Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1865-10-05

so long yexed and embarrassed, the intellect oil
men. On my humble Judgment the only path Of
safety consists in doiug justice to the black man.
TINS IS THE cHEaPEsr or ALL POSSIBLE AGENCIES;
and this performed honestly and in good faith, will
forever terminate the dangerous agitation of the
negro question in America. We have piled en-
actment. on enactments to fortify his slavery
We have invaded the freedom of the white to forge
more tightly the fetters Of the black man. We
have seen ia the South, thousands of whites
swallowed up in ignorance and overwhelm-
ed in poverty, because schools and free Ia.
bor endangered the mastery of the oppressor over
the oppressed. We have seen the power of .
mighty section of the country concentrated in tho
hands of few and welded for the destruction OF
the nation, that slavery might be perpetuated. -
With these unmistakable evidences before u.s. shall
we pertnaciously adhere to errors Of the past or
follow the dictates of wisdom in the future. With
the freedom Of the black men guaranteed and his
rights OF manhood respected there will be no long.
or any need OF legislating this subject, and po
litical conventions will hive no more to do with
him thaa any other distinct race that inhabts the
country. ~
But f these solemn dem ,nds be ignored--if jus
tce be banished from the public councils and pref
udice and caste, and bate be substituted as the
Law ofthe land ,-if States. drunken with the blood
Of patriots, and covered with the crimes Of eason
are rcndnyaed into the Union with the same insti-
tutisns rssessed before the rebellion. unrestricted
as Is poSSr over this subject. and through COVER
inental couplicity are permitted 70 wreak savage
and brutal Vengeance en- those made free by the
fortunes of war, the time will come when the ne
gro. bere Of hope and sore with persecution, will
rebc' against his masters and oppressors. and that
most terrible Of all wars, extermaaton, will begin.
rar rowER OF TIRE GOVERNMENT.
The power Of the General Government over
this and all ot er subjects that can in any manner
affect the reconstruction of the Southern States. is
clear and ample. 1t is a power derived from War.
Witho0t .ds consent OF the conquering party. the
South can bold no conventions, enact no binding
laws, establish no courts % justice. With the tri
umph of our arms, the authority OF the State gov
crnments over their people failed. Their judicial,
legislative, and executive functions were over
thrown. and the President Of the United States,
by virtue of the rights of dominion and sovereign
ty acquired by establishes, Professionally, their
civil Institutions, appointing and removing the Of
fee thereof at his discretion and pleasure. How
ever void and illegal the ordinances of secession
were, these States had pevertheess practically
withdrawn from all relations with the National
Government and levied var against it. They d.
rected all their energies 70 maintain de facto gov
ernment; and having been overcome by a superior
force, while carrying on war, they forfeited all
rights heretofore possessed. and cannot legally de-
mand the benefit Of the relations they denounced
anu repusidteus however t1et may nave idileQ IN
their efforts at Independence. If this doctrine be
false and unfounded. then the of the ores lent
are unwarranted usurpaions, and the provisional
officers who receive their authority from him, al
entitled neither to obedience respect. The
Southern States cannot be in the Union for one
purpose and out oil it for another. They are either
sovereign states or conquered territories. II the
former, their right to regalate their own affairs can
not be interiered with by the President in any
fba latfa fha shnr of fho
pying force is paramount and necessarily excludes
all other independent authority. The laws of the
conquered country ike everything else connected
with its government are entirely under the control
and subject to the win OF the conqueror. He
makes and adopts them into use at his pleasure
Those found in use at the time the occupying force
enters may be continued or annulled. II adopted
they derive their vigor and efficiency from this act
alone. - Hg
The war indeed is over. but the Union not re-
constructed; aud work requiring so much wisdom,
care and patriotism should not be hurried or
precipitated. The Southern mind is as re-
bellious and belligerent The hatred of
the North as deep and intense as the. day when
Sumter was assailed. Let Us make haste slowly
and exclude from our ship of state whatever would
in degree initiate against its stability en-
danger its perpetuity. supervision now is pos.
sible--hereafter it will b. more difficult The war
has taught us msny lessons il would be unwise to
forget 1t has purified our judgments on some
subjects, and rebuked prejudces on others, and
been characterized bv uni form progress in all the
elements of freedom. Men can no long be gag.
ged for avowing .her honest sentiments the
subject of slavery. The press, and pulpit, and
school have equally contributed to the work oi
progressive improvement. In Virginia, North and
South Carolina, Tennessee and Alabama, in fact
in all the States, the press has been unmuzzled
and men without fear OF persecution or ostracism.
can deliberately discuss the evils of the institution
These rights Of freedom acquiesced in honoribly
and promptly by the South and in good faith car
ried out, am willing to see extended the largest
mercy to those who have suffered so much and SO
severely in the war they so madly provoked.
demand no broad and sweeping confsc itions, which
(if practcable,) would augment the poverty of the
South, generate endless litigation, unsette thou
sands of titles, and lead to huge land monopolies
destructive OF the future prosperity OF that section
Of the country.
do insist upon freedom, because without il We
can have no permanent peace, no enduring Union
with il acknowledged. guaranteed and universally
recognized, there will be nothing left to quicker
alienation or foster i'll will, but the national inter
esss OF both sections will couduce to permanent
and perpetual union. Nor will the remembrance o.
the great war in which both sections have exhaust.
ed so much blood and treasure, prevent This mos
desirable consumation.
| Other nations have had their civil wars and tn.
abuses out of which they grew having been over
/ thrown. the people have become friends. Grea
Britain has had her commissions and strifes Nor
! man and Saxon, White Rose and Red Rose
| Roundhesd and Cavalier. Arist0crat and Chartist
| met on thonsan nd fields and fought and bed anC
suffered, and the battie-cry of her people is Old
Albion, still. have thus spoken freely on thi
question: because love my country, and desire u
| zee her free from ocean to ocean, inhabited by
people obedient TO law loving justice, and willins
tc contribute in every direct way to her moral apt
| material prosperity. Then let unitedly work
/ for the growth of the alton. and direct the ener
| ges of both parties 10 the advancement of ever
| interest which can enlarge and iortify the liberty
of the citizen. God has given US a great country
pre- -eminently rich in all the elements OF wealth
! and power; with une xamped commercial facilities
| with inexhaustbe mineral and material resources
inhabited by people whose industry, wisely guild
ed and properly applied. will rapidly disencumbe
us Of the heavy debt we assumed in efecting ouI
redemption. The Republic has been built BY
architects Of wise heads and the most faithful
hands and cement ed by the richest blood of sire
and son, and is capable Of transmitting all ths
substantial blessings Of life. prosperity, liberty ant
Independence. For four years you have walk ed
through blood and smoke and battle, to enjoy the
peace that now engrdles the land. Every armed
| foe has disappeared. Intercourse is quietly
resuming its sway. From ocean to ocean-irom
Northern lakes to Southern gulf, the whrl Of the
| spindle the ply Of the oar, and the motion of tho
1 plough are seen and heard. Great in the arts oil
war, let us be greater in those OF peace. Forget
/ ting that we were enemies, let US learn to be
| friends, and locking shields together like john
inhertors Of priceless legecy, labor assiduousl,