Year: 1866

Sensible View by Southern Paper.


From the Griffin, Ga, American Union, Aug. 24:h :


The late Philadelphia Convention was
for no other purpose under the sun but To
orgariZe an effort to defeat the party now
in power. so as to change the determi-
nation of the Government and thus permit
the leaders of the rebellion to hold on to the
leadership and the offices. But the effort
to defeat that party now will prove as fruit
less as the late effort at secession. History
furnishes no instance wherein victorious
party in war was soon after defeated at the
ballot-box. The determination is firmly
planted in the minds of large majority OF
the American people, (outside Ofthe South
ern States. that the secession leaders must
go down, and that they will 20 down Is as
certain as fate. They were defeated in
their war against the Government, and
they " i'll be as certainly defeated i'm their
efforts TO retain office and political power.


Under these circumstances what is the
manifest interest and duty of the Southern
people? III they would forsakc the leaders
who led them into secession rebellion. sub
iugation and poverty. they could soon be
restored to the favor of the Government.
quiet. harmony and prosperity. But ifthey
will still vote for, and try to uphold and
keep in office their old leaders. measures
will be taken b. the Government TO put
town the leaders with their supporters -
Why will people close their ewes TO facts
that are as patent as the MONDAY sun: Are
they Blinded that they may be DESTROYED:
Ii has been said somewhere that whom
the gods intend TO destroy. they first make
mad" Are our people mad that they may
be destroyed? Ii they would open their
eyes and see where their present course is
carrying them, they certainly would pause
and reflect.


The fall elections at the North. which be
gin in September and end in November. will
determine whether the party now in power
shall rc.,,In 1t or give it up. That that party
will be sustained by the Northern ballot
box. there cannot be reasonable doubt
If it is sustained, the people of the South
must drop their secession leaders. or the
leaders and their supporters will all 90
down in pile together


The people of the South are subiugatcd
people. They have now no power to die
tate terms. They lost that power when they
followed their leaders into secession. rebel
lion. and subiugaiion. They can now re-
gain the favor and confidence of the Gov
ernmcnt only by forsaking those leaders
and sustaining al the lallOtbOX those only
who have been truly loyal To the Govern
ment. When Congress meet again i'm De
ccmbcr. some decisive action will be taken
with regard To the late rebel States They
will not he permitted TO lie out i'm their pres
cnt condition. If the people will comply
with the requirements of the Government
and put aside the old secession leaders. res
tOratiOn will be easy: but If they act stub
bornly and dcfianily and insult the Gov
ernmcnt again by putin" forward and SIis-
tanning by their votes their old secession
leaders. the wrath of the Government will
certainly be poured ont upon them. and "A
still further ruin of the South will he the
consequence. The Government of the Uni
ted States will control this country. and if
the people now here will moi willingly sub
NIT 10 that control they will bc punished
for their diSobe,liencc to such an extent as
will compel them to yield.