Year: 1878

As current history unfolds itself il be-
comes more aud more apparent that while
mistakes occurred during the prosecution
Of the war to crush rebellion others of
greater magnitude became incident to the
closing up of that bloody DRAMA The
bunders of the conduct of the war were
wiped out by the hand of peace when it
came, and were TO great extent forgotten,
while the mistakes of reconstruction, early
forgiveness, and generous liberation, at and
since the close of the war, cannot be sue
cesshlly remcdicd, forgotten, or forgiven,
for the reason that they constantly confront
us in the unsubducd aud unconciliated
spirit Of an insubordinate South when we
attempt to live in fraternal and harmonious
relations with that people The trouble is
that the South only pretended to surrender
and are now living on III sworn enmity to-
ward their conQuerors.


Never in the history Of the world did
conqueror treat the conquered with such
kind consideration as the Government of
the United States exercised toward those
who had assailed its life, when they affected
q surrender. They were even allowed to
retain the weapons Of their rebellion and
the horses that had borne them on in their
murdcrOus intcnts, and with these they
were allowed to return to their homes.
Aud besides this remarkable indulgence,
they left the field of their armed treason
and rebellion with uncOnquercd and unsub-
dued hearts in which they have for thirteen
years been nursing their hates and plotting
their rcvenges for the present and future.
In this the country has been taught the
grave mistake it made in accepting sur.
render that was not in reality a surrender
and without placing the traitors and rebels,
who were us insncere in submission as
they had been merciless in war; under
proper and needed restrictions Of circun-
scribed and well-guarded citizenship under
restoration. This was the grave mistake oi
adjustment, aud one which will be felt for
all future time, unless it shall eliminate in
another rebellion, and bring the opportunity


TO secure another peace which, under the
! light of experience, would be attended with


conditions that would assure its perpetuity
We are led to these remarks by read
| ing the Savannah (Ga.) Recorder since the


issue OF the Presidents late message to Con-
gress. Inflated and fired by passion and
| hate, that journal is furious in its display
of pyrotCchnic treason and rebellion. Dis.
| loyalty and hatred Ooze from every pore


while its language weaIs the incOherent


stamp OF insanity and betrays pcnt NJ
spirit that is struggling to break loose and
again vent itself in open treason and rebel.
| lion against the Government The follow.
ing is specimen of the perturbed spirit


that marks its treatment Of the Govern.


ment and the occasion. We extract liberal.
| ly from its uttcrancCs that our readers may


clearly understand the present cOnciliated


condition of the South


1t will be clearly seen that Mr.. HAYES be-
| lieycs, or pretends to believe, that the negroes


and the colorcd voters did not have n faiI


chance to record their opinions through theii


votes that they were intimiduted or driven
| from the polls. II is about time the South, IN
| the full manhood Of her sons, stepped to the
| front and assumed an aggressive pOsition-noi
| to stand upon the defensive, the eXpRna


Tory, the apOlOgotiC any longer but t


become boldly and decidedly aggressive
| lust as Mr.. HILL was when ht


startled BLAINE and silcnccd the Republican
wordy and lying assertions about tho Ander