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159 ...dray. He spoke bitterly of the Yankees for their greed of plunder, & for their want of a sense of honour. When the South surrendered, they did it in perfect good faith, acknowledging that Fortune had entirely decided against them & determining to submit honestly to the unclearsward or award. But the Yankees would not believe in their good faith , & and had sent into every Southern state a military dictator with an army to oppress and insult the Whites & to keep them in subjection to the Blacks. He had loved his country, & been proud of it: but now he had no country, no home, no prospects. He said the Blacks fought with more desperation than the Yankees. He had been through the whole war, & had had plenty of opportunities for comparing them. He would rather meet three Yankees than two Blacks. The Black was easily wrought up into a state of enthusiasm, & would fight like a fanatic. The Yankee were always calculating chances, & taking care of himself.