Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1881-01-06

and enpliatically V that the orsei
was given s&.ely because faith had
been broken by the Llncvln ADJ
mlllS'ration m attempting TO rein
t"rce Andcrsnr, and that the South
needed no war t. Solidify its people.
think he erI.5 in Understanding
Tie iirohable power of tho move
.nent iii The South 10! reconstruction
before the war, but it is eviden.
that i'll deciding t. ISSUE the iatai
order fsr the
ASSAULT UPON SUMTER
he bells we'd the Coufe"e. acy irwin
cibie, and d-iautiv resented whit
ne ,rSarden! - viul.tinn qf the
.,ledSe oil the e dstal GGveInmeu:
That act practically consolidated
ithe n nth az taas cefn, ward th-
Cunfedericy Was tea fclly hope
less venture. On another jmpor-
point he answered wi II the sau,e
freedom Wheu a-k.d whether he
aggressive movement of Lee that
cnlmina ed at Gettvsbuig was
adopted as purely mill AIRY s'rata~
gy or the ff,.riug of political re'
ce>Sity inside the Couiederacy, be
..n> weted that il was the vise>t of
both millta'y aud politica! strate.
gy, hGt that il was not dictated at
all br political consider alton. He
| SAID that the wl-dua Of the mill
tary IL nvem"nt was pIoveG n ts.e
tccsIl Of Mea;le from Virginia aud
the t,ausfer IF both armies TO
pnr,he,u soil Bat he sobe,ly
al led tie a.tle was n misfortune.
fhe chances wsro eq lal, IA he re-
g,rded it. for miil'ary success, and
lhrt wGrll have dtrang-u tn
whole plau OF the Gpvert Il -ut aud
ia-nii e1 its resources for the cam-
piiign nf that yeat as militia, y
m 'vaman'. Mr.. Davis says the
Get ys',nlg cam -ai.n had the en-
ire approval OF Lee, and there
we're 10 political divisions in the
5 uth to dicta'e any dcpa, ture
f.on tie wi~eSt mi itnry laws.
''I desired to know whether, a.
the time OF the Hampton Read.
conference between lincoln. Saw
ard. S ;ephenS, an otilc s, cir ID L
Wis had rScoi&e,i any Information
! from any crediahlc source tha
] Mr.. L ncoln wnul assent TO The
payment of four Ii ntire | million;
;ia c 'Inptns;s;i II f .r-sl;tvcS il tlie
Sou;h wonll accept EN- .ncipation
and ;''turn to the Unloa. lie ans
We're that he h2tl NJ snca inti.nl
/ tea !r",l; auy source. but tnut
SUCH pf,positir:. hat! been naie Ii,
coull not haze entertained it rs thl
! Executive If the Couted .racv. IIt
sail that he WAS the IN iii EXccu
i've of Il Government ion .dcl o..
the ii Oh OF the States t.llt sla
gery wis distinctly declare to be
/ exclusively State institution, and
that sncli an issue could litvc beer
decided only by the indepcndent
assent OF each Safe. Some o
them, he al led. wuutI have ac
cept.d such terms 1T ti,at tiine, lu>
others wnull have declined it, aid
peace was illcretotc impossible OF
that basis.
M. D wis d'scn=scl the pres
ent attitude AMI future prospects
OF the 5 ,uth with manifest Interest
and great c,n,.or. While he i,
10 and cannot be fac or in attain
ing any desired political results foi
the ) II II, he SHOWS the hope eE-
pressed by the & ca: mas, of the
more Intelligent southern peopI,
thar all tire d tficult prol lens W !
yet be. wisely solved by gradua
aIvano ,rncit AID final harmony o
races and sc IONS. He was IN
reserved III Expressing the belle
! that
CIVIL SERVICE IN THE sOURI
that wou,d insure fidelity t. Gov
ernment aud people cut,'l not fail
/ 10 end partisan or sectional issue;
hetwee the Snuth and the q u
field Administration and unit,
both North ;lad s ,utl in the pro
mo ION OF the material interests oi
I The whole country. His discnssio
OF the relatiGns Of the two section
under The present. political uspcc
was throut Iiout phi!,,sHplneal ano
siatesnlanl;kc, aud while he vii
remain the one adiu,lycd stranger
to the republic, he hopes yet to sc.
the South prosperous in common
witt, II PROSPEROUS North, and tho
scars of war ai,i the bitterness O
sectional dispute healed lorever.'
CANNOT RtCALL TIE I,EsT-> "A
correspondent wants to Know if W,
can rec al the rest Of that beiutitu
poem commencing
4 former sat in his easy chair
Smoking his pipe OF clay.
While his haze old wife With busy caro-
/ Was clearing he dinner away:
\ sweet little gir, with fine blue eyes
O.i her .@rand;.thcr's knee was catching
tiics
It gives us a great deal of pleas
ure &c say we c..nno:. La the firs
place, 10 man ever found an easy
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