The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-08-21
err there is no reasonable hope of attaining

rer: there is no reasonable hope of attaining
q permanent peace short of that We cannot
fight ourselves back into the Union, and it is
not probable that we shall accomplish this feat
by quarrclling. Editors and politicians may
write, speak, or agitate, and perchance gain
immense applause as Mr. Hill, in Georga
seems to have done by his "Notes on the Stu
alton" and his ''Notes on the Notes, now pub
fishing; but, as we have remarked before in
our opinion this agitation is fraught with great
harm. Suppose the President were finally VIC
torious in his present struggle with Congress,
an issue exceedingly doubtful, is it probable
that any of the leading features of reconstruc-
ton would be changed? Negro suffrage, to US
the great stone of offence, is determined upon
in the minds of the Northern people, and we do
not believe that, whichever party gains posses
sion of the Government during the next Presi-
Dental term, there is the least possibility of
repeal of this provision.
The Richmond Whig few weeks ago, closed
a very sensible leader on this subject with the
following paragraph, which we commend to the
careful perusal of our readers:
sThere is no proposition that ingenious minds
cannot support with plausible arguments. There
were wise men during the war who had infalllble
theories for terminating 1t speedily-with glory to
the Confederates and with ruin and shame to the
Federsls There are men as wise now who have
their theories for getting back into the Union with
drums beating and colors flying. There were
those during the war who were resolved to die IN
the last ditch sooner than give up. We are happy
to know that many of these brave men thought
better Of the matter when the crisis came, and are
now in robust health and tolerable spirits. Men
OF ardent natures sometimes say and really think,
they will do what they afterward conclude 1t would
be folly to do. There are men and newspapers
who, transported by what they honestly mistake
for patriotic indignation, fancy that they can fool
the Republicans into letting the Southern people
into the Union without eating one morsel OF tho
traditional peck of dirt, and who VOW that they
will rot by inches before they will in any degree
humiliate themselves. The cunningest OF these
people are waiting in the hope that enough people
will be found to carry the South back into the
Union, without them, 30 that hereafter, when
things settle down, they may have it In their pow
or to say, You did what scorned to do-you be-
trayed the South while preserved my honor and
my fidelity untarnished. These are the cunning
ones who really want the question settled, but
without their agency. The more honest people
whom they have deuded are in earnest in what
they say about not eating any dirt. But they are
not more honest than we're those brave men dur
ing the war who said and thought they would die
before they world give up. These gentlemen, Like
them will come to think better Of it and will gradu-
ally come up and submit to their share OF the
common humiliation. The course OF affairs will
cause them to see ere long that We cannot get our
beloved South out Of her troubles unlees our white
population shall meet the emergency like men OF
sense and do what is required OF them. When
they see this their very honesty will drive them TO
the admission that II would be mean and unmsnly
to make their brethren bear al of that humiliation
without which the South will never get into the
Union. As General LEE gave up bis sword, 80
they will have to give mp their pride. They Will
all come along after while. They come slowly
and reluctantly, just as they are dragged by the
events OF the day. It would be easier and hand
somer to march promptly up and face the music
without grimace, o groan, or even squeak