The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1864-01-21


enoody mass Of information in neat and
acceSsib'e Term that wit, in the fatnr,,, b.
hirbly useful trnur sol Tiers and th.ir friend
and 10 TIE State ltaff,r,iS m. @ ear pleas
ure {, say that much Of whatever sncces,
has att'pI lei the rssng "a ar "a. s.inn 81
'troap. u this State IS due to the efiic Ell
sci tieeS &c The present incnnb N, Of tha
n'A.e. The conversation nav allowed h;
law j.. in nv iUd en.pt. wholly insi'auate
ani I rec rm'nrni the in ;rcsse If saiary "a
the sum .of two thousand inll,"s per annun
with al allowance Cor travel q, and othe,
es.rs1rd.na y expenses.
NATIONAL AFrAIRs
! Il cannot Close this communication, and
with it my otii.ial connection with th- pep.
pie Of our Staet, without siv.rting t, tn
condition af na'ionh slf.irS in which We
are deeply and 50 vitalv interested.
The war for the destruction VI tho Union
on the one hand, AMI for its preservaiio, on
tim other, still goes IN. During the pr,s.
ent year the successes uf the Uaioo armies
have been SO numerous AMI $, important
that the pub ic mind appears To- have settle,
down into the belief that eur nlt,mste src
cess il certain and not far distant and is
. now.to some extent. occupied with tbs
question Of reconstruction, =, callei-thr
question a. 10 the manner in which, ani
| the terias and conditions uoDn which the
people within the territory c,'np ,.ia. the
rebel State. can again take part with The
pc0p|, O the loyal States. in adninis.eriny
the affairs of the General Government.
The President IN. rec nay issued a
Pr clamation to thu ptepe OF the reb !
States, ia, which he prop is,> to then such
,ertn1 and conditions "a, in his judEman.
are right and proper. II proposes in sub
stance, that az soon a. nnnher of tn.
20 ing population Of any one Of tn y" States,
equal to one.tenlh Of the en- ire voting pop
ulation of the State, as shown at the las
Presidential election, shall take an oath. the
| form OF which is ORE scrib.d. AMI hall e..
tablish a new governm-nt Republican in
| form, and consistent Wit, the terms of he
prescribed oath. such government shall he
reco .aiz,d az the true government Of tn,
State, and protected az such. "0aH.a. @.s
'phe terms Of the prescribei oath arc
that the party tsk,ng it will hanc-f,r' h
faithfully support, protect and defend III.
Constitution Of the United States and tn
union Of thei States therc,,nh.r. AMI will
in like manner. abide by and faith uilv sup
! port all acts of Congress passed during tn I.
eyiSting rebellion with reference, u slave.
% long and so Tar ~ n 1t rep ale |. IN lifi.l
or held vivid by Congress o. by d.scis o
OF the Supreme Curt; AMI " |. in lik
manner, abide BY and faithfully support all
proclanations of the President ina lie iuring
Tie existing rebeliion having reference to
slaves, 81 long. and 40 far. a. not modified
"r declared Void by decision Of the Supreme
Colrt. #0 '.a@4' .F..
| Certain persons, that is to say, "all who
are or shall have been civil or dnl,m tic
officers or agents in the SO. called Confeder
ate Government all who have LEFT Judi
cia| stations under the United States to aid
the ,eh.:Iion; all who are or shall have
been military o. naval officers Of said so.
cal'el Gapfc ierate Govern nent, above the
rank Of Colonel in the army, or If Lien
| 'enant in tn. navy; II who left seats in
| the United States Congress to AID the re
bcllion ali who resigned com Missions in
the army and raw of the United States.
and Afterwards aided n the rebellion; and
all who have engaged in any way in treat
ing colored persons, or white pers ms IN
charge OF such otherwise thar lawfully a
prisoners OF war. and which p,rSoa. may
have been found in the United States scr
vice as soldiers. seam,n, or any other ca
pacity." are excepted from the benefit. If
the Proclamation all others, COMPLYING
| with the terms AMI conditions, have exten
ded to them full pardon with restoration
al all rights If properly except as to slaves
and in property cases wh-r righs Of third
parties shall have interviewed :"
The President, IN his Proclamation. fur
Their declares. "that any provision that
may he adopted by such State Govern
nent in relation to tn freed people Of snch
State, which shall recognizes AMI declare
| their pernaaen. freedom. provide for their
education, and which may vet be consist
ent, az a temporary arrangement. with
their present condition, a. lahorrnr,
kndlesS and homeless claSa. will not BE- on
jecttd to by the National Executive. Ani
| 1t j. Suggested ~ not inDr ,psr. that in
constructing loval State government in
any State, the name Of tn. SAFE. the bound
err. the sub-divtsio the Constitution
and the General Code Of Laws, a. before
the rebellion. be maintained, suhiec. cnlv
| 20 the notifications made necessary hv the
con!itions before stated, and such others,
| If any. not contr ,venins said conditions.
and which NAV be deemed expcilent bv
those franing the new S ats G ,vernnent "
| IL seems to me these terms and condr-
| tons are erninently Just and proper-fair
and liberal to thoseto whom they are offered
and such az the permanent peace Of the
country requires.
| All tho people in the rebel States. per.
| haps, II hg. certrinlv, a great majority.
both in law aud in fact. have conni, ted
trca -on-sre guilty Of that Grim, b,fore
the law. and are liable to the punishment
affixed by law, to the CO n nissioa Of that
crime. .a.s d s ..Esu
| 1t wou'i not bs safe an iuticions. either
to punish all or to permit all t, escape pun,
| ishm.nt. The lea lers the most gnity
should he punished. Tn. mass. the lcas'
guilty. should he p,ri,n-i An insp,cti,n
o: the exceptions from pardon mad. nv the
President, will show he has made this dis.
tinctien. -Hw G.r.
But, In extending pardnn to.he mass II Is Just and
prope that Removable terms and conditions should
he made.
| The terms and conditions proposed by the Pr-si
dent that the guilty party shalt swear Isl, Tha
he win faithfully support protect anA defend tbs
Constitution Of the United States, and tns Union OIL
| the States hereunder" % That he will 'ahida b.
AMI faithfully support all acts Of Congress past du
riTg the existing rebellion, with reference to slaves
| so long nd ." far ss lie not repe led, modified OF
held void by Congress or decision Of the Supreme
Court" And Sd, That he win abide by and faithf i
y support all prociamations Of the President, mad.
during the existing rebellion, having reference u
slaves so long and SO far AS not modified or decar
| ed voii by decisio on Of the Supreme Court.
Are these terms and conditions reRsonablef Nc
possible objection be taken TO the 6rst require
nlent that these shall support the Constitution
| a nd the Union. The second aud third requirement.
are, that these shall alb de by the laws Of Con
| press and the Prociamations OF the President con