M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1865-04-20
How the Conquered SOnlh
is 10 be Treated.
A RADICAL REPuBLlCAN VIEW.

FROM the new ORR Tribune, dPrN toth'I
We had hoped to print herewith the
Presidents Proclamation OF Amnesty
and oblivion to the partizans OF the
batfied Rebellion, and we do not ye
despair OF receiving it before we go tC
press, though 10 portion OF 1t is yet
rO elved. We are apprised, however
by trlelegraI h rom Washington, thai
it's tenor was publicly debated in that
city yesterday, while our State Sen
ate WAS agitated by kindred discus
ion, We can not shut our eyes tu
the fact thai strenuous efforts are be~
ing made to swelvo the President
from the course to which ais judy
ment and his feelings alike inclin
him by stigmarizhg it as involving
| iuf leIity to principle Or to party
( Oilers will be heard on this point
though we were to keep silence; we
claim, therefore, our equal right to
set forth our views, that they be nc
corded such weight as they shall be
deemed to deserve.
We hear men say, "Yes, forgive
the great mass Of those who have
misled into rebellion, but punish the
leaders. as they deserve. , But who
can accurately draw the line between
leuders and followers in the premisess
| BY what test shall they be discriInI-
natedl Some OF the arch plotters Of
disunion have never taken up arms
in its support, nor have they held any
important post in its civil service. -
Where is your touchsto.e OF leader
ehip2. We know none.
Nor can We agree with those who
would punish the original p'otters
Vi secession, yet spare their ultimate
and scarcely willing converts. On
the cnntrary, whllc W. would revive
or lnhame resentment against none
OF them. we feel lar less sntipathy
to the original upholders Of "she
! Resolutions ol '95'--to the disrlples
OF Calhoun aud McDuM1-to the
Nullitiers Vi 1882, and the State
Rights men Vi 1852 than to the
John Bells, Humphrey MarshaIs
aud Alex. u. ii, StuartS, who were
schuoled in the NAlioua faith and
who, in becoming disuaiOniSts and
ebcls, tlampled On the professions
OF lifetime aud Spurned the logic
wherewith they had 81 often dnan
auswerabIy demonStl ated that seces
s:on was treason, VIII ther they
weakly yielded to tho madnoss OF the
hour, hoping that 80 they might ulti
nateiy" ridelhe whlnWind aud direct
the storm" tGsUme ili.dehned but
benrticent purpose, Or surrendered
their Judgment aud their loyalty to
that nnpOsture Uf State sovereignty"
which they had always held in just
contempt, or we're driven by sheer
cowaldlce and fear Of bodily violence
to course coudemned by all their
Uytter impulses, We protest against
any discrimination whereby this class
shall b. s.reencd Ur favored. We
COZ der j JrhtrSvn DAVIS this day Il
less culpablo traitor than John Bell
But We cMnUt believe it wise or
well tu take Tho lille vi any ulan who
shall have submitted to the NatOna'
authority. rhJ execution OF even
one such would be lelt as u personal
stigma by every one who had ever
aided the rebel cause. Each would
say to himself, Il AIN as culpable as
lie; we differ only in that am deem
eG OF comparatively little conoe-
quencc ASingle Confederate led ouI
to execution would be evermore en-
shriued in u million hearts as Il con-
, spicuous hero and martyr. We cal
, not realize that ir would be whole
some or sale--we are sure it wUulC
not be magnanlmOus-to give the
OverpUwered dlsluyaIty OF the South
such shrine. Would the throue o
the House Of Hanover stand NOR,
trmly had Cuarles Elward beeI
caught aud executed after Culloden
ls Austrian dJminion in uungar,
the more stable to day for the hang
ing OF Macy SsGdor anu his twelve
t compatriOt Generals alter Tho surIen
: per'ot VilagoSs
We plead against passions certail
at this moment to be fierce and in
: tolerant; but on our side are the age
aud the voice of history. We plea'
lor the restoration OF the Union
against policy which would atfrod
momentary qualification at the cost c
years OF perilous hate AMI bitterness
We have borne Tor quarter Of
. century the unjust impufation c
I mating the South, when we hated an
7 sought only to subvert slavery, tn
I.,,.ro ,l;ta ne Snuth aud North