The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-09-17

against you, as the late election m
Kentucky testiacs and quito half
the men in tho Northern and Western
States l beg Of you. therefore, for
your own sAkes, do not provoke, 10y
fraud or force, an armed collision. II |
depends on yourselves alone; for the
men Of intellect of tho South, those
men who will, at last control its dcsti-
nies, in spite Of ell tho disabilities you
have imposed upon them, have dcterTn- !
ined to endure, and TO induce their peo- |
pie to endure all that you have yet in
llicted, in the hope that the people Of
the United States, to whom the appeal
IL now made. will restore TO their States
the republican form. and also substance
Of government which you have destroy
cd while pretending TO guarantee.
Mr.. Morton casts in, with the want
Of Republican form of Government,
the alleged fact that they do not in
the South treat Northern men with
cordiAlity and respect. This, 20 some
oxtent, is true. A large proportion of
Northern men who have come among
them were commissioned as spies, and
} wero paid, principally, out Of the pub
lie purse, to SANDER and to vilify, with
with the ulterior object Of misreprrsen-
, ting the South in the two houses of
Congress. To tlrse-your cmisarics
Southern men arc generally not par.
tial. In their political nomenclature
they are called "carpet-baggcrs;' = as
chemists call, 10y way Of distinction, ~
: genus Of gases, cacodylss; and it is not
8 surprising that they are both in like
8 bad odor. But honest men, those who
n yisit the South upon Legitimate busi-
ness, are geneTally--not always treat
cd with civility and kindness; for the
MASSES Of men DO not always readily
take note Of the distinctive characters
= Of men General Lees remarks, as re-
u ported by General Rosecrans, are full
d on the point Of submission to the Tn
IS ion, and confirm all that | have heard
II OH this subject from other reliable sour.
O. cos General Ice denied that tho pco
n rle Of the South are inimical to tho Tn
=, ion. They want. peace and long for it.
This is their universal sentiment, as fal
a. he has been able TO ascertain IL, anC
u bis opportunities have been many from
VI frequent conversations and cXtensiv,
81 correspondence with representative
Y. persons in all parts Of the South. A
o. TO their animoSity to the negro, moth
h. ing could bo further from the fact
NJ why should there be? Said he -
Ia There is no rivalry between the races
~ but a reciprocal interest, growing on
Of that each is dependent upon Oh
v Other to great extent ono nsedin
~ employment aud the other omployc'
H. Apart from this, they have been reare
a together, and there is natural aife,
Oh tion and sympathy between them.
o. The leading men Of tho South,
n suffered TO do so without renewed il
If suit and oppression, are evidently wi
ling TO await the healing effects Of tim
" 1t is, therefore, for you to determine
''' and pray you be men, be. not led /
importantly and clamor, but determii
hc wisely and nationally whether you wi
,ro force the renewal of a civil war
on which you will be the aggressor, Ol
-. thing il certain if the South alta
led self-government las they will soon,
=. whatever way it may be brought abol
:, for majority Of the people will it, al
~ they will be heardl they will not,
'N- they can not, restore slavery and ma
roi it profitable they would not, If tn
ou, could, for its abolition will give their
,es. very large accession of power in t
ar House of Representatives and t
TN. Electoral College.
90 But must hasten 10 close Tn
-. recently had intended to supp
W. General Grant for the Presidency, a
mn would do so still, in the hope that
oy Democracy will obtain majority in
You IIouse Of Representatives, and II
rec. hold restraining power but ia
Il IA which | have shown above render
,Yar impossible, Bad men with more
u,. tellect and more force of charac
than himself have possession Of hi
A'" and if he be elected President W
anu probably, continue to rule him, and
'rh' country with him and some OF
ler- worst existing abuses can not be c
5hti rected against Executive opposition
I M In looking over the whole ground IN
non carefully, and weighing consequen
yho we'll, l have come TO the conelus
900 that il were better that the DeMoor
prevail in the coming election, .
III thus divide, for the present, the lie
dies lative while we restore tho EXecut
om- and Judicial powers. No evil can
}, rs sue. We shall have n season OF rep
,;oh and time for reflection before called
,L. again TO act. There is profound ]
~. losophy in the old Scoth prOverb,
~" "The showers fall soft when the W
'h"V Is still,
con- have already shown It win give
th season for inquiry and reflection,
: in the same conservative power which
II DO now give snccess to either party
mat at the end of two years, do the 81
Won thing, and place the Government