Year: 1865

TO THE PEOPLE OF THE SOUTH.


The clash of resounding arms is no longer
heard in the land. The return ofpeace, the
disappearance of slavery, and the establish.
ment of new social order in the South sug
gests new duties to, and impose new obliga-
tions upon, loyal mon throughout America.
The Southern States are now emerging from
the condition of political communities, based
upon the theory that "Capital must own
Labor and are soon, If they be wise, TO take
their places as free commonwealths in that
glorious Union which has so nobly vindicated
the practicability of a government of the
people That they may do so in good faith
and with the utmost promptitude is the
prayer Of every patriot; to aid them in SO
doing will be the effort of every loyal publ
cst, and more especially of every journalist
who has an opportunity to address these
people. This duty is accepted by the Ma
rIOSAL REPUBLICAN.


Tho NATIONAL REPUBLICAN, daily and
weekly, devotes much attention to the dis
cussion of the questions which have arisen by
the social and political revolution which has
taken place in the Southern States. Through
its columns the people of the South and of
the North will be addressed by writers who
are not unknown to many people of the
South. and who are not altogether unfamiliar
with the habits of thought of those to whom
they desire to speak. These writer's have
met the statesmen, the politicians, the peo-
ple and the soldiers Of the seeded States,
at the Capitol, in conventions, at their homes,
and on the field of battle. They know some
thing of the feelings of those statesmen, poll
ticisns, people, and soldiers. Addressing them
they will endeavor to show, that under the
influence of institutions now passed away,
the wealth of the South has only begun to be
developed that free labor and free capital,
and with the efforts Of intelligent enterprise,
unrestricted by the rules Of an antediluvian
code, will soon turn brown forests and neglect
cd swamps into fertile fields, and give to an
impoverished people wealth and prosperity
nay, more, that the very inspiration Of free
dom will bring forth that manhood which ex.
lists everywhere where tho image of the Crea-
tor lives, and prove again what constitutes a
State.


The conductors Of this paper were never
supporters of the Administration of JAMES
BUCHANAN. They viewed with suspicion
the men, and the influences, which lead to the
nomination of that elderly functionary and
in the last days of that dynasty, they did
not advise conciliatory measures they did
not cry "peace!" "peace!" when there was
no peace. On the contrary, they constantly
held that a small coterie Of agitators, headed
by the late Mr.. YANcEY, who seemed to have
got possession Of the Southern mind, were the
most dangerous enemies with which the dis
contented States had to contend and they
warned the people of the South accordingly.
They interposed their humble opposition,
feeble enough with that administration, yet
honest, manly, and inspired by patriotic
principles, they trust-to the policy which
at last brought the nation to the gulf Of civil
war. They advised the most prompt and de-
cisive measures against those who openly
proclaimed their treason. believing that
the policy which had destroyed notification
in 1882 would prove equally efficacious in
1860. Their counsels were not needed, and
the result was four yenrs of desolating, de.
the southern States poor, somewhat discour-
aged, and in too many cases respondent.


And to these the REPUBLICAN speaks now
words, sometimes of warning, always of en-
couragement 1t says to them that their
country has all the elements Of greatness
that the genius of freedom will develop those
elements and that, If the ideas which be-
long to a bygone social system be once Grad.
icated and the principles of Universal Liberty
bo once received and accepted, they will at.
tain that prosperity, and the men Of the South
will attain that position to which FREQ Repub.
lican States, and the citizens thereof are en-
titled-the position Of examples before the
world of the success of solf-goyernment.
The conductors of the REPuLICASwi con-
stantly hold before the people the fact that
the Southern States of this Union now furnish
the most proper field for emigrants. They
will endeavor to show that, now that the
b!ighting influence of slavery is withdrawn,
these States offer the greatest rewards to en-
terprise, capital and labor. And they will
urge upon the Southern people to offer kind
and hearty welcome to those who may 60
among them, imbued with principles not yet
familiar in the realm of slayeocracy.


Tho REPUBLICAN will never play the Hunky
to the south that thrift may follow fRwning
1t will countenance the adoption, or attempted
adoption of no substitute for slavery or the
establishment thereof by any cunning sub
terfuge but it will constantly advocate
shose principles by which alone it believes
the South may recover its former prosperity
nay more, by which it may reach greatness
of which the mass of its people have never
dreamed.