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HECONsTAkUcTlON.
Tue appointment OF Joint Committee Of
the two Houses u Congress on Recoustfuc-
lion, and the rciercncc to such Committee Of
the credentials Of the members elect from
Tennessee, Indicate that the American people
as Represented In Congress, intend TO exert
their proper Influence over The whole subject
Of reconstruction. Tennessee Inns more plaus-
iblc claims for Immediate admission than any
other State. In the Eastern part Of thc State
The majority Of the white population were
loyal to the Union throughout the war. That
portion Of the State has elected members TO
Congress who personally would make worthy
md respectable representatives. In the dIvi-
dcd condition Of the State during the war Its
white population rendered some support to
the Unlon, though n great deal more to the
rebellion. The present effort at reconstrue-
stzuction was begun unocT Inc Govefnofship
- ''--'- 80 S%NN ." ~
sire that the Government OF That state shaN
bo held DC already fnlly rcconstrue-
led, and that It's representatives. shall tc
admitted, is we'll known. Yet by an emphatic
vote, including all the Republicans In the
Senate, except CoWan, Dixon, and Doohtt1c,
and by the unanimous vote Of the Republican
majority In the House, with only dissenting
squeak from MIR. Raymond, Congress passed
the Tennessee credentials TO The sumo COM
mittee which will receive those from the
other States, the Joint COMMITTEES on Recon-
struction. All this Is nm emphatic coutradic-
tion Of The Presidents statement in his mes
sase, that II now only remains for the seeded
States, having voted for the Constitutional
Amendment, 10 resume their places In the
Union, while Congress will judge merely Of
the regularity Of their certificates Of action.
This attitude Of Congress Is sound. 1t rep
rescnts the loyal people Of this country ex-
actly- It will aGurd Congress time TO mature
it's OWL plan Of reconstruction, and to come
forward in solid phalnn1 In favor Of a policy
which shall represent the interests OF the
whole people OF the South, and Of the coun-
try, and not merely Of tile late rebels.
Something more than mere delay in the
business Of reconstruction is necessary on the
part Of Congress. Their course will fail to
satisfy the country If 1t tends merely to stave
oil the Issue. What Justice and statesman-
ship demand, what the late elections demon
slrate that the people demand, Is not so much
apostponemcnt Of reconstruction for Its own
sake, as TINT subyersion and overthrow Of
the Presidents partial and one-6ided mode of
reconstruction In reference to the voting
basis, which restores rebels to power through
out the South and dooIus whole race to
peonagc or bondage, until wiser counsels or a
bloody revolution shall wrest from their on.
prcssors their fair share Of political rights.
Every Republican victory at the Inst election
Is verdict In favor Of extending the suffrage
In some form TO some portion of the fonr
millions, who embrace third OF the popula-
ton md nineteen twcntieths of the industry.
morality. LOYALTY and rennblfcan5so, or 4te
Southern people.
In this matter President Johnsop's point of
departure was wrong. and every step he has
since taken hos only made the wrong more
manifest ard glaring- lie assumcs that ercn
In States where two-thirds Of the citizens arc
colorcd, they are to have no rights except
those which the political minority choose to
~~AAA-N NF~" <ANAA%. AA4s N 0a ALQE1uUEfAltC
blunder and will convert the South into
another Jamaica, = scene OF slow torture Tor
the black man and of continued despotfs.o
and terror IN the vhfte. II v;11 cora.,,,, 49,
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ana t,,e ro,.s ~ ,h.,r' 1a1,oM a;.,sa,. s ..a.,s
~ ro,ss t,,e,n u don..ns 49, :. .,.a s.~ "oula
the principles Of the Renub1Ican na1tv % an5 ~
the Declaration Of Indencndence WessI :.
as The proper fruit of The var the conn,etton
Of The work of cmaucipation. Ne al !, IN
the name Of The ma.tyrcd Lincoln. AZ hr ey.
pressed lis conyIci,ons In his I.tter u, CIV
Hahn and 10 Gen. Nradn1or.h.
To do this It will be tbc f1utv ,f conr-oss
If nccd 1.e In fo,n Issnc With an ..s.,,,.,
mower that desires Ia make tbc Issno snd ~.
The matter ont as , ,no.tion ~ ,n~a. D..
The end yr,,, meyer - n,to,,ad r. Ca.
mc.e,v ao1,;oe xr,t1, or;4 -,o.+,,..,.s ~ g
dcnt,s nlon m c,nrrnes ,s,5 e:,..,'a. ~.
unon tbc oucs,,onr ,Ir.t rnara .s,,snI,
codcs . t,e nassra IN sill t,,c5r b,ao,rs atr,c.
Nv. morn frrcdmcn masa,crcd Inore ,,eh,1s
elected to Office at the soutng Must ,nnre
Legislatures grant bounties 10 rebel troops
while refusing them to loyal soldiers, Must
more petitions he sent up <,r the lives of uy-
ing traitors, mose church prayers refused
even u The President who champions
their equa1lays Must more .honors
he rendered to living rebels, or more monu-