The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-03-22
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To .amodest man there is nothing more painful
than to be; dragged into notoriety. "A petty vanity
may be gratifed by being the eynosure OF all eyes
An ambitious child is pleased Be patted On the
head, to be patronized; and called good boy; but
it is seldom that this operation il, agreeable to
sensitive enlightened people. The South ia at
present in this uncomfortable position. Every
body in the great Northern country and even in
the land beyond the seas, has pet remedy for the
miseries Of the South. Our friends more espe
ciauy give us whole bushels of advice. seReco1.-
struction in the South" is the daily. refrain Of
heavy leaders in all the Journals Of the North We
are pleased 70 note some change III the toneo
all but the most fanatical. 5ic :',''' 4
The Reconstruction Act has been accepted By q
large partyin the North ns the canon. sby which
the South is to regulate its future conduct. We
are now watched both as to: our conduct and our
opinions. J The New York World, which has & long
since constituted itself the Mentor Of the South,
undertakes to speak officially for us. Where it re-
ceived its plenipotentiary commission we have
thus Tar been unable to discover. And, not unfre-
quently, by it's injudicious articles it has brought
unmerited censure upon the South. After first sdr
v-s;1g to reject the conditions offered us by the
recent legislation Of Congress- it nowsays that all is
right in the South, and paints an idyIc picture Of
Southern industry. Ieo:GS:sa':< :
The Tribune pitches into it and us, and says :,sG.
This picture is too roseate. Y. Truth would con
contented, restless ex-Rsbels at the South, who
and d sfss fSse e. ths
q bed nor swept room till after surrendered
are the most lntractable but some OF thee11euetz
nar e sse being shot the
only waxed belligerent since the lighting VAS over
are pretty bad. These !rnffaians commit uutrages
and delight in nisdemeanors which scandalize and
general nuisance and we fosR e the p9Si %itaFee are
portion of the Reconstr Act their abate-
But with respect to much the larger portion Of
those who were rebels, the Worlds statement is as
true as 1t is gladdening. They are tomenting
bending ali their energies to that rie recon
struction which is to be Effected on their own es-
a dan ts Raef sT s aod I'D @
minding their own business, patching up their old
% fences, and putting in their crops. Il they could
only borrow ten per cent Of the value of their
farms respectively, to spend in seed, implemAnts
food and teams, they would speedily quicken br,si
ness in our Northern factories workshops. and
stores, while ALMOST abolishing destitution at the
from the North but majority Of the goufhern
2ienters g Wo1ld @ a double their crops season ad
600 yorth to the exportable produce Of the connty
For nck Of ready means, they are working at crest
Isadyantage, but they are generally hearted
and their condition promising. Ihe South win
pull through; for she nsver before fad so. LARGE n
share Of her population either honestly at work or
anxious to DO employed as she has to-day
We reprint this, because we prefer the opinion
Of sn open, though not unfrequently misguided,
enemy, to the foolish and unreliable utterances Of
an indiscreet seR-consGtuted friend. Il is .o1
course idle to set to work -;sn view. 70 correct
the 15i6une's mistakes or nl.sstatements.
What it says Of the int1actabity Of our ladies is
notoriously false for although they made the most
heroic sacrifices on the sltar of PATRIOTISM, as long
as there any shadow Of hope Of sucoesa Tor the
confederacy, we have every reason to believe that,
with very few exceptions, they have long since
been heartily sick Of the never-ending agitation
that has been distrecting the q untry; and they
aro hence very FAR from intractable, in regard to
every honorable means Of reconstruction. a III