The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-03-06
The Northern Democrats Bitterly Re
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= IA preached by the South.
The Richmond Enquirer tells the New |
York World plainly that the secret mo- |
tive for the advice to the South to ac-
cept the terms1as offered, are well un-
.derstood. Though whatever abuse
ments and renunciations" says the
Responding Richmond paper sarcastic
cally, "of rights and liberties-we must
win the inestimable felicity OF gaining
a voice and vote in the next Presiden-
tial election, for the chance that our
vote, If given in order, would put the
World and its associates in Office" And
a little further on the Enquirer says
emphatical1y:
"Unti1 the Northern Democrats show
more strength, and more nerve, the
Southern vote, if given in bulk, would
avail them but little; and If so given
would probably draw down upon us
fresh prescriptions from the successful
party, with fresh coincidence from the
1 World, and fresh counsel to make the
best OF our case by making some new
1 venture for the Democrats. We must
tell the World plainly that its aban-
donment of the constitutional questions
involved in the impending legislation,
and its leaving the South to make her
defences under the Constitution, un-
aided, and with careful admonitions
that it is hen. case exclusively, are to
our conceptions treacherouS to us, and
treacherous to principles and can but
be received as u warning not TO expect
future fidelity, and as counsel to take
care Of ourselves the best we may, re-
CARELESS of past associations or commit
ments. This is the logic of the Worlds
example. .f-H
'"The truth is, the feeling at the South
seems but little understood by any OF
the parties at the North. Our people
never forget and will never abandon a
faithful friend; but thew are not so
blind to the shiftings of the time-serv-
ing and unstable and not SO i'm
placable towards former opponents, as
seems to be assumed or supposed. No
people are more easily won by dis
play Of magnanimity or justice. Take
some examples: If Intelligent South
, erners were asked this day, who in their
Judgment, of all the Northern public
men, did most to bring upon them the
: enormous evils and the enormous
wrongs which we believe we suffer, the
answer would be, William a. Seward.
II they were asked what Southern pol
, itician had done most to ALLEVIATE their
! tsympathies from himself, the answer
would be Andrew johnson. If they
were further questioned they would
declare, that since the close of the war,
and Seward far more for manifesto
ton OF the spirI OF amity than for
deeds of amity and of justice;
that they have denied us mnny
rights and imposed many gratuitous
and CALLING hardshipS. Let our response
then, to as much of generosity and jus
tice as they have shown us-let the
manner in which we have forgotten our
prejudiees, and met them in catholic
and patriotic spirit-testify to the true
character of the Southern temper, and
indicate how similar oYertures from
2 others would be received. With all our
just resentments this day against even
Stevens and Sumner and Wade, they
have not excited our sense of wrong
more than johnson and Seward had
done before them. From these things
the World may see that our introduce
ton into the political circle would by
no means insure our votes to men who
fly US when in trouble, over those who,
, however they have wronged us in the
past, might hereafter act a more Just
and generous and conciliatory part.
And further, that il advised and driven
: to renounce every constitutional right,
, and to appeal to Radical mercy alone
for terms, we might consider such adj
vice, under such a necessity, as teach
ing us also TO purchase u mitigation of
r the conditions by pledges of future
l support. And when Southern men
make pledges or justify expectations, it
is always with a purpose to make them
good. ~