Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-11-02

gance of politicians who hgafe mosT
prominently 10 toe FS.osg.hizssioD OF
the rebel States. promise 10 defeat their
admission into the next Congress. They
are all afflicted with Neutrality-suspicious.
ing nothing and forgetting nothing.
They seem unable to learn the changed
feeling and temper Of toe North towards
them, Or forget the Bullying and buster
| BY which they once succeeded In carry
| ing out their mischievous designs. We
copy al item OF two TO show the insaf-
ferabIel impudence Of these repenting
rebels. We confess their repentance Is
Of character that has not is counter
part ID the history Of the race. A
Warrington special sa5s:
As 8 specimen Of tbe sentiments Of
Cangreesmen recently elected from vir-
giLia, II 10 said that Barbour, who has
been claimed az simonpufe Union
man, elected from The Richmond dis.
tricf, made a speech In that city, In
which lie dsAounced the Congressional
oafh a. usconstiantionsl, and If It was
not REPEALED he would secede from the
House w
sir Alex. II. II. Steward, elected from
he Shsnandoah district, has declared
the cash Unconstitutional and boastsd
fhet he will take hiH seat and will not
take tho oath, bot compel Congress to
repeal the law imposing it.
Agaib:
Governor Parsons, Of Alabama, arriv-
ed here to-day lie seems confident
that Congress will, attic opening Of the
session. have 20 admit all Representa-
lives from sonshern States who can take
the feqpired oath; that those Who can
not, or will not take 4, will then demand
admission, aud will FeprOye the Law Of
Congress excluding those who have been
ia rebellion TO be unconstitutional and
invalid He has been In consultation
with several Democrats Members Of
Congress, who agree With him cordially.
Oneemore:
A wellinformed gentleman from Rich.
moDd to-day says that the position taken
by Governor Pierpont as 10 the South
not being wiling 70 be taxed 10 pay the
war debf Of the North, and the come
quent action Of the Hon. freeman Clarke
10 ejecting him from. the Treasury De-
partmedi, will be- worth. 10000 votes to
him for fe-election as Governor.
Add 10 the above the following lele-
gram frem the President to the Govern.
or Of Georgia:
~ Your several kilograms have been re.
eeived. The President Of the United
States cannot recognize the people Of
any State aa having resume the relation
Of loyalty 10 the Union, who admit as
legal obligations the debts contracted in
their name 20 promote Che war Of the
rebellion
(Signed) WM. II. SEWARD.
1t must be apparent to every loyal
man that IL viii be reeklessIy dangerous
70 admit to Congress, men protesting
such sentiments Not one Of the rebel
States have adopted the Constitutional
Amendment, and all Of them are oml-
nously silent on the question Of paying
the debt contracted by the Government
N Ito efforts to crush the rebellion.
From many things which were pub.
Iished, we were led to hope that
several Of the States would promptly
adopt the Constitutional Amendment,
aud make freedom to all the leading |
RAFT Of their reconstructed gov.
srnmentl But our expectations promise
iisappoiatment Il is now apparen,
hat tho clause abolishing slavery put 10
tho different State constitutions il to |
oheat and deceye. They hope BY pur-
iuiug such policy to get back into the
Union, resume their places in Congress,
aud afterwards so frame their laws or
;hange their constitutions as TO recon-
ltrGct slavery. We trust that the Union
men will stand firm aud not admit 10 |
the representatives of single
State once in rebellion which has not |
adopted Che constitutional Amendment. |
rhe people want no deception. Freedom
. 10 BIO the beacon-s:ar Of our Govern
nent, aud we wish TO know who win en-
iorse and Who oppose il, before admit
.ing new law makers into our legislative |
halls at Washington.
We are not surprised to learn that
President johnson himself is losing pa
deuce with che arrogant and domineer.
ing chivalry, We earnestly hope that |
the AdmlnistrAsinn and thSentire Uuion |
IN 'oopgress win Be found a !
unit on the policy Of receiving former
rebels AZ Congressman. None should |
be admitted who are not unequivocally |
loyal