The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-07-24
THE wouIe oS nEcUNsrl,UcrIoN.
OPINIONS OF TIE SOUTHERN PRESS.
NirR1nln.
From The Richmond Tyhig. July 1G. |

From the Richmond Whi1, July 1GJ
The POINT op lIoNoR" SIrrLED.--AIuch has
been said about ''tlishonoriug" Virginia by eco,
exeellont but tmd pcople lInyo hnd their Henyi.
biltles aroused by this tnlk They arc afraid that
thy may DO regarded as duciont IN honor il they
sciences arc at all uncnsy-tlIcy nrc clear enough
OIL the point-tut tho collscienccs of some of their
noiHhbors arc exercised who In 20 long
bcen recognized authority III all matters Of putf.
ca! consistency. These Bay that point of honor
is invoked, and they enforce IL with many subtle
arguments. Our advice TO tho class to which wc
nnd To think for themselves without regard to the
sernples wlncther real Or pretended, Of otlers II
is too Int In tho as day to talk about honor in this
numerous public meetings recently held in Yir-
ginia, and participated in by many OF tho best unl
pnrest men in tho Stntc have settied tho point OF
honor TO tho satisfaction OF every reasonable
man. 1t consists with tho houor of tho people of
hhiSSpESnre, Louisa Chesterfield. ittsylyania,
top5ieam arlv & in o work Of Ma to
and why Should it not consst with tho Honor OF
the people of tho other counties i'll Virginia to do
The faslidious gentlemen who raiso nice points
of hoaor hayo not been nitogottcr consiston-am.l
CONSISTENCY is their especial idol They rcckonetl
strnction bill when first PASSED. Their argument
was that Congress md the Republican party had
nowSr to do ns thoy pleased, and thoy snid DO
not help them 70 put chains upuni oursolvcsl II
would bo Illuminating md disgraccful to give our
sanction to anything thoy dol They were for TO-
cacd eoSirary to their rst 'i inpressons @ s tG tat
honor wonld not bo outraged by registering, nor
by voting Having found ont their mistake in that
matter, they will probably find themselves mis-
taken in tho matter Of voting for Republicans. Wo
do not doubt that many OF them will. 1udccd VIC
eontitcntly expect thon, Gro long, to outstrip tho
Wing, which il Mt present 30 severely criticised y
them. They will find thoir positions ono aitcr
another untenablc, and will cithor hnyo to return
to the lo-nothinE policy or cspousc tho policy Of
doing everything that may DO necessary 10 carry
out reconstruction and make it cnuro 10 tho bcnc-
lit and not to tho injury Of tho State. Tho truth
Il, when thoy abandoned passiyity,, they surron.
dercd every point of honor, and for logicnns they
arc tho most illogical of men.
From he Examiner and Enquirer. July III
THE CENTURIES AND THE HouRs.-It was Ralph
Waldo Emerson, wo think, WHO snid 'sTho lesson
of lfc IL practically to bclicvo what tho years md
the centuries say against tho hours" Let profit
centuries speaking against tho teachings of the
hour. Lot us draw wisdom and take warning from
tho tormor. II will inspire us with Forttndo aud
hope to disregard the threats and alarms of tho
latter.
Tho lesson of Tho hour is indeed dark and dis
piriting ono. It tolls ,is that hope Inns departed
md must accept what terms capricious conqueror
may impose. II tells us of tho dark clouds TINT
lower, tho dangers that thrcuen, and ailyisc s to
avert destruction by bowling TO tho storm. This ia
what the hours say.
We may, be compelled to stand by, wlhilo others
blood? Let others bear ''tho deop damnation or
[her] tnking on" not ourselves. Unless slain by
us slo will assurcdly rso ngnn not like Banquo's
rejuycnated md smiling goddess Venus 10 point
tho way to IIcspcrian clmc Of fate, Well may
sho say 'though my enemy, slay mo, yet will riso
again." But nIas il slain 'tin the house of her own
friends" she falls to risc no more
., Our refusal TO "co-oporato" may continue ollr
exclusion. Wo may suffer from It. But lot not
tho hour provoke us 10 lmpatfcncc. Let us ro-
member what tho centuries say: Tho patient OIL
DURANGO OF suffering Tor tho sake of great prnci-
pie is always rewarded by the triumph at last Of
breasts of none but l,croes; aud il a people aro
willing 10 bartor principle for ignoblo oisc, shc
lakes her indignant flight mover more TO return.
The Promcthoan spark is in Our own bosoms,
0nr destiny ii III our own hands IN spite of all our
enemies may do. nnly we can mako or mar our
us II wo desert it, il viii aeorn ms. II wo listen
TO tho hour, tho centuries will sing US 10 song H
We accept tho present, wo throw away tho future.
North Carolina.
IFrom he Wilmington Journal July 2l.l
THOUGHTS UroN OUR PoIITIcAL CoSpIr1oN.-Tho
Journal, though dospairing in tho present, is
hopeful for tho future: /
Though her folds have been wasted her fire
sides mndc dcsolate and tho hearts Of the old and
left to, her, oven with oil this ruin.
Hand i'll hand, with thoir veneratel stree tho
Young nicn Of this generation nro applying ihenl-
selves notwithstanding their discourag gcmonta to
work out future prosperity for their country In
their noblo efforts and devotion they present
sight,, indeed, worthy OF admiration. Having
fought III tho cause which they cherished, par
tcipnted i'll their conntry's yictories and shared in
her defeat, md having bcen thus deprived OF Tint
education which would hayo developed all their
Intent powers nud caused them to shino with two
fold brightness. thoy arc still found pursuing tho
patti OF duty, nnd when the timo comes will apply
their shoulders to tho wheel, aud entor upon the
jnat aud Inlro, and will be none tho moanor
OF their country for having
shared 81 ed. in % her Sieissitudcs: Thoy appear
participate In their countrys sorvico; tho sturdy
oak bows not to tho blast, but il upliTtcd BY tho
roots, and when tho storm hns passed. cannot
where 1t oncc stood so noble and proudly defiant.
But npon tho younger plants, who havo fet the
storm with oqial severity, but being moro plant,
by the tcmpostuous blnst TO which thoy hayo been
subjected, aevolyGa tho duty OF supplying tho
place OF those nobo old landmarks; and they will
rear their heads among tho forest OF cotempora-
rcs, and gather strength for further endurance
and tho attainment OF future cnde. In tho pos.
session OF snch noble young spirits, who giYo
their country, both in advancing her prosperity in
legislative hollis, and in developing her RESOURCES,
is tho South rich, md retains relic Of the lne do
u.
which cannot be wrested from her. ".I
~ Georgia.
[From The Atlanta Inttffigeaoer July 19l
Mn. Hills SpEEou.-On yesterday we laid be-
foro our readers ut tho requost OF number of our
lollow-citizons, tho speech delivered by the Hon..
u. III. Hill, in this city, on Tuesday morning last
Upon o careful perusal Of the speech itself We
Rvo como TO tho conclusion, dcapito tho ingenuity
argument, and even denunciations of the speaker
that no practical good can result to the people Of
the State, or OF tho South in pursuing the course
which llo recommends. In most Of tho premises
Of MIR. Hill ho il right-in his conclusions wo be-
llevc TINT ho is wrong. He is right when no de-
nounceY tho reconstruction enactmonts Of tho
Kadicni Congress ns usurpations aud violations OF
tho Constitution; ho Is wrong when he assumes
that tho people OF Tho South can by voting against
q Convention, obtain any, relief from those enact-
monts or oven prevent tho assembling OF said Con-
vontion In any Southern steto md suroly not cyon
is passing in Georgia. In regard to reconstruction,
convictions that the call for Convention will, ,bo
overwhelming majority, tho negro vote bong tho
ebIo for TO resist this conviction; it was forced
lion ovcry days 'signs OF tho time" Strengthens
then, OF party III Georgia, whose principal plank
In its platform is ''no convention and which
makcs lis first fight upon that isauo wo look upon
As an organization de6lned to defeat, from Which
consequences will flow that will place our good old
pnp ao1t !, NIL bnrn Ia tn