The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1865-08-25
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NeconStructiol,.


2seconstrnction.
The gifted, but a,ratic, DR.. O. \
SSownson has published paper IL the
-Sew YORK 1Ti5e7te upon reconstruct
Sion' III which .;alde points are put
With great force ur<i ciearuess. the
Doctor ".oamences b.; assuming os a
tact that the construction o: civil
government cannct b.. Gone under tho
war power. but must be done t,ndrr
me peace powers OF s!le Constitution,
II Gone at III, bccaus, il is ess-.rt;n;lv
u. WORK of peace io tlen c.eries
ice rlsht OF The President t5 re-orcau
1cn the State in the mauuer propssei,
II his Ncrth Casolil.a procialtatior.,
tsesa w.t., hlm as 10 tAe right Of c:,e
STATE To 0tsignate the repositories t,'
It's own political power, but no, for
reasons assigned by the pr,esidcn, y
Ind ends thus:
II compiail. Of the exception. from
amnesty and pardon made b.. the 20
A-dcnt IL big proclamation ol tao isrn
OK My. Know not how Ire derived
the power to issue s4u. procs.,yi;..ion,
g ine sort, and r.3a:.! ho.il lis oar
H''ns aAd exceptions as ille-gal. He
could onlyS let t.,e law take its course,
isut QUESTION the riynt ot chc Go
Tcrn meat to treat the late. secetlcrt. 81,
traitors. Yhc rebellion was 5. terrific
rial rebellion, and the whole territorial
l'.;ople were implicated il it, AID v,u
cannot arrest and try for Reason a
whole territorial people oi eleven or
at least seven millions. IAe rebe,lio,,
assumed the d1meI:slons oil 1t territorial
GIVE! Val, avs the SapE.1nc Court de-
c4ded, and TIC people engaged. in il,
TFncn they have sub!:littcL s4nI :.t,..n-
cd TO their allegiance, arc not liable to
arrest and .punishmcnt as traitors.
Public policy and political economy
oppose 1t. The natioI. ,:a.inui u.Io..I
to lose SO large !. portion OF its terri
,orial people. and wi1cl. iulllioos .,re
equally guilty, the Government mas.
hang all or meme.
me persons Sccptcd--thatis, pre-
Sc1lbed--;.bout two millions, are pre-
clsely That portion OF Scut!er.: society
which call ici:st be spared. Ihc>, an.
needed to enable Tie late rebclIicus
States to sustain themselves ir He
Union as seli-governiag communities:
10 hang, exile or discnfrauchise fh.,,
rs to throw the State Governments into
the hands of the least Efficient t,,e
least intelligent, the n,ost ignorant.
and the most prejudiced classes Of
Southern society, and precisely those
who have the greatest horror o. NEGRO
equality. Tie opposition to negro
equality, you are aware, increases in
proportion as you descend the socicl
scale. The wealtiier and more int,
l1gent classes of the South prescribed,
by President johnson are the best
friends the negro has, not the poor,
degraded Mons -slavcholGing whites.
''Besides, the Southern people hold,
end sincerely hold, the doctrine OF
SUate scvefeignty, as did before the
war the majority of the American neo-
pie. On that doctrine none of the
Southern people have been rebels or
TRAITORS, for they seeded before lew
ing war against the United States. I
ag"ee with you that that doctrine IL :.
. po lcal hcresy, but have never seen
solid fefntation ofit, or an attempted
refutation, not based on a hcresy OF
an opposite character equally great.
The Southern people did not believe
1t e heresy, and were not, in their own
lH;eSlrent, either rebels or traitors,
but patriots, lighting for toe freedom
and Independence OF their country"
Philadelphia Age.