Washington telegraph., 1865-10-11

The RESTORATION OF TIE SoUTH ~
CoNGREss.-The Southern people are
electing 10 the various offices that they
have the right to fill, m who are well
known to have been active IN rgetic reb
els They choose 10 reconstruct South
ern State. the men who did most to des-
troy it and to carry it out of tie Union.
They do this for a simple reason; there
are no other men whom the people will
trust They know that. with few ex-
ceptions. the so-called Union men" Of
the -outh are slippery fellows, weak
kneed trimmers. who were rebels when
the REBELLION was up-and Union men
when it was down. Such men will not
be trusted where they are known. and
we ought 10 rejoice over il AZ healthy
sign of the real honest republicanism Of
the South. We ought al.o TO regard 1t
as a healthy sign that the Southern peo-
pie choose 70 be represented in peace BIZ
the men who led them in war. The
Northern people viii do the same. No
one has given up the rebel cause so com
pletely as the Southern soldiers. No
class of the Southern people j. - fair or
honest. or so sincerely earnest in their
J desire TO see the country paciied. These
are tine men that the South now puts in
office 1t j., a. we say p healthy sign
| but there il 10 he fight about ii with
the radicals-esprcialiy IN - far as the
/ South washes to be represented iii Coa
gress by this c,ass Of men.
Th, fight will turn upon the fact that
law of congress provides that no per
son shall take his seat in thai body who
has taken part in the rebellion The
passage of this law was skilfuliy secured
! by the radicals, at a time when popular
passion against lie rebel ion ran so high
that the people were ready for a,y ex-
tremity Of legislation on the subject; and
it was done with view 10 its use II x
time ike the present; when thr return
ing amitv of The TWO sections would di>-
pose them to drop all questions and din
culties, aud get into the old status once
more in the easiest WY. This Law
/ therefore. stands a. a barrier against the
reconstruction nf the Union; 1t torbids
the admission into Congress Of the only
men that the >outh ever will or ever can
send there. All that the So.th can st
up against it il the amnesty pr1rlama-
ton, also authorized by Cong ess. But
no proclamation that IS general in terms
can remove a disqualification Of this ma
ture Unless the pardon extended to the
rebel contains a clause that specially re-
habiIitates him in all his rights IF citi-
zrnship, so AZ: Hver;ia- this disqu IL
cation. the law made TO keep him out RI
Congress will pre- all
The position of the radical Southern
anarchy party, therefore. is that there
are no white men IN the Southern States
that can BE- admitted into Congress, and
that tho States can only he represent
ed by n groes. On this. is Sort ut
dead lock. they doubtless expect to make
their bargains with the South tor negro
suff age IA his j. very large gun, aud
they have taken great while tn load IN;
but it may prove to De one of that kind
that kicks back and knocks the owner
over" They viii find this out if they
ever venture to Go before the people %
such an Issue Tie common s-ns- 81
the country will finish ;he.r scheme ~ a
blow, and VIII not consent T. delay the
settlement Of our troubles 4 single hour
for the furherance If their wild plans
Let the Southern States arrange the u
fage question by giving a vote to ne
groes. just as it is given in New fo.k
and in Massachusetts,. That is al. the
Northern people wllrequir=. For the eat
let them Iearlrssly rely upon The people
They may let the issue 90 boldly before
the country, and the radicals will be no.
where in the race y. Y Herald.