The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-08-24
GENERAL POPE AND HON. II. f. HILL.

the lest oath TO bn submitted to every juror
GENERAL POPE AND HON. Il. Il. HILL.
The press Of the whole country ut present is
occupied with The confederation of the letter
recently addressed by General PorE to Cen
oral unANr. Tho views and comments of the
several orgnns Of public opinion are Of course,
as is always the case in political questions, in
accordance with the tcncts Of the respective
parties they represent. Thus, if wo take up n
Radical sheet, We know beforehand Tint we
shall there find the cours, commended by
Gen. PORE toward the Southern States, mp
proved md commended; while, of course, the
Democratic press is violently opposed to il, and
dcnounccs, in no measured terms, the spirit
are few Conservative Republican papers also
that hnve expressed n decided discpprobation
ofthctyrannical and summary mnnncr, in which
the commander of the Third Military District
proposes TO deal with truculent cx-Confede-
rates. or these We may mention such pm
pcrs ns the 81. Louis Republican, the Spring
field Republican, the New York Spn nnd
some other independent papers of more or less
influence.
But on the other hand, the New York
7Tmcs-n paper which heretofore has always
leaned to mercy's side, and been consi,l-
cred very unsound and hctcrodox by tho
high priests Of the Republican pnrty-has of
late thrown nll lis influence into the scale Of
Congressional reconstruction, and is giving an
unqualified support to the administration Of the
Miliiury Commanders in the South. Much has
been said of IA rcvusion Of feeling, now going on
in tho North, anu the sensation leaders of the
Herald nre pointed 10 as irrefutablc evidences
Of This revolution OF public sentiment. As IN
offset il may be stated that in April lust, whom
General Order No. 10 was issued in this Mill
larry District, the New York Timrs commcnte ed
severely upon it, charactcrizing it, in terms
very uncomPlimcntnry, rs very tyrnnnical
measure. Now, this snme paper is q staunch
supporter Of General SIrKLEs, and of General
PorE, fully endorsing their orders. The Times,
too, we have reason 10 know, is II pnper TINT is
widely read among the best clnsscs OF the citi-
zcns of New York True, we cannot say what
its motives may be for this course. But surely
no sane man, who knows anything of the past
history of New York newspapers, will question
the honesty Of the Times, while lie stakes his faith
oil tho Herald Tho Erening Post, another inill-
cntnl New York paper, which has always been
among the Conservative Republican organs,
now also takes ground against tho President
and in fayor Of the policy of Congress.
Gen GRANT, who hns heretofore been looked
upon rs one ofthe mainstays of Conservatism, and
is even now looked upon as the probable Demo-
cratic candidate for the next Presidency, upo
the receipt of this letter of General porR,
TOOK tho unusal course of at once laying it.
before the public, which, there is every reason
10 believe, he would not hnve done Ind lie
not approved The sentiments set forth in The let
ter We regret to sny, moreover, Tint tho
Northern press is not indignant and shocked
at the contents Of Gen. PorEs letter, and, if
we mny judge by the general tone Of tho pa
pcrs, we should say that this letter in meas
nre ndumbratcs tho next net of Congress on
the subject Of reconstruction.
! we print this letter in another part of this
mornings News, as We believe its careful pc
rusai Will be instructive to our readers. II will
appear that the course Of the Hon. BEsJAMIy
II. HILL, Of Georgia, was the Immediate pro-
voking cnuse that led Gen. PopE TO write this
letter. While wo have no sympathy with the
views expressed by Gen. Porr, or the course
he recommends, we are not prepared TO say
TINT Mr.. HILL did not provoke them We have
on several occasions examined Mr.. Hills
speeches and Notes and have expressed our
dissent. We will, therefore, content ourselves
nj this time by simply quoting the following,
which wo have not seen noticed in my of our ex-
changes that have discussed Gen. PorE's latter.
Says Mr.. IiiLL-"I earnestly hopo the people
Of each of the ten States will go boldly for
ward and prsserpe and continue their erisiing STATE
Governments, and hold all elections in the man.
ner md ut the time prescribed by existing
State Constitutions, will choosr officers qualified
according 10 eristng STATE Constiiutions and lsws.
If any citizen or officer shall be interfcrel with
in exercising his rights under these laws, or in
diseharging tho duties Of any Office 10 which ho
mny be chosen, let him mako tho issue fcar-
lcssly.'
Now what does all this mean! simplv re-
siatnnco to the Inv of Congress. General porr
then, after all, cannot be tho tyrant he is re.
and FREQ speech, ss Is proved by tho publica-
ton Of these sentiments, and by the fac. OF his
not having arrested Mr.. HILL. Indeed we soc
it stated in somo Of the papers that the object
Of the letter Of General PorE is a defence OF
hia course in not arresting Mr.. HILL, as he
had been directed by General GpanT. or this
VIC cannot apeak positively.
In conclusion, VIC will give Ex-Governor
J. =. BRowH's remarks on the passage above
quoted from Mfr. Hill, which will show the
full ab'urdity Of the counsel of the distinguish
cd Georgian:
The law Of Congress declares tho existing gtato
governments illegal, and gives the Military Com.
mandor power TO set them aside at pleasure.
It aiso rconfers suffrage ON tho froodmen, and
ALLOWS no election 70 be held TIL thoy, with tho
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