The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-17
REGISTRATION IN TEE SOUTH.
GsDsral sickles' Dsp.rtment.

Geperal sickles' Departmeut.
tt CHARLESTON, Nay II, 1897.
You win have seen General scklss registration pro.
gramme - announced in General Orders No 10, also
leading editorial from the Daily Necs Of Charleston,
edited by Mr. Henry Prescott and others Of the modd-
dos In South Carolns although formerly Of the school
OF Calhoun The Ness may now be sad to represent
the policy Of Orr. Nagrath, Darlington, Batter. &c,
who are against The old regime, rsnouncing
both democratic and republican parties and aim
TO found new party in accord with the
conservative republicans taking in fair terms
the OF the Union and colored element repudat
ing the destructives and obstructives- white black
spscklsd, spotted and mixed a s
Genenl sickiss' policy appears to be to bring the
two races together in their relations citizens and TO
exert % = %ss an. nave VIII me ans
motion all reasonable and fair concessions the coored
citizens thus removing disrust and promoting concord
Of the street question by the OF the company Ia
little stimulated by private suggestions example.
Another illustration may De seen in one Of the newspapers
Of election &c In this matter Of registration IL win be
observed that General Sckes has been much msrepre-
have said that because he has invited
and nominations from the Governors their officials
State and federa-he has given too much consideration
operating in the work OF reconstruction and OF course
are entitled 70 the respectful consideration in all matters
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The HERALD should not be too hard General Sckes
about his flag order" In New York II is easy TO
appreciate all his surroundings He has to my know
ledge, done thousand OF ocal and personal kind
for those people, and especially for the municipal
authorities Of Charleston and the IRE deparmen-sub-
scrbed literally for their engines rendered assistance in
putting out res and frequently ordered his troops TO
alAck from hes5e they have had his band tor their
festivities, and have other charitable, religious and
municipal organizations received similar courtesss
from the military auh0rities 70 say nothing OF the
Thousands fed and clothed by federal and Northern
bounty in the gifts Of ofaces-and yet in one
instance, on no occasion, even whom the United
States troops escorng them, have they dis
played the national enthusiastically and offen-
sively ignoring any and every American emblem,
and parading in every form the colo and somstimss
tho dag Of the defunct confederacy General Sckies
had often before mildly called their attention to this
significant and studied omission, and was always met
with evasve answers; and finally the last occasion
he appealed TO on behalf Of the negro fire COM
panes TO permit them to march in the procession,
that the flag might for be carried public occa
sion In Charleston.
Here where Gag first desecrated, it should be
and honored and General Sickes' has
furnished lesson which will mot be lost these people,
National embems national ideas and national observ
ances must become habitual with them and part Of
their education and reformation, else they will relapse
into their old chronic pr0vinciasm, and the negroes
become the janissaries Of Southern civilization.