Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-12-17

FOR THE NATIONAL INTE,LlGENcER.


A""iysjs Of tAe Pres sdent's Plan Jor he Restora-
ZION ot thr Iuiyn
To understand the principles embraced in this plan We
must compare them wthsth which Constitution
/. f'un led
The basis Of General Government is States having
ronstuons and laws established by the people of n SO
States.
TIE right o suffrage IN those Ststes il regulated by
their own constitutions and laws State voters thus our
lifted, and uCy emily, vote for OF Congress
(See art lst, "a section of the Consttuton.)
But the Presicn undertakes prescribe the qualif
cation Of Sats excluding all from the right of sf
rag governing themselves who will not take an oath
dictated by him.
This oath Is not merely oath o allegiance to the Con
etiuti and laws Of tie United States but goes further
and requires tn, atnt to that he viii support all
acts o Congress aud pt"camaors of the President touch
lHE rrrau Kind "f property until they be anuulied by
Congress or the Supreme Court
The pr CARNATIONS o tha President relation to slave
prop declare MI tyes free IN certain States whether
their he loyal dr yal Every legal voter with
those States, therefore must to give up that spe-
ce- o property before he have voice in the govern
m"nt If his own State.
Where the President finds the power, military other
wise I" establish crH governments regulate the right
Of suffrage II the Stat -, informed.
1t sare Governments, constituted by ons.tsnh Of the
voters stall b" estbshed what to protect them agaInst
tn either ",nstcnhsi The President promises such Gov
ernments the protect of thu United Sntrs meaning by
its military force. la that event should the armies
Of the United States cupysd to enable tenth of tho
votcrs ~ y Stat IT, govern niastcnths.
But suppose tia. after the Governments of one-tenth
have been estahIsheL the ninerntbs should their
sog ancr and proceed to elect tcers members
Of Congress under their constitutions and laws aud the
Conston aod laws oi the United States without taking
the prescribed by the President what ground could
TIL" military power of the United States b. used to sup
pres. the Government Of aine-nhs and support the Gov
| ernnent of One-ten,h
This plan, far it appears to be borrowed from
the politics Of continental Europe, where kings give
strtu Why should the fundamental prime Piles of our
institutions hr subvertrd for other purpose than
h,stn Providence thr destruction of institution which
ra.t dying under the bI'ws brought upon it by the
rrnea Of it. adv Gates Way let it perish in the
house IL III friends why not instead of breaking up the
foundation or our Government take and maintain military
poasrss Of the States now controlled by the rebels until
tnr people or their own accord their allegiance
That they viii 10 when the military Of the rebel
lun shall % broken have every to believe If
they 4" not it will be because they prefer military Gov
eminent ~ governing themselyes1
/ That the leaders OF the rebellion should be punished.
,suecisy the gins cousprators, whom rests the
guilt of hslt milUoH of murders few viii deny
The principles Of this plan would not be changed if it
were approved by Congress and the Supreme Court
incred bic result Conservative
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