Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-10-17

States had ceased to be States rlr,lor thn Cnnst;I
ton; aud that nothing should be done by the Exccu-
uyc in aid OF The restoration Of their State govern
lnents until Congress hal determined on what term.
they should be restored to the Union which thcv had
that the people Of these States had appealed toic
sword, and beer S1lugGtCd by h" sword. they shuul
be governed By the sword nntii the !awmakng
powers had disposed OF the subject oirCcOnstmcon: Of
that State that had passed ordinances OF seces-
sion and united with the so-callod Confederate Gov
crnment. should ever he admitted again into the
Union unless in its preliminary proceedings all men,
irrespective OF color should be permitted to vote
nor without provisions in its constitution for the ab-
solutc cnTauchisemcnt OF the ucgro. some even go
further than this. ana demand the conf.vation of the
property OF ali rebels and the application Of the pro-
ceedS to the payment Of the NGtiOnal debt.
They arc not. appTehcud. the views of rcspecta-
bic minority. / know that they not the views o.
a majorjtg oi the people Of the North. The better
opinion is that tC States which attempted to secede
ceased to be States in the tuiOu that all their
acts of secession of TO effect: that during the
progress Of the revolt die exercise Of the Federal
authority was merely suspended, and that there
never was a moment when the allegiance Of the
people of tue nSurrGctjoua states not due 10
the Government, and when the Government was not
tend protection to those who required it. When the
rebellion wa overcome, the Su-raiicd Confederate
GoYerAnlent and all State EoYCrnmcnts which had
been formed in opposition 20 the Federal Govern
ment ceased TO have even nominal existence, and
the people VINO mad been subject TO them were left.
for the time being. without any government what
The term of Office of the Federal officers had OK
pired o. the Offices had become vacant by the
treason of those who held them. There were no
Federal revenue officers, No competent Federal
Judges, and no organized Federal courts. Nor were
tie people any better o a5 itras state authority Eas
regarded. When The Lontedcrlcy collapsed, all the
rebel state royermentS collapsed with it, 50 that
with few except ons there were persons holding
civil Office at the South by the authority of any legt-
mate gOTcnmcnt
Now. as government is at all times q necessity
among men, and as It was especially AT the South,
where violence and lawlessness had full sway, the
question be decided by the President was simply
u, lR nEIl Irrlt,l
miht&fg TulG G"ii t.HgfeS snail at upon the qdcs-
ton, or shall Immediate measures be taken by the
Executive TO restore 10 thrui civil governments:
Aiser mature eGnIdeiaIion' the President con
ciuded 1t = be his duty t. adopt the latter course
aHi am satisfied that IN doing 50 he has acted
Nt,y4r. ,,r
ALldtuE rUjc WIZ not nc D" de.nrnd bJ the people
ol tRe nljed Si1'e- one moment longer than there Is
an absolute HgeC-sit. i,T Il.
Such an army as woud have been requisite To-. the
government OF the People OF the South. ~ -uhii-
S"ttH people, rnHi t"h2fSS+ iniEhi rre-rIi9e ,I@
tt.H!H on "Had ih"I c7"u d. restored 10 iH2 HIOH
N"" nave neeh 100 So ere STRAIN upon our ttclH-
mean institution nid Rem expensive t"r The present
c'hllu"n oi inc treasury. ne PRESIDENT ma, tivie-
.5't -I' /" ""tN ~ t''"'' INC mon pH iit u-h
H2A the necessity "i ttr ease" nl portion OF those
"n2 nave Been recently IA arms to overthrow it.
my e'lcI ln,'"i ~ '''f ~ i'E"Fttt a> dangerous
Gtr hGt !! VIII De proved iHpprcatnd, To have been
a!NtiGlJIs one. Never were "a people 50 disguised
with the work OF their 0WM hands the great
mas ol ts people II '' E.Hh 'cTcn before the col
idfSS "' la' r'p'll"h WIN Ii'. N"Ncfii!"cht lich
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sGnnId h,vn nv NM in tbc rIsttra+;,n ~ tI ;;i
enycr,ncts yyrh he i ainr to cIib I b
not cnmsJrr,d Il within thr s.a1c Of Lis a5ItnI, a.
20 further ana cnfranchisc the negro Far His he is
ecnsnrnd nv many trto men at Inc Norm and few
extreme mon pt the Syuth but have no 5oubt tha;
the true result will viHdicate the wisdom of his course
Eut while thc President is inclined in front with
kindacss, and to trust those who, under mistaken
notions in regard o the character of .oyrrnmcnt
lolllCt IN inc ItLtii lilIcl Il
Oh their part to prevent IT. the States to which they
belonged had passed the ordinance of secession, and
the United states was unable 10 extend to them that
protection to which they wefu GngiUci there Is 40
man VIII" hu.us iu greater UDLUuenca than he does
the crime Of treason gr the infamous scoundrcls who
Systematically aud Deliberately starved and poisoned
oar soldiers in prison. 70 the p0teT o.. ia" rebellion
there will be, apprehoHe 4" hasty pardonS. 10 the
murlercrs oi oar gallant soldiers no mercy.
And now word IN regard 10 our finances
ou know that ,ld not seek. a. | dL9 h"t expect,
to be Secretary of the Treasury. 10 this fact / at
uihUted in great degree the good feeling and ndul
gcncc that have been Hanilc5tcd towards me III. the
very tryi ns and responsible position occupy | ac
ccptcd the Office Of Secretary OF the Treasury with
great diSrust Of my ability to meet the public cX-
pcciaton, but with sincere desire TO conduct the
affairs "a. tho great department a 10 aid i'll restoring
the credit OF tht hONclnIGcnt which had been dam
aged by the greatness o the public dcDt and the
certainty IN regard to the DURATION # net to the
suit of the and IN bringing uP the obligations of
ain not one OF those WHO seem disposed 70 rcpu-
diatc coin as measure OF value, and 10 make a
cured paper currency the standard. On the contrary
belong to that class OF persons. who, regarding an
exclusive metallic currency an impractical thing
among entcrprising and commercial people never
thelcsS, look upon an lrredeenabic currency as an
evil which circumstances I@J lof time render
cCsSiiy, but is never 10 be sustained as policy
By common consent of the nations, gold and silver
are the only true m@IS:Tc Of value. They are the
necessary regulators Of trade. | have myself
no more doubt that these metals were prepared by
the Almighty for this very purpose, than have that
iron and coal were prepared Tor the purposes in
which they are being used. | favor wc-Sccured
convertible paper currency, Ne cthor Caa to any
extent be proper substitute for coin
Of course 1t is not expected that there shall be a
dollar in coin in reserve tor every dollar of paper III