The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1864-02-06


a. ~ sad story Of desols zion md destb The,
=" = no danger Of repetition o. sucb hin,
" experiences. In neither section win m
- people again listen 10 the coupsels ~ s,e
~ as isd Them into these i,uuhles. Tier
" would be greater danger Of the renewal a
d acs'ilItieS, should peace be made by strikjn,
I me ''d S'aiea from exesience and Great
= '"g new ones under The pledge Of the Fed
= e'ai uosernment, even nftet the war has
, r"uec, 70 sustain snalI minority Of the In.
\ haodan's 10 holding The msjatlty 10 sutiee.
= non. To do This an immense standing ar
J INV would be required. Such actiob. N A.
y rect conflict with The Cunsl.tu,icp, xosia
rugwate many complicated and sxci,lug
qoes'lons IN reference TO represen,s,,on n
Congress and the electoral college. in which
'''r people Of the pop.Ious loyal State.
would be deeply Interested.
But The question may be s-ked. how does
Tie present smnesly delay and hinder ~
'"pe"'snt rebel from accepting is 'erms. nj
h- sincerely desires 10 renew h,- aIIsgi,.es
"or" ne oath he is required 10 take bind.
~" % ABIDE BY. aud faithfully support all
proclamstions having reference 20 slave. \
only 20 Tar as they shall not be- modified o.
declared void by The decision OF The Suoreme
e""'' - no. q Proposition reason a bic
~nicn oilers 70 submit The title Of property
70 me courts! Toe answer is. that such sIr
proposition might be reasonable. (for ~ The lr
q"e-'ioDs growing out OF the rebellion mus, 7
pc hnsl'y settled by judicial decision, oro.
''ded compliance with the conditions ofIl
ne annexed oath did not in adv nrs pr.r,;. D
ally destroy the very properly, the lille od,l
'h'ch y Ie proposed 70 submlt TO the opin. =,
on OF the court. II would be better 10 de Il,
y entirely the privilege OF judicial inves,i h,
''t'on. than TO offer il In such . msnner =. Ia
present the shadow Of justice without the Dc
uostance. The s.e.si.. = ne wissss ssj..
ne @asser 70 The rebeiiious Sistss are en-. ln
tied 70 the seems o. pardon. for that ha 70
'resdy been decided BY offering terms, on u
he grounl 'hat majority OF the people hsdIti,
cen deluded by ambitious Traders; bu, v
hether the terms offered 10 thvse who will r.
y dow their orms and become IovsI eitI. a.
'ns. are practicable, snd cslculatei 10 pro. o,
1ee the object the government should Ne " di
view, that is 70 end The was as soon as ne
'ssibie, by dividing Southern sentimeD n, 70
% arsy'ng the people sgsinst those in III
'wer Take the case OF Union man IN al,
E South. who has been compelled through ed
ar OF violence. passively TO submit 10 Con SIC
der"ie rule (spd there are doubtless ms nv nu
en- csser.) and now ,ba, the Federal bsy. ~
cts hsve driven the enemy from his neigh da,
~ cd, he desires 70 avail himself Of N. ltsi
lnes'y. would he be encouraged 10 loyslsy Ifro
being informed tha. he cannot take the ID.
'scr'bed oath without surreDdering, a. . Isue
ndiiion proceed nt. the title 70 sIl his slaves up.
nsti'u'ing perhaps the whole Of his prop- Ihu,
y. but thar 10 years 20 come, II the Su- be
me Court should declare The proclama- ioI
y 10 reference TO slaves void, he can hsv hor
property il be can find il. Indeed, Ii IL 4
'btinl L the man Who observes the oath vii
40 bring his claim Of property before the cee
'rt, because hs would not be supporting q XII
Proclamsiions in attempting TO have mao
IN declared VOID. JUST here il one Of the Wo
lea defects 10 the profered amnesty Us say
fe Of pacihca,ion. Il should have reauir M
allegiance only TO the Constitution and I'M.
=, leaving the court subsequently, to de- csii
. upon their validity and upon the legal prot
Of all scts Of the Administration, includ ~
the proclsma'ions. and permitting the y,
D who desires to renew HE allegiance. 20 III Z
IN 'he property Of whch he is the pos BY !
'or and priina iscie owner until tie title we
ecided, 80 that he may have The beneEs m
he decision II Il be In bic favor. som
ut suppose there were no constitutional me
ct'ons 10 overiurning the established in = !, =
'tions Of the States, and the rebels had wav
rights. and deserved no considerable y trod
tever in the settlement or these diff- cd y
les, and that the people of the North -. -.
the servile.rsce al the South were the ernu
parties interested, the question wheth- Itu,io
9 or they would be benefited By The s'su
en- emancipation Of three millions or y !"