The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-02-04
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on7=nn1y ..rEBRUARY .. 1871.

CATlIRDA1 ss.'S 49, 4. 80
800. or.,;fv;ng 10 have the ass!t,"d
cit fs Gratn! a,yfborfty as the Klchllio.u
ymh:sssosch that spirit Q. '" so liberal and
.WpIas,ahout the Soutn--so m ,,,rtr;nor
sbounding. indeed sar,s sna' We confess to have
known cnntrary impression, and we know
GAG srch an impression Is widely enter
. tnat in our own section of the Union."-
Cfsc,nnat Commercial.
The Commercial, we are sure, will do us
the justice, upon reflection, to admit that
the comparison drawn by us was not SO
wide as It states it. We said that for very
logical reasons the people of the South were
more liberal and forbearing toward the
blacks than the people of any other portion
of the world would be were they brought
into contact with them in such numbers as
they exist here. Our comparison had this
extent, no more. We are neither blind 10
our own defects, nor to the virtues OF those
who 50 severely censure us, and GoD knows
we would not throw feathers weight IN
the way of the establishment of entire har-
mony between the sections of this Union
which have been so sadly alienated.
Nor do we think the Commercial liberal
or lust altogether in its irony touching the
feelings and the temper of the South.
Surely it cannot expect southern people to
prefer over their own flesh and blood the
stranger Of yesterday, who comes here I'M
questionably with the view of filling our
offices and handling our public money
through negro uotes. The Commercial is
inteligent-nay, we believe generous. Can
1t do less than despiSe such interlopers?
They are very justly despised here.
They are not despised because they
are Yankees; far from it. We con-
slider them bandits-enemies Of man.
kind. Yet they have never been harmed
In their bodies, nor hurt in any way here
that we know Of, notwithstanding the loath-
ing with which they are regarded. They have
suffered in no political right and in no bod
lily sensibility. They have been regarded
with detestation and social neglect. But
we doubt if such persons suffered on &C.
count of that. Their skins are too thick
their scnsibilities to those things which
would break the generous and honest heart
too dead-to give them any trouble what.
ever.
Let us ask the very astute-nay, liberal
and independent Comm ercial-ifit expects
northern communities to elect any so-called
rebel to q position of trust and honor?
Indeed the question is supererogatory.
We know it's answer. Then, why should it
look for the bestowal of the suffrages and
confidence Of southern people upon north
ern Strdngers-yes, strangers, for such they
are-who openly declare their hostility to
rebels, and their opposition to any Glenn
ency or forbearance towards those who at
tempted to dissolve the Union!
We neither wish to disguise trouble nor
TO misrepresent feelings. 1t is entirely con.
sistent with sense Of duty to the country
and the Government that whole commu-
nifty, who at one time resisted the althori-
ty ofthat Government, should be as united
in their sympathy in state of subsection to
the authority they resisted as they were in
their act of resistance. 1t would be posi-
lively monstrous were they not. And
those who expect us now to desert each
other, and unite in support of those who
denounced us when resisting, and denounce
us now, do lis and themselves great wrong.
They wrong the very breasts from which
they drew nOurishment in childhood along
with the natural instincts which rally with
heart and soul to our support in this day of
trial and wrong.
The Comm rcial is too wise to be mish.d
by mere instances. If it will dismiss pre-
judice its judgment will be right. 1t cites
case OF outrage Of man Of Intelligence
and decorum in Kentucky. That case
stands by itself, and must be adjudsed upon
Its merits, whatever they are, and at best
they must be personal and local. Wei
should like to know them but they are not
OF magnitude sufficient to condemn a whole
nation, as it were. The Comm al knows.
and SO do we, that war is no child's play
that II engenders bloody animosities, and
That It's hates are not to be erased in day.
Yet we say this, and we know what we say
to be true, That in no part of the history of
the world is there parallel to the history
OF this country since the late civil war.
Never was there less of the manifestation
of the bitter recGiiections Of war, never
less OF personal violence, never less of local
outbursts of the revengeful and vindictive
ieellngs war is so well calculated to excite.
ano .nis, too, in spite of the fact chat the
Government is still in possession of the war
party, whose interest it is. and whose pol
lev has been, to keep alive the passions and
prejudices of war.
The fact is amazing and without prece-
dent, and is due en- tirely to the good sense
and seif-control Of the southern people.
We desire no such thing as a game of
words with any northern paper, and much
less with the Cincinnati Commercial, which
we very sincerely respect. That paper
shall not surpaSs us in efforts to restore
harmony between the alienated sections Of
this Union. The happiness of all sections
depends upon the obliteration, If possible,
OF bitter feelings and the establishment OF
the kindest relations. On this subject, il
we know our own heart, we never utter
either sentiment or opinion that does MT
emanate from the very we'll of sincerity IT,
self
A Veto Expected,
1t is surmised In le' ...ers from Washington
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