The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1867-04-18
Southern Sentiment.

otaCeS. IEls work is progressing Ill 9
most gratifying manner. The leading
minds of the South are almost unani
nous in their approval Of the Con
gressional Policy, and are heartily rec
ommending their fellow countrymen
to proceed at once and accept the terms
as offered them by what is popularly
known as the Reconstruction Law
We republish second letter from
the New Orleans Times, from the pen
of that distinguished rebel commander,
Gen. James Lohgstreet. Werespectful-
ly request that ur readers peruse this
letter carefully, and we believe that
by doing so they will come to the con
elusion that there is more honesty in
Southern rebels than in their Northe
sympathizers. -e---.
It will be seen that the General does
not claim that the war for the Union
was failure
New ORLEANS, April 6, 1861.
To the Editor of the n. O. Times:
Since your publication of my letter
many questions have reached me as to
the prospects of our political future
and our duties at this crisis NY for
mer letter was intended to meet all
questions, and was as much in detail as
mere soldier should venture, in field
entirely new to him. I haveno inclin-
alton, however, to avoid duties or res
possibilities, whatever may be the form
in which they are presented.
But to attempt at this time, q gener-
al discussion-of the merits and demer
its of all matter that is thought to be
material to the subject, which absorbs
our interest, would require more time
and labor than7are at my disposal
| Besides, such discussion would leave
us just where our armies surrendered
/ must ask, therefore, that those who
are inclined to consider my views will
excuse the sbluntness of soldier
The surrender the Confederate ar
mics in 1866 involved: @
/. The surrender of the claim to the
right of secession.
2. The surrender of the former po-
litical relations of the negro.
8. The surrender Of the Southern
Confederacy.
These issues expired upon the fields
last occupied by the Confederate ar
mics. There they should have been
buried. The soldier prefers to have
the sod that receives him when he falls
cover his remains. The political ques-
tons of the war should have been bur-
ried upon the fields that marked their
end. Our most cherished objects of
this earth, blood of our blood, life of
our life, if not duly deposited as or
dained by an all-wise Providence, be-
come offensive So must it be with
this dead matter. If the last funeral
rites of the Southern Confederacy have
! not been performed, let us, with due
solemnity, proceed to the discharge of
that painful duty, and let us deposit in
the same grave the agony Of our grief,
that we may the better prepare our
selYesfor return to the duties of this
life.
b It may be well to remark that our eff
forts at reconstruction will be vain un-
less we embark in the enterprise with
the sinceretyofpurpose which will com
mand success. Great deeds are not
accomplished by the cold support ofin-
different approval; they must be built
of sterner STUFF We must apply our
selves with diligence, and with united
resolution, if we hope to lift the dark
ness that threatens our future. and Sc
4 cure comfortable issue from the diff
fculties that surround us.
The Fabian policy seems to be the
{, Eone most in favor among us familiar
ly termed the system of mastery in
activity This policy has achieved (:
great notoriety from the fact that {
distinguished Roman general (Fabius
, Maximus) at the head of a well organ
lied and well disciplined army, by hi
isuperior strategy and tactics, delayed
the progress of the march of the Car
: thagenians, and saved Rome. Tha
we can assume to be in condition t,
employ mastery inactivity withou
r. the organization of a political party, o
even the organization Of a politica
club, is beyond my understanding
.. We might better be Hkened unto th
| bird that conceals its head in, the sand
t and at once begins to grieve at thu, dan
ger to it's pursuers, who are now lei
. alone in the vast desert.
f. Before we undertake to change th
i course ofimpending dangers, we shoul
t endeayor to remove all obstacles tha
e May be likely to impede our progress
D. in the work Of reconstruction. Tb
+ chief Of these is the opinion that PR
G ofyails, to some extent among our pee
e pie. that we can not do right. I hav
t mo doubt but the same feelings, wit
regard to themselves, may lie foun
: i.among the Nort'lern pe5p]c BOT
y 5scfi ans are labQTiDg under Uj5agar
G 'hensjoas which they sl!5@iJ@d sGtiTa |
'correct. Both ere subject to the frai