The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1867-06-20
Brown of Georgia.

Centuries ago, egreat Solomon as
serted that "GOd has no pleasure in
FOOLS" and we are sure that human so
ciety finds equally little profit. The
value to ga State lately in rebellion"
Of one able, sensible, moderate, and
conscientious public man is beyond
reckoning. Such man ex-Gov.
Brown of Georgia appears to be-
Casting far from him the lingering
nonsense Of treason, although when it
was rampant he was as deep in it as
anybody, Gov. Brown says that he is
for accepting reconstruction upon the
terms offered by Congress. 81 say"
says the Governor, "accept them, and
live up to them like men who were
beaten in fair fight, and who are bound
to take whatever terms the men who
beat them offer" The Governor goes
rather further than is necessary We
do not think the Rebels are bound to
acquiesce in any terms but they have
no right to be dainty, and they GER
tainly ought to accept propositions
which are fair, just; and reasonable
For this sound advice, so cheerfully
given, Gov. Brown deserves the thanks
of all his neighbors. If he wished to
be sour and sulkyy incOrrigible and
impracticable, melancholy or malicious,
he need not lack for examples. lie
might sigh or swear over "the lost
cause" He might be forever assert
ing that he is very ill-Used individual
and refuse to be cOmfOrted. He might
be prophetic, like Gov. Perry, and
predict the efi5lavement of all South
ern white men. He might turn his
back upon Reconstructed Georgia and
bury himself in a Brazilian wilderness,
He might buy a sword and fall upon
it, like a regular Roman. lie might
do twenty foolish things; instead OF
which, he cries out cheeriIy that he
has had enough, and means to be loyal
and sensible in future. There are
many Browns in this world, but ex-
Gov BROWN Of Georgia is, for the pres
ent, the flower of the family.
That this gentleman is by no means
lacking in intelligence, is proved by
the fact that he has found out the
"Democrats," !" andavows that he want:
nothing more to do with them. He
does not say whether he considers
them to be wise or foolish, good or bad
generous or selfish; he simply says that
there is hardly anything left of them
and that they are doomed to still
lower dlniinution. Their alliance is
not desirable: Their acquaintance i;
not profitable. This will be bad new.
for the missionaries of the party in
tending I'd make, next summer, a tour
for the benefit of its health F; but it is {
solemn fact that Brown doesn't wan
to see thet1 in Georgia, and it is ex
tremely doubtful whether Anybody
will want to see them anywhere.
If only ali the Browns Of the Sddtl
were like this Brown, how bright Cu
future would be! But no man hold
ing such opinions under such circum
stances can long remain alone. The
thousands WHO think as he does; need
ing only a spokesman and a leader
will gladly give in their adherence t,
a policy which means peace aud pros
perity, They want bread, and not re
venge peace, and not another DIES
perate revolt States in the Union; anC
not an eternal abiding out in the cold
Brown speakstheir mind now; bus
give them a chance; and we shall heal
them speaking it for themseIves.-[N \
Y. Tribune.