, 1876-03-27

TIE 6OUIHs
A Totnt lmi11raty at opinions,
ldcns, and EccitnEs Existlnu He.
tsvoc1l tho southern nnd Northern
t'eopic-A Tt,ntvfltf,ll 1Ii%r,ts*ion o3
tlsu question OF decentralization.
70 M Editor uf The Chatoao 7r,6u7s'
MAcgtSAc, lltch., March 22.-Tbe discussion
on Senator Gordon's resolution In tAn United
statoa Senate on tho 9th OF March showed clcar-
ly vha. ia yalnly Attempted to bo tsN1Icn that a
tota! .iiasimilartty Of optn!oaa idoas, ard fool.
Tugs exist Dotacon the Southssn and korlLurn
people. Senator Edmuhda pointed out the fact,
and showed . c&uso for lta contipusncs, and
when Lo said .'Tho cautest must 60 OIL, aud
should 20 GU 90 far ~ his volco coul1 aid, uutil
tbs right prevailed, aud peace stioult osiat
evory ahcre III tho South" Ho announced wl,at
must bo tho courso Of Northern mon II they ex-
pect 10 moot thu mon OF tho suuth On a1ual
terms, for to bo nswAys ou tho defensive, to
AImpiy parry the b1owa Of an active tggsossor,
ia 10 tail Ia sas snd. u IL usoless for
us 10 attempt 10 hdo tho Rkcloton.-is
Ia thoro, and viii conso out Oh ocesslons how
over much We may Try to conceal It tho isre-
pyesslble couf1!ct still exists, and will continue
to. There is REASON for IT, too II would bo con-
trary t. tho Lessons Of history lit were not 40;
instance IL known Of two people. or divided
pcope. batting to tho ond for what each side
bolieycd to bo tho right. Ia Immediately frAt1r-
nize Aud ABaimilats upon the overthrow Of ono
OF thcm. Time and good government will grad
us1)y produce harmony OF feeling but an 'nHe-
dlats revolution of prsjudico aud opinion Ia I'M
poeeiblc Centt,51ca have not roconcfled tue con-
iiict In soma rasos,-taEs for instance. lre'an1
and England, ,--and tNo generations Of Amesicaua
did not forgl,s England for tho cauaes Of the
Lot us luoE ii tie relative :escbing Of children
in tho tHo secsiona Of the country from 1860 10
1865 lot us think OF what the tnotaess OF those
oh!!drou woIe daily aud hourly se1'us to them
that IN antagonlstio feeting eztass. In tho re-
bcftous Btates ayarY mother that prayod, ats-
pea'ed to the Almighty to deatroy the wicked
AboIttonst from tho face OF tho eafth, aud
upo,, tho hated Yan.eo. In tho Northern States
tie ono opposite sontimeut VAS NOT 40 universal,
but a.ill thero was much teaching Of hatred OF
tho rehol, aud, though tbts was lassauets ia ats
from come Of the frionda aud relasiyea ot that
day whose hearta wero not In ths War. It I'm.
presaod itself to gofne extent with portion Of
tho Northern youth. IN tlle Southern States
shcre was no opposition % the olfec: Of tho
aldo, their fathers aud eldor brothers wete all
III the War, aad tho y saw and felt tho suffering
carsod by the acts Of ths hated Northernor.
OF tho boys Of tho South from to IL yoars OF
ago, during tho years from 1SG0 70 1866, very
few received much education. aud they have
grown np in comparative iguorance; thny Are
al mon now, carrying 10 tteir hcarts that
hatred OF tho NoEthsrn peopso iuasilted into
tnoa By their naoshoss the moro bitter because
Of tho failure Of thor fathers tn establish in-
dependence. Tho succass Of the North, tho
pleasure OF Winning In the struggle, the JOY Of
poaacssiou, las tempered the feeling thera and
Eith but . fow Northern young nasu does the
hnfre1 AffAt that HrAVafA An N
totsatlf 1T tho South.
Thoae War children Of the South nov control
tho politics OF the Northern States thu stream
| cannot riso above its Hource no Government
! will be better than the paoptB WHO nako 1t. A
| distinguished writer goes 30 fat ~ to my that
| Governments will ts Ss bad - tha governed
| will permit. Tus former At 1eas: is
trne: We cannot IN t.,ttn expect ct ts our 5onro,,
80 caunut oxpect tho representatives. Of tho
B,uthcrn States 10 exhibit different sentiments
| from those wlio plaza them in power. however
! much they may have different sentiments. oue
shown 30 plainly III 1860. IA BOON a. 1t wns owl
| don't then that tho people wero deternined 10
! overthrow the slave pomcr that Ind ruled the
nAtiou 10 loug. how quickly tho ao-cAlc Cd leAiord
themselves Into tho ourTens Z. ia hood. aud
| trimmed their aAia to SUR tho wina.
Thoso boys Of the South, Of from 70 Is dur
Ing tho War. are now men from 20 70 soi they
u1f0 p6HH tAuEut ~ uHkb LILO NAEtAGINtk% W
dosp,Fo tho 'nisgos." and that labor IL lishonos-
I abIa fsr white man they havs nevor known
| tue horrors OF warfare. did not exportonco i!d
! privations md dlsappoi,tmentH, 40 laHless and
1saIv for fight. OF any kiul. bravo unto
hoash, know no law but torco, aud believe
that 1t WAS, aud still IT, possible te
found tho Southern Contoterlcy, or To ralo
the nattou. Tho nida:o'aecd and oil Hlnn Of
tho Bouth, tho men who Hc1a actiss III life
butE In aud out nf The arny during ths War,
dlifor IN. nearly all respects from thoso young
mon, but they are not 30 hostile in their feel
inga. not 30 Aggressive aud arc gradually paaa'
tna away. II it wess lott to theae nou alone
there would very aoon 10 no Southern Iuuut1ok
to ye1 tho nation, but thcy aro in tue minority.
at londt u Influence. The man Who tepFesn1s
tho South represent tbs young mon While mos!
OF then. hold totally adyorto opinions they yield
to tho sentiments OF their constituents. and
dare not rise above them- III thoy did 30. thoy
would hava 10 yield thair places to othsrs. Whu
iH more conservative, who 10 ofton takes occasion
IL the 6onato to express big devotion 70 stie
Unlou, as Senator Gordon 2 But how differently
bo taika when with lis constituents! Ills speech
ut Atlanta WAS h!led with abuse OF tho Northern
peopto his real sentiments ara no doubt spoken
| III tho SeuRto, but he chlluot nf!uIl ~ vsnslata
them IN doorg.a. Mr.. Hill was san'
! to Congress by MI necidont, agalnat ths iniu.
onoo OF tho ruling claha, tho cotorod votes,
but no hopes fort advancement, aud out~uosod!
uesol IN tho 11ouao for effect in Georxla, aud
| fAua pccoMbB q upAlaF GAEuloa!o soA sn1 oeu
ato. Look at the vote III the tIouAo Of hepts'
sontattveA tho other day GU Mr. HaIoE'a reeo!tl'
tiou that We arc Nation. Tho Notthorn Dam
ocsnts refused to yo,o for 1t fot party teaaons
but thoy did nos yots azalnst tt.-thcv wora saff
ehough with thnir constituents by kaepiuR quiet
but tue Southern Democrats 70 m.u Recorded
themselves IN favor Of the right OF secession
It IL not 10 10 suppose1 for moment that all o.
those men voted as thoy thought, for some o
them worc original Union mea. and oppose:
secesatou Al loug ~ tlsy oouldjwi.h safety t
taoir possous. aud oil, by sakmg tho prescribe:
oath afterwards, absoiyei al! former unbciIef
They, no doubt, longol TO place themselves ol
record ns national mon. but they dared nos.-
such 4 vote would leave them Out OF the uek
Congress; tho young men At hnrue hold th