Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-04-12
The Mobile TriLune says

"Alas, demoralzation = spreading in
the ranks. They who bsde defiance to
Dagon are preparing 70 licx the cloyen
foot of Satan. They who opposed the
amendment bill are barning incense to
that of Sherman-staid iding on the end
of spring board, preearlpg to turn a
summersault with the foolish expectation
of throwing sand thereby in the eyes of
Radicalism; OF with the reprebensible pur-
pose of tapping the swill that the corrupt
rump has set out in their back yard in tie
shape Of Government printing "a robbery
committed on the people 1>tee avowed
object of fostering Radical newspapers
in the South.
"The persistent efforts the papers are
making in diilere MT quarters get up con-
ventions, we regard as noth;as more nor
less than the planting eEsT$3g boards.
The calling Of those convp .ens at pres
ent can accomplish but one object-that
of endorsing the provisions of the militia.
ry bill-bctraying the houo--f the South
even before thirty pieces Of silver are Of
fered as recompense.
We look forward to a complete schism
in the Southern press at no distant day.
Panic and the hope of getting Government
patronage will induce some that opposed
the Constitutional amemdment to lick the
feet of Congress out of gratitude for its
military bill.
There has been a specimen convention
at Selma, the proceedines--of which are
published ia the Times OF that place, with
panic-stricken comments IN good keeping
with them. The meeting WIS composed
in part Of men who have been troubled
with palsy in the knees - several years
PAST, and in part of men whom VIC expected
to see behave with more coolness amidst
dangers they can not avert.
The Columbus (Ga.) Enquirer says:
Let the Southern people now await orders
from the headquarters of The generals
comma, ainr. We are nder military
Law and 4 ,ye no. been United or "euabled
I y - an, political act as yet. twill
be-t.me eaoash to move when we receive
|ssshAs -unmeur. If politicians on "the
<nassas saatr ca not keep quiet until
'sthe< op snriunity is ohercd,' let them
isgonize 70 their hearts content, but we
hope that they will not attempt to create
disturbance by breaking in upon the reg
ulsr order of exercises.
The Savannah (Georgi' } RepaJlican, OF
the 18th, says:
Appalling and revolving as seem the
provisions Of this bill. We nave 40 reason
able hope for any modifca. on ec repeal OF
it. 1t has become the law of the land,
and az such nayst be Sa;ik fully obeyed
/ nelcs,s no aftermath fe't y ,<.scss.s 55fs's' I
and we have no choice save to decide
whether our course shall be such as will
avert still harshci terms or bring down
upon US more exacting conditions. Wis
dom would seem to dictate quiet acqui-
escence and our making Of necessity a
virtue Let Us rememisr that,
"In idle wishes fools sppineiy stayj
BE there a willard wisdom finds way"
The Wilmington (Nor,h Carolina)
journal, of the 18th, says.
Then, il we are to have a convention,
and We see no escape from IL, let il be
called by the military power Of the Gov.
ernment, and in obeying peaceably and
quietly, mandates which We have no power
TO resist, let our submission, now aud in
the future, be an earnest and honorable
protest against the injustice aud tyranny
Of tho Government.
The New Orleans PirayRae says
One Of the most insdiuous aud sinister
pccuiarities Of the present reconstruction
programme Of Congress is i,s tendency to
create in this and other Southern States q
Congressional party; that is to say, par
ty distinctivcly in favor Of accepting the
terms and anticipating the wishes Of Con-
gress, on the plea that poverty, and not
viii, consents, aud antagonistic TO another
party composed Of those who should not
coneedc 80 much to tho Argument Of ne
cossity, because not so greatly dospairing
of tho situation. Such division of the
conservative ranks in the South could not
but procipitate reorganization of the
Southern States under Radical policy and
more or less conformity with Radical views
and sentiments.