The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1865-09-14

the land, and the sword of the execu-
toner would everywhere be red with
the blood of the misguided victims OF
rebellion. Disqualifying laws would be
lpassed, depriving thousands of their in
alienable rights Of citizenship, and even
OF the means of procuring an honest
livelihood, and reducing them to con-
dition of vassalage far below that which
the African race now enjoy upon this
Continent.
We do not belong to this class of think
ers or politicians. Weyet claim to have
in us something of the pride and glory
of the American character. We yet
claim to be republican in principle and
conduct, and to be sincere admirers of
the efficacy and power of Popular
Government. We are opposed tohaving
degraded castes in any community in
which we live. We shall ever struggle
for the sublime doctrine of human
equality, and for the inalienable rights
which attach to everymember of society
living rtheprotection offree Govern
ment The struggle in which we have
been engaged for the last four years is
now over. The triumph of the National
authority is perfect. The submission of
the rebellious is complete. War has dis
charged it's terrific mission. The bloody
night Of military power is past, and the
day dawn of Peace invites to the cult
walton of all the charities and amenities
which belong to that condition of life.
We have not been inattentive observ-
ers Of the course Of President johnson
since he has been invested with the SUI
preme Executive authority. We can
appreciate the difficult and embarrass-
ments which surround his position. He
cannot do at once all that his liberal and
enlightened mind desires. Fsstina Asate
is his motto, and it is the maxim of wise
craftsmanship in the present circum.
stances Of the country. But enough has
been revealed in his interviews with the
various delegations who have waited
upon him, and in the acts of his Ad-
ministration to show that his policy is
CANCELLATION AND PEACE. And well
may he congratulate himself upon the
success which has attended his measures.
For never, in SO short time, have the
fruits Of a wise and liberal policy been
SO wonderfully and strikingly exhibited.
Impressed with the idea that such are
the views of President Johnson, we shall
through the columns of this paper give
to his Administration an earnest and
cordial support.
Upon the great issue which has con-
vulsed the country for the past four
years the Editor of this paper has occu-
pied no doubtful position. Born in the
North, educated in the Constitutional
theories of Henry Clay and Daniel Web
ster !; trained from childhood to regard
Union as the source of life and immor-
tality to the Nation, every sympathy of |
his heart was arrayed on the side of the
National authority, and his humble SER
vices freely placed at the disposal of his
Government. He abandoned the home
of his childhood to engage in this con-
test, with no mercenary motives, with |
no view to pillage or plumber public or |
private, with no purposes to degrade,
disfranchise and enslave his brave, but |
misguided fellow-citizens, but solely to |
restore the National authority and re-
over the whole country the |
ofthe National Power. These
primary objects being attained, and
Slavery, the root of all our National |
imbroglios being now forever extin-
he wishes to see the Consti-
tuition of the United States with all its
precious and inestimable rights and
extended alike to States and
to individually He wishes to see a
National Government not combined of
States and satrdpies, but such a Union
as the Fathers Of the Republic framed
for the benefit Of mankind, Union of
nee, equal, happy and contented COM
munities, all alike irradiated by the
beams Of liberty and law; and, above
all, having cast his own fortunes with
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