The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-13
again bessow the slavesf The theory is plausible
but has no solid foundation

Oo04OW
but has no solid foundation.
ssRRsroRAuoNn THE REHyIIloM
The President says tohe rebel States Before you can
participate the government you must abolish slavery
and reform your election laws That is the command
Of conqueror That reconstruction, not restoration
reconstruction too by assuming the powers OF Con-
gress This theory will lead 10 melancholy results Nor
can the constitutional amendment aboshng slavery
be ratified by three fonrths OF the States they are
States counted Bogus conventions Of those States
may vote for it, but no convention honestly and fairly
elected will ever do IT, 80 frauds will not permanently
avail The cause Of liberty must rest frmer basis
Counterfeit governments like the Virginia. Louisiana,
Tennessee Mississippi and Arkansas pretences will be
dsregarded by the sober sense OF the people, by future
seeds Of rebellion which within the next quarter OF
century will terminate and produce the same bloody
strife which has just ended.
THE SOUTH SHOULD BIZ A REPUBLIC OF TOLL
II the South 10 DO made safe republic let her
lands be cultivated by the toll Of the owners or the
labor OF intelligent citizens This must be done even
though II drive her nobility into exile. they go, all
the better II will be hard to persuade the owner Of ten
that he degraded by sitting at the table, or in
the same pew with the embrowned and hard handed
farmer who has himself cultivated his own thriving
homestead Of hundred and fifty This subdi-
vision OF the lands will yield bales Of cotton TO one
that is made now, and he who produced it will own il
and feel himself man.
tt THE BLAIR FAMILY
II far easier and beneficial ID exile 10 600
prond bloated and defiant rebels than 70 expatriate
600 Of aborers natives to the soil and loyal to the
government. This latter scheme a favorIte plan Of
the Blars, with which they had for while inoculated
hun discard II and his advisers Since have mentioned
the Blars, may say word more OF these persistent
apoogsts Of the South For when the virus of slavery
has entered the veins OF the stakeholder ubse
quent effort capable Of wholly Graduating it.
They family Of considerable power, some merit Of
admirable audacIty and execrable sclshness With i'm
petuous alacrity they seize the White House. and hold
possession OF it, in the late administration until
shaken of by the overpowering force Of public ndigna
ton Their perniciOus counsel had well nigh defeated
the re election OF Abraham Lincoln; and ii should pre-
vail with the present administration pure and patriotic
as President johnson admitted to be- il will render him
the most unpopular Executive-save one-that ever oc
cupied the Presidential chair But there is fear Of
that He will soon gay, as Mr. Lincoln did, "Your time
has come.
ALI DEPENDS ON coNeRssE
is this great conquest TO be vanY That will depend
upon the virtue and intelligence of the next Congress
To Congress alone belongs the po,cer Of reconstrc,io
gfong lao % the cdnquihed This is expressly decided
by the Supreme Court OF the United states In the Dorr
case, 7th Howard A. The Court say, "Under this ar
Gle Of the constitution he fourth) with Congress
TO decide what government is the established one in
Statc for the United States guarantees to each repnb
lican form OF government, - &C. But know how diff
cult IL 10 for majority Of Congress overcome precon
ceived opinions Besides before Congress meets things
will be so ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS will be still
difficult TO correct FG majority Of Congress BE- found
wise and firm, enough 10 declare the Catederae States
conquered enemy reconstruction will be easy and
s dc ana sou ~ 81 4. ga 'e rs %a 9
prevails the prospect is gloomy, and "new lords
Niiybnake new laws The Union party will b over
whcllned The coppefhead party has become extinct
with secession But with secession it will revive I'm
der 'restorati0n every rebel State will send rebels 70
Congress- and they with their allies in the North will
control Congress, and will occupy the White House
Then restoration Of laws and ancient constitutions will
be follow, 6urpuhlc debt will be repndiacd or
the rebel NATIONAL debt will be added to ours, and the
people be crushed beneath heavy burdens
REBELS TO PAY DEBT.
Let forget all parties and bnild tsc broad plat
form of 'reconstrucng' The government out Of the
conquered territory converted into and free states
and admitted into the Union by tho sovereign power Of
Congress with another plank-''The property Of the
rebels shay pay national debit and indemnify freed
loyal sufferers and that under no circumstances
will suffer the national debt TO b repudiaed or the
interest scaled below the contract rates. permit any
part OF vhe rebel debt 10 be assumed by the nation"
YOUNG WORK
Let all who approve OF these principles rally with
Lot all others 60 with copperheads and rebels Those
will be the opposing parties Young men, this duty de.
wolves you Would 70 God, II only Tor that, that
still in the prime OF life that might aid you t1
haht through this last greatest battle Of freedom.