Washington telegraph., 1865-08-02

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which shall not practice mysnf. | shal
Immediately do all which the 20 stitn
ton and laws of my State will ,,.rmit &
emancipste my own slaves nd shll
tres them as free. I'd give thein part D
the crop. or such other wages as may b,
agreed upon tor their future lator 's
6, During my ssjourn there. | fnunC
among the people OF the North much les,
bitterness than | hal anticipated toward,
the people OF the 5outh Ii we act pru
IDENTIFY and do nothing to cause -unneces
sary agitation, or 10 provoke angry. M
profitable discussions. think there are
strong reasons, to hope that q sentiment
ei justice and liberality will prevail, ~
soon as we have given up sIlY.ry. and
the passions engendered by the unfoitu-
nate and wicked assassination Of the Ia I
President have had time to subside.
In making up their jadg nent upon cool
reflection, II should be Remembered by
Just men in tie North that they are sit
ting as judges in their own cause. that
their adversaries' side OF the question has
C, ased to be represented or heard, and
at if they would restore unity, harmo-
ny and permanent pros speriiy to the whole
country. they must, while fnsh,.ri with
victory. exercise magnan nifty 10 their
Ial!en foe. whose ber0tsm th-y are nbiia
I'd TO respect. 0therwis,.. tanuuh haliin
the Union by force, they. could M ex-
peet the people f the rieu-h ana tt-ir
posteriIy To rneetTh hem i'm uturr. ;lf lrieEsl :
and embrace them "a fellow citizens /
trnst their good practical sense vlii teach
them this, and that modsration and wise
counsel may in fuure prevail Oh both
Foreign nations have 10 ,i.ed with as
toni hment upon stJe immense strength
pat forth by tte 40 SECTIONS du ing tAe
VIZ, and ,ey cannot fail 20 understand
the invincibiLty ind power VI tile Gov
eramen;, whic unites la harRoninr
concert the whole strength ~ Till two
gigantic belize ants; VIII le they wlnla
readily app ciate tie diminished strength
OF Tins great pnwe # roots nf bitterness
are constantly spEinging up and bearing
the the fruits of discord aud sectional
hate,
When slavery las been abolished.
believe the present Chief Magistrate OF
the United STA es who having sprung
from the mass Of that people. and by
his industry, energy and ability having
passed through al.nast every g.ada ~
otic- from theiowrst 10 the higl--.. may
justly lie styled a representative man
vii cast his immense power AND ihurnce
into the scale of equal rights ana pnpu-
lar government. aud viii leave lir ia rs
when re-olg ganized. tiie undisturd-d man
ageinent Of thelr own internal aifa r.,
including the Gu stions of,iffrage. police.
he r,guIadon of labor. ect rct l..
Therefore. recommend the people of
Georgia to give his adminis.ration
cordial support.
also commend every citizen. vino is
allowed 10 do SO, and who expects t. re-
naii in he corn- ", TO take rhe oath
and qualify himself vote or te parric-
ipate in the future government of the
State Suppose the mss NJ nur best
citizen refuse TO take tho oath and qual-
ify Themselves as voters. under the rurs
prescribed by the President. what will
be the esultl The few who do qualify,
whatever may be their character, will
elect delegates of their own number to
represent their respective counties in the
convention which is To shape. b.. cousti-
tution of the State for the govern .nrut #
all. | think all should take the oath and
observe it IN good faith. anl do all they
can 10 elect thei wisest and br, mru as
repr seutatives, that all the differ Mt
interests of the state may b. protected
as far as possible, and ber honor and
credit maintained against unwse and
unjust egislation. Many co .sci ntious
men object to takiug the o4lh because
they believe the proclsmations and aeia
of Congress during the war the sub
jeet of slavery are Unconstitutional, and
they are not willing to swear to abide by
and support them. .r=.
1t must be Remembered that the late
proclamation Of President Johnson t'n-
ders pardon to all who are not excepted.
if they take the oath The pardon, then
is conditional, and while the President
does not int rtere with any ones opin
ions on the constitutional question, he
requires as condition 10 the rxt-ntion
OF clemency that he who receives the
pardon and is allowed To- retain the aal.
aaoe ut MS property, SHALL = ~ up his
sla -ss. The proclamation ~ President
Lincoln declared the slaves to br free
To abide by and supPor, i, is simply q
treat them az free. Every int.liig,n
man in Georgia who has taKpn the pains
to Investigate the question, must SEE thai
slavery - now al an end. The oaf
simply req ,ires- tl4as each :" Irea, II
Every man sh.ild he vii ing 10 support
the constitution of government if b,
intends to live t,nder il and act The part
o. good citzra ii he does not h,
should seek a nome aud protection else
whe-g 9s
] viii only add conclusion. tha
shall carry with me into retirement
lively appreciation Of the g-nero 4 CO
hdenc which You have 5 long r~p. .se.
in mt, and my constant prayer TO CO
Will be for yosr prosperity and Aappine-,
am. very sp-ctfu'ly, your fellow
citizen and obedient servant
j. +. BRowN.
Milledgtvi le, Jun 20, 1865.
- The Grand Jury of the Unite
/ States District , ourt at NOrtpik n NM