Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-10-10

Thnddeus steven On Reconstruction.
Thaddeus Stevens, member Of Con-
gress from Pennsylvania, delivered a
speech in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Sep
TENDER 9th, on the policy of reconstruc-
ton, from which we make the following
extracts:
We especially insist that the property of
the chief rebels should be seized and ap-
propriased TO the payment of the national
debt, caused BY the unjust and wicked
war which they i~nstigated.
There are about 5000, 900 of freemcn in
the South. The number of acres Of land
is 465, 900, 900. OF this those who own
above 200 acres each number about TO-
900 persons, holding in the aggregate Ito
Sethcr with the States about 394, 600, 900
acres, leaving for all the others below 200
each, about II, 900, 900 Of acres. By thus
forfeiting the estates of the leading rebels
the Government would have 1874, 900, DOC
of acres, beside their town property, and
yet nine-tenths of the people would remain
untouched. Divide this land into conve-
nient farms. Give, if you please, 40 acres
to each adult male freedman. Suppose
there are 1000, 900 of them. That would
require 40. 900, 900 of acres, which, deduct
ed from 1874, 600, 900, leaves 354, 900, 900 Of
acres for sale. Divide it into suitable farms
and sell it to the highest bidders. l
think it, including town property, would
average at least $40 per acre. That would
oroJnrn % SI0 nm mn
Let that be applied as follows, to-wit {:
l. Invest $500, 900, 900 in six per cent.
Government bonds, and add the interest
semi annually to the pensions Of those
who have become entitled by this villain
Gus war.
.. Appropriate 5000. 900, 900 to pay the
damage done to loyal men, North and
South. by the rebellion.
3. Pay the residue, being 5000, 0OO,-
900, toward the payment Of the national
debt.
The following are his remarks on the
Blair family, which has called forth so
comment in the East and West:
II is far easier and more beneficial to
exile 10000 proud, bloated and defiant
than TO cxpatriate 100000 OF
laborers, native to the soil and loyal to
the Government. This latter scheme was
a ~favorite plan Of the Blairs, with which
they had for a while inoculated our late
Sainted President. But n single expert
ment made him discard it and its advisers.
Since l have mentioned the Blairs, l may
say a word more of these persistent apollo
gists of the South. For. when the virus
of slavery. has once entered the veins OF
the Shareholder, no subsequent effort seems
capable of wholly eradicating it. They
are a family of considerable power, some
merit, of admirable audacity and execrable
sclfshness. With impetuous alacrity they
seize the White House and hold posses
sion Of it. rs in the late Administration,
until shaken off by the overpowering force
of public indignation. Their pernicious
counsel had well nigh defeated the re-elec-
ton of Abraham Lincoln and if il, should
prevail with the present Administration,
pure and patriotic as President Johnson IS
admitted to be, it will render him the most
unpopular Executiye-save one-that ever
occupied the Presidential chair. But
there is no fear Of that. He will soon
say, rs Lincoln did: Your time has
come -