Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-10-09
Goy. BrownIoW's Message.

laid before the Tennessee Legislature on
the 2dins ia acharacteristic Document.
We wish we had the space to lay i be-
fore our readers entire, but cannot. We
copy, however one or two paragraphs,
which are especially indicative Of the
Parson's views relative to those who
have been in rebellion, a. we'll az bis
opinion CONCERNING the policy adopted
BY President Johnson:
TREATMENT or -.HosE WHO HAYE BEEN m
REBELLION.
The closing Of the war and diaband.
ing Of the rebel armies returns thousands
Of men to civil life, end distributes them
among tho varions counties Of the State.
Hog are these men3o DO trsated7 Are
tl9y 10 make good citizens, or discon-
rented subjects? Are the wounds made
By the wal. eyer 10 he healed2 These
are weightY Questions, taking the place
OF those that engrossed our attention
during the war. II Is not our policy or
interest to treat oppreseissly the thou
sands who fought bravely ia bad cause,
provided they act as becomes their cir.
cumstanees. As for the. masses-the
young and deluded masses-Who hIindly
followed the STANDARD Of revolt, let them
have q full and free pardon, IL you will,
on their sincere ret0rn 70 loyalty bat
| as many OF them are guilty rebels, they
should cbeerfully submit to Eve or ten
years disfranchisement, 90 M 10 give
them time 70 wash tbs blood OF loyal
men from their hands. As for the 0figi-
nal conapirators and ieadefp, WHO,
through long years OF speaking, writing
and agitatiDg, got up this rebellion |;
who, without provocation, or even the
pretense Of wrong to themselves, traitor
ously set the rebellion on foot; bad men
of talent who pressed il forward with all
the malignity Of fends and the cruelty
Of eavagea; good Southern men," who,
through rapine, arson, perjury and
butchery, have filled the land with
mourning; they are entitled to neither
mercy nor forbearance. Let as not give
q new growth and responsibility to trea.
son in the South, or in the border Staiea,
by sending these unwhippsd malefactors
forth with new schemes for second re
! belliDn.
True, the national homer has been
vindicated. The insult Offered TO the
country by rebellion has punished itself
mos. bitterly In the ruin II has brought
upon rebel communities, and the sorrow
and mourning it has carried 10 hearts
| that only advocated treason The Gov.
eminent Of the United States has de-
monstratsd the hopeless natnrp Of all
future attempts at destroying The Union.
But no thanks to those original con
spiratora for all this exhibition OF
strength on the part OF the Government.
No thanks to them, either, Tor their fail
nre in their grand experimen t At insur-
reetion. IL is our duty 70 teach these
leaders a lesson that they viii never for
| get, ADD one that will profit generations
yet TO come; teach them that leDiency,
without distinction between 4 loyalty
and treason, ia more certain TO sabyert
the Government than is rebellion itself;
teach them that clemancy at the sacrifice
Of justice, Is the criminal abandonment
of government; teach them that treason
10 crime against law aud liberty, aud
that they who are guilty of il have for
feited all claima TO protection and all
right Of citizenship.