The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-10-09

Hen W0ntu'S hears gave way -
Hn tlte sin forgiven bF Christ III Heaven
bi man iscufsel away
We published ON Saturday brief ay-
nopsls of 'arson Bronlow's message, in
Mhich he treats us 10 another chapter of
his strange views, i'll the usual bittersty le.
The tone Of the document is singular for
a state paper, and like all OF his writings
is wanting in dignity. The following
are the most salient points in the lnes-
sage, and are of Interest:
WHO SHALL VOTE.
Who shall vote in Tennessee in future
elections. VIII you authorize emanci-
pated siay1s TO vote? Will YOU invest
them with all the rights OF citizenship?
Have you power to do il under the Con-
stitution OF the United Statesa These
! are weiglity questions, which will be
| brought before the public for an answer
and q contest will shortly arise in Con
| gress upon the presentation of the ere
dentiais of two Senators and eight rep
resentatives from Tennessee who are ask
ing admission 10 seats in Congress, while
the people sending them have denied
the eniancipated slaves the right OF sui.
frage. am free TO admit that, for the
present, we have done enough for the
negro, and, although neero voting cam
not suit my natural preiudices of caste,
there Is class OF them would be will
ling 70 see vote at once A large class
Ignorant, dociie, easily led by designing
men, and not safely Trusted with politi
| cal power, am not willing to see at tn;
Il ltftl Int
faithfully among the faithiess, ii rebel
are 10 de restored 10 the sieetife .fress
| ,slstst, PROUD sag, lei as 40 longer dea
Wtese )otifieai gights 10 the SIapes. I.
ny iRdg,iaea q k0ydi negro is more cmt
acHtty entitled 10 suBrdge M0p n di5ioya
| phtfe nun.
TREATMENT or T,iosE WHO HAVE BEEN n RE
! BEfLi5N.
The closing of the war and the dis.
banding Of the Rebel armies returns
thousands Of men to civil life, and diatsi-
bites them among the various COUNTIES
of The state. How are these men to he
treated Are they 10 make good ciii.
zens, or Disconnected subjects ? Are the
wounds made BY the war 10 lac healed .
These are weighty questions. taking The
place OF those that en@fossed our atten.
ton during the wal. It is not our policy
orinterest 70 treat oPprossiVely the thou
sands who fought bfavely in bad cause
provided they act Us becomes their cir
eumstannee. A. for the masges-the
Young and deluded nlasaes--who blindly
followed the standard OF revolt, let them
have full and free pardon if you viii,
on their sincere return 10 loyalty /; but rs
many OF them as are guilty Rebels, they
should cheeriully submit 10 five or ten
years of acknowledgements, 80 as 10 give
them time 10 wash the blood OF loval
men from their hands. As for the origi-
nal conspiratofs and leaders, who,
through long years Of speaking, writing
and agiiating, got up this rebellion; who
without ProYoeation, or even The pre-
tense of wrong 10 themselves, traitor
ousiy set the rebellion on foot bad men
and men Of talent, who pressed ii for
wardWitil all the malignity Of iiends and
the cruelty of saVages good Southern
men, who, through fapine, arson, per-
jury and butchery, have filled the land,
with mourning they are entitled to
neither mercy nor forhearanee Let US
not give new growth and reapectabiIity
to treason in the South, or in the Border
States, by sending these unwhipped
malefactors forth With new schemes for
second rebellion.
True, the National honor has heen
vindicated The insult offered to the
country by rebellion has punished itself
most bitterly in the fHin it has brought
upon Rebel communities, aud the eor-
roe and mourning it has carried to hearts
thai only advocated treason. The Coy.
ernment Of the United States has dem
onstrated the hopeless nature Of all flu
tire attempts at destroying the Union.
But no thanks to these original eonspi-
rators for all this exhibition of strength
on the part OF the Government No
thanks to them, either, for their failure
in their Grand experiment at insurree-
ton. II is our duty IL teach these lead
ers u lesson they will never forget, and
one that will profit generations yet 20
come teach them that lenieney, with
out distinction between loyalty and
treason, is more certain TO subvert the
Government than rebellion itself teach
them that clemency, at the sacrifice oi
justice, is the criminal abandonment o.
government teach them that treason Is
crime against law and liberty, and
that they who are guilty of il have for
leited all claims to protection and ali
RIGHTS of citizenship
TIE PRODfGAL son.
Tho oonosprs of the Franchise act of