, 1873-05-08
THE SOUTH.
A Protest J. Against the llliberal
Conduct Of Some Northerners.
Letter from an Ex-Officer Of tho
Union Army.

ATLANTA, Ga., April 2s, 1879.
qo the Btltor qf TIC Chicago Tribune: =.
Sin: Az q Northern man who has restdod In
the South for tho past eight years. thank you
for tho liberal sentiments you arc 30 ably advo-
eating aB to tho proper course to bo pursued by
tho Northern people towards their Southern
brethren. It would indeed DO we'll for evory
Northern man (and his fanily) who has hoped
to improve ha condition In life, or bis Tor their)
hoalths by living in milaor climate, II your pa
rer woro tho weekly vistor Of every homo IN tho
Bouth.
You ovon could not realize how unpleasant 1t
is to straightforward Northern residents OF tho
Southern statoB, who arc Identifying themaelvos
with tho interests Of tho Southern people, and
aro daily roceiving Increased marks Of conA-
donco, to sec thoso people annoyed and har-'
aesed by
uNaESERoUs coNrEMpT1DLE FL1Sas,
moddlosomc uncallca-for inslnuatlons, about
their want Of patriotism, their hntred of Che
General Government, their univoraal ignorance
and shiftlessness, their dislike aud il-troatmont
Of Northern people living amongst them, m,-thcir
even forcing thom, by destroying their property
md by keeping them ont Of society, to 1enyo tho
South Now, It is possible that your Intelligent.
Nberally-educatod citzons still bolevo and sWal-
low ali these exaggerated misrepresentation
without any doubts, or without making any al,
1owanco for tho many reasons Tor 6tartnB and
prosnulgating then ~,
Doforo, and especially during, the War, tho
Northern people woro not only in1octrinatod by
politicians, but by many philanthropfslb, watn
confidence in tho good intentions and tho honegty
OF all classos Of tho Southern people.
savor wa sfnan noona eonsdfg'd n be- y ss eaa
Soon!e e i thousht otherwisc T6oir REASONS for 30
believing wero not only questioned, but ridi-
culod and, when the Wnr vas t1o result, We
all (oount myao!f in) doubted their honesty in
doing as they did. ..
Natural consequences only followed: They
wero e1nsperateA because OF Northern iuterfer-
enco with what they felt wore their rights and
they fought like tigers for thobo rights, as thoy
saw them. They looked with thoir eyea, not
Eight yoars' cloao observation, and an intimate
acquaintance with many Confederate officers, ind
with many Of tho leading citizens Of Tonneaaoo
and Goorgin, Whoso whole souis werc With
tho movement which aroused nnd helped to carry
on the War, convince mo TINT, whom Gil waa
oyer,-When Cons. Leo and Johnston eurren-
dored,-all pnrtios had fully mado up their
minds to . .-- ..--..-.-.
ACCEPT HEARTILY THE TERMS OF PEACE,
~ forcshndowed by Cons. Grnnt and Sherman,
to conduct themselves in accordance with them,
aud to 30 advise their people aud aoldiery. AM
equally satisfied that III early and pleasant set,
tloment Of Our national md local troubles would
havo boon brought about If set Of unprincipled,
thieving ..--.--.-
NORTHERN ADvENTUNEAs,
who had no standing at home,-not chance
into int tho South, and sought and reached public
p'aces everywhere by appealing to the lowest
feelings Of tho cotored population,-by daily ox-
citing prejudicoa on their part towalle their
+on xfarf IN ar}Hzr
tho lives of tho latter, and tho safety Of their
property. (The many murders. and tho daily
work Of the incondary, for timo verified be-
yond question Chat faet.)
dnys, to havo Congressional onactmentB rapidly
following each other, looking not only to dis
trnating the good intentions Of ono and nil Of
thlB people, bnt to taking away from them even
tie possibility for tho timo being to regulate
Ti1EIn INTERNAL AFEAInH,
was, to eay tho 1east, hard to boar. But when
the little tho StatoB, counties, md citioa had
loft was not only misapplied, but oven destroyed
plo should have abhorrod tboso in power, and
looked with dstrust upon ovory one from Tho
North that thoy should think it wise to watc!.
all Of them, aud provo their good intentiona and
general character
~ THEIR ACTS, .-,
boforo receiving them into full confidence, and
extending to thpm tho private and pleasing re-
lations Of their home society2
It il all nonsense to publish to the world that
thoy never recognize. socially, tho Northern gem
tlen,au and lady.
Know THAT IL NOT so.
On tho contrary, know OF many instances
whore Southern gentlemen and ladies have put
themselves out Of their way to extend coqrte5io9
been found to be gentlemen and laleB. It II
with Northern mon and women to mako thei1
positions Ut may take Homo timo). It Is 80 al
over tho Northern and Western States, and why
ah1,1i H. y,ot ha an 1nra Val1r abctntv dNn enHe
persons to DO woll introduced, or to have proven
themselves worthy OF confidence, before they are
received in Rocial way and yet, Judging from
h tone d spy ya Sf the S9hSsn sa ss q ss,
society must DO onsire]y ignored by this people.
And have they not much greater reason fol
moving cautiously2 They oortainly hayo had
many positive proofs of newcomers turning oul
badly. Their ondeayors to encourage immigrar
ton and tho bringing Of capital into their mida!
have been abused and misunderstood. Tho South
is fast getting to bo, and can well bo,
1NDusTR1ALLY INDEPENDENT.
This people hnve wonderfully recovered thoil
lost energies, from tho shock caused by tho loas
OF their slayeH as we'll as other possessions, and
from the unsottled and unsatisfactory condition
tue labor Of tho country was left in when the
appreciate their condition; but thoy have no.
only done so, but the former uaastor and slave
now understand each otl1or's position, and are
doing we'll. Tho doubts aud foars heretofore ex.
listing have been, in great me measure, ayopt
they can only 10 lot alone.
AB to tho situation OF
NORTHERN RESIDENTS,
they can and arc bound to do vol, also, IT they
only act lilo mon, and pursue aquare, straight-
forward course of conduct, md are liberal.
minded, expecting no moro than they should
xlye,-1lo moro than arc tho natural promptingH
off, gentleman Or lady. The southernors can can
tors not how mich le NAV differ with tlCul, II