The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-08-31
PoLlTICs IN THE SOUTH.

Mr.. SwINTos, of the NcT York Times, lately re-
turned from an extensive tour through tho South,
gives the following summary Of public opinion in
tllcso Strios:
The Southern whites may bo divided on tho
question of reorganization into three classes :!
!. Those who reject rcconstructiop on principle.
9. TlIoso who accept reconstruction OH principle,
.. Thoso who either accept or reject reconstruc-
tion sans principle.
The first caaa embraces largo part tof tho ablcst
mon of tho South including many politicians law
ycrs aud old-timo " aristoerats.: Ihoy wore State
sovereignty men and believers in tho right OF &C.
cesson. Any number OF thnm wero not in favor
great political blundor; but. nOyortheless, be-
lievcd IN the right OF secession. y.y u.
They now wish restoration on the old basis, with
the exception, OF course, Of Slavery. T. Whilo
tho States nro excluded, thoy arc unwilling to com
tional Amen4mont. Thoy bold tho doctrine that,
Government by stnto rights, Il, runs jneyitabfy
into despotispi.' Those OF t6ea Who register.
and most OF tlion thnt can willwill do so for tho
They say That SHOULD tlie eouthern; whites voto
for Convention. that. would bo to ucquesce in
what il iono, and that no mater what might, bo
tho result they would bo;powerlcss-thG very doc
trino of State rights Rdnld be quoted against
them, but i. ihey stand Slo9f, tnoy, the body
tho present system como3 about. legislation may
annnl What Legislation has enacted. They say
that even IL innihor Tespccts they could accept
@ aana S rSnn
has epTiysd pf thSr Pseslltic9 yil
present system liaEo faiY and generos tridi but
they arc perfectly convinced il musl break down.
@ Ws a nAss s5RiS 5 s T R aSons saap
military man to come in and save fhem from zach
otherB fury 1iiey bolieve that already liberty in
tho United Statos is dead.
Tho 80 ,o,id cIass is worry interesting one. They
nro much moro humorous than tho casuni observer
would conceive. In the main, they held. before
but the war educated them.- They havo como to
occopt tho American idea. Thoy illustrato tho doc
trno Of political regeneration, md whcroas, before
thsy were blind now thoy 500 Their very nao,
and State sovereignty inclines them to tho position
that their States in tho condition OF conquered
tenitorieh snbcct to trostment under internatioIn
law and Tho will OF tho conqTGror. a good many
| think Congress 10 rathor hnrd on thom but they
nrn willing to take The best thoy can get: Some Of
them, since tho inal rigorous deanition OF tho
will end by accepting tho sitnption.
In this Glass Wo nro TO include hundreds nt
tho,tsnnds Of Boi{liors, sensiblo practical men tho
hopc OF tho Houti. II also numbers good many
whom tho little experiment Of tho Confcdoracy
| (wloso rcal hatory, whom Writton, will astonisl
tho Torld,l frat taught o roalizing sense, OF the
Tho only drawbpok to tho efficiency Of sliis glass
| il q certain amount OF social and conventional
tiniility, which causes thom % withhold tho
| mont merely, They arc ossontially rnoh Of ndo-
pendcnco, and will mako Themselves fell at the
proper timo. 81 a. i
humorous. II includes most Of tho nineteen,
twcntoths Of tho Southern population who mover
owned slave. A large proportion Of them car
These people, whether thoy favor reconstruction
or reject it, do 10 without principle Whore, from