Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1865-06-29

the rebel States, who are reduce,
from the luxury based upon the un
paid toll and untold wrongs of human
beings to gain a livelihood by me
chanical labor or to receive Govern
ment rations-are they less bite
and mad than before? The beggar
ed men. who live on charity anC
sneer with irrepressible hate at the
Federal" Government-are they
changed at heart? Mayor Mayo, Of
Richmond, whom Governor Pier
pont reinstates-is he any safer citi-
zen of the United Sthates than when
he was in active. rebellion three
months ago? The North Carolina
planter whom General Patrick, the
Provost Marshal at Richmond, told
that he must not whip his slaves at
prelent, but that a good tire was
eoming-is he type of the "distin-
guished Americans of the other party
to our civil war" who are to reorgan-
ize the late slave States? The Ala
bama delegation, the Mississippi
Governor, Coyce from South Caro-
lima, Brown from Georgia-are these
the "eminent Confederates'' with
whom, shutting our eyes and minds,
and pocketing common sense, we are
to fraternize in a restored Union?
Let by-gones be by cones, do you
sayP And what by. gone do they for
get? What dangerous dogma, what
reasonable intention do they give
any proof that they have reuounced2
The rebels carry the State election in
Virginia. Are they to send repre-
sentatives to Congress2 A palpable
charlatan like George Sanders led
Horace Greeley by the nose at Mag
ara. Are abler and .wilier leaders
han Sanders incapable of hoodwink.
ing more sagacious men than Mr..
Greeley2
This country needs as much watch
full intelligence to lave it now as 1t
needed skillful military guidance to
save it two years ago. The REBEL
ion gives up the field, it does not
yield the fight. The New York
World asked two months ago, ad
vising the rebels to submit, what can
the President do, what terms can he
-make if you only throw your arms
and returrrto the Union? That was
to say to the rebels, as plainly as
words could express it, "Claim your
rights as States, and we will back
you" George Sanders makes t.
same appeal from Canada, foolishly
speaking above his breath and out of
time.
Have we learned that fire will
burn2 Do we yet understand that
the chief duty of Il e loyal people of
the United States is to suffer the late
slave States to be recognized only
upon such terms as those psople
prescrible2 Do we fully comprehend
that the important point is not speedy
reorganization, but sure reorganiza-
ton? Do we see, as we shall, that it
is better Virginia should be govern
ed as territory for half q century
rather than that she should he reeog-
nized as State by the spirit OF State
Sovereignty and caste which pro
duced the rebellion? Congress must
decide the question. Let Congress,
then, distinctly understand public
opinion. Let every body speak ont
We are in no danger of treating any
body too severely. This country
was never yet too severe upon any
citizens but those who warned it of
the danger OF intrusting a free gov
ernment to the hands of those who
had no faith in its principles. We
are not in danger of a blood thirsty
policy but of our old oSsequious pu
silianimity, and sentimental So
phisticatlon in which the true char
acter and relation of men and things
at this iuncture will be forgotten and
the country plunged into new periIs.
Wise men win insist at every hazard
that the lessons of experience shall
be needed, and that the peacerand
welfare of the country shall be Sc
cured by placing the political power
of the reorganized States in the
hands of those only, and all of those,
who utterly repu1iate State Sover-
eighty. and all civil distinction based
upon color; for such, and such only, |
are truly trustworthy citizens Of the
United States.