The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1865-09-27
A new Proclamation by the President.

A new Proclamation 0y the PTesldenG.
WASHINGTON, September LIT is. asserted
that another amnesty proclamation will soon be
issued by President johnson. The manliness
with which the S0:4hern people have submitted
to the conditions imposed Oh them by the tor
tunes of war, as we'll the condition of'that
section, has decided the President on issuing an
other amnesty proclamation, broad and generous
in its provisions. he knows the people Of the
South, and is satisfied that they will act in good
faith with the Federal Government This is also
rendered necessary BY the vast number OF petl-
tions for pardon, which have accumulated to that
extsnt that it would require years to examine
them It is probable, too, that it will have been
FASTENED, to some extent, by threats of impeach-
mcnt by the radicals; for Andrew Johnson,
VIXEN anScred, is not only obstinate, but dogma
tic. lie hates secession, but has contempt for
the Abo!itionists.
Tho change in the policy as to abandoned
lands, out of which the agents Of the Freedmeh's
Bureau expected to make fortunes, was bomb
shell into the radical camp. 1t was scheme for
gigantic plumber, and so soon as the President
WAS informed Of its practical working, he caused
to be issued the order whchTestoTes property to
its lawful owners. There can be no conhscatlon
without due process of law. The President
stands By the Constitution.
The radicals of the Butler-WilSon school, who
thought they could mould Andrew johnson TO
their bold, bad e.hemes, are bitter and revenge
ful over their discontinue. They will wage war
relcntlessly on the Executive, but the people will
sust sin him in AL the measures which will pro-
duce complete restoration, and consequently the
earliest prosperity.
DJrY OF SOUTHERN CoNYENTIoNs.-Wee endorse
the following from the remarks of the Natchez
Courier upon the Convention now in session ia
the State
"The wor:: for tle Convention seems simple
enongh. The very fact of the election OF Dele
gates to a convention called for SUCH purpose as
avQwed, is declaration by the people that they
accept the terms offered by the President and
wish to resume their duties as citizens Of the
United States. Compliance with these sterms
consists simply in faithfully supporting the Con-
stitution and the Union, and guaranteeing free
dom to the negro. The first part Of the condi-
ton is complied with, or rather the evidence OF
sr h compliance is given, by each individual, in
taking the amnesty oath and the second part Is
all shat is left for the Convention to fulfill. This
is short and simplc-there is nothing in it that
ought to occupy the Convention more than two
days from the day of its organization. There
aleed be no review Of our late past. Every man
remembers enough. No good can come from
destinations aid speeches about NEGRO sut-
frage," or anything relating to the future Of the
negro, except the matter Of freedom. All G'sF
cussion relating to aught else but the work in
hand cannot, by any possibility, accomplish any
thing but positive HARM"
He that hath knowledge srareth his words. "
SENATOR SUNsEEs -SPEEcH.-The Republican
State Convention of Massachusetts, which assem-
bIcd yesterday in Worcester, selected Mr. Sena-
tor Summer as its presiding officer. He accepted
the opportunity to deliver speech which, fless
that the rebellion is only disarmcd, and not crush
ed that slavery is only dead in name, and not
in fact, and urges tAe necessity Of guarantees for
the freedmen and the creditors of the nation. Mr
Summer contends that the Government has the
power; to establish these guarantees, and that
Congress las plcna:y powers over the whole
subject. lie asserts that the emancipation of
tie negro is not complete, and that Equality. is
the master principal of the system ); or, in palmer
terms, that rcgo is as good as white Wan if,
indeed, not better, as the honorable Senator
AYERS, That he wont trust the white men Of the
South and is wiling to trust the negro. On
these propositions he processes his determination
tc fight the battle oat. This is, doubtless, the
programme of his faction, which is preparing to
renew their assaults on the Constitution and true
interests of the notion. His speech is moro i'm
portant in this sense than as an intellectual ef-
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