New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1865-05-05

tween Sherman and Johnston that
: even squints toward making the Fes
eral Government liable for the confed-
crate debt. Another clause in this
specification says, that agreement seer.
t.inly subjects loyal citizens of the
rebel states to the debt contaminated
by the rebels IN the name of the
State" In reply to this it is sufficient
TO say that the confederate debt in is no
wise state debt. Whether those who
contracted that debt in behalf Of the
confederate government pay or not is
certsinly no concern Of ours, but rather
their buslnesa than that Of a govern
ment hike that Of the United States
In regard to the sixth
sprc 6cssion it is enough to say
that under it the Federal government
would obtain graceful means Of sub
hitting questions Of legiti mate govern
men: where it rightfuliy belongs-to
the Supreme Court Of the United
States,
The seventh objection to Sherman's
truce was that it "abolishes tho confs-
cation lave In regard to these LAWS,
they also involve proper questions
for tho decision Of the Supreme Court
W. believe them to DO worth less than
tho paper on which they are written,
ter the constitution expressly forhids
all acts of sssaiader.
! Instead Of the ninth specification
being true, this armistlcs constituted
TIE very "bas is Of true and lasting
peacs.' It even promised = Union Of
brotherhood North and South, East
West. It is nais taken idea that a
dangling corpse at every four corners
through III. tho south, or that southern
men rotsing in dungeons is TO establish
d ''basls o: true and lasting peace"
The flood q every ssch victim on the
contrary vii appeal sc southern men to
renew ttsir hossiIities against govern
NEST that could practice such srusitles
toward the sons, f,the-s an! brothers
ct the southern people.
Tee eiiath spccifea:' falsely
alleges that shnrn O guaranteed the
re beIs better terms than they h 81 ask
| ed in their most prosperous soedi.ion.
Ia tne!- most prosperous condition they
asked recognition and independence
with snare Of the pubic property OWL
ed by United States prior to the REBEL
ion. All this is abandoned. Besides Mr.
Lincoln when in Richmond laid down
terms OF reconstruction precisely in
accordance with this Shernan--J ohns-
ton meno:snis' the document being now
in the hands Of Judge Campbell aud
in thshandwrit:ng Of the late preslden..
A letter still further enlarging upoa
this basis Of reconstruction, and in II r.
Lincoln . own handwriting, showing
bis Sta ,ssrlanl!ke liberality upon
this question is now in the hands Of
Major General Weitssl. The "rsbep
Legislature of Virginia was also to DO
recognized by authority Of MI: Lincoln
a. the Representative body Of that
state. We believe there was nothing
in this memoran da that does not Of ne.
cessity grow out Of the terms upon
which Lee surrendered to Grant or up
on which Johnston has surrendered to
Sherman. E.ch stipulate for the non
nlolessaton Of tho ''rebels> surrender
ling 80 long As they observe their pa
role and obey the laws ofthe states
where they reside. All other ques
tons Involved are judicial and must b
decided by the tribunals Of the country
whether stipulated &r or not in tn,
? farms of ourranIar