The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-06-24
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r.. R.lsigA n. o. prss,ss ID
Mics shs policy Of some ssilsiAstisal de-
nenisasioss Of making : probationary test
q msuabership. and thinkS The sans pra-
doe should b sPplisd in sAs work q 10
construction. Il wsuh admit rsbsls to
oiissnship upon probation. We make
some extracts from it,
"And If this probationary fsaturs works
we'll in spiritual affairs, Why not apply is
70 temporal things? Tho original ssces-
sionist 10 anxious to know what b to b..
come Of him, when he b u vote and hold
offce-And our readers srs probably
equally pushed to know what 10 best to
be done in his case. If our advice be
worth anything. We would say, put him
on probation Of f4w years. The de-
luded masses who have voted for and
fought for secession, We would forgive,
and ct once admit them to oil the rights
and privileges of citizenship; but the
leaders-those who labored to bring on
the var, in which they have forced other
men to fight, we would have put on the
probationary list. And this should in
clude Ill who heve held Office, al who
have sought Office as the partixsns Of the
leading traitors, and all whose county or
neighborhood prominence have made them
efficient and conspicuous in the prosecu-
ton of the rebellion. Let all those men
throughout the State, who helped Varce
tyranise over detailed men last summer,
and who promised peace with independ-
ence in ninety days. be held as probation
ers until such time as they shall bring
forth fruit meet for repentance. They
have betrayed and misled the people
once, and they should neither vote or hold
office until they are thoroughly purged.
"The Ida that all rebels are to be for.
gfveH, and at once placed on an equal
footing With the loyal men of the country,
would be q declaration to the world. BY
the Government, that the traitor was as
good As the loyal citizen; and thus the
approval OF authority would be given to
rebellion. and other bad men would be en-.
couragsd to plot against the Government.
"ln the reorganization of the State
Government all these men-small crose-
roads and courthouse leaders az we'll a
the more prominent rebels-must be kep,
IN probationary state. Such is clearly
the policy indicated by the proclamation
OF the President, and such We doubt not
Will be the policy of Governor Holden.
The loyal masses demand that they, as
sol forth IN the proclamation Of the Presi.
dent, must alone be consulted in the work
W-Cnllding up what the hands of traitors
nave pulled down, and any attempt By
any person TO foist secession leaders again
upon people whom they have SO recently
betrayed and deceived, would not be sub
mltted to. Let the benefits of the Am.
nesty oath be denied to all such men nm.
III they shall show by their loyal walk and
conversation that they are to be trusted;
ana then. much as they have sinned, and
q many hopes as they have wrecked, and
Is many hearts as they have crushed, we
would have them forgiven, lifted from the
probationary state, and taken into full
communion with the loyal church,
The Legislature OF Tennessee has adopt.
90 this probationary policy. The new
e.nFage act recently passed by that body
gives the elective franchise TO those white
Aen over '@enty-one years of age who
have been loyal throughout the rebellion
.Ao'e VINO nave been merely private SOL
diers or unpartizan citizens are to be adj.
tah - 81
''ea 70 Tue exercise OF suffrage after the
' =. i've years. upon petition and proof
of 10y atty by two witnesses in coprt #
-eoo'u. ine other agents of the rebellion
' o'noefs ABOVE the rank of Captain,
stockholders. &C., are prohibited vo,;n, Co.
fifteen years.