The New York herald., 1862-02-13
What IL to be Done with tho Southern
states whom They Are Conquered

This is a very important question. What il
not to be done with them was decided by the
flat rebuke received by Senator Sumner, whose
resolutions, on Tuesday, were laid on the table
by vote of twenty-one to fifteen. These reso-
iutions are only part and parcel of the same i'm
practicability which has marked the career of
the fanatical faction to which Senator Sumner
belongs. The man who proposed to send
ambassadors to the black republics Of Hayti
and Liberia now proposes to put the black
race over the white race at the South
wherever the blacks are more numerous than
the whites. By some unnatural idiosyncracy
all Senator Summers sympathies are lavished
upon negroes, in antagonism to the
interests of the race to which he is
supposed to belong Such is his passion for
the negro that he would lay the train for St
Domingo massacres from the Susquehanna to
the Rio Grande, and he would blight the Chris
tian civilization of the Caucasian race In order
to substitute the cannibalism and fetishism Of
the King Of Dahomey. Having played his part
in breaking up the American republic of white
men, this fanatic is now engaged in the work of
preventing its reunion.
Mr.. Sumner maintains that the Southern
States cease to belong to the Union, and there
fore we of the North may treat them as we
please-they are beyond the pale of the consti-
tuition. Territorial governments must be es-
tablished, and we will rule them with rod of
iron. Now, if the Southern States are not
legally within the Union, what are we waging
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on foot to g execute the laws of the Union ?"
Why did we not establish a territorial govern
ment for Mexico when we conquered her. And
why have we not annexed all the neighboring
nations around us and made them Territories?
The colonial system Of the old country is un-
in the folly of enslaving the white men of our
own race for the purpose of emancipating
negroes. The moment we attempt anything of
this kind we absolve the Southern population
from all allegiance to the United States, and we
have no longer any cause Of war against them.
This is either war for the maintenance of the
constitution or it is not. If it be war for the
constitution, then it must be carried on accord
ing to the principles Of the constitution. If it
be not q war for the constitution, what is it for :?
Surely not for mere abolition theory, fana-
teal abstraction is this great nation to pour out
its blood and treasure like water. If the old
Union is not to be restored by the war, then We
than we have to do with Mexico, Central Ame-
rica or Canada But if the object of the war be
to restore the Union, it may be necessary dur
ing the struggle to place under provisional
government those Southern States which ere
subjected to our arms. That has been done to
some extent already.
The Legislature of Maryland has been coerced
by the military power. In Western Virgil
MIA provisional government has been
established. In Kentucky the Legislature
is loyal; but there is bogus Legislature
there also, and it is desirable that the military
power of the United States should support the
one and crush the other. In Missouri the Le-
gislature, Governor and Lieutenant Governor
embarked in the rebellion, and now provi-
sional Governor and Convention Of the people
exercise the legitimate civil power under the
protection of our army. Now, as our arms
advance further South, it may be necessary to
do the same thing and if the people will but
overthrow the tyrants who now rule them it
may be even necessary to protract the authO-
rity of martial law until new elections are held
and State governments are organized free from
the influence of q reign of terror. When tho
war is over and submission to the laws Of the
Union restored, the Southern States, by the
force of the constitution, are restored to their
normal condition. Meantime the best thing
that can be done is to proclaim general am
nesty wherever our troops have succeeded in
restoring the authority of the federal govern
ment.
This is all that can be done legitimately,
and it can be done by the President
and the generals Of the army, by the
rights Of war, without the Intervention
of Congress, or any law whatever on the sub
ject. 1t will not do by any abolition side wind
to pervert the objects of the war to purpose
entirely contrary to the we'll ascertained scnti-
ments of majority of the people, as it is in
conflict with the best interests of the ma
nation.
Senator Sumner is playing into the hands of
the Southern secessionists by declaring that
they no longer belong to the Union. He pre-
tends that all the Southern States have ceased
to exist because of the insurrection, and con-
sequently negro slavery ceases to exist, and it
is now the business of Congress to "organize
labor" in the South. AS well might Congress
proceed to organize labor in New York, Phi
ladelphia and Boston, after the fashion Of
Ledru Rolin and Louis Blanc. How absurd
to send such dreamers to represent States in
the Congress Of the nation!
The TREASURY NOTE BILL IN THE SENATE
We are glad to perceive that the Senate has
adopted our suggestion, by inserting in the
Treasury Note bill a clause to pay in coin the
interest ofthe bonds which are to be the securi-
ties for the notes. Thus it is impossible that
they should be deprecated. There is another
av,opdn,apf hv xyhioh tho crodit of tho oovern-