Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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/ & ftht Utic (Brn. ^ ~ii*f i*<-i ri‘■j* 1 -yy.riivvr-^jv - -■* r i*v A ~ ■*i~"*i-* 1 1. 7. WHITTEMOBE, Editor. UEKBH IIBMW OCT. 17, ISti. Volodiotory. Haviag Mcctapliahetl the object for which We mmcmO the chair editorial, ami full/ ea- twbtiaked the pwrpoeee of oar advent bjr the iatroduotioa of an organ completely deroted and de<licatedtotbO“Kcstornlioa, Beeonatnic* tion and Union of the Hiatea,'’ we now pay our porting aaluto to thoee wlio bare encouraged ua in the efforta we have expended by their material and friendly aiil. We aaaure I hem all that our acquaintance ha* been of the moat satiafaetory uature, and whilo we withdraw from their preacnce in a public capacity we ■hall ever hold in remcnibrancc the early pa- • tr*m* of Twn Miw Kma, which hai now found ka way aa far aa the momentoua question* which eon corn os in the arir era of our Nation, extend. Starting out unknown, we hare bceome well known. To each point of tbe compaes our weekly iaoues bare been aent, and returning mails hare brought acknowledgement* of our welcome everywhere. We have been plain in ottr dealing*, matter- oHhol in our columns, and striven to counsel ahd inetruet in the blunt language of eober onmeetaesa, believing what we have said, and •nying what we believed, atlowing'nothing but the requirement* of tbe hour, tbe “logie of oventa,” to move us. We hare told some stern tint he, unfolded aouie unpleasant eeenes, and. It mny be, provoked some harsh feelings; nev ertheless we were, as the subjects of duty, bound only to answer to ite dictates, and there fore could net few* upon any. We here been rqjoiced, also, in the proud privilege ef beginning our career as a journal- let, when the State of South Carolina repent ing of the pact, cautious of its present, and hopeful of ite future, waa seeking the oppor- tunlty to ahow how flir it had boon governed by the wreag and would be actuated by the right. We have aeea the State pass into ita provisional sphere out of n ohaotie^or anoma- Iona eonfaaion; it haa, ia ite delogated eapa- •Uy, aaaamblad aad proelaimed tba changes ta iteaonatitational relations; ills now moving step by step lata tba aura root oral ion of all its pdaadar privileges because nobler prerogatires th* msw era's dawn la the bright hope of its raaons*r«etad policies, and perfset reeoaeilia tints with the promises that awak a country uakeS and eanventod by the indivisible bonds of ■ common daetiny. South Carolina and Th« Nxw Eca have a hiatory co-eval in the amemled eonatruelions of avants; and, wa trust that both may oon- tiaue Improving aad improved upon, furaish- ing ta aaeh that aupport which ee-operativa sympathy brings and insures. tn retiring, than, from our oCcial dutim wa haw# caught a auoaaasor whose ability and ax* parlance, who*# acceptance and extended aa* quaiataaoe will warrant the highest promise In the ftttura ef our suceeeeful anterpriae. Aa iWSf, so wfllTe - agafu eamtuhad their gweroua aupport. We invite all who have added to the Interest ef our eolumns by their aontributions and pa tronage, by their good-will end desire to fur theran honest motive, to continue their be- slowments upon our brother, who will in the next number ef Tux Nxw Exa make bis bow editorial. The many Mauds of Mqjor J. H. Noawooo will give Urn a eurdlal weloome, while we ex tend our meat cerweat speeds to hie weHhre. To (he gentlemanly publisher and attache* of our oftoo, the associates still of “ths com ing man," wo give a kind adieu. For those whose names have graced our sub- seription lists and Tub New Esa we shall ever feri a strong aad abiding interest, a true and devoted attachment. To each, to all, we say fhranMin. Th« Trosent Condition of Thingt Wa have marked with interest and grat idea tion every sign of returning wisdom in all the deliberations ef tha once misguided South. Wa have had no disposition to withhold our eommendotions whan wa have found evidences * w *kaned solicitude in hearts converted to the faith of n perfect allegiance to the Govern ment of the United States. Whereas there ware many, who, 'In honesty" it Is claimed, bcHoved they wore doing only their duty, when they declared themselves separated from the peat; whereas they could eouaael in tea day of their heated imaginings, disaffection, de- eertion and disunion; nay more, conspire with foil Intent toward the disruption of a country, which had bean the birth-place af all their prosperity, greatness, wealth and honor ; be- aide the protector of oven their unrighteous 'Tights f whereas the results of their wey- hellgereuey and folly have bean as die • heartening as disastrous aad foil of incalcula ble injury throughout our borders; yet, when there le o disposition to atone for cook unjus tifiable wrong, to acknowledge the mistake and the criminality of all ite acts, we must ad mire at least ths manhood of such confessions, and accord our confidence as far as the works of the repentant correspond with their profes sions. We have not foiled to be vigilant in our In spection of every element and attribute of character, af tea different expreeeioas and ex hibitions of loyalty, as it has bees presented to qs. sincere and otherwise; we have noted frogilwo to time the honorableness of motive, af action on tee port of "leading mm" la lauding question* and important measures; for wa oar# little about prateneioa in tea absence of (rm maaning; wa have had eome opportn- aky of knowing much that win transpiring around tu, and wa are glad ta acknowledge that the impulses, the inteate and aspirations of tease especially in tha Stela of South Car- olittfo ffhoco voices have boon board, can only aw etoa hope a* to tha political future af our * 1 . Evan those, who have been uppermost in the sasemblies of rabid nullification, aecesaiou aad rebellion, have “neen the error of their way.s" and areiuraitig to the conaciouanc** of inis- apeut lives. If they are not altogether eligible ibeui^elven to tbe benefits which they advo. cate, they are not so bound up in ,aclf-adort. tion or aggrandisement aa to forget that others have interests, and that the well-being of tbe community is of more consequence than indi vidual prejudice gratified, presumption sanc tioned or profit gained. Like true statesmen, like mm of a noble spirit, they await the ap proval of their own acts, the acceptance of their creed* transformed, by thoae who will not fail te acknowledge their disinterested fealty to the public good. It bn* been a source of more than gratifica tion to us to know (bat all are not apathetic in the great matters of a change in the specula tions, tbsorics and conclusions of centuries.— We have been content at the indifference of the iniiffereal, the say-a-good-deals but do tittles ; those who incite with words, that's all. We imagine the pccple of tbe South have seen, heard and fell enough of their merit, distin guished influence end responsibility. They wade through seas of blood in visions, but eare not to spill much themselves. They be lieve when the mischief they have wrought becomes dangerous that "Distance lends enchantment ta the view," and prefer to see the slaughter through the telescope inverted. During all tha initial steps of our recon structive designs we have augured success to our resotoration, from the fact of the absence of that noise and bluster which attends the non-essentials in their tvery manifestations.— In our elections, nt our Conventions, the ster ling oititena have moved with caution, eireum- ■peetion and dcfference to tbe demands of duty. Old men eloquent in the established doelrtnes of State polieiea, fathers in the eon- atruotion of our vital, institutional and eonsti- tutional laws, tha thinkers of decade* and long accredited actors upon tbe stage of our politi cal bielory ; with the young, men prominent in the defenoe of their favorite maxims, faithful in ths trust of sires, however exercised; men of tbs forum and of the field, 'eager once in the etrifo ef error, have met and covenanted anew, determining only when of wrong con- vinaed the right to pursue. Wo have only to refer to the honorable nets of our late Convention to substantiate our most expectant indulgements in the present condl tion of things. When representative men like PxaxT, Oan, Port*#, Isoms and Dcdlsy take the stand of progressive a* well as administra tive liberality in the ordinances of tbe future; when the very framers of seditious instruments and promulgators of tha necessity of disunion unsay their sayings, and undo their doing* by bold and fearless denunciations of their own arguments or works, surely we cannot but in vite the commendations of all who admires no ble, manly principle, sueh as will actuate him who finds himself misled and misleading, to aeknewledge it. We are among those who ap preciate the coming out from among prejudices unfqunded,_eysiUf MM It is the quickest means of exaltation to be humbled eepecially in tbe avowals of error. Whatever may be said of ths sinearity of Southern men as to their assertione; whether or not they mean all they profeaa; however much there may be a desire on the part of rad- ieal or inimieal parties, persons or cliques to dispute the loyalty of their words or works, one thing is sure, no one but Southern men can maintain their positions; no one ean answer for the future but themselvee ae to the intent of their lives. They have the fortune or misfor tune of their States, localities and persons in their own hsnda. They are to be the archi tects of a nobler poliey, prosperity and fame, or the builders of n rule that shall bring about their ruin and desolation. Having begun well they have only to eontinue in the same line of promise, and when duty is ended, they will have done well. There is much befors them in the prospects that are arising, local as well as National.— Soon they are to unite again in the considera tion of momentous and world wide themes, in the legislation of which, as a nation, we are to discover whether we have truly estimated the epochs through whiek we have passed, tbe problems that have been presented, the obliga tions of the present hour or whether we are worthy of the trust confided to our eliarge in ths destiny that awaits ns and tbe consequent examples we are to set before a quick observ ing, and imitating world. Tbe present condition of things demands then, that wa sink out of the narrow limits ef a prescribed sovereignty and stand united up on the broad platform of our Republican dec- lerations. That while we are mindful of the State that reared us we shall remember our greater devotion to the Government which pro tects ua—the continent that gives us a name aad makes us honored among the nations of the earth. Ealiot of Want aad Suffering* Our oorrespondent whose article upon the Stockade appears in this issue, has put in our hands rtlitt qf a barbarout reign, which ha found in the prison dens at Florence. While they apeak of tha skill and adaptability af the poor subjects of want and cruelty, they are tbe evidence too of the dernier resorts of suffering, and we can almost hear tbe recital of wrongs which tha emaciated starving patriots endured. Their tongues may be silent yet they speak to as from the festering graves where they have been huddled. Hm Soldiers Burial Ground. Wa are glad to kern that Aty. Gaxxa of tee 20th Maine V. Vols. haa commenced tee build ing of a fence arouad the burial ground of the Saldiera who have died since the garrison waa established hare. He will also cause to be put np Beat tablets at tha head of tba graves with the names of the sleeping warriors thereon. This ia as it should be. We cannot gward toe well, or honor too much the snored dust of our eountrys defender*. A Certain Clara. There are a certain olass of men everywhere, who claim that they know nothing of whet is transpiring around them unless it happens to — ngle with their own notions; unless it is con- sembly of the State, genial to their own way of thinking. any •* 9 o clock A. M thing occurs ia their very door-yard unlike what they feel a sympathy for, growing out of their own measures, projects or declarations; it give, aa it were, the lie to their affirma tions ; if it produce results contrary to their prophetic visions, uttersnees or hopes, yon will never know, by their acknowledgments, of the faet. Should you question them upon the phenomenon you will find them losing their sennes very fast; they will not only have been blind at the time of the "strange event," but will grow dumb while you are dwelling upon it, and you will be ia doubt whether or not they hear before you conclude your investigations. It is net an easy matter to conviaoe a man upon any subject, whatever turn it may as sume, who thinks he has exhausted all ita mer its, and placed it among hit antiquarian con clusions. The bent of the mind has much to de with the stupidity of some intellects te accept the changes that are wrought in tee greffF dota tions of the world. It makes a large differ ence with any one whether they are satisfied with what did occur as to what trill occur.— We have heard of people and seen those who preferred the days of their fathers so well that they would have been better pleased If times had never changed, if "condition! had never moved.” We presume the Hottentot would be ill at case in refinement, and the Feege* Islander a poor sppreeiator of the code moral. It ia not wonderful that a man is governed ^y the in fluence of his surroundings, that ke forms cs timates, makes deductions, assumes positions in aeeordanec with the rules, reasonings and presumptions of his teachers, vix: circum stances as well as men. But, when logic grown old and in the prooesi of events, The Election utd the Electei To-morrow we shall be called upon to de posit our votes far Governor, Lieutenant Gov ernor end Itepresentstivee of the General Ae- The polls will be open at the separata precincts, and, it is the duty of all who have the interest tee Slate at heart, if they are not overwhel- nmed with enthusiasm because of the absence of an excited context, to ewell the number of their ballots as far as they are lawfully enti tled to do. No opposition exists against tha popular candidates for the chairs Gubernato rial, but, let them have a strong poll, so that they may have ths satisfaction of knowing that their course in the late repudiation of or dinances illegal as well ss their prowess in the defence of submission to the demands of hu manity, the requirements of thoir country has been approved of by the people. We oan have no bettor loader than lion. Jamks L. Orr, who has been one of the most fearless pioneers in the emerging of the State from its uncertainty and darkness into the light of present hope and security for the future. The name of W. D. Porter is too well known throughout our Commonwealth to require any mention of his peculiar fitness for the honor to be conferred upon him. Let us then, in our suffrages for members of the Assembly be sure and east them for such men, qs having fully compre hended the great issues before us, will take with them acceptable devotion fo the welfare of the Nation as well as the State, so that the action of our legislators may not be hampered with inconsistent obstinates or unreconcileable nonconstructionists. Tha announcements of the several Candidates in our District are in our columns, they have been in season for a choice to be made. Let us support the right men that " the elected'' may be the true ex ponent! of our will and the advocates of a true reform. ia facts displace theories ; when the present un folds a new book to be road, a now oalondar to inspect, a something in the way so unliko the past, it does seem strange that sentient beings do not find at least that they are brought to confront more than a doubt, and if it bo an innovation, to confess it the irresistable ap proach of power. There are many, some In most evsry commu nity. who are always neutral: who never take any side in the political questions #f the day; who disdain to bo politicians ; who seek not to enter the "muddy pool" of contention in n public debate; who scorn newspnptr articles; who are in faet “no politicians,” yet so full of partisan rancour, prejudice and deceit, that, though one should come from the dmd domin ions of their follies to announce their specula tions or confirmations false, they csinot with hold thojr flings of inuendo or staj ths bent of Aoir negative intolerance. They art "the setters on" of thoio who tilt in the tournamenkof words; they am the pro vokers of frensied contests; tbe “s’t boyx” of controversy, whilo they keep at a convenient aalaaemUUwy- rara •I--- #*-» rerenee or rather disconnection with the effects produced. Like gnats they seek testing the nostrils of eontenders, that they may enjoy uninjured the results. They are "no politicians,” bit they ad mire tee strife of thoso they claim no oonneo- tion with. If there is not subject of discus, sion or distraetion enough about them, if the mind of the public is not sufficiently agitated, if the animosities of party are not with malice rent, these self-abeolved, complacent, justico- loring, truth-revering perfectionists, at once, in sugar-coated interrogations, stir the ele ments That discord may fiercer rage and freer rave. We admire eonsistency; if there are those who profess a peculiar condition or eaate of character whieh makes them neutrals, let their neutrality In strictest silence dwell. These over-wise, close-keeping, always-hint ing inqnisitives, would have tbe world believe, that they possess statistical intelligence that will at least answer all implicative interroga tories ; at the same time they bow themselves out ef your presence with the profound pro testations of indifference, looking over their spectacles to observe the effect of their un equalled effrentry. Nothing appals them, though they conjure things appaiing. Lika a negation they are arguing always out of their own denials, and would, if possible, convince the world sgainst itself while they turn tha wheels of truth, Jus tice, progress backward until tha reign af de lusion, suspicion, confosion should be made supreme. W# have this eertaia claaa every where, like "thorns in the flesh" or publie funguses. Ws bare on our table the alarm rat- ties ef hia Snakeehip, who for sixteen years, has carried his venom and hissed his wrath through our preeinets. We have ae admira tion for any ef the reptile tribe and we say to them all whether they have rattles on their tails or eopper in their heads, wa wish that •opt# Saint Patuick or eanonised patron of all else, but that whieh la devliah, would banish them hence;—they have been np and down our land, seeking whom they might devour long enough. ■ ■ • i mm i Hew Orders. General Orders No. 48; Concerning the re- lieving of officer* aad their successors. No. 44; Relating to the dishonorable dismissal of Lt. Cel. J. M. Daily, 14th Pennsylvania Cav alry. No. 45; Respecting the dismissal of Asst. Surgeon Chardbs B. Chafmas, 6th Ken tucky Cavalry. “Cedar Creek." One year ago the 19th of October the bloody, strange and more than triumphant battle of Cedar Creek was fought. The very troops that now garrison this military Distriot did more than all others combined toward turning tbe tide of success which, like a double surprise, rested upon the arm's of the Veterans of Eab- lt's host who, mid fog and slaughter, rushed with such wild enthusiasm amid tbe camps of the routed heroes of the Shenandoah. The yells of tbe then belligerents sre in our ears as we write, and we care not to wake their fiend ish sounds again. The eitixens of these Districts many of them were there ; how changed the scene! The earth lias, on its sxes, onee revolved, and we find the spirits that were nerved to desperate conflict on that day of carnage and of death, now counselling pence, and dwelling together with their former foes in unity. Tbe great Deeaix of our civil strife as he eiiught the sound of rngingconteat, when twen ty miles away, as he urged his fiery charger, with flying speed to the thick front of battle, did not more surely lead defeat to triumph than despair to hope. With the electrical presence of a SiiKRtn.wt .uere went tfirough the hearts of his patriot columns an inspiration that mode no deed im possible but every arm and will a giant p'own. On that day the sun of "Confederate" prom ise set in gloom, and the braves of the Valley gave the signal nssuianceto the world that the strife was ending. The 19th of October shall be the date historic, when • M ltl fthont and groan of hero?* ■Iain, \\ e mw the dawn of Freedom’.* reign. The gtAves of the fallcB shall be the monu ment* of Ihe future to guide us where victory perched upon our banners and glory upon their sacrifices. Military Item*. The Ifith Maine Vols. under command Lt. Col. B. B. Ml'rxat, which has been stationed at Georgetown S. C., during the past four months, is to be relieved by three companies of tee 35th U. 8. C. T„ under command *f Major Abchibald Boolr. The ifi-M New lork \ ols. is named among the regiments soon to be discharged from ser vice. Prominent members of Congress from all the States have protested against the muster ing out of the 24 Regiments of Veteran Res erves in p communication to the Secretary of War. They ask that the Volunteer force be first dispensed with if tee army is to be reduc ed to a peace fooling. General Grasi is te be consulted on tl^e matter. Five Regiments of Regular Artillery are to be organised as Hsavy Artillery and sent to Gen. Sheridan's Department, also some of the Regular Cavalry now under Gen. Steadman in Georgia. By Orders from the Secretary of War there sre to be immediately mustered out of the ear- vice 26 Regiments of Infantry, 10 Batteries, 10 Regiments of Cavalry and 2 Regiments of Artillery. Fifteen Regiments of Infantry ue to be eonsolidated. We have dean frequently applied te of late to know where Harper'» Weekly nay be obtained, and wa therefore notify tea publie that our enterprising Postmaster Mr. Edwamm deals ta all tba Standard Monthlies aad Week lies and that they will uo doubt find oa his counter such periodicals as they desire. Sad Accident at Florence. On the 9th last., as the train was approach ing Florence with the 66th N. York Vet. Vols. on boerd, on their way to Charleston to be mustered out of the service, one of the men fell betfreeu,the ears which passed over him, completely severing his leg at the ankle. Fears are entertained of hia recovery as it ia thought ha is injured internally. We have often wondered that the transpor tation of soldiers has not resulted la a greater number of easualtice aad believe that life has been kasarded too often by the wretched man ner in which they have been carried from place to place. We would not however attach any censure in this ease, for wa learn that it was the imprudence of tea aoldiar that eausad tea accident. ' • WtW Thera is ta ha a tournaraent at Sum ter aa the 19th last., that will no doubt calipee thecae lately held at Btateaborg, it taking place aa tea day af tee Bclipee. Messrs. F. F. Warlrt, E. J. Ltai and W. E. ZiaiunxAX hats Withdrawn from the can vass in the coming election ia this District. (Foa rux Nxw Exa,} The people of South Carolina are new en deavoring to enter upou a state of reconcilia tion, with those whom they have long been taught were their bitterest enemies. To speak candidly, the prooces is a difficult one, although not impossible ; important duties devolve upon both seetioas of tbe country; but we look ifcth confidence to happy events, if thoec du ties are foithfnlly performed. Tbe war worn Southern eotdier was "astonished'' when the Generals, Gbakt and Sbxrmax, immediately after the capitulation, threw off the garb of enemies, and generously tendered tbem mules, horses, and other means of transportation to the homes from which this unfortunate war had so long expe'ded them. They were hot urepared tor any magnanimity whatever ; they had been taught that no virtue eoutd be found [ in the Northern heart; that it was incapable of a generous emotion j and now, when they saw their foilner enemies extend to them the hand of friendship and reconciliation, a chord was towelled in their hearts, which will ever vibrate In a Southern soldier; he is generous and impulsive, and not the sooner excited by insult and wrong, than be is by the returning kindness of those whom ke has looked upon a* his enemies. The tear can start from his eye just ns soon as tbe flash of fiery indignation, and there is no doubt that many a tear dropped in the Southern ranks, when they felt the kind ness of victors, who offered them their sympa thy which they needed and deserved.— Three-fourths of these soldiers were driven into the war by the stern demands of pow er—they wanted no war—they wore sol emnly assured that there would lie none—that the change of government would be peacefbl and quiet—that oven the old ladies would not know of its ehnngo in twenty years—many were found who volunteered to drink all the blood that would be spilled !• Under represen tations like these, the masses of the people were led on to the brink of the preetpiee.— They were told that they were degraded. Im poverished twid ruined; whilst tbe easy and quiet remedy of Secession was held out to them, as a ready deliverance' only waiting for them to take hold of it, and rise up higher in the scale of Natioaal greatness than any other country in the world had ever done. They accepted this horrible alternative, under assu rances like these, whieh they implicitly believ ed ; and when on the first lifting of tbe cur tain, they saw the bristling eannon. and heard the rolling of the drums, they found their own batteries and bayonets behind them, threaten ing them witli ignominious deaths if they dared to recede from the bloody future. Companies were required to hunt themont in their homes, and drag them from their families to the butch er-pens ; whilst many of them, under the con venient process of drum-head eourts-martial, paid the forfeit with their lives for yearning after those once happy homes again. That they fought like heroes when drawn into the field, is but the instinct of their natures; but that they longed for tbe restoration of peace, ttpon any term*, is a fact too often asserted among themselves, when beyond the resell of detective years, to admit of any question what ever. Many a brare soldier held his place in the rank*, whilst cursing the irresistible edicts of power, which sent him there—boys of six teen and sires of sixty were alike consigned to this unequal struggle with death. This fatal change in the condition of the masses was forced upon them, when they had no real hos tility towards the people of tha North; for they had never felt any sufficient reasons why it should he indulged. Their prosperity in business was unexampled in history ; and over all this, was the protecting shadow of a gov ernment able to resist aggression from abroad, whilst it secured the hnmblest eitixen frnm i«- rnm auu oppression at home. They could see no causes for dissatisfaction, but every reason for clinging to a government under whose pro tection they had prospered so long. There was another class of the people who held the rein* of power, and who thought very differ ently. They had witnessed the bacchanalian scenes in the capitol at Washington : they had heard the South reviled and abused; ond a settled determination avowed to surround the South with a onion of free States, so that nil the property in slaves, whieh the Constitution recognized, would untimately be destroyed by a piece of Congressional legerdemain, in fraud of the Constitution. Were they to eit there, and wait with patience, for the consummation of this nrong? They remembered the stamp act, and the spirit of our forefathers, and ware fired with what they considered a just and manly indignation. They took no eoiin»el of prudence or caution, and recklessly ventured their all upon Secession, as their only remedy. Now in these feelings the masses of the people did not share, for the reason that they did not realize these apprehension* about their proper ty. Stimulated by what they felt to be n be coming patriotism, they urged upon the masses the absolute necessity of resistance, and in this way an opinion wa* created that disunion I was the only safe condition for the people of the South. The event lias shown, that the leaders of public opinion were, entirely mista ken, and none have been so surprised at this discovery a* themselves. They acted accord ing to their honest convictions, and very many of them became willing martyr* to the cause which they advocated—whilst the survivers are doomed to stand still, and look upon the wreck of their fortunes with feelings rendered still more distressing by the reflection that they have caused so much distress to others.— The foture ha* ne bright spots for them to rest their eyes upon ; and in the name of common humanity, we invoke for them the most char liable consideration of their fellow-men. But what shall we aay for tee hundreds of thousands that were the victims of their blind confidence in others T Does any one feel to wards them any other sentiments than those of the deepest sympathy! There te scarcely a'bouse that is not destitute of tee ordinary comforts of life, and scarcely a dollar in the pockets of any of them, wherewith to buy what they need; their negroes taken from teem wit^ every Ukellkood teat they will now become millstones around their neeke, and re duce them to greater poverty still; with deso lation and rain all around, and a dark and im penetrable eloud before them, what encourage ment have they to grapple with the difficulties by which they are surrounded ! For four long year* their deserted families have suffered at home, whilst they have been dragged to every point where an encounter with death might be invited—like the bait on a hook, they have been offered to every voracious pike whieh would attempt to devour them—and now, when the exhausted survivor* are at length permitted to return to their homes, and are expected te be reconciled ta live as friends with victora, and forget the unpleasant memories of the post, what is the eourse whieh prudence would dio^ tate, should be pursued towards tbem ? The Generals, Gbaxt and Bucxkax hare answered this quasi ion; thsy have commenced It, aad *?* 0,retl "F- Southern mtad will yield fo the meltutgiaflnenoas ef a kind ann generous people. They are now disarmed Mia exhaust*!, and ash for peaoe oa tbe eoudi- ‘if?* of reatoratle* to the Federal Union. This is almost tea unrraraal senthnsnt. whieh a great many have already avowed upon their eaths, whilst many others are only waiting for the opportunity. Amount these may he found those who were most violently opposed to re construction, as well a* the great crowd who never wished to leave the Union, had the con- tad ta _ , rdMHaM All cinssee now see that H Is their only dition of thing* been properly them. bsvtn of rest, and they sincerely desire more to return to peaceful evocations and sup port tec Union of their torefathers'for all time is come. Tbe seme generous bearing that swelled ilicir hearts with grateful emotions on the day of ihs capitulation will continue to produce the like result*; and tel*, under the sure and gradual influences of lime, will at length make us ell one people, much wiser, tho' sadder, from tbe experience of the pest. They are now without moaav, with many pressing wants rtquiring to be supplied. Coit ion la the only staple which they esa carry into market from this sect ion, with any pros pect of immediate conversion iato a sound currency. For the cultivation of this, system atic labor will be required, aad ean %»W otfr be expected from those who hnfl their new condition a. an era of profound reposs. only to bi broken by the demands of nppeftte* that can be resi.-ted uo longer. It ought not te be' so: but wherever the Northern soldier has been, be must have found that the plantation* are now in a great degree deserted and n if oc cupied. This is said to be the case in portions of Louisiana, where the new system has list! time to be put into successful operation, If ft was capable of it. Now, the cotton planter believe.* that hia former operatives arcoeeomer an army of plunderers, only waiting to rofr from others, wiimt their indolence prevents them from producing themselves. Cannot that government, in some way, relieve an already impoverished people from this inenbus, which so certainly threatens to weigh them down, be low all hope of remedy! Whether this bfr done by colonization, or a system of rules and. regulations to create a compulsory industry, to be sustained by tha eontiunal presence of the Federal army, is not at all material. WU assure the well-wishers of the South, that something must be done, or "psaee" has only made our ruin still more intolerable. In con firmation of this, we refer with confidence to tee observation of every intelligent gentleman in the Federal army, who haa had an opportu nity of *eeing.the effects of immediate emanci pation. By referring te the census of 1 Soli, it can be seen what are the relative proportions of the black and white population in this Slate, and the argument will become irresistible, “Mat tomtthing mutt be done.” • And as incidental to this view of tbe ques tion, may not the South respectftilly ask, tkat the negro troops be withdrawn from amongst them. Surely no one at the North now desires to humiliate still farther a fallen people. Wa receive the troops of our own eolor as our friends, and treat them as such. We appre ciate the value of their presence amongst us— at this lime do desire, and thank them for tea substantial assistance they have already af forded us under the peculiar efreumstanees.— But, does not every one see that the negro sol dier carries his bayonet here only to make tha subjection of the Southern man inora galling than it would otherwise be; and is it not well known that only tbe presence of tbe white soldiery restrains them from cxeesses that would be shocking to humanity ! And is it not well known, that even this presence haa failed of that effect, and that their arms have already been turned even against the bosoms of those who have fought for their freedom ! Whilst, therefore, we would invite the contin ued presence of the white race amongst us, fust a* long as the condition of the country, is supposed to require it, we respectftilly sug gest that in a spirit of magnanimity, we should bo spared the presence of those whom we know to be our enemies, and are ready tsavaii them selves of every opportunity of waking onr • condition more humiliating. In some portions of this State the proprie tor* of estates have been driven from them, and sre exiles from their own firesides, ectual- ly suffering from want. These are grntlemen wnose nouKes have ever been the abodes of an elegant and generous hospitality; who have ever been secure from the pressure of want, until driven from their homes by tbe fierce contests rsging around them, they sought aa they supposed a temporary shelter in remote parts of the country, to protect their families from violence. These homce and these estates arc now held and occupied, either by stran ger*, or by persons of color, to the exclusion of the righlfnl owner*, who sre thereby com pelled to find an uncertain subsistence far away from tbe soil whieh is justly their own, and around which so many memories of the past, will forever cling. Will this condition of pain and sorrow ever make these people better cit izens well affected towards tea government that continues this oppreMion against team? Never! They ore honorable men, who will be true to any promises they mny make; if they have erred in striking at tba Union, they know it; they sea their error, and are willing to atone for the past as far as they ean, by pledging an allegiance to the government un der which they live. When they promise they mean to perform, and are far above any equiv ocation in this publie duty, as they would b« in those which are nf the most delieate and private nature, and which every gentleman would feel bound by the strongest obligations of honor to perform. If these exiles can ho trusted, is it not polity that they should bq re stored to ibctr home*, with the least possible delay 1 Just so long a* they are absent, they arc tempted by their suffering to every out burst of indignation to which want oan stimu late the human passions; whilst If once more at their homes, and their former oeenpotiom resumed, they wunld soon, in tbe healthful employments of industry, learn to respect the authority whoso magnanimity hod restore*! them to what their necessities so much requi red. Protected in this industry by the power of the government, and animated by the dis play of all those generous principles whieh win the heart’s best affections, the Union would soon find in tbem some of its most honest and. able defenders—no longer enemies, but con scientious friends, won over by appeals to sen sibilities, ever alive to all that is magnanimous and noble, in governments or Individuals. There was a time when our people did not properly apprehend the inestimable value of n government that protected them, and secure*! for their enjoyment tha fruit* of their honest industry. They hsd enjoyed this Messing ml long, without interruption, that It seemed ta* them a mere matter of eoursa; and life* a tear of nature, not capable of being deranged or lost. That time has now passed Mr; wa havn felt what it is to b« without a government, and to be exposed te all the outrages which pro ceed from tee uncurbed passion* af man. Aa the wayworn traveler teas from the pUUesa ■torm, and seeks shelter under the cqmforabla roof that offer* Us protection, so does the fit* xen retrace his steps from the wreck around him, to that plaee where he ean find a govern ment strong enough teaetnrahie rights, and just enough te respect team. Could our am- castors have spoken from theft graves, they would hare warned us te beware of tee foarful experiment that has desolated our land. Per- hapa that warning would not have been beaded, and their descendants would atilt have rushed an. to tnr for themselves, what they might haru ipoeed that oldir heads did not sumaiently supposed that oldir understand. Perhaps it was inevitable wa have Uavwed, i Am the lasaon wa have iaaswad, should have bean tenght in the impraasiTu manner in which la haa bean. Perhaps it wua the only w-» tn which we Vtonld consent to learn ft. Be*that as it may, tha public mind ha# been sufficiently aroused to the inportaaoe af strengthening aad protecting tee pillars of • jont govuntsaant, and of tha danger of any future experiments, wherein the great interests of society are all staked upon on unnessary and tIl-coiisidcrc4