The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-08-21

! for; there is nn reasonable ,pc o! attaining |
permanent peace short Of la, wc cannot
hSh' ourselves back into ill U,ion, nnd il il
"o' probable that we shall anoyplish this fent
" P"hrreiiing. Editors IN, politicians nny
"r''' speak, or nsitatc. .1J PerShRiitS gain
immense applause, ns Nj ,lILL. in Grorsin.
seems to have done by hi,Nolcs Oh the Stu
atio"' nnd his "NOtcs on Notes." now pub
''shihg; hut. as wo hnyo marked before. in
our opinion this agitation arnugh, with great
Nnrrh. Suppose the Presi,nt were finally vic
'or'o"s in his prescn, stru, ,le with Congress,
ah Issue exceedingly doulul, is il prohnblc
lint amy Of the leading fcarcs of rcconstruc-
lion would be chnugcd: Hro suffrage, to us
lhe great stono Of offences determined upon
III The minds of the Nurilc, people, aud wo do
not believe that, whichevopnrty vnins uosses.
sion Of the Government dung the next Presi-
Dental term, there is Tho hsl possibility of n
repeal Of this provision.
The Richmond Bhiy, IL Gs weeks ago, closed
very sensible lender OH his subject with tho
following paragraph, whicl wc commend to the
cnreful pcrusal Of our rcu,hr:
"Ihoro ii no proposition Int ingenious minds
cannot support with plausibls arguments. Thoro
woro wise mon during tho wGryho had infallblo
theories for terminating it spHlily-w with glory to
tho Confcdcrntes and with nil and shame to tho
Fedoras. There arc mon asgise HOW who have
thoir theories for getting backnto tho Union with
drums beating and colors ting. Thoro wero
those during tho war who wep resolved to tio in
the last ditci, sooner than ginup. We arc hnppy
to know That ~ tbppo IA
beltor OF tho matter whom theorists camo, and arc
now in robust hoaltl, and tolrablo spirits Mon
OF ardent natures sometimes 10y, and really think,
thoy will do what they aftcrf,rd conclude IL would
DO folly to do. Thcro arc mon and newspapers
who, transported by what thoy honestly mistake
for patriotic indignation, Ency TINT thoy con fool
Tho Republicans into letting tho Southern people
into tho Union without oathg ono morsol Of the
tratutlonal peck of dirt, aIl who VOW that thoy
will rot by inches before tloy will in my dogrcc
humiliate themselves. Th, cunniDgest OF these
people arc waiting in tho hopo that enough people
will be found to carry tho South back into t.
Union, without thcms 90 t,at hereafter, wlor
or 10 sav ;You did who. haye it in their pow.
trayod tho South whilo preserved my hoy" DC
my fidelity untarnished. Thoso nre tho cunning
ones who really want tho question sDttled. bu
"iihout thcH ubencS. Ino moro honest people
whom thcy have deluded nro in earnest in wha
they say about not eating any dirt But thoy ar,
not moro honest than were those bravo men dur
ing tho war who said md thought thoy would di
before thoy would givo up. fheso gentlomen lik,
them, will como to think bettor Of it and will grndu
ally como up and submit to thoir share OF th
common humiliation. The course Of affairs will
Cause thom to 500 GRO long that wo cannot get ou
beloved South out Of her troubles unlesB our whit
population shall meet tho emergency like men o
sense and do what is required Of them. Whol
they SEQ this their very honesty will drive them t,
tho admission that II would bo mean and unmnnl,
TO mako their brethren bear all OF that humiliation
without which tho South will mover get into th
Union. As General LEE gave up his sword, az
they will havo to give ny their prido. Thcy vii
all como along aftor WHILE They come slowl,
and reluctantly, just thoy are dragged by til,
events of the day. 1t would bo eaBier and hand
somcr to march promptly up and faco tho mus
without grimnce, groan, or oven squeak"