The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-03-27

showing its wisdom by selecting prom
inent positions in all the cities and vii
lagos, and erecting capacious churches
and Summaries. A large brick church
stands quite central in the CITY, and
block of ground further out contains
Jorge convent buildings. When will
protestants learn to be as thoughtful
for the future? and, especially, when
will our common Methodism so unite
that its entire energies may be employed
in charging its borders, and in building
up institutions which shall honor and
| bless the land!
! THE REBEL SPIRIT.
After writing the above, we had
pleasant journey, by the steamer Joseph
inc, to New Orleans. A sharp north
wind had Gained the waters of the
Gulf, and the sea was unusually smooth.
The number of passengers was larger
than usual, and they were very pleas
ant. A few were of the old fre-eat-
ers,' fighting over their battles again
if they ever fought before (?) and
denouncing and cursing bitterly the
Government and all Northern men,
/ One gentleman, who claimed to have
been rebel general, was loud in his
denunciations, and he and young man
| from Western Louisiana were almost
constantly expressing their bitterness
of feeling. The general found fault
with the leaders of the Confederacy-
they were not cool-headed, did not pos
sess energy, were too easily frightened,
had given up too soon. He was deter
mined not to remain in such a country.
was about to organize company to go
to Brazil, where he could purchase land
cheaply. and own few negroes. The
younger man talked politics rapidly,
and l supposed knew little about pub
lie men, until the general, having allu-
ded to an idea about gunboats, which
he lad derived partly from reading a
| conversation between Plaine and Jeffer-
son, the young man asked him if that
was Adams Jefferson; the general
replied: mo, Thomas Jefferson" The
young man was anxious to 60 to Brazil,
too-anywhere to get out of such a
country as this; though he said the
negroes would do very well if they
were not influenced by" scalawags and
carpet-baggers;" that they knew who
their true friends were; that in this
section of the country, the white men
had organized force before the cleo
ton, had rode around considerable"
had made the negroes feel that they
would be held to strict account, and, he
said, they were so frightened that they
did nothing. He thought they could
be managed if it were not for the men
in the North. But the only true course
would be to exterminate the entire race;
and this sentiment seemed to meet the
approval of the circle. The general
declared that the plan of removing to
Brazil was receiving great favor; that
1t was the only course left for high
minded men to pursue; that republics
were failure, and that he preferred to
live under monarchy His arrange
ments, however, were not yet perfect.
He was going East, and would wait
until after the Inauguration of General
Grant, and see what hopes there were
for the country, though he confessed he
had none. l presume that if after the
Inauguration, General Grant will give
him good office, he might be persuaded
to stay.
The sentiments expressed by this cir
Gle of half dozen or so are not to be
understood as the general expression of
the South. With few exceptions, the
passengers appeared to be in excellent
spirits, and were gentlemanly in all their
conversation.-N.Y. METHODIST.