, 1865-06-15
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

ThHt political philosophy which propases
the 1ct-alone policy for the South, win as
surely result In reycrBion 10 slavery a. ideas
muet, IN so1ne 1orrn, find expression. South-
crn statesmanshtr, If left free to follow lis
own conclusions, will speedily restore The
former social system. This is the only solu-
ton Of the socid problem presented to their
consideration. The result OF thc war has not
changed their opinions concerning the actual
ieIAt!ons OF The black and white races to each
o'hcr, and the Tisest mode of adjusting theao
relations. Slavery Is the delIberate couy1c-
ten Of their mature judgment. The idea Of
universal freedom, aud equal human riphta
has been carefully weighted in their phtlosonh.
ic scales, and found wanting. Their DECISION
would only be re.atasued by sc.commIttal
Of The case TO their adjudication. They ac-
knoTledge, 1t Is true. that their plan has met
with unmlstalable disaster, but practical
failure does not inevitably involve theoretfcal
unsoundness. They accept the fact of cman-
clpauon, but say--wc quote from the Macon
Telegraph Of Msy D.h-"what have ,rt to do
With the practical fact Of the abolition of ala.
very In Georgia or clseEheres Did We de-
cree 1t? Do We ask for or order ritY D,es
our judgment approve Of it as piece of xb.
stract pollcys As a matter of opin,on We
hold It an il.advised policy, both AZ to the
negro, his master, and the substantial inter
esss OF the county at large"
With such views what must be the result
Of the let.alone policy? Can there be euy
doub. how the question will be settled II in
trusted to the care Of Southern statesuens
And such conmittal IL relied on for the so,u.
tio0 Of the difficulties that environ the rcor.
eanlzatlon Of society. Says the same paper
Of May l9, We Invoke tho practical states.
mausbip Of Southern men, acquainted with
the situation and the negro nee, to the SIN
gle but all important point of m elaboration
ola system OF police Laws, which will meet
The case.'
While, as We haTe said. their theories have
utterly condemned tho principles Of free soci-
city, their "pr0ettad stateemanship aud sac.
Quaintance with the situation and the negro
race" can be inferred from the acknowledge
ment Of This snmc Macon organ Of Southern
public opinion. TINT, "Wc In the South Gun
think or speak inteliigcn.ly Of the negro
race, only as We have known 1t in q cordi.
uon ofcnt,se subordinatlon.''
S,avs,y urn1ts the scope Of their s!atesmau-
ship IL regard to the practical relations Of
The two races, and nothing else will they de-
wise ii left to their IN Unrestricted choice Their
political ssgacity and appreciation Of tho sit
naticu Of afIalrs may indeed induce them to
50 medi,y the form Of negro oppression t1Ht
The letter Of the law Of freedom shall not be
ttarsg1esscd; but the essential spirit Of caste
will surely be manifest. Any plan Of recon.
s.1uction that commits my degree Of uneon-
ditional authority into the hands Of Southern
sstatesmGn will prove most disastrous to the
nation, and tend to delay and defeat tho I'll
uuPh OF those principles which our 1nte war
Las rendered possible. And by Southern
Statesmen We mean those Eho have
been Intelligent advocates OF negro
s1avery-who have lad rcason for
the faith that was in them-who have
deliberately believed ln, as we'll as rracticed
oppression. Let MI such be rejected Of the
tuildess in the mumeutbus work OF recon-
st.uctitn. Wcbeleye that enough righteous
cau now be found in each State to eaye it,
enough that have lot bowed the kn.e to
Boal ; otherwise let the day of rehabnlta-
ito bc postponed. Let military rule hold
sway until time and experience has had op.
rortunity to purge ard purify public senti-
ment, and 1tform Southern statesmen. The
emancipation of the negro will be null and
void in its cfIscts unless Southern statesmen
are debarled from all participation In the
social ard political reorganization OF the
States that attempted to throw of their nl-
lcgfApce to The national soye.efnufy.