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which Is now shown 10 his memorv and

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man nature that msnktnd shall always ct1
city their sayiors, stone tLcir prophets ar
AAl lncrn thet are sent unto thrm, rcy.tir
ana "orshfpp'ng them after they are dead
we are ncver without truly great meo-me
OF great abilities, noble chnracte1s. and VII
ing 10 perform he,culcan toll for the aim n
'ecomnense of having their regulations r.,
oealt with by those who criticize then
A'e there not some who can learn a nzer;
'ssson In The contrast between n
eooquy that has for four VOC,
oeen heaped upon Mr.. L.nco,n m
'ne homage that is now univerao' 4
la'd to him; lesson OF caudor. decsncr an
moderation In the language In which III
american people and press shou1d sncok =
Inolsc men. To venerate their virtues an
prprcciate their services when deod IL wi,
''ot TO have done SO while thsy were Living
wculd have been far better,
Gan ttorled urn OF animated bust
| Csk 20 1te msnslon call the neetinp hrcathy
~ uobofe voice provoke shc silent dusr
~ aatefs Eoothe the dull. cold ear Of dtatas
IHR PERsoNnahoF RECoNsrnUc
TlON.
The tone Of the addresses made by Prcsi
cent Johnson in response to tho vaaous dele
eatlons which have waited upon him, as rep
fesentattves OF the Notthcsn States and Of The
unson s. ntlment Of the rebel States, has beer
dignlhed, able, and highly satisfactory to the
loyal peoplc Of the whole country.
We deem it providential In Ibis crisis 0,
our history, when our only danger would
hofe been tendency to restore the rcbcls to
authority, that Southern Unionist, former.
| ~ Union refugee, Is now at the head Of the
government. We know Of no man, after
Abraham Lincoln, to whom the question of
reconstruction could be so safely entrusted az
to Andrew johnson. He will protect tue
South from being kept under the heel OF her
slayehc]ding and landed aristocracy to all
tine. He will cast ont every rebel brick In
he Will s=e to 1t thai In every rebel Stale
the roTer shall pass from the hlucs
Of rebels, and their supporters into
the hands Of those who hare hitherto betn
shorn, By frauds OF every kind, of their fair
influence In the making and administration
Of the laws. He understands OF how little
consequence arc paper constitutions, paper
laws and paper oaths in the constitution Of d
Slate, unless the power to administer and
enforce the same shall be security vested in
Sound and loyal men, who are in full sympa-
NV Win Inc Government.
1t Is only necessary TO properly wind up
the machine Of State government in each
sou.nsfa s,ate, oy Placing the power o. the
ota.e N taaon nanoss ana It VIII run Itself
=, "!uout oHect 1eoe'a! interference. But If
80 "no1e mechanism snail De made up Of the
GU leoe. "eisnts, feoe1 pulle5s, and rebel
"nee!f, the hands on the dial will ma'k rebel
Tine 1ns1eao OF kecpacg step to the Union.
EV'n IN the change by peaceful election Of
Inc otlietrs Of our Federal nnd State Govern
mena experience has proven that the machine
VIII not work ef1tctually, harmoniously and
safely unless with a change Of measures
sLefe Is change OF men from the highest 10
the lowest Much more Is this true where
lhe sword and not the ballot has decided
Ire contest The supreme folly of those who
expect Confederate Office holders to trans
iofm themselves by an oath into Union Office
ro,oe's Is beneath contempt President
e"nnson nss1ng gone through the operation
% reconstruction tn tennessee would rs soon
s.a e.nu ne 1eoel STATE gavcfnment Of that
e'ate oaeA 70 'Nashs1lle and order Brownlow
=" 'e..tT ano give "nS to 1sham G. Harris as
1"1ul4' 1A.fa h'1'S smith OF 'frgiola and his
,.atsous. !ee'slature to pretend to run 3
enaen state government in that State. As
1nucn oepenos on the personnel as on the theo-
y u '1ecopslEnct1on-as much on the persons
"no nave eoafee Of it as en- the plan to be
auoptea' We may as we'll assume untn
e.me =, un.ance 70 1ne contrary appears that