The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-01-18

| upon President Lincon; the second namely, making
pesce And shrathing the sword-rcsta mainly upon his
3ucceor although most aanseiv for him ana FOR The
whole people itr. Lincoln had araaav upon the
yu Work y fefonstsncuon OF making peace, ~ order
@ spy ass peaee @ eaa so@eS soF~ sa own
stay-to faihl ihai other cat duty imposed upon him
by lhe iav OF conTe~,-Viz: 70 sb.nd our immense
armies hhr schi mem hpme~ln HOrf, to restore na
onf pcart In union ~ stses and pcopic under the
sopsiution vh their rights unimuaif,d 3D. after that
r.a work. -lle isa aad olsst e 4. our srogss and
i whils he shvcd Mr. Ttncoln performed those
duties, and, poriormod umm wolf II u true
there ,reIe somo msiskss in the beginning;
With our bcxperfence and lfnnatcnce the wobdor Il
thore wcro no more Time WIS necessary 20 accomplish
thc work. educate tho pnbie p,ind a. prpArs
thc aune 6nd leaders who NcIe capable OF con
handng thcu- How could Mr. IiIlohn know. unlcf E.
gitVa WIN onnlscencc, that In the person Of teacher
~ mi.afy eoadeDy In Louisiana "a be- found ,iat
lsor eennfal sherman who, Ike Gods naaaR minister
hrone, ,aa ,sn o his eonqncging eglons was 10 weep
usn ,hc near' oil the rebellionr How could he know
n., w ,nai le nnog,enailous citizen ~ Gaona
20 DC ,ouno The arca' captain Of the apc-Aenionant
cloud and, like Scipo, be- the thund.rolt OF VAR
fhank Heaven, he found the great commander Al last
supreme victory over the rebellion rhNn, Coz ~
Lincoln was permitted to live nn,l the gea, work
oI crushing The rebellion was simoa done and the
second hsry less important work OF reconstruction was
alrcsdy web begun have already called yonr
uou 70 his last public speech ju-t before his
expressions Gould not u restrained for the hope
OF q righteous and speedy peace, and IN which with
power of logic and cearess Of statement and force OF
illustration surpassed IA tho best efforts OF that
great and good man ho explained aud dehued aud en-
Forced this policy of roeonstruc,Icn II al such
moment Of exaation wbcn the prayer or bis soui was
ans wcred when the long night OF blood agony and
tears was past and the golden lsbt ~ the morning Of
poace dawned upon his vision ie fell by the asslssnf
hand-his consciousness suspended 10 an lns'ont From
the acme OF human glory he passed to the glory high
from tho morm 10 the Immortal ie--a martyr to the
cause OF his country and OF liberty 10 all man
kind. II was what the ancient world would call
apotheoss Thus the great ONCE OF President
prov oyidentially fell upon Mr. Johnson with all it'
duties ard all its responsibilities When he took the
Presidency herc than a million upon The
rolls OF the army. aud many of the rebel arnhca
stil In the heId Mr. Doote then considered tho
important and, just at this moment perhaps the most
pnctica question namely. what were the powers and
du'es imposed by law upon the President In CLOSING the
war aud making peace. which, OF necessity. must pre-.
oede tho dsbanding Of tho What terms lac a1kod.
had the President right demand the Of
tner people a. conditions precedent 70 posco and the
withdrawal Of the armyS First, and before a and
the basis q ALL unqualified submission 70 tho coustitn
tion OF The Omitted States an5 all hwa Of Con-
gross passcd In pursuance thereof; soeond tho
snnuiing Of acts laws and proceedings cf tbs rebel
states which were made or prosecuted against the
United siatcs. Third, acquic-ccnce in tho stus
ton wic'i the war has brought upon them,
including r ssoton Of slavery FOR and on account II
which the made TIE war FOR the sincerity Q, saoh
sclu'esce and as tho supreme test of is good iaib
The adopt n c constitutional suaepdn'oni b. Which
siapery tf ~ tf the war, n surreDdcf.d and made
innl~~1b" liberty mado by being PLACED
undr ibe 'lanshlp Of Congress IN every stAie
tLsr pcnlica iss upon those terms AZ States 10 the
tnion Thssi, a'e The conditions in soSt<ncs Which
u iscss s,,s - she terms o. psslfsasisa and 70
which he pledged The support of the sossrrironl
% s' Pr,.ssu .s as snsSs a'nss sever. ?, ' | s.. s'.s
the peppse of Gpyerai OF ns oa,es, bays
aeap,cd iIeu aad o,ef now % rcsarns n ,s political
Sar o :. ."h % f sr "IS@ Doo a .a y oser 'sss sss
.ir,,.i., sapEri o. ,hc r,ssidaa paIy, iaclDdinr
his position WitH m 80 guilty lc9d~rs @ao, IA a..