the institutions of slavery con.
tlnued to form their habits and nation
al character, they were right in regard
ing the differences between us rs ire
concilable and irreprcssiblc.
1t is impossible for us of the North to
understand that the Southern people
were sincere in their convictions, and
when this fact is admitted, is it not
plaln that there were no means of set :
ting our differences except by resort
to war?
The Supreme Court had no jurisdic-
ton by which to penetrate the hearts
OF Southern and Northern men. and
asslmllate the hostile ideas which
were fixed there by the opposing sys-
TENS of slavery and freedom.
1t was idle to attempt the reconcil-
latlon of irreconcilablc ideas in Con-
gress.
There was no alternative but war,
the last and final arbitrament for ma
tional disputes and differences.
In that resort to war the whole
cause OF difference was involved and
stated. If we Of the North had fail
cd IN the war, we should have been
constrained to concede that slavery
ana It's incidents and consequences in
thc formation of Southern society had
been confirmed and established. and
must prevail throughout the country
as the condition of renewed union.
Southern men knew that their de-
,Sat rsrylq',9 involved the destruction of sla-
We all know, North and South,
that the attempt to rcorganizc the op-
posing systems of free and slave So
cicty under our Government is mad
ness, because it must rekindio civil
war.
Is it impossible for us of thc North
to understand that the men of the
South, who went into. the rebellion
and fought us with the utmost deter
mination, knew exactly the interests
at stake7 OF all others they knew
best what they were fighting for, and
the consequences of victory, either
way. When they surrendered they
know that thoy surrendered slavery.
There are thousands Of Southern SOL
diers who were earnest and sincere in
the war, and who, if We will let them,
will be as earnest and sincere III sub
mitting to the conditions of defeat, so
far as defeat involved the abandon
mcnt of slavery, which was the cause
of the war.
It is idle to ask for repentance, in
addition to submission. No earthly
power can command it during thi
generation. To profess it would b'
hypocracy." '.'
Who is it that writes these word
of truth T? Who il it that dares t
state with candor and precision Il
p this heated atmosphere of ours reall
tics as to the past and present tina
,,,e every ono in his heart recognizes!
is no less person than General Ma,
tindalc, once a gallant soldier in tt
Federal army, and now tho Ropubl
can Acknowledgement of the State
New York, chosen at the last election
The extract we give is from q lor
letter addressed to Senator Sherm'
in opposition to the disfranchiscmc1
clause of the Reconstruction projcc
Such language and opinions from SUI
81 source arc the most encouraging 81;
of change in Northern sentiment tn
We have yet detected. They arc
infinitely more value and intcr'
than Mr.. Stewards roscate rhetoric,
Stanton's acquicscont grumblcs. II,
is a Republican soldier who says tt
in his, opinion the South could !
help fighting, and "were right
fight; and he honors them for zig
ing brayely and "wish the utmost
termination" He acknowledges :"
sincerity of the South, and he si