New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-06-24


,uoh purpose werc exhausted he broke forth; What
an, ] to do thenl How an 20 get homef"
"Ycu cen have NO difficulty was the reply. 1t 10
bat aft.Y or eighteen hours down the river" 0he Cum
berI.nd) "by steamboat 70 vhere you live furnished
Won transportation; you can work your way"
Work my wayr with seowl Of angry contempf)
IT revrr did stroke Of work sine vas bcsp END
never expect TO- till my dyirg day.
The agent replied quietly: "They will give ron all
yop want to eat on board. II you help them 10 wood
Carr wood" he retorted with an oath. "When'
ever they ask me to carry WOOD III tel ITEM they mar
re, me on shore; I'd rather starvt M week shan work
fer nm hour; / dont want to i've in = world that
can't make ali,ing ont OF without work"
Ia It for ren Ike that ignorant, lterAte, Vicious
G, for no decent employment On earth except manual
lsbcr and sparning al labor degrndaiouis 1t IL,
favor Of such insclent swaggerers ut We are 10 DIS
nnclise tie humble quiet harl.wor.iug ncgroi Are
tho votes of three such men as Stanton or seward
Sumner or Garrison Giant or Sherman to be neutral
ICED hy the ballot Of one such wortllefs barbarianf
Are there lot breakers ahead To such al issnc ss
flint ma no: the late tentasiyes at re c,ns;ructic hcw
itnfay soever conceived and attended fos good prac'
d,aly tcDdt
TIE duty Of tho United State, to guarantee to every
rs sacred as tho duty to pIoteo each of them from In
yasion Is thst day duly fulscd wten. with the power
Of prevention in or owa hanis We suffer the white
voter in the least loyal the least intelligent and the
eas. Industrious section Of cur country to usnrp
measure of political power threefold ersaier thar IN
The rest Of the nation. - voter enjoys'
VIII il be denied thot We I.te the legal power IN or
own hands,
IT.. H. s,f Nall
Secession ordinances, take Site OFT Of tie Union
but By cying civil wa they eau convert al the H.
habiianrs Of State into public onenes, deprived ~
such by law. Of their political rights The urItod
STATS cen restore these -igtt,can pardon thess pub
lie cienes. And We have the tight 10 pardon Oh con
dtions A. for example on the condition that Slavery
SHAH cease to exist; or 81 the condition that none o'
those per sons who form the basis OF representation
shall because o. color, be deprived OF The light OF
suffrage.
II sc neglect to impose tie first CONDITION, I've can
Of the late Rebellion win Oonnrs ard Will. some da'
produce another J! We negel. % impose the second
condition, al olsarchy, On an extended scale, VII
grow up in large section VI tie country, worSi :
grave injustice toward the voters of another section
The throeGfh abuse vii rsaP?enr In giant form.
But Il We su1,r this it cannot fal 10 Produce, aa
Under any pan of Reconstruction involving e.. rant
an injustice is 10 vain to expect harmony or pcrn1
neui pc ace between the Northern ed soathern
OF the Union.
II is no. here denied nor is It deoiablc ihai under
ordinary Circumstances. state may. ty general
law applicable 10 all restrict tie right Of surrgo;
for example % those who pay taxes or 90 thoe who
can read AID wriio And 1t il quite that the effect
10. 4 . . -
power 10 those who sH enjoyed 90 elective fra.ch
But State only do this after she ~ Stat, Gov
ernmen; in operation no. when she IL alnt To frame
North Caonn ia in the Union, n. she hns always
been; bu, her people. harlag lost. by sgiGsi The
Govern ent. tLe.r political rights. are not a.
lowed to go on unier their cd Constitution
and Laws. They have 20 begin again. A.
IGsAo. If desiring IA b. State. would han
" do the people of North Caloina have to elect NON
bcrs Of Convention which Conrentco las 10 fran.e
State Con .tuton DO presented. for accrptsrcs or
rejection ~ Congress Now. jnst as Idaho taking her
first step toward state sovereignty could NO. OF her
own authority. begin ~ denying yo;; Ia iae election
Of members Of her Convection 20 half her free popna
tion OF she did you'd find her Conluiu,an rescted.
for that cause. b. Congress az no. snaIating hom
the wfoe people, 20. in my judgment ought not N,I.b
Carolina having forfeited her state rights aad begin
Mig anew AZ Terrloiy does. 70 Dc permitted. In
vance 10 reject more .han thrd Of Ter free popaa-
ton }5l, je2 olt Of 9y2 or hope che WI not 50
conrtrua her rghfg venture snoh rejection II
sne does. Congress s,sht 10 reject her Constitution Ne
authorized h. T. part q "r people only.
But, beyond III this ~ cannot safely a.ow .he
negro exemption e. se to take Its chance along win
otLer possible restrictions 70 sr ~ who. State
illy organized may Ct to enact Tra because Of
II. nj gnitude. ] is al act OF os:ras-m ~ onehaf
the fee inGahitans Of an sn,ire section Of country
sgainsi the other half equally free seOnel, becausc
OF is character and results II is act OF lnJasc'
oy tose who have assaulted The ILL., q the nation
sgi IA those who have defended tho national life;
act bs whics aandon 10 the tender mercies OF tie
doubfnlly loyal tho disguised traitor those shose
loyalty has stood every tes ms ,,cd. unsaken; men
gnoiant and siisple indeed. { whose rude fidelity
never failed either the Unin Fugitive beset In the
forest o. the Union imperiled the battle field
Tie decision Of matter grave as tits should be
taken out Of the category Of those rights which state.
at her option. may graft or may withhold because.
being national IN It's rquonces. II is national In is
character This 10 matter for Federal interference
because IKE ahcpa.icn, 1t 10 matter involving the
Fe .era safety
1t 10 because know The ffsnkness Of your char
,eer r. President tbat, atpossble risk 81 conflict,
ing opinions. write T. you thus frankly. IL 10 10
ccuse am deeply Impressed by tie vast Importance Of
tlo Issues at stake ihat write to you at AL
link If Union 6odiers. tie survivors Of thou
sand fields rec j. the last day. not cf conflict but 81
triumph when Confederate arms were stacked and
Coniedo pay les Gven aud the Stars ard Bar.
I'll before the old flag / remember with what fierce
fury those who surrendered at last fought. throughout
four years desperate effort 10 SKATER into fragments