The Portland daily press., 1865-09-22
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We say that the late Confederate States
sll ought to bo held in = state OF probation or
minority for at least one year-though we
I2 thtikf years Woadl be better before they
ae adnitt,l TO full fellowship and ponncai
.'spslvieges IN the Union. And this for two ress-
oa,-ir-t because such a course would DC
right and SECOND because it viii be dangerous.
e. tl,;s c,s,nt,, 70 restore those States to full
- Snor7,> 8 nra.snt But thfsiss what they are
aiming at and for the purpose too of control
In, tbe roocc,7sxsentg and doing what they
n aasc' No man can doubt this who pays any
,'ss sn.ion to what the leaders and newspapers
Of The South are saying upon this subject at
-sq the present time, II any one however doubts
what we say-that these States are aiming to
me back into the Cnion as soon as possible
91l with sieHto getting controlof the Govern
nant and then Of managing things to SUIT
thcrsesve., Isl them read the followins-ss'
~ 1srarey sample of the way these subdued
rebostalk-and peEhspshe may get his eyes
open to the danger He will perhaps see why
Is is that we are not fully satisfied the
Inv N cree snstructionD is going on at present,
AID Why're think these States ought to be
an had in state of probation awhile vet Here
i, an extra article lately published in the Mo
bile, Ala, Tribune. Its It would seem, from
.''a lawyer or leading politician of that city or
State, After laying that the present internal
u r3venue tax viii be set aside before long, as
INSTITUTIONAL &C., the writer proceeds:
4 sof "There seems to be much error in regard to
claims against the Government. All claims
which are not founded upon express contracts
nol3 with The Government, or upon vouchers fur
niliadby quartetmasters and commissaries,
1.1-eo 1r..--
mint. All such demand must by law, be ad-
jadicared by the "Court Of Claims. in Wash
---- insson city. But the doors ofthat Court are
nov coed By psremptory statute, against
sa al persons, loyalo or disloyaD residing in the
Confederate States, on account of claims for
p-92ety taken or damage done during the war.
- Eaeh ID the present state of the case but feel
coafdeatthat the next Congress win repeal
.thi1statuts, and open the court to all claim
~ = aats. have charge Of large claims of this
cia-actc-, but it is use.e5s to urge them now,
- Haste Is not always speed When the Gov
eminent shall return to its ancient principles
s-A aad presidents, as Tbeieveit viii, It win pay
80 f1rrpclo the property taken and destroyed
.sssa daring sae war. It i censttutionally bound
t3pay the owners of slaves for abolition of
tbas institution, andI do not, despair Of the
fa'al1ncnso Of that obligation. 1t is, Also ac-
c5rVliag to the general principles law, bound
ss9qost5 pay the damage occadoned BY their recent.
.Gan2awdss explosion IN this city. sic u.ero
3oes aots, IL xiicx non tedns saith the law This
IS q maxim R5 violated BY the explosion, and the
sliaaasas liability attaches. si "a ,giae issd s1sg
The eleysa State5,. lately Confederate vii
too1 have In the United States Senate at least
- % members. With this political power, ifthey 4
Fgl d3net oStain justice for their people it win be
liBoeaae they are imbecie fools II they will
pl, taem.e.ves under the leadership of that
-ia. grcat state an and diplomafst W. W. Boyce,
~ OF South Carolina, 1 guarantees, that he win
coltrol the Government. This political pow
es, skilaaIy managed, can make Presidents
e. trsblc, and theleaders Of parties to crawicn
1855 Ia their bellies before it. .'sasasse - go
# we don't have whom We choose for the
ne1y President Of the Untsd States, it viii be
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