The Portland daily press., 1864-06-20

freeing more whites than blacks in Tennessee
want to see slavery broken up, and when its
barriers are thrown down want to see indus
trious, thrifty emigrants pouring in from all
parts OF the country. Come on.
we need your labor, you skill, your capital.
we want your enterprise and invention, so
that hereafter Tennessee may rank with New
England in the arts and mechanics, and that
when we visit the Patent Office at Washington,
where the ingenious mechanics OF the Tree
States have placed their models, we need not
blush that Tenne see can show nothing but a
mouse-trap, or something of about as much
Importance. Come on! We greet you with
hearty welcome to the soil of Tennessee. Here
is soil the most fertile in every agricultural
product; a delightful and healthy climate, for
ests, water-power, and mines of inexhaustible
richness come and help us redeem Tennessee,
and make her a powerful and flourishing
State.
THE QUESTION OF RECONSTRUCTION.
But in calling convention to restore the
State. who shall restore and re-establish il {?
Shall the man who gave his influence and his
means to destroy the government? Is he to
participate in the great work Of re-organiza-
ton? Shall he who brought this misery upon
the State be permitted to control its destinies
If this be so, then all this precious blood of our
brave soldiers and officers so freely poured out
will have been wantonly spilled. All the glo-
rious victories won'by our noble armies will
go for nought, and all the battle-lelds which
have been sown with dead heroes during this
rebellion will have been made memorable in
vain. Why all this carnage and devastation?
1t was that treason might be put down and
traitors punished Therefore | say that trait
ors should take back seat in the work of res
toration. Ii there be but live thousand men
in Tennessee, loyal TO the constitution, loyal
TO freedom, loyal to Justice, these true and
faithful men should control the work Of reor-
ganization, and reformation absolutely. loud
and prolonged applause.) say that the trail
tor has ceased to be a citizen, aud in Joining
the rebellion has become public enemy. He
forfeited his right TO vote with loyal men when
he renounced his citizenship and sought TO de-
stroy our government.
We say to the honest and industrious for
eigner who comes from England or Germany,
TO dwell among US, and to add TO the wealth
OF the country, before you can be citizen
you must stay here five years" If we are so
cautious about foreigners who voluntarily
renounce their homes to live with us, what
should we say to the traitor, who, although
born and reared among rs, has raised parri-
cidal hand against the government that has
always protected him? My judgment is that
he should be subjected TO severe ordeal be-
~ ~ n1 .esso..u ~ s,e.ensnp- "A tenom
VINO laAes .ne JAIN mercy 70 save ms proper
", anu uehles .ne Vahaity OF the oath,
peiJu'eu lnaii, anu no. 70 oe irusleu' before
.nese lepehlng Ieoels can De trusted Iet
.neni oling .or.n ,nc i,uias ol repentance. lie
phans who drape the streets of Nashville in
niouihiig' shou'd suner LOT MS great crime.
the - hhshL LEADERS.
Ing "o.A Is IN our own nanos. we can
ues.Ioy .nis reoeLllon. win Grant thunderihg
on lnc osonac nv, peioie iaiculhohu, anu oher-
nan anu inoiiiaS on 'aeir hiarch towara AT
ianIa, .ue uay WIN err ION DC ours. WIN any
niauiy pelslss in reoeiiion' suppose tnat an
equai nunoer De siam IA every Dattie, u Is
pam mat Tue result must be the utter exter-
mihatioh oil the rebels. An, these rebel lead
ers nave strong personal reason ior holding
OUT OUT 70 save tneir necks % from the natter. And