Washington telegraph., 1863-12-30

Irish suffered under the worst period OF Eng
lish donin ,tion. 1t means rec;mfatiou, lIumi-
lia:ion, and then contempt. with only the poor
protection which masters afford their slaves.
Study it well, and if you be a man swear to die
you and all your family. rather than suffer so
base humiliation. In the face and under
the fear of the fierce storm of the vndictiv-
hate of the Black Republicans towards the
people of the South, this is the utmost utter
ance of Cancellation which be dares to set
forth:
"Looking now to the present and future, and
with reference to resum tion of the national
authority within the States wherein that autho-
rty has been suspended, have thought right
to issue n PROCLAMATION, copy of which is
herewith Transmitted: On examination of this
jclama'ion, ii will appear. is believed
amply justified by the Constitution. Tr .e, the
form OF AN oa;h is given, but no man is coerced
to take it. A man is only promised pardon
In case he voluntarily take the oath. The Con-
stituti5 IN authorizes the Executive to grant il
on terms fully established By judicial and
other authority. Ii is also proffere that If
any of the States named set up = government,
1t shall be in the mode prescribed. Such gov
ernment shall be recognized and guaranteed
bv the United States, and that under it the
state shall, subscribing to the constitutional
C ndtions, be protected against invasion and
domestic violence. The constitutional Jbliya-
ton of the United States to guarantee to every
State in the Union a republican form of gov
eminent, and to protect IL State in the case
rs stated is explicit aud full But why tender
the benefits of this provision only to a State
government set u in this particular way? This
section Of rIe Constitution contcmplates case
wherein the element within State favorable
TO republican government in the Union NAV
be TOO feeble for an opposite ard hostile ele-
ment external to and even within the State,
Z L A. I. IL
are now dealing. An attempt to guarantee
and protect a revised state of government con-
siructed in whole or in prcponderating part
from the very element against VIII Ise hostilities
and violence II i TO be protected, is simply
| absurd. There must be test by which TO
separate opposing elements 50 as {, build only
| from the ground, auI that is a sufficient and
liberal one which accepts sound whoever
will make a sworn rccnEtation OF his former
unsoundness. But If it be proper to require
| II ties. of Omission to the political bo1y on
,ath of allegiance to the Constitution of the
United States anJ TO the Uuon under ii, why
not also to the laws and proclamatious in re-
CARL to slavery! These laws aud prcclama-
t"ns were enacted and put forth tor the pur-
pose OF aiiing in til suppression Of the rebel
lion. To give th,m the .ullesr effect there had
to be pledgr fr their maintenance. Ia my
judgment they have aided, ami will further
aid. the cause for which they were enlisted
To give up this princpe would be not only to
relinquish Il lever # power, hut il would also
be a cruel and astounding breach of faith.
l may aid at this point while | remain Ia
my present position. l shall not attempt to
modify or retract the emancipation procama-
ton, nor shall return To slavery any person
who is made free by the terms of the procla.
nation, or by any act OF Congress. For these
and other reasons il Is thought best that the
support OF these persons shall be included in
the oath, aud 1t is believed the Executive NAV
lawfully claim IL in regard for pardon and re-
storatiun of rights which he has a clear con-
stituiional power TO withhold altogether or
grant upon the terms which he shall deem
wiscst for the public interest. Ii should be
observed also that the part of the oath is sub
ject to the modi ying aud abrogating power Of
legislation The proposed acquiescence of the
Natona Executive in any honorable con,em
porary State arraT cement for the freed people
Is made with the view of the possibility of
modifying the confusion and distressed desti-
tuition which must at least attend ali classes
by total revolution of labor throughout the
entire States. IL is hoped the already deeply
afflicted people in these States may be some
what more ready to give up the cause of their
affiiction, and TO this extent this vital matter
Is left to themselves, while no power of tbe
national Executive to prevent an abuse is !
abridged by this proposition. The suggestion
IN the proclamation to maintaining the polii
ical framework of the States on what is called
reconstruction is made in the hope that il will |
do good without harm. 1t will favor labor |
and avoid great Confusion. But why any pro-
clnmat on now upon this subject? This aues- |
ton is beset with the conflicting views that the |
step might be Delayed too long or taken too |
soon. La some. elements for resum pti on have |
been ready for action but remain inactive ap. |
parently fer want of ral'ying point plan \
OF action. whJ shall A adopt the plan OF Il |
rather than b that of A, and if A aud should |
agree, how can they know but the General /
Government here will reject their plan? BY \
the proclamation plan is presented which |
may be accepted by them rallying point. 4
and which they assured in advance will not \
be rejected here. This may bring them to act /
sooner than they otherwise would The obec- |
tion to a premature presentation of Il plan by i
the National Executive consists in the d niger |
of committing errors points which could b.
more safely left TO further developments. Care
has neen taken to so shape the documen's
as to avoid emba: ras- Inent from this source.
In saying that on certain terms certain
classes will be pardoncG with their rights re-
stored, it is not said th, other classes on other
terms will never be included In saving that
q reconstruction will be accepted if presented
in specified way, it is not said that it will
never be accepted in any other way. The
for State action by emancipation
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