St. Mary's gazette., 1867-02-07

"Whatthe syuth can D. "
This is the tile OF = pamphlet which
prof,ss.s 10 .how how he SrTthcrn States
can make themselves masters Of the politi-
cal situation. A. this II secret We have
long been anxious to discover, snd as it is
rl6o sccrc, Of great Importance, Is well
to our or9 as to the people Of the South.
to learn, We shall make no apology for tel
lirg i, to our readers prenlisirr. then,
,hs, Mr. Henry b. Blackwell, Of New
York va. the first person who found out
the secret in question, aud is therefore en-
tried to all the reward, ard that we have
taken the liberty in the resume following
to condcnsc lis descriptions Al dispense
with much Of his ampliGca'ous, without
further ado, we proceed to expose the milk
in the cocoanut t. our rcalc7s
Tie radical principles Of he North are
irumovab'y f1cd npon nero suffrage as a
condition Of Sou'horn state reconstruc-
tion The proposed Constitutional Am.pd
msnt is not regarded .s fu.lity. II sat
isGes nobody, T.: evea its authors. In
the minds Of the Northern people the ne
groes are nov associated vi II The idea of
loyalty to the Union. They are consider
ed citizcrs. They arc rc>icctcd as "our
allies /. is believed in th. North that
majority Of the white people Ct the South
are at heart The enemies of the Union -
The advocAtcs u negro outrage daily grow
stronger and more Numerous.
On the ether hand q majority Of the
Southern white population are infexibly
opposed to negro suffrage in any form, un
iver'nl or qualified, ard are prepared to
resist its Introduction by every means in
their pow0r. In alliance with the Presi-
dent and the Northern Democracy, they
protest against any and al terms of re
construction. demand unconditional read
mission aud await in gloomy silencs the
hepublicaE initiative
Thl, absolute and growing sntagonism
can onl y END, if continued, in one Of
two results either in renewal of civil
Wal or IN concession by the South of
political equality to the negro
But IN case Of war, the South cannot
possibly succeed. The North is to-day
fnr stronger in men and money, in farms
and factories, than she was IN 1860
ohe ls now trained 70 war. conscious
OF overN hclming strength, flushed with
victory, and respected as never before.
by 'hc nations of Europe Moreover,
fhe Is n'ach more united IN political SEN
"ment' II a resort Is had to arms, the
North would be practically unanimous.
Tho ire'dent would instantly be i'm
reached and ralicsl Successor appoint
ed.
The South has lost social unity with
''N i''' VI Fi-Ntl tHc tiuilOl UHul
h>ster than before. And the Drawer her
action the more terrible would be her fate.
lh'Se are facts-not theories Wise
men tty to see thin,s as they are, un-
e'iored BY opinion or preference,
he interest OF both North and South,
SINCE they must live together, is peace,
harmony and real fraternity. NJ ad
Justment can fully succeed unless it is
acceptable to both sections Therefore
the statesman and the patriot must find a
common ground as basis of permanent
reconciliation.
Now the radlcalSm Of the North is &c
tual, organic and progressive.
But if governments derive their
just pow>rs from the consent of the GOV.
erneu If ''ta1ation without representa-