Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-06-16
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Reconstruction.

Editors journal
| do not design at present to say much,
nor 10 It my intention TO write by way Of
dicsaliou, yet cannot avoid thinking
that the present plan Of re organization
Of the States is not going TO work we'll
indeed, IS not working we'll A large
representation from the South, on loose
plan Of organization, elected, too, By
radicals or rebels or anything else but
sterling Union meal say such rep
resentation would, most likely in few
years, create as much trouble and trea.
son in Congress as disgraced its balls
imm ediately before the rebellion. A
pity, would il not be, to open the door Of
the fold to let in wolves when there are
too many there already Would it be
wrong, after all that has transpired, af-
ter all the sacrifice Of blood and treasure,
after ell the struggles TO extinguish tho
flame which they kindled--would it,
say, be wrong TO prevent them from go
ing TO the very Capitol TO apply fresh
torch and betray their best friends. who
are laboring for their good and for the
good Of mankind2 Il would ultimately
be for their good and for the good Of the
Union and the country, to keep them
Under martial government, provisional
government, territorial government. or
anything else we might please TO call it,
so as to place them under the supervis-
ion Of Government officials and under
Government protection, until it would
be clearly known how their pulses beat,
and until the Government would be con-
WINGED by their conduct and their course
that they were fairly and fully "conva-
lescent"
There is the State Of Arkansas, from
which representation has presented
itself in Congress under the privileges
offered, and yet we have suffered more
defeats in that State latterly than in anv
other; and, notwithstanding a Union
man is not safe in declaring his senti.
ments, yet the Representation from that
State prove that they held their regular
elections, and were sent TO Congress- le
gally, elected BY Union suffrage. l
doubt &c; although it is my impression
that there are some good, patriotic
/ Union men in Arkansas
The South have been very s,rapetic
as well as energetic in most of their
movements, aud of course know that this
is the year Of the Presidential election,
that it is 81 important year with them !;
like leap year among the ladies, it is
now or never. By their representation
in Congress, provided the election goes
to the House (which is very probable in
case of two Union candidates., they
could materially aid the Copperheads in
electing President to suit their own
views and TO aid their own cause. They
know President Lincoln has been iudul-
| gent with them, and they could thus re-
eiprocate the favor. (2) | could wish
to hear it proclaimed from the halls of
I Congress, that all rebellioas territory
shall be United States territory, that
there shall be no patchwork" that old
things are done away and that all things
shall become nssU.
These views come to my mind unbid-
den, yet l trust that all plans formed
with good intent for the public welfare,
may, by the blessing and aid of kind
Providence, succeed and prosper. Nv
greatest desire and wish is for the good
Of the Union and the country, North and
South, no matter By what Instrumental
y that good may be effected
L.
CENTRE TOWNSHIP, June Is, 1864.
\. b trust that all sectarianism and
every other ism (but patriotisrn) may be
at heavy discount for the present. and
that our highest efforts and brightest as
pirstions may tend towards true and
pure patriotism. E.