National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-01-15
THE sPIrEFULNEss OF THE SOUTH.

ana HARRY, Responsible LOT tnelr aCtS 10
no one but themselves, pull the strings.
THE SPITEFULNEsS OF THE SOUTH.
1t is not strange that the unreconstructed
rebel at the South should contemn- Gen
eral GRANT and treat his appearance
among them insOlently. That class never
did and never will like him. He received
the sword of rebellion when it surrendered
at Appomattox, and though he did it with
marked magnauimty, that offense will
never be forgiven. Indeed, he has been
received with more favor by the unrecon-
structed class of insurgents than was rea-
sonably to be expected. Nothing short of
the grave will reconstruct Bourbon DEM
ocrat in the South, and the more shining
the mark the more intense their hatred,
hence the contumely cast upon General
GRANT during his recent tour through South
Carolina, Georgia, and other unconciliated
sections of the late insurgent territory If
General GRANT expected to pass through
those sections without exciting the old rebel
spirit, he has ere this discovered his mis-
take But after all, no harm has come of it,
for it has shown to the country the slow
growth of loyalty in that rebelious section,
and may aid in correcting some wrong sen-
timent heretofore entertained by charitable
people at the North, in regard to the prog
ress of pacifcation and Cancellation.
General GRANT found warm aud loyal
hearts to welcome, entertain and make his
tour pleasant as ne passed somewhat hastily
through portion of the South on his way
to Florida, where he was to embark for
Cuba The unrecOnstructed traitors and
rebels, however, took occasion to cast thorns
in his path and make the way as disagree
able to him as they had the power. But
the scorn aud contempt OF that spiteful
class had no more influence upon his COM
fort and happiness than the singing of the
impertinent mosquito.
He passed on needless of their ebullitons
of spite OF their neglect, and received the
welcome which loyalty had in store for
him with all the JUNCTION that attended the
grand demonstrations Of popular respect AT
San Francisco, Chicago and Philadelphia
No doubt General GRANT, as are his
friends, is glad that he has probed the South
TO reach its true inwardness fifteen years
after the rebellion had been crushed. Hi;
visit las revealed the fact in unmstakablC
distinctness that the heart Of the rebel o
1861 beats with the same disloya feeling
which inspired il in that period, though il
is uuarmed now. This will enable General
GRANT when he shallaglin be President to
understand from peculiar demonstration the
real temper of those who now represent the
rebellion, aud having personally diagnosed
the disease he will know better how to trea
il in the administration of the Government
THE Charlotte Observer, the leading DEM
ocratic newspaper Of North Carolina, IL
again on the anxious seat, politically speak
ing and beset with fears that the Repub-
Leans may carry that State next fall Re-
ferring to accumulated and accommodating
evidence of activity and vitality in the Re
publican ranks, which has no doubt been
inspired to some extent by the recognition
of Colonel KEoGH in his election to be Sec.
rotary of the Republican National Commit,
tee, the Observer says;
Although Governor VANCE carried the Stat,
in 1876 by nearly fourteen thousand majority
and Notwithstanding the Republicans have LEI
the field almost to the Democrats since tina
time. it is AN open secret among leading Dem
oerats that with United Republican party
and divided Democracy, the Republican
party could carry almost any state election
OF course the Observer does not aud will
not admit that North Carolina is naturally
and legally Republican State, but 1t zoe
far enough 10 recall a previous admission
in it's columns 10 the effect that Genera
, GRANT might carry the State under certai
circumstances, and that Judge SETTLE, VIII
, is apparently the candidate Of the Mort
, Carolina Republicans for Vice.Presiden
, could poll more votes therein than Genera
GRANT, Again we say the Observer Is C
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