Washington telegraph., 1865-06-28

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disease very productive of unrest, which KEEP
them awake and active in every body else's af
fairs, and would suffer them in no manner to be
quiet The chief consolation we had in tn,
universal acceptance by the South of the eman
| cipation policy was that it would cure them all
take the bees out of their heads and bring abou
for them and the country some slight repos'
J for season. We here, of the So nth, are deep
| ly and very feelingly impressed with the dire
consequences of sectional agitation, and scarcely
know whether to laugh or be angry at the new
and unexpecte efforts of our old tormentors tt
come at us again, after we have yielded the ut
most they ever asked. Much more indeed thar
! their widest hopes ever anticipated for this
generation. When is this to end Cannot the
sane people amongst them turn up barrel ovei
each one. with some augur holes for air, and
keep him quiet awhile, until harmony be re-
stored .-----. - ..-r
Wendell Phillips and the whole batch of them
have raised the cry for negro suffrage. 1t will
not serve them so we'll for party organization
IS the old excitement about property in hu.
mans, 'tratic in hesh,' ''chains," stripes
and all that; nor elicit much Exeter Hall re-
echo of the halo but it jars sufficiently upon
the ears of all those North and South who have
Did fashioned notions of constitutional guaran-
tees and obligations, and actually apprehend il
TO be part of our system Of government, that
the States have the exclusive right to settle the
qualifications of their own electors. Also upon
a class still very numerous, who have been re-
minded of late. very strongly of Washington
earnest protest against arraying one section OF
the country against the other. a# ..tI.
The main objection to it is that it is no bust.
ness whatever of the abolitionists whether the
negroes in the South are allowed 10 vote or not
1t is very proper for them ts discuss the policy
in their respective States at the North, which
have not yet admitted the negro to vote, or for
that matter come amongst them at all. Wheth-
er that be a new discovered sin against any
higher law and national disgrace staining
the whole national character, is a question
which we respectfully request be first settled at
home. They understand each other better
there, and may set us example Meanw hile
we are content to admit the negro amongst us
in his freed cendi lou, and treat him kindly.
whilst he is quiet and orderly, respecting his
legal rights as we do those of all other persons
not recognised as political electors. When
Northern States do SO much, and then proceed
further to elevate him to the elective franchise,
we will be glad of it for many reasons, as we
may then divide out the elephant and get them
to keep part at their own cost,-now they have
won him of us; and we will have had time to
reflect more, and observe better as to the fitness
for governing himself and US of this same per-
picking cufee, and do for him what is good aud
fitting at last, as lights may b. opended to guide
US in the way.
AT present we protest that this din and clam
cur upon the Administration and Southern peo-
pie lis premature, and enough to distract Presi-
dent Johnson's whole cabinet from any calm
consideration of things, as well as keep old sores
from healing as rapidly as they ought. We are
those who must deal at home with this huge
problem, of cIffee turned loose. 1t rests like
an incubus upon Southern society. 1t touches
its yitals, and is portentous of evil. The Con-
stitution, the Executive, and each State for it.
self, should be left to settle it for the best and
by the votes of all citizens who are really and
truly loyal to the Constitution and Government
In this regard we are perfectly satisfied with
President JOhDson's policy as set forth in the
North Carolina proclamation. 1t is based upon
true principles, and if followed out in all the
Southern States found without any civil gov
ernment, any way decently recognizable, will
give satisfaction, and promote speedy restora-
ton of a solid and permanent Union. If allow
able to one, not much in the habit heretofore OF
saying complimentary things of President j John-
son, we approve it as an act ofpolitica sagacity,
which gives us good hope that we will yet be,
all of US agreeably deceived in the man. One
thing we can vouch His firmness is infiexible,
most especially when he cannot doubt himself
to be in the right, and under the shadow of the
constitution, and he will not be driven from his
position by clamors from any quarter.
Meanwhile, being tolerably confident of that
we may afford to disregard the disagreeable
things we new and then hear said of us rebels
and go steadily to work to cooperate with him
in the measures which he may adopt for each
N'"'N ~ P'i~NN4fi th'it INT bdllNl
project may be found in some way feasible, and
gently enforced until things are all quiet once
more.
After our State governments are restored, and
some degree of amty may be grown up again
it will be quite time enough to consider very
seriously regarding our unfortunate friend Cuf
fee, cast loose from his old moorincs, and see
whether he can or cannot be safely allowed 70
stay on the surface of the earth, as some of the
Northern States now think he cannot. at least
within their borders, and then further whether
he can be educated up to the point Of judiciou,
sels-government. Much lies to lie done at oui
hands ahead of this question, which being a
length duly disposed of, the barrels might all bs
turned up again, and our honest friends, the
aboltionists, walk forth clothed and in thei
right minds
LATEsT.-Just before going to press we re
ceived file of papers from Hon. U. NJ. Rose
just returned from Little Rock. We have a.