The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-03-25


. / JUNE 1899
patient does Of the doctor Who preeeribea
no medicine: that he lie an 1mpoeter.9 vsh0
has not earned His money. Ever sinua ~
war began Congress has had inn,imerahle
plans TOR reconstructi Perhaps II would
Be az well 70 reflect whether any sf1con.
Fstruction H. desirable, when the eheetof It
the kepub bile. But some ono VIII say.
When will the rebels bsr ready 10 re- saSer
the Union, or will they ever hef Ceftaln-
~. The rebels are Americans,l sando Nike
other Americans have q good deal0b in1ol-
lectuA common eefee. When the le6ol Or.
mics are destroyed and broken up. andaho
idea Of Independence is gons, aad freedom
not now, nine!tenths Of the rebsls. vim
willingly and oheerfully re-eueet the On
ion. They will not do this because they
would have chosen II, but because the ea1ne
IN ended, and they will take the couYso
which - best for their future happiness
and prosperity Of their children. When
ton is the simplest tkins imssinsbia rM Is
only 70 repeal IN each 6tate the ordinances
OF Secession, to disarm all soldiers, audac-
quiesce In the restoration Of The laws. The
whole Of this IL merely . negative action,
and does not require even an oath Of ale
glance. When Richmond 70 taken, and
i Lee =. army e destroyed, the majority in
to acquiesce in the restoration Of the Gov
ernment and the Union. It will In fact DO
absolutely necessary to protect Quiet.
peaceable citizens from rapine, robbery
and murder. We ara already informed
that the ffeeb0otels-callod Confederate
cavalry-did more harm TO the citizens Of
d AsnA Cov
mans army; and when the large rebel ar
mics are broken up, nothing but the im-
mediate return Of the State 0overnmento
can protect the decent and reputable peo.
pie of the South from destruction. III there
should be delay In this, one-third Of our
armies win be quite sufficient to govern
the South, and Congress can legislateafor
selves. The whole question Of recoustsuc-
ton rests with the armies. When tAeir
work is through, the people will recon-
struct their political governments without
any difficulty. 81 aa3Aa
We are reminded Of this subject BY 70.
cent proceeding Of the Senate, in which tho
real difficulty ofthis reconstruction schemo
can do nothing shout IL, except in conn
manding the armies; and Congress cannot
legislate upon It with sny effect. The real
question, when . State claims to be IN the
Union or reconstructed; IL, pho and Aose
qualified are the people ,tho exercise tie
right Of Suffrage On thae question Con-
gress. asa legislative cody, cannot exer-
else any Constitutional power. They have
nothing to do with the right of suffrage
Nevertheless It IL true, that II . political
State claims to bein the Union, and sends
> Senator to Congress no must be an Amer
lean, having certain qualifications, and
cannot be . traitor. How y thatto b ~
A4v~aA 49,. A.
case exactly, but NOT by general legislation.
The Constitution provides that each House
Of Congress, Senate and House, IL Judge
Of the qualifications fiee 0e1n Hsexs6orS.-
Among these qualifications u that Of 10y.
alty-Obedience TO tho laws. The man who
presents himself cannot be traitor. no
matter what credentiale he may have, nor
an he be admitted 90 the representative Of
1or1. Thus when two men presented
Themselves - Senators from Arkansas, Mr..
Howard, Of Michigan, objected to receiv-
ing any such people, on the ground that
the men themselves were seCessionistn, and
they were not elected by . free coustituen-
", the State being in military control; The
Senate refused TO receive the SeoAbots4rom
Arkansas. Now, this will occur in every
rebel State; and tits beyond the reach Of
any general law, or any action Of the Pres.
ldent. IL there then to b no reconstruc-
tion7 Certainly !; but it can come only in
the natural way: the simple return 70 10y
atty cfthe snssrrection people shes they
the people will be willing TO be represented
and will send loyal men, whom each House
of Congress will receive. Till then the
rebel States must DO governed by the are
my. Some persons think The robols will
not como bask voluntarily. What Of IT.
Then they viii be governed BY the militia
~ instead Of the civil power. The busi.
ness Of the country will 70 on. The ports
will be thrown open. Cotton aud sugar
will be raised, - well without the repre-
sentatives Of the rebel States % With them:
perhaps good deal better. But they viii
come back on all sides; representatives
will be sent and received and Washington
will be beseieed, BY sro0ps Of once seeksrS
from the South, % well % the North. The
only thing 70 b done IL 70 destroy the rOb-
81 armies and leave recUnstruciion, to itQ
natural coufso. saHtp ea Z. D. n.
GIN. G0se&te, - saifleaAstIs