New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-26
THE SOCTHARN PROBLEM.

TO the Editor OF The TrtbWnc
SIR: From second letter from GeneTa
Sam Houston's old Louisiana friend Colonel f. W. But
er dated ST. Louis Dec, nber 6, have taken the FOL
lowing extract
Rvo tronr, coincidence your letter concerning Pres
dent Hou.fun came with letter from 60 ohel
William Preston Johnston. the distinguished son OF Tue
oiinI G.n4r,l All RI sidney Johnston " no ably
operated with Houston, IN establishing ana dcIchdlhB
hec, anncrtcd prp.en Of the University OF Louis
ard a better appointment could not have Drth unaue
The character and fortunes OF the unworthy IKE s
OF The gal ant state which literally endowed It, vent
down amidst the wreck aud ruin OF the Southtl toh
fcderocy but hope and believe mat under ms III ~
agcmelT they Will revive with her commerce al" "sl'
culture ,.
A. iuE TRIBUNE ia the medium. of your communica-
tiOus pune, pray ask It's Editor IN me hio ol
Louislnan deal gently wltn tne people OF lhe sou D.
No brave man will insult ia ien ADVERSARY, esIeVay
~ adversely, ana On" UnlIed o.dtos VI p
no more loyal members tnan thO-t OF tie SouH - !
this country be involved IN foreign war; no n' t
VINO may 3e az tue hedd oI uo A'll'l,a'i ,, i ,'s
Souih unlike ~ her sisters on previous
the white plume oi Henry w. to victory ana 10 soiy'
our Northern fri nds must ." pardon something u"'o
hOerty.'
The writer of the above was gallant officer at the
head OF hts regiment the Mexican War; He was IA
vorite cousin Of Genera William o. Butler, who when
once accused OF intriguing Presidency with the
elder Blair Indignantly replied =" prize the charac-
ter Of gentleman far higher than the Presidency = 10
which ne added ettcI still preserved by Dis KIDS
men: We Butler, cannot become oiice-seckcrs but We
the Tlght 10 hEi the otliItS VI
country"
To son" OF the OF TIE TRIBUNE the distinction
between the politicians and the people OF T. south may
not be a first apparent Yet the cOpious extracts rom
the Southern papers made lately In THE TRIBUNE reveal
IT, II was this distinction that put Mr. Greeley INTO
sympatuv when the war threatening, with such
men as Scott aud Houston II was this fact, thoroughly
tested by the best men private life among the peo-
pie South Carolina that nade MI Seward take the IN
eXprced turn in his speech Of january, 1861 which ted
him t. seek first Mr. Graham. OF North Carolina then
Mr. scott Of virginia member OF Mr.. Lncon's Cab
met aud which, after Andorsou's retirement to Fort
sumptcr led to inviting visit from tho South Car
oua Commissioners and the subs quent effort 10 pre-
vent omen hosuucs II was this that led MI sumner,
suffering his death from effects Of the blows given
In the senate cha rber to quote General JacksOns mem
orahle declaration uttered during the nuncauon times,
tlat the ambitious leaders who, in 1913 sought 10
ee.urc a &" Western Empire" In 1904 Southwestern
Tiupire and In 1880 q Southern CnnlcderatlOn,'
vud the Xt time make slav ~ the rallycly. As the
SUc,tcs Jesus ~ stated that II the alnbl-
tOu~ rulers the people OF JuHed.who through envy
souph 10 mt Jesu, Tht way, always the poll
tcaus should separated from fhc people Just as the
pcepc Of Nrw-Yotk feel sensitive at being made re-
spou bile Tor the rule of ths city during the laSi nrren
wears 30 the people OF the South mlsled not only ny
rneleadcrs az home hut BY reckless LOtcans and ed
tors AT the Nurth were BETRAYED into secession The
South on-@ Tor spirit of Lincoln, Of Seward OF Gree
lev aud even of sumner to be exercised toward thrm
Netg- York, Dec. -, 1850 O. W. sSlsON'