Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-07-07
ruOu WASHINGTON

a peius,on DispeiIed Political
sights OF the People OF the south
ern states-Those flights 10 be Up
held and maintained by the Presi- |
dsnt-white Labor VIII Take the
Piace OF Negro Lasor-Extcrmina-
ton the Doom at the Negro Bace-
ruture Political Power OF the south
an the Union-a New Executive
Mansion Talked al.
WAsHiSSroS. July 2, 1865.
Two months ago. at the conclusion Of the war,
the idea was prevalent apong certain class OF
Influential politicians and preachers that the PEG
u,e Of the southern States were subjugated TO
such an exteut that they had no rights whatever,
aud would have none. except such A. might be
youchsafed 20 them by their conQusrofs, thA,
their states 40 such. existed 40 longer, having
been reduced, by military conquest, W the eondi
ton Of conquered territory. and that the North.
by virtue of this conquest. hsd full power TO
sweep away all the old Slais institutions. and to
imposs upon the conquered people whatever
iaws, whatever rulers, aud whatever form of re-.
lisious worship VIC saw st.
Two months. however. under the administrA.
ton OF President Johnson have dispelled this al.
lusion. The Congregational Churches will be
allowed 10 send their missionaries there, but At
their own expense, and q, their own risk But
Il requires no prophet 10 forc,ell the result 81
this sttemp, 10 impose upon the Southern people
q form Of worship aud ministers rspugnant to
them. SO far the political rights OF The South
are concerned, II 10 plain that under Precedent
Johnson's administration the Southern people
will have and will be allowed 10 exercise freely,
ell the political rights which they exercised be,
fore the war There Will be comparatively few
persons In each OF the states Who will be de.
barred from these rights, Bu, the number OF
these peraops will grow loss aud lea every year;
and In tho meantime tho political power Vt the
Southern States will continue 20 Increase The
interests OF the Southern States, an members OF
the Federal Union, are substantially the same
now as they were before tho war. aud those Ia
terests will soon DO upheld Ia Congress by
Southern men, The labor question will not long
affect tho South lnIurlously The South II Aui
isring now for the want OF lahorefs, hut this
want will soon be supplied by emigrants from
Europe The freed negroes OF the South.
brought Into competition with the white labor
ers. sill undergo the same fate as has always be
| fallen tho negro race when brought into com
petition with the white. IL will die out. The
determination Of the negro race 10 the South,
| from natural causes, has indeed. already CON
menced; and II will continue ill the race IL ex-
| tinct
But ia the meantime the political power of the
| South will steadily increase. The Southern
States will be governed by their own State laws,
their own State Constitution. and their own Gov
ernors and Legislatures, elected by their own
| people They will send their Representatives 10
Congress They will furnish two or three mem
beers of the Cabinet They will have voice in
making the laws of the nation. They will Join
the Democracy OF the North, aud will thus even
be enabled 10 shape and give direction TO the ia
| tional legislation. Such is the prospect which
the Republican leaders see in the future To
them il is gloomy enough. and what renders il
more is the fact that all their efforts to avoid
this result, apd to turn the course OF events into
| different channel, have faiie.
The cause of the Presidents sickness does not
arise from overwork, but is attributed TO the ex
cessive heat here, to the i'll construction aud de-
fective ventilation of the White House, and TO
| the insaubrity of the atmosphere in this region
arising from the decomposition of the dead bodies
of both animals and men in the vicinity OF the
city. Those who doubt the prevalence of this
horrible odor will do well to take walk down
to the river, anywhere in the Seventh w ard.
When the wind s in a certain direction the abom-
Unable etfiuvia is enough to create pesiilence.
Ii is understood that when Congress meets Ii.
December proposal will be introduced for the
erection. at early period. OF new residence
for the President of the United States in a diff.
ferent quarter Of the city, aud IN style oil mag
Di6cence somewhat approaching that OF the
palaces Of European sovereigns. Ii is notorious
that the present Executive Mansion is greatly
out of order, and that en- enormous sum Is ex-
pended yearly in painting the exterior, and in
other repairs The appropriation asked for Al
the next session will probably far exceed that OF
any former year. as il will have to include new
carpets and curtains for nearly the whole house,
and great quantity of new furniture. The actual
damage done to the carpets, curtains and iurni
ture in the house. during the last two years, is
, greater than one would suppose the ordinary
!, wear and tear would have made IT,
MALCOLM