Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1867-01-24
GEN. CAMERON ON RECoNsTRuCTIoN

GEN. CAMERON ON RECONSTRUCTION
The following sentence, contained
in Gen. CAMERoN's speech in answer
to the congratulations of his friends,
upon the position and condition OF
the Southern States, and indicating
his views of governmental policy to-
wards them, is full of truth and wis
dom, and we have not before seen so
comprehensive a view of this per-
picking subject presented in so few
words. Probably no man in the land,
understands more thoroughly South
ern character and Southern feeling,
than the newly elected Senator from
Pennsylvania, and his words, while
they strengthen and confirm the Rad.
icaI view of the condition Of the
South, are worthy of attention from
all.
General CAMERON says -
The South, however, is more controlled
by social influence than by political princi-
pies If you are wise and firm you may
possibly educate the rising generation into
LOYALTY, but there is no method of states
manship which will make this generation
of the South loyal to the Union and to the
flag. The poison of thirty years cannot be
eradicated by the subserviency of the Pres
ident, or by the statutes of Congress. Let
us look the truth in the face. The Southern
territory is disloyal. The loyal men OF to-
day must guard their children against an
other reasonable rebellion. The Constitu-
tional Amendments and impartial suffrage
will help to do this, but universal amnesty
will held to undo it.
This is the whole truth in a nut
shell. The South is more controlled
by social considerations, than by po.
litical principles. Slavery had inter
woven itself into every fibre of her
social fabric. Her entire wealth,
and its production, a consideration Of
itself sufficient to override all politi
Cal and ethical principles, hung upon
the slave. No nation can live with.
out labor, and the slave did it all
So all her productive interests de
pended upon him. The merchant
lawyer, physician, and even the min
lister of Christ, all, all were educated
20 this condition of things, and al
made living aud money out of it
Besides this, the constant servitudt
of the slave about the person of the
white, made the latter so indolen
and helpless, that he considered tht
former necessary to his very exist
ence, and as sequence, the slav,
was made to serve in all capacities
as caprice and passion dictated. Thii
service too, was always reliable. Tn,
slave could not get away from it.
Then the passion for domineering, al
ways strong enough in the human
breast, had grown to enormous pro
portions, under the training SLAYER,
evolved and the poor slave was tn
scape-goat for all the spleen, ill-tem
per and revenge, which grew up wit
the white master. Then it was fash
ionable to hold slaves. He who coul
hold none, was of no account, an
the position of caste one occupied il
society, was regulated by the nun
held. So all strove to be masters G
slaves
To suppose then, that a peopl
thus bound up in all their interests
feelings and prejudices, could an
would suddenly change from all thi
and recognize as right, the very o.
posite in all civil and social reguli
ton, is simply to suppose an absurc
itv. And when to this is added tn
fact that the Southern people have E
grounded themselves in the convi
tion of the justness, nay, the right
business of their system, that the
throw their all on it's altar, and pra,
ed and expected God to crown
with success, we have an evidence
the depth of their devotion, and
proof its undying nature. How tru
then, as Gen. CAMERON has so tersel
said, the South is more controlled
social influence, than by politics
principles.
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