Evansville daily journal., 1865-05-31
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NE~ YoRk, May sO-The Tnes',
special says:
Mr.. Stanton is not goiak to Berlin.
BE intends to resign, however
Il is believed that Breckinridge has
reached Texas
IL will take sixty millions Of dollars
to pay Of the army, snd the money Is
ready.
The TSibanes special says:
The letter Of condolences IRON the
Empress Eugsnis TO Mrs Lincoln,
although some time since received
By the French Minister, has been de-
tained BY him, evinCing ill-feeling on his
part
Fred. Seward is improving again
Gov. Pierpont, Of Virginia, met wilh
an enthusiastic reception on has arrival
81 Richmond. A large civil ard mill
tary procession escorted him TO be Ex
eeulse MausioE. An sddre 6 OF Sst
come was delivered, TO which he replied
Citizens in various paris OF ;he Stale
still press forward 10 take the oath u
allegiance On the - b over l 400 to- K
the oath at Fredericksbarg
The work of repairing the Jsmss K YER
a Kaua aha Canal has commenced, the
Government agreeing 10 furnish the
necessary materials, machinery aud Ia
borers
Negroes have returned to the plantA-
tions they had deserted and have gone
to work, and there are now fair pros
pects Of crops
Attorney General Speed has given en-
elaborate .opinion in response to Presi-
dent Johnson's letter OF Aprll 2lsI lie
argues that the right Of the power OF the
the President 20 pardon and to issue any
proclamation OF amnesty are derived
from the clauses in the Constitution and
tbe act OF Congress which be quotes.
The high and necessary power Of ex.
tending pardon and amnesty can never
be rightfully exercised 80 as to enable
the President to Say TO Cffsuders against
the laws: "I nov oHsr you free pardon
for the past or Rt any iulurr day when
you shall, from hsfied hop-s, or after
being foiled in DANCE Gus and bloody
enterprises, think proper to accept,
will give you pardon tor The then past.
When men have offended against the
Law, their appeal 10 i0r mercy, not for
justice He proceeded to consider the
question propounded BY Pres dent John
son in the proclamaiions No doubt, he
says, many persons did between those
periods take the Oa n who could not
have done 60 had the original proclama-
ton continued The exceptions set forth
in the second, what tbe rights Of those
who took the oath 10 tha, intermediate
space Of lime, aud Who could not have
e.t 4 a. u - l..
purely a Judicial question The facts
iD such cases are accomplished, and the
rghis arising out Of these facts have At
tacbed and become vss'ed
The Attorney General, after consider.
ing The proper operation and effect e
the late proclamstioBs, comes 10 the con
clusion that another proelsmatio q ould
be issued Persons, be says, sbou d not
be invited 10 take n oath and comply
with The terms under which they cannot
obtain firm loyal righ $ II Is especially
TO those who have heretofore, and YOU q
not now, avail thems slvss OF the bsne-
fits OF pardon snd amnesty that another
proclamation should be substituted Gov
ering The no~ past Persons wh0 have
been constantly engaged 10 the r. bellion
should know distinctly what they are 70
DO, snd ahen and hoW they are TO do IL
To sbsOive themselves irJm runishmeut
in whole or in part, or to such as have
been affected merely by their trrasOna-
bic associations should be forgiven, and
40 appropriate condition should be ap-
pended to the pardon Of many. The
grace and favor Of The Government
should nov be large and generous, and
the operations aud effect Of its pFoGered
mercy should not be lef, uncertain. As
a measure to aid in the suppression Of
the late rebellion the late proclamation
has done its full and complete Office.
Now one is desired to aid "a restoring
order and recognizing society in the
rebellIous S,stea
The reconstraction ia not needed
That word conveys 40 erroneous idea
The construction Of this Government
is as perfect as human wisdom can make
it. The trial 10 which It's powtrs aud
capacity have been subjected in this r.
fort of revolution and di-mem berment
is a test to prove principles aud pow,rs
clearly and vel defined, and have car
ried us safely through our pas, troubles
Ours is not a duty TO reconstruct or
10 change society 10 the rebel States
They have not been, ard are not uow, in
q dormant condition, or in harmony With
the principles of our Government, that
society has re5elied against them aud
made war upon the principles aud pow
ers Of our Government In 20 doing II
hss offended and stands a corrected cul
pitt
Mercy must be largely extended.
Some Of the great criminals and uffrnd-
ers must be made 10 feel the utmost riRor
Of the law; not in 8 spirit Of revenge,
bat to pot the seal Of iufamy upon their
conduct; but the mercy ex'euded to tie
great mass Of the misguided op,e, can
and should be 20 used as 20 reorgaaiEe
society upon legal and freedom loving
basis / is mauIlesily tor their good,
aud the good Of mankind, that this
should be done
The poSer Of pardon and mercy is
adequate to this esd Such condition
has precedent and suos sequeni, aud can
legally and properly be appended, as
will root out the spirit Of rebellion, and
bring society in those States in perfect
accord with the wise and thoroughly
tried principles Of our G5yernmenG
II this power Of pardon is wisely used,
peace will be established upon g sure
aud permanent basis.
CIxcISssTI, May 30-Ths Cosnse-.
ei9Is Chattanooga dispatch says that |
s uthern pa pers received there announce /