, 1865-06-29

Extracts from our exchange ca Re-
conktructlon ana SnffFuEes.


in authority. The administration has already
wisely determined not to recognize the late
Rebel State Governments, because snch .
course wonld practically put the State back
military ann has but just recovered them.
But there is only less danger Of such result
In the Immediate reorganization ot tie Coy
e1nme1ts Of these S,at.s in any way.
The )n!Ee msjonty Of the people OF the
south are not yet Gu ed Of thele treason, and
this Is especially true Of those States In which
no steEs have bte0 taken towards reconstruc-
tion: the time and measures needed to secure
10y al organization n should be taEen. We
are persuaded that delay Is absolutely neces-
sary TO secure this result. Any reorganization
that Is made now In South Carolina, 1t Is ap-
psrent: must be confined 70 handful, 1, q IN men
-~unlees the Suffrage Is given to the blacks---
and must rest for It's stability upon Fe1slnl
hayone:s. And whit will be gained BY such
reconstruction, except the Qualification Of
the political aspirations Of a few men who
are schemfng to get the Offices which are
now vacant? Let US wait little. Certainly
tks people who ln7e been making War upon
the Government for four yenrs hare no pecu-
liar claims to have their desire for an imme-
diate return Of civil rula gratiled. If they
40 suffer some temporary Inconvenience, 1t
Is only one Of the bitter consequences Of
their great crime, which they should accept
with becoming resignation and good temper,
ifthey wish 10 appear suitably penitent for
their evil deeds. And the mischfevoua con-
Eequences which may result to the future
tranquility Of the nation, from hasty and
hl-adyised reorganization Of tho lately Iusur-
gent districts, are Of too grave nature to he
incurred at the request md Importantly OF
those whose hnnds are not entirely clean of
the stains Of treason.
[From the oRle County Repor:es.1
The work Of recognizing the State Gov.
eJnments Of the rebellions States is RAPIDLY
going on, aud VIC are AFRAID that 1t is being
done too Iapidly. From all the Information
We can gather. Of the condition Of society
down South, wo should Judge that strict
como time yet, because everything Is SO uo-
settled that 1t is impossible to tell what
course to pursue !; whereas II each State was
created military department, and come re-
hable military man put IN command, It would
not be long before perfect order would be re-
stored. when the work of reconstruction
could be saftIy entered upon.
The only great dapgtr that lies In the path
way Of President Johnson's policy Of recon
slruc:lon IL, that there are not enough sate-
Eunrds placed around the ballot box, and the
fact that one union element is entirely iss-
the amnesty onth, ii those who lave bce1a 8
enGaged In the rebellion, can voto and take
pa1t In rtconsttucting :. the State Govern
msnts. while the loyal black man, who has
voice In the matter. We arc very much
afraid such a policy would result II carried
ont, IN placing the State governments OF
the rebellious States in the hands Of the very
men who had controlled the rebellion, aud
that they with the Copperh. nd party Of the
North, would try to get control OF the; Ma
tionsl Government, and reverse the policy in
regard to slavery. II the rebels Of the South
eIn Stn:es ever get in power again, 1t will
Place the aut!-slaycry constitutional amend
mint In danger Of being defeated. We are
! not afraid that srch result will c7er take
place, but good policy dictates THAI the
| admins ratitn should see that It dos noth'
| ius that would make such result possible.
! From the Rock 1.land Un!on.l
On tic reconstruction of the States Ii Is but
proper tlat the whole Union element sbonld
be gathered together, and given the right to
direct tue future Of those States. live give
I Tie Dtmcc1atic party the right to vote, and
restore tho came right to those who have
I taken up arms agninst us, and reject tile
I tie fruits Of Cur yictorfes, and put the dis
loyal element again In the ascendant, ready
| to revolt whenever they conceive 1t for their
interest to do so. The Indication Of the times
nrc significant. The clash Of arms. aud the
valuable did rendered the cause Of the coun'
Try by the yalor aud devotion Of the
blacks, hnye dorc much to disps1 the
l A1ANt
have won their fre edom and the rights COZ
eeautnt thereto. and as long as We adhere to
The voice Of common stnsc, It is folly toarCue
| for the continued degradation Of that long
suffering, get faithful people. For the pari
they have taken In cur struggle We owe them
! debt Of gratitude and justice, which Cal
only be cancelled when the proper time
comes, By according to them tho political
privileges 80 long withheld. Hence we con
c!iye that in the reconstruction Of tue Soulh
it's our duty tcc provide for the colored people
the right Of suffrage.
i From the Belvidere Stsndsrd.l
Harptr's We<Ily and several Of the leading
Eastern papers are ont In favor OF negro
suffrage In the. South. We grant that The
l'nicn would he given by the negroes; aud
that they are the only parties there to be
| trusted With the ballot,-whfch would moi
be the ballot Of a traitor, at all events. but
It is q aluestion whether any right Of suffrage
ut asl shon1d be allowed In the South at
present. The traitors hare failed to ov3r.
throw the Government BY force Of arms, aud
falIot 20 soon: We think they ought not
the negroes will need arms to protect them
selves from the mud fury Of the bai1led slave
| holders and traitors, and all the South necda
is strene military government, abandantl5
able to cnfalce lis own laws at the point O
time matters would be SO far accommodated
to The new state Of things, the principal par,
OF the traitors either hung OF drove out oI
the country, that the people might be trust.
I'd with the ballot.
We 20 in for no negro suffrage or any Other
States, ard President johnson ought to dis
miss :he Southern delegations without an au
dicnce, which are constantly arriving to '1re
corsstnct' their State governments. They
arc all little cliques oi traitors, ambition.
f:r some office, ard ready rs ever to stab the
Government at every convenient cppogtunf
II. Greeley and Beccher have Started q
"Gcne1al forgiveness Society,"" and held .
mceti1 e at Ccopet's Institute, but they viii
not find that tha people OF Illinois, which Ia
poured ont its best blood like water to put
down this 1ebtlH5n.: ale quite ready to &C
cept those doctrines Just yet. Their wounds
are too ffesL, ard they intsnd to deal Eitt
traitors as they deserve.
tFzom the Lacpn Gsxette.]
dent Johnson's policy relating to the recon
st'uction Of the rebel etates, Indicated In hi
proclamations for tie reha bilitatlou Of NORTH
Carolina and Mississippi. That policy chiefly
eentists in the appointment Of Provisional
Governors, etc, and extending amnesty tc
repentant rebels except the leaders, and o.
Permitting them to share In the Eeconstruc.
1
oath Of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. to be held unde,
the State laws as they were before the war,
thus excluding the freedmen from exercising
the elective franchise Now, as q general
prin eiple, our opinion Is, as stnted last week,
that no one. white or black. should be per-
ard Who has not come knowledge Of our
sysh N of government But If the Presi-
! dsnt'E plan Of reconstruction should hare a
tendency to comp1icate affairs and to again
ihsten practical slavery upon the South, then
We are decidedly opposed to 1t. We want no
more slavery, which has been the fruitful
source OF trouble In church and State for
! many years, eliminating in the great rebell-
ion. II this should be likely to happen, then
wesay g:ye 10 the freedmen the right to vote,
for the instinct Of the loyal blacks-and al
are loyal-fs Of more value than the intellt-
| gence Of rebel white men. OF on6 thing We
ietl confident: the peace and safety cf the
South, and Of the whole country, alone rests
10 lhe election for officers, Of every grade, Of
fFtom The Newaygo {Michisan) Repnblican.]
Not On account Of our zeal for the rights
Of the negro alone do we advocate the right
Of all men who fight to maintain the integrity
Of country, md ME taxed to support 1t, to
vote; but We believe 1t to be Indispensable in
preserving order and due observance OF, the
Jaws Of the country in tho South. While
there may be an occasional loyal man In the
South among the white population, we BE-
lere the number to be. too few to mention,
when leit to q free, voluntary exercise Of
their feelings. To undertake, then, to estab-
liEh and m4lntain State government under
the rule Of such men aa constitute the major
lily Of voters III the South and expect strict
obedience to the Constitution and laws, is
simply absurd. There Is only one Of two
things that can be dcue1o maintain law and
order n the rebel States; that Is, 10 les the
titled, whose 10, alty will hold level the
E, ring treason in tile whites, or establish a
rl.l, ,ary government ever them and enforce
obc6ie.7 .7co to Law:
H. rem the Ga1tHturg Free PrsEs.l
vI1g< g<nis, North Carolina, Mississippi, Ala
hsma, Lonte1> "a, Texas, Mlssou.is rsnnes.
sec a,e 5ec1sau1z<td n1ldsf the Federal Cavern.