The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-10-08
TuEO. SCuOCH-
g'E9E SGEyEE,

TEgE SGgTEE.
Our neighbor of the Democrat devoted
column of his paper last week to notice Of
us and the truths we uttered the week be-
fore in reference to the troubles in the South
ern States lately in rebellion. 1t is evident
from the ground he takes chat while he was
in Europe for the purpose Of avoiding the
drufs or filing himself with theologic lore, we
Do not know which, nor does it make any
difference, the friends he left behind him
failed to keep him advised Of what was pass
ing in this country 1t IS further evident
that since his return home lie has not cared
to 50 pest himself on the matters which tran
spirei during his absence as to enable him to
speak without fiction, to use q mild term,
concerning them. We do not, therefore, feel
Ike holding him to a strict accountability for
all he uttcrs in the article under considcra-
ton even though we know he dealt in what
he desired to be facts rather than il what he
knew 10 be true. Though lie started ont wiki
the expressed intention to show that what
we said about the South was false, we are
sa+;.fa3 as n,rs+ b. e,.srv ono who read his
article, that instead Of proving that what we
sad was untrue, he has only worked himself
into the folly of displaying lamentable
amount Of ignorance.
Win tLs socooJ and tIir,7 nara ,rrarbs of
his o,,;,Ia wa have No disnosition tn cavil
They are mere suggestions founded on IN
r,,n.,,;cr if,s and and,s And vet tho South
did not spr,,sndor hn,arsa Of conversion, from,
the error IF their WAYS and with humble con
triton sten into the maths which lead to.
obedience fo ,bo laws and to an earnest do
.i,. ~ cot abo,+ bo,c.+l,- % rarair tho evil
,r,,;.l, tbac- ha5 inflicted ,,,oD the country
iT,c;rs v,s tho moro or,- f, aI;af WI. bo,,t re-
,,..o.s,,.a and o;,,i,,, I'm NJ tbacoo ofiot ONLY
5o,.,,so +1e;, o.,,,i, --,-, I,s+ro,.o2 and tLo,,
l,cbJass In their hearts they entertained
all the Bitterness which led to rebellion. and
to this day the leaders. who from the nucleus
Of Democracy South. have greater love for
the lost cause than for the Union which
Aourishes 50 marvellously upon its ruin. 1t
Is to this very spirit, yet possessed and SO
scduiously nurtured, and pampered to by the
Northern Democracy. more than to anv other
cause that the South is indebted for all the
troubles with which it is now SO g7ievously
afflicted.
In the third paragraph our neighbor says,
Instead of keeping up the war, they sub
nlittcd patiently and sincerely 10 the govern
mcnt against which they hadreyoltcd. " How
is the truth in relation to this assertion?
Their very first act Of submission, and pa
tieucc and sincerity, was the brutal assassiua-
ton OF President Lincoln, friend who had
their true interests at heart, by the very
founder Of Southern Ku-kluxism, J. Wilkes
Booth 1t is yet a reproach against the
Southern leaders that 40 tangible disavowal
and condemnation OF this damnable act has
ever yet received from them official publicity.
Again they exhibited the evidences Of their
submissive patience and sincerity by forming
emigrant societies and making other prepara-
tions to abandon their miserable dupes Of fol
lowers and the government which they failed
u destroy, aud take up their abodes in
Mexico and other countries Soptb They
knew their Just deserts, and feared the halter
and the hangmans work would be meeted
out to them as their well deserved reward for