, 1866-03-02
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
Andrew johnson and his Late Pro-
ceed1u.n.

LETTER FROM GEO. A. sHUFELDT, ESQ
Editors Chicago Tribune:
This hero of reconstruction has at last fallen
down On the other side of the fence. It L
meet that the people should know, even at
this late hour, exactly whcso the chief exec
uttve officer of the milton stands and what
are the requirements and demands Of the oc.
caslon.
It's possible that the humility and forbear'
ance Of this people Is SO great, Its magnanln
ity so exalted, as to forget in the short space
Of q single year, the scenes Of blood and car
mage, the starvation, the massacre, and the
desolation Of these four terrible years of the
war of rebellion. It is possible tc
blot from tho memory the irccol.
lection Of the Richmond dungeons, the
fearful prison at at-Andersonyille, the horrors oi
Fort Pillow, the bereaved mothers of patriot
Sons who went down on the fields Of blood to
nppcase the demon Of Secession, the tens o.
thousands Of the loyal soldiers In blue who
died that our country might lire. It i
possible to forget all this, and to encourage
treason by restoring traitors to places Of
honor and emolument, and by extending free
pardons to these Southern vampires, who,
though whipped into submission, are ret
temporary Union ont Of the dlscorflant and
hostile elements. But Is it wfsee Is It inst
These nre the questions We arc called upon to
answer and to decide. His accidcncy, Presi-
dent johnson, may gather around him to sup.
port his position aud maintain his administra-
which In the day Of battle were ar
Which wero directed to hear' r ruin %
and destruction; hut the loyal men Of this
lind, the patriotic sons Of the soil who shoul-
dered the muskct and marched to the fleld to
vfrdicate the honor and integrity Of the ma
ton and to uphold the Gag Of liberty, will do
now Us they did when the traitors guns
opened on Fort Sumter; they need but hear
the bugle cali-they need but to know that
danger turks In the darkness and gloom Of the
future, and that the fortress which they car
surrendered to the enemy by chief whom
they trusted to guard and protect 1t.
u this conflict must come, If II Is neceary to
6ght over again this battle With the Copper
heads and rebels, 1t Is better that we should
know It now, in order that We may be pre-
tion. Not that there Is any particular danger
of m armed collision. fol. We think that the
fight Is pretty well whipped out of tue boast-
ing heroes, any one of whom was d match for
five Yankees. But it Is more war Of. ideas,
q conflict Of opinions, on the result Of which
depends the future Of this great country. And
on this question, we place ourselves In the van
oLthe radical Union mer, who believe that
treason Is. a. crime and should be puu-
lsIed: that secession Is as bad as treason, and
Slavery and Its concomitants ore worse than
either. These clements are hostile TO the
spirit Of freedom which should prevail In this
country, and on which alone It's future pro-
with spark Of true patriotism In bis heart
knows and feels that the spirit which ran riot
III drunken rejoicing, amid baskets of cham
payne and barrels OF whiskey, on the Battery
Of Charleston when the American flag fell ut
Fort Sumter should be annihilated and crushed
out forever; that every rebel who ever raised
an arm against this Government, or who ever
fired shot At Union soldier, should be po-
lticnlly and socially banIshed, and forever
deprived from participating or taking
any part In the Government he sought to de-
etroy and this IS the nildest punishment
ont 10 the extreme letter Of the sentence. In
joining this bogus Conlederacy In wagmg war
against the Union, they forfeited all civil and
political rights 1oH let them accept the re-
suits. No franchise aud no property for trait
ors; nud were they actuated by true manly
courugc VIC should have no whining for ad-
mission, no begging to be permitted to come
bsck. And were the fact once established,
that there was no hope for treason and ita
abcttoss within the reach Of the strong arm
Of this Government, the question Of recon-
struction would be soon and speedily settled.
Apply the teet oathln al stringency, make
Sgfg ~ T isn .aAe LIZ, !, " le.se I9io psa'e Ms.
Sr,.sto W rsn .,th ~ Nssen = n,roass ,i, isty
from my hope Of participating In this Gov
ernlnent, and the Union would soon recon-
struct itself. II this were the policy OF the
nation, VIC should have had none Of political
;,,tsmG,- no ea1S 3ss, y. eontnatnns' 1s n9
citizens: % ang Andrew % Johnson % woniJ J have n
rom neine, NJ honest ncn A'%'~
renamed M nones' Gsn 9,no' . e,r,,
A oAo. a. '"'1 AAO'' 'A'
ANOTHER LETTER ON THE SANE SUBJECT.
N1.o Whan e1..aso 1a.s o ahu9at .t,o.
t.. ",., -. I ,se s.s1.s.,S sas nu "as sa1ee
n e.oom ~ ,ne ASSASSINATION as o. cur oeloEeo
Ffesiaene, whose oneaa1 position' 70 quote
John Randolph, Is still eaea"f, the 1oyal men
of the North felt still ioy that the ,succes-
NV ~ th.t aro.t oo,,.b.or,ad r,n ~,
80 s.,.s.: 49,. ,.,..sHa. - 49,
s'e'n' uneonptonn'nR' o"'ef s"cmy "a .at
rebels. and common remark was, THAT
treason had orerrcachcd itscG, md In .strik-
ing SO murderous blow had wrought It's
avn sestrrct,on.r ask you do we na,o
.,,.,,
'n.nk 81:
Is the MN, VINO, While FefoalIy denolncing
"JcH. Davis, Toombs and Slidcll, /" still adyo-
Gates the immediate restoration to civil equal
ftv Of all who viii take the "tesi path.n
rtnndtny m tbc sans n1otfor,n as +ba tn,,
nha ta1a ~ n.s,a 49, ~ ~ r.. ~ ,sas ~ .ran 10.
VINO tol4 vfh. OaFis !ace ~ lace, iess tn31
FIX years ago, that I'll ne Was Iresidcnt Vi
INC unttea statcs hc "onia nang nun
n!e snele Iss " = alaefenGn 1G Q! OPINION
as 10 tne Htee1aneas nufeau olll, yer tnete
e seen.s 70 me 70 PC 10 Gnanee 1or loyn, man
~ 9e 10 FAVOR ol aoa'itttns 20 our leelstatlFe
l.a nnin .dan w nAS ofohen IL ostn o. hle.
E1a1cet siMPly au tAe strength oi nls taAlnE
IL asam.
Ley andrew Johns0n beware how ne again
Ee.S IN = rhge % nna makes sgesch. Ihe Peo-
Pts nase not loiEplten tne aisgfaccIal scene
9! iast spring. aHhouGh they nave once par
t'. uuuea ~ LII nun a!so Iemcmoef
tt!ll tue mSu VINO cuaseo nun 1lom
nm Mnne I. s.,,1 ans Il, ns ieue!lon tnat
broken the same oath that he would now
make the condition Of their restoration. A
viper nurtcd 70 lie VIII sting. but who would
tae etn ao m oho ~ seasn saas rpeI .nat
nitr # thc hofson shon1d Feacs -, ~ hcar, IN.
stead Of bis predecessors. "
Let Andrew johnson think on the life Of
Andrew jackson, and calculate On the num-
nsS o. no1ias p tnae Jea pavls WIS., "on!a pe leit In
that Inc 1aWs Of The eonntry verc exccnted.
Let him study anew the Constitution Of which
he talks 50 much and SO smoothly, and see
Wnat IS sald lhcfeln aboul speedy tttais, apo
naua LIN - ~ ~ 49, "n4s sl1ass co4Inus H. 'Is
ppr;s.',, p1 IN ~ .,rr ~ n,iser Se-' WIZ
0h Whst a oocEsrv n NOW secns IN r..
cal1 The Co comparisons n ~ that e~ SEEMED % 50 @ com
pIete few mopths a,.o when the mantle Of |
Andrew jackson was saId to hare flescended |
unon Andrew johnson.
Let rreTy man read the b;,la a,d vc,oes If
We are to Have n,ore nf Them s,at h,ro watch
tbn ntternncns IF fbe man who sits In the
PTesidenfiai chaiT iet HIM nreTs.r" @ "a ranoe
in The strtia th,t IL npw cn,nmenc;9r