The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-02-16
General Sheridan up at Tittsburrh...
His Account OF Things in The south.
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His Account of Things in The south.
Fromthe Gazette Of Yesterday.
MAJOR GENERAL PHIL. SHERIDAN IN
TOWN.
This distinguished soldier is tempo-
rarily guest in our CITY, stopping Mt
the Union Depot Hotel. Yesterday,
with other citizens, we called to pay our
respects to the gallant hero, and were
delighted with the interview. The Cen
eral Is compact and stout specimen of
a man, of medium height, and strikes
US ms person of unlimited powers of
endurance. a few silver hairs are dis
eoyerable amongst the fine thick, black
locks which cover his head, while his
complexion Is suggestive of the pro-
longed Southern field service through
which lie has passed. Ordinarily the
expression of his countenance is mild
and gentle, but occasionally the energy
and dash of his character is flashed
upon US as he warns in the discussion
OF subject which more than interests
him.
In conversation the General is free
suave and intelligent. Singular as il
may seem, he is earnestly and bitterly
opposed to war; thinks that civil ruie
should at all times be preferred to mil
ltary rule, but not under all circuEn-
Stances. FROM his conversation we in
ferred that his diagnosis of the South
ern patient indicates the sword; that an
excrescence remains after the four
years treatment through which thew
have already gone, that can only be
safely removed by the knife. The great
misfortune of the Southerner is that he,
believes disparity exists in favor of
Southern intelligence. He has been
taught that zone rebel did not
equal ten Yankees in battle" but his
faith in the superiority of his intellect
sun remains. While acknowledging
his cause hopelessly defeated, he MAIN
tains its justice. This is the Soufbarn-
er's great and mischievous error and II
tends more than all else to DELAY resto-
ration.
Wide spread poverty, restitution and
desolatlon pervade the South, pic
lures of the suffering in some sections
which have reached us, are no creations
Oh IMAGINATION to stir the North to an
exercise of charity They are true.
Gaunt poverty, suffering, want for the
actual necessaaies of life, are with MANY
OF the southern people. Nearly ali OF
the plantations in Louisiana are mort
gagged to their full value, and IL tbrov,n
upon the market would not discharge
me membranes with which they are
ourdened.. To raise any money by in
creased liens is therefore impossible
Inc Southern'people have not, as vet. |
been properly educated in the Northern
ana Western idea of immigration. |
ANNHN HEOL4 Llle NOT in |
the proper light, regarding him oniyas |
a mudsill or laborer. They must learn
TO sub-divide their large plantations
so that one family may live com
lortably and grow rich on an hun
ired acres of land, whereas in DAYS
gone by, single Individual or famiiy.
0Irded 1t over three, four, five or six
thousand acres, of which vast estate
out small proportion was under chi
iVauon. All this must be Changed.
The South must have roads, school
houses, churches and factories, She
must get them as Illinois, Iowa and
minnesota have acquired them-hv
hing aIS up her waste lnnds with an in
elligent and industrious yeomany. no
natter OF what nativity. With these
Ter capacities cannot be estimated
me oiigarchs. of the South must i'm
'ioe more of the philosophy, skill and
Enterprise OF the people OF the North.
re they can vie with the North in j
wealth and solid progress. !
Ihe General referred to other matters :
yhlch nave escaped our memory, We :
egret that his stay in our CITY was SO
'rief, as we learn that he took his de. I
arturo westward last evening. Onr I
ltlzens would have been glad of an !
pportunity of paying their respects 10 /
ne distinguished hero and defender of S
ur country in the hour of peril. '