The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1868-11-13
"From the nettle Danger,
Pluck the flower Safety

"From the nettle Danger,
Pluck the flower Safety"
Radicalism cannot paralyze the brains
of our thinkers nor the muscles of our
workers. Radicalism cannot take away
the bright sun and genial skies that
smile above US. Radicalism cannot turn
the rushing torrent back on its course,
nor smitc with stcrility the fruitful soil
beneath our feet.
More than this, unpopular as it may
sound to the ear of q people exaspsrated
at defeat and willing to credit Radical
ism with any amount of malcvolent
atroeity in design and purpose, even
Radicalsm does not aim or desire to
crush out the material prosperity of the
South. 1t would not promote the inter-
est of any class or section in this conn
try to impovcrish the South. In this
simple fact let the South take comfort,
and act upon it. On the contrary.
every interest in the Eastern, the West
ern, and the Middle States would be
promoted by Souther prosperity
There are no rival or antagonistic inter-
csts in any of those sections to existing
interests among us, and no motive there
to combine to our injury.
But the best allies of the South are
near at home. They are the plow, the
loom and the anvil. They are the i'm
pIcments of industry in all departments
oflabor. The strong arms of Industrious
laborers are the true redcemers of our
land from depression and impovcrish
mcnt. Those who Ore willing to work
and to make labor respectable and re-
spected, are the practical patriots Of the
emergency.
Nor need it be feared that Genera!
Grant will bring his influence to bear
against the material prosperity of the
Southern States.
There is no evidence that he partici-
pates in Radical malevolence to the ex-
tent that ha1ouId be glad to soc blight
come over Southe n interests. La fact
he has shown no such sympathy in any
degree. As war measure he aided in
desolating the South with fire and sword.
But since the war he has expressed no
sintiment of vindictiveness against our
section. There is reason to believe his
sentiments are not hostile to US. AT the
time of the surrender he manifested q
liberal spirit toward the army and peo-
pie he had conquered. He has at no
time since Indicated q change oftemper.
His antccedents before the war were
Democratic. 1t is not reasonable TO
suppose, therefore, that upon his acces-
sion to power, he will take for his conn
se.lors those whose antagonism is the
most pronounced, and relentless to those
political theories in which he was edu-
Gated. In all this we may be disappoint-
ed. But let us not commit suicide, for
fear of being murdered. To use a
homely illustration, ''there is no use to
drown ourselves till We get to the creek"
1t is not probable that men of extreme
opinions from any party or section will
control the next Administration. We
place higher estimate on the manly
qualities of General Grant than would
be consistent with the idea of his be-
coming the tool of passionate bigots or
corrupt demagogues. We do not infer
that because he is capable of holding his
tongue that he is man without ideas.
Silent men are not necessarily men who
have nothing to say. The South has
cause to know and to rue that those who
talk the most are not the wisest. Let
us not call on HERCULES to help us, but
help ourselves With hard work and
skillful industry tho South will become
powerful again, fever. The white race
will in the future, as in the past, direct
that labor and that kill, and thus main
tain its supremacy. But it must con-
tribute its own muscle, as we'll as its
brain, to the task-invite white immi-