The New York herald., 1876-08-14

feeling of animosity on his part toward re-
publicans or toward Northern men going to
the South with honest intent and not as
adventures and vagabonds. Yet in his own
letter he shows the contrary. He divides
the government of his State as 'carpet-bag-
gers" ''scalawags" and conservatives.
This division, unconsciously made, perhaps,
and as force of habit, shows better than
any argument of ours the real bitterness OF
feeling. The word 'carpet-bagger" means a
Northern man who votes the republican
ticket. The word "scalawag" means
Southern man who does the same thing.
Governor Chamberlain has, we believe, lived
in South Carolina for twelve years. Demo
cratic newspapers have honored him
for striving to reform the govern
ment, and yet because he is a repub-
lican. Mr. Rhott applies contemptuous
epithet to him. Mr.. Rhett would speak of
Governor Walker. of Virginia, as a conserv-
alive statesman. Yet Governor Walker was
in the Union army, went to Virginia after
the war, and was chosen Governor by the
same influences which chose Chamberlain.
Governor Walker however, changed his pol
itics, made terms with the democracy and is
no longer carpet-bagger. Will Mr.. Rhett
tell US why this epithet of dishonor is only
given to republicans, and why Governor
Chamberlain is not rs good a Southern man
rs Governor Walker? Mr.. Rhett would class
in his list of ''scalawags" General Long
street. Judge Settle, Colonel Mosby and
others. The word 'scalawag," as we under
stand it. has degrading meaning. 1t
signifies a vagabond Of the worst class.
General Longstreet was q great soldier,
ono of the bravest in the Confederacy,
the lieutenant of Lee. No man lives
since the death of Lee who did
as much for the Confederacy. Judge
Settle belongs to one of the oldest
and proudest families in North Carolina
Colonel Mosbys name will be remembered
as long as the descendants of the South
cherish enterprise and valor and military
adventure. Yet because celebrated COM
mander like Longstreet chooses to exercise
his rights as freeman and select his own
party Mr.. Rhett puts him on level with
highway tramp and he is outlawed by the
democracy of the South.
We might continue illustration upon illus
tration, and, following Mr.. Rhett through
his able and eloquent letter. show the
folly of his position and of those
who act with him. The HERALD has a
clear policy about the South. We
would complete the work of reconstruc-
tion by calling national convention
to consider whether we had not imposed
upon the South too many burdens; whether
as we were ourselves responsible for slavery,
we should not aid the South to bear the bur-
den of emancipation. We are willing to
deal as literally with the South as France
did with the emigrants after the Restoration.
We are profoundly convinced that such
policy is the sure and only way to peace and
union. But with the Mortons of the North
preaching a crusade against the ''rebel,"
with the Rhetts of the South preaching
crusade against 'carpet-baggers" and ''scnla-
wags," passion and misrepresentation will
rule The day Of true peace will come but
not by the election of any party can
didate. The passions of the hour
must die. The Bourbon democratic party
must die. The radical republican party
must die. There must be new parties. and we
can only have them when the Rhetts and the
Mortons see the mischief of their ways and
come to a fraternal understanding. We
trust that Mr.. Rhett will not be disappointed
in his dreams as to what will come to the
South in the event of Tilden's election. We
do not share his illusions There is no
future for the South in the success Of any
party as at present constituted-no future
but one of sorrow and trial until Mr. Rhett
and his friends are wise enough to see that
the way to win the North is to accept MS sin
cere its offers Of frien dship and to treat the
negro with political equality. We had
hoped that ten years of sod political expert
ence would have taught our friends wisdom,
but Mr.. Rhett's letter convinces us that we
shall have to wait little longer.
Sundays Sermons.
While many of our fashionable churches
arc closed for the summer, and in others less