The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-02
becoming Acquainted win Us.


There are mitigating circumstances in
connection with the war furry. One of
them is that the people of the Northern
and Southern sections of the country will
come to a better understanding and dp-
probation of each other. The North is
learning. and will have thoroughly learn
ed by the time the war cloud has pass
ed, that the South is just as much part
of the great republic, for all purposes
whatsoever as the North. and that the
latter section has absolutely no ground
upon which to claim greater patriotism
than the former.
That our Northern friends have per-
sisted in doing us the injustice of retain
ing an old and unwarranted prejudice
against us through all of the thirty years
and more which have elapsed since the
settlement of our differences, is shown in
recent expressions by prominent men pf
the North. Commander-in-Chief Goblin Of
the Grand Army of the Republic, who
made a tour through the South a short
while ago. says he was "astonished" at
the cordially of his reception and the
amount of patriotism manifested on ev-
cry hand. Presumably he expected to find
a hostile people, ready to revolt against
the government-under the recently sug-
gested auspices of Spain, for instance.
IA New Englander" writing to the New
York Evening Post. likewise expresses sur
prise at and qualification because of what
he has learned with regard to the South
and Southern character. He went to
Washington with the prejudice inherent
in many New Englanders." At the cap
ital he watched the Southern Congress
men with scrutiny. with the exception
of Morgan and Money in the Senate, and
Bailey in the House." says this New Eng
lander, the utterances of Southern con-
gressmen have. on the whole, been able
and wise, apd the temper of their speeches
is none the less admirable because some
what unexpected. > I must confess
that in critical moments like those we
have been passing through recently, nat
urally expected from the 'hot-headed,'
'tire-eating' Southerners not only a dispo-
sition, but a desire, to rush headlong into
war, regardless of motive and Indifferent
to consequences. Instead of such intern
perate action, what have we seen? Elk
actly the opposite! These very Southern
ers, with their martial pride, their sem
sltive sense of honor, and their quick sym
pathy with suffering, have behaved hand
somely throughout the whole crisis; they
have contributed their full share of
strength, dignity and wisdom to the ma
tional counsels, and while they're ready
to support energetlcally the government
and the nation at the first moment of
real necessity, they have taught many of
their Northern and Western brothers help
full lessons in moderation, patience and
fortitude under distressing difficulties"
The "fre-eaters" are not men from or
of the South; they are from Illinois, Ne
braska, New Hampshire, Maine and 9TH
er Northern and Western states. Mason,
Thurston, Gallinger and Frye, and few
others Of their reckless spirit, are the in
cendiares, with firebrands, ready to in
volve the country in trouble, the ending or
outcome of which no man can foresee.
Meantime the South remains calm, cool,
conservative, patriotic; anxious TO avoid
trouble, but ready for all eventualties.