Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-06
The Huntsville Courier.


of forgiving people. In appearance
the new paper is much like the old
Courier before it began its wanderings
in Dixie, but improved by new type and
a clear print. The Courier is published
and edited by its former proprietor, W.
N. Haldeman, who has associated with
him Walter J. Overton, for the past two
years connected with the New York
Daily NesOs, and who will act as cores
ponding editor in that city Charles o.
Faxon, formerly of the GAINESVILLE
(Tenn.) Jefersonian, ready and
sprightly writer, and who is perfectly
familiar with every duty to be per
formed in printing Office; Charles 81.
Clarke, who for nearly twenty years
was the Couriers river and commercial
editor; and Charles d. Kirk, with whose
versatility and ability our readers have
long been familiar.
This is corps of editors capable of
making an interesting paper, and we
presume they will succeed in doing so.
In his salutatory Mr.. Haldeman speaks
frankly, if not altogether as we would
have him. But as we have differed in
other years, it is not to be expected that
we should coincide in opinion now. We
have no disposition to cautiously find
fault with those who differ with us 80
long as it is evident they are sincere,
and do not raise their hands against the
Government, and this is free country
and tolerant of opposing theories in all
its departments. We dare say the past
four years have taught Mr. Haldeman,
as it has others of us, new lessons of
practical wisdom-a wisdom born of
suffering and privation-and that he will
be slow to urge hereafter any part of the
people to take up arms against the Gov
tsrnm emit however unpleasant some of its
measures and policy may be to them.
We copy considerable portion of the
Courier's salutatory, that our readers
may learn the policy that will guide its
course in the future. Mr.. Haldeman
says:
In politics, the Courier will be, as has
been already stated in its prospectus,
independent 1t will discuss measures
of government and policy as they arise,
with reference to their effect upon the
country, and not as they may effect this
or that political party. Though believ-
| ing that the true interests of the public
are best subserved by the existence of
two political organizations in the eoun-
try, and our views at present being more
in cousonance with the professions of
the Democratic party than with those of
the party to which it is opposed, we feel
| itou duty to give our support to that or
ganization. At the same time we do
not propose to make any factious oppo-
sition to the policy of President Johnson.
To his policy in regard to the treatment
of the Southern States as first announc-
ed, marked as it certainly was by an
unexpected magnanimity and statesman
ship, we were disposed to give an un-
questioning support; and we still hope
that our first impressions of his inten-
tentions may be fully sustained. Most
certainly in everything be does having a
tendency to build up the South, to re-
store her trade and commerce, revive
ner manufacturing and agricultural in
| terests, and create confidence and good
feeling between the different sections,
he will have our earnest and active CO.
| operation. 's
1t is unnecessary for us to say, that
having been identified with the unfor-
tunate people of the South in their
recent struggle, having witnessed their
sacrifices and their neutrality-suspicious.
ed in their hopes and their fears, their
alterations of exultation and depres
sion, and being perfectly cognizant of
the condition, in every respect in which
the war has left them, we feel an earnest
and painful interest in all that relates to
theiF affairs and the treatment they are
to receive at the hands of the Govern
ment
We desire to see the States restored,
at the earliest possible moment, to
their appropriate and natural position,
as States in the Union, and left to the
free and unrestrained exercise of the
privileges and prerogatives belonging to
them; and this policy we shall advocate
with zeal and earnestness If our repub-
lican system of Government is to be
retained, it can only be done by the
recognition of the equality of the States
composing the Union, and BY strict
adherence to the Constitution and the
laws. When we go beyond the Consti-
tuition in search of powers to fit special
cases not provided for, and disregard the
plain requirements of existing laws, we
are at the same time doing great in.
justice somewhere, and making a pre-
cedent whose effect can only be PERM
1 eious.
The spectacle of confederation OF
States, inhabited By people having a
common language and identical inter-
ests, one portion of which were free and
independent, exercising all the rights
and privileges rightfully belonging to
States, while the other portion are held
as conquered provinces, denied equality,
and not allowed to legislate for them.
selves, or discharge any of the functions
of goyernment-such spectacle would
make us the laughing-stock and scott of
all civilized nations, and would be a
palpable and ridiculous burlesque upon
republican government. .
| Against such q state of thing the
Courier will ever raise its voice and use
its influence. There is no substantial
reason why the States of the South,
lately in rebellion, should not again be
received into full fellowship in the fami-
ly of States. They have disbanded their
armies, laid down their arms, taken the
oath of amnesty, and now appear to
have bat one object in view, and that
the repair of the waste and devastation
of the war, which has impoverished the
country and left its people well nigh
destitute. They are plotting no treason,
they are contemplating no further rebel
lion against the Federal authority. They
scarcely raised their voice in remon-
STRANGE against the rigorous and extra
constitutional measures which the Gov
eminent thought proper to adopt to-
wards them, and they only ask to be
recognized as States and to be reinvest-
ed with those rights which are ALSO
lutely essential to all political communi-
ties, and without which they can make
but little progress as a people, or add
anything to the sam of general pros
perity.
The citizens of Carter county, Ken
lucky, are working energetically in COM
pleting the Lexington and Big Sandy
Railroad and encouraging emigration
to that section. The section of country