Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-12-28
CoNcLUsIOEs.

desires and necessities are fully described;
the points of the whole being summed up
in the following:
CONCLUSIONS.
i may sum up all 1 have said in a few
| words. . '.l f,
If nothing we're necessary bat to restore
the machinery of g~oTernment IN the states
| latelylin rebellion. in poiRt Of form the
movement made to that end by the people
of the South might be considered satlsiac-
tory. 10. ,u1
But if it is required the Southern people
should also accommodate themselves 70.
the results of the wal, in point OF splirlt,
these movements fail far abort OF what
must be insisted upon. 70 - .
The loyaltyof the masses and most OF
the leaders of the Southern people consists
in submission to necessity. There Isl e11
cept in individual instances, an entire ao-
sence of that national spirit which forms
the basis of true loyalty and PATRIOTISM
The emancipation of the slaves Is sub
mitted to only in 30 far as chattel slavery
in the old form cotId not be kept up
But, although the freedman is NO longer
S %-9asfst. ed + th eo~ nEPRPeeFFtt8T &9t ct the Individual
tv. and all independent State legislation
viii show the tendency to make him zach.
The ordinances hboIishing slavery, passed
by the conventions under the pressure OF
circumstances, will not be looked upon as
barring the establishment of a new form
of servitude.
Practical attempts on the part of the
Southern people to deprive the negro of
his rights as freedman, may result IN
bloody collisions, and will certainly
plunge Southern society into restless tluc-
tuations and anarchial confusion. nor
Such evils can be prevented only BY
continuing the control of the NStional
Government in the States lately in rebel
lion until FREQ labor is fully developed and
firmly established, and the advantages
and blessings of the new order OF things
have disclosed themselves. This desirable
result will be FASTENED by a firm declara-
ton on the part Of the Government that
national control in the South will not
cease until suchresults are secured. Only
in this way can this security be Established
in the South which will render numerous
immigration possible, and such immigra-
ton would materially aid a favorable de-
velopmcnt of things. The solution of the
problem viii be very much facilitated by
enabling all the loyal and free labor ele7
ments Of the South to exercise a healthy
influence upon legislation. 1t will hardly
be possible to secure the freedmen against
oppressive class legislation and private
persecution unless he be endowed with a
certain measure Of political power.
AS to the future peace and harmony Of
the Union, it is of the highest Importance
that the people of the States. lately in re-
bellion be not permitted to build up an
other upeculiar institution" whose spirit
is in conflict with the fundamental princi-
pies of our political system for as long
as they cherish interests peculiar to them
in preference to those they have in COM
mon with the rest Of the American people,
their loyalty to the Union will always be
sustained. p
desire not to be understood as saying
that there are no well meaning men among
those who were compromised in the rebel
lion. There are many, but neither their
number nor influence is strong enough to
control the manifest tendency Of the pop
ular spirit.
determined policy on the part of the Ma
tional Government will produce innumer-
able and valuable conversions. This con-
sideration counsels lenity as to persons,
such as is demanded by the humane and
enlighted spirit of our times, and vigor
and frmness in the carrying out of prin-
ciples, such as is demanded BY the nation
al sense of Justice and the exigencies OF
our situation.
In submitting this report, 1 desire to
say that Inhave conscient1Ously endeav-
cred to see things as they were, and to
represent them as / saw them. l have
been careful not to use language stronger
than was warranted by the thoughts | in.
tended to express. A comparison of the
, tenor o frof the annexed documents with
! that of my report viii convince you that
have studiously avoided over-statements.
|, Certain Legislative attempts at present
|, made in the South, and especially in South
|, Carolina, seem to be more than justItylng
the ap-prehensions 1 have expressed. .i
Conscious enough of having used my
best endeavors to draw from what L saw
and learned correct general conclusions,
| yet l am far from placing too gloat atrust
in my wi judgment, when interests OF
f such magnitude are. at stake. know that
this report is incomplete, although as COM
plete as an observation Of a few months
would enable me to make it. Additional
facts might be ELECTED, calculated to throw
|, new light upon the subject. Although /
see no reason for believing that things
have changed for the better sineeI left the
r South, yet such may be the case. Admit
5 ting all these possibilities, still l would
t entTeat you to take nc iTretraceable step
torard raliavin0 tha States lately in re-