Year: 1865

or fugitives from justice. Then came the first
opportunity which the people Of the South had
for sober and calm reflection. The blessings
and happiness which they had enjoyed In the
Union came home to them with full force in
striking contrast with their horrible sufferings,
untold hardships and manifold losses a. the re-
suit Of the rebellion. They realized their posi-
ton at glance. In fact their armies had
hardly stacked their arms before public meet
ings were held in various localities Many of
those who had been foremost in battle partici-
pated, their political leaders were denounced,
and delegations sent to Washington to inform
the administration that they accepted the re-
suits and verdict Of the war as final and con-
elusive. They had submitted their doctrine of
State rights and African slavery to the arbtra-
ment of battle, and it was decided against them.
To that decision they cordially yielded. Now
tell us, they said, what we must do to return to
the Union, and we will comply with your re-
quirements. Such, in fact, it appears, is the
language of the Southern delegations who have
visited Washington, and such they represent
the feeling to be of the great mass Of the
Southern people. ,s.


With the exception Of few who have made
the rebellion source of profit, or have been,
through It, clothed with little brief authority,
which they never could have obtained in any
other way, the entire South are loyal to the
Union, and are bat waiting for an opportunity
to 80 manifest themselves. We are convinced
that there are to-day more disloyal men among
the radicals and secesh sympathizers in the
North than there are in the South. President
johnson has more to fear from the above
classes in the North than he has from the entire
South. As astounding as has been the sudden
collapse of the rebellion to the statesmen Of
Europe, their astonishment bids fair to be soon
materially increased by developments show
ing that the South is more loyal to the Union
than any other section Of the country. Such
result we believe, will soon be manifest to every
observer of events The people Of the South
have endured great hardships,- and consider
themselves now in honor bound to fully accede
to the verdict, while the copperheads of the
North, who have looked on from the distance,
living in luxury, and endeavoring to throw
obstacles in the way of the administration, can
not realize the change that has taken place in
the Southern mind, but adhere to their old
ideas of the South. There is more of this class
in the North than there are leaders in the
South who refuse to cordially acquiesce in the
DEGREES of the sword. The government would,
in our opinion, find less trouble to-day in Sc
curing jury in South Carolina to convict JEFF.
Davis, on trial for treason, than in any North
ern State. On the other hand, those Southern
ers who rushed into the rebellion because it
gave them an opportunity to be clothed
with a little authority are much more
submissive than the radicals of the North.
The latter try in every way to keep up their
lamentations, to throw all manner of obstacles
in the way and embarrass the government, in
order that they may ride into Office. They
interpret the results of the war the same as the
secesh sympathizers, although they pretend to
look at it from different standpoint. They
are in fact, allies Of each other in opposition 10
a complete reunion. They are both enemies
Of the Union and opponents Of tho adminstra-
ton, and, in fact, the only real rebels that the
war has left.


It is plain TO be seen by the course of the
President that he realizes this fact His
management of his domestic policy is proof
positive on this point 1t is also well for the
country that we have man like Mr.. johnson
now ut the helm of the government, who
thoroughly understands the Southern people.
Having been reared in their midst, he can ap-
preciate and thoroughly comprehend their posi-
ton, know who and how far they can be
trusted, and what is necessary to secure full
and complete reconstruction and the earliest
return of prosperity and plenty TO all sections
of the country. Under his guidance the cOun-
try will start on new and brighter career.
His practical reconstruction policy will soon
remove all vestige of the rebellion from the
Southern States, and secure harmonious rela-
tions between the old masters and their emanci-
pated slaves. We also predict that before the
close OF his term the country will be in more
prosperous condition than ever before; that
European statesmen will look upon us with
greater amazement than at anything that has
yet happened, and the only rebels that the war
has left-the Northern coppcrheads and radi-
cals-will be buried 80 deep in the grave Of
public opinion that they will never have a
resurrection.


REBEL CONTRIBUTIONS TO REBEL CoIABoRERs
IN New YoRK-A CALL UPON OLD TAMMANY.-
We understand that at or about the time of our
Mayoralty election in 1868, certain parties in
Philadelphia and Baltimore, sympathzers with
the cause of JEFF. Davis, raised the sum of forty
five thousand dollars for certain political
purpose in this city-that twenty thousand of
this money went into the hands of the Gunther
peace faction, and twenty-five thousand into
the hands of the Tammany war democracy,
such as they were, and that the result, very
much to the astonishment of the uninitated,