, 1866-04-09

The Peace Proclamation n Senator
TTumbull'& Speech On the Civil
Rights Veto.

State Department, Is abundaut,y proved by
tue Internal evidence Of its cunning compost |
tfon.
TIE Pc Ice rRoc1AMAT1os,
Never, since the outbreak OF the civil var,
has there been 80 much indifference manifest |
ed to nny Executive edtct, as to this crown
Ing p,cce Of Andrew Johnson's, or rather |
William Il. Stewards and The Blairs' recon-
struct'on policy, By the radicals In Congress.
Its appearance did not produce the least. ex.
citement. Instead Of striking the majority /
Of Congress Ike tAundesbolt,. and spread
Ing dismay and CONSERVATION, 1t fell as flat1y
upon 1t u.s. wlilom, the retaliatiye fnlmtna-
tions OF the rebel President. Not many
lelt interested enough in 1t to trouble
themselves with Gloss analysis
Of It's features and bearings. And this, Tor the
reason, that since the veto Of the Frcedmen's
Bureau Bill, deeply rooted conTfctfon Of
tie absolute political t1eachery and depEay
ity Of the President has settled In the minds
of Republican: Congressmen. Hayfng de-
SPARED entirely Of any falth1ulncss on his
part, to pledges and promises, and Of any dis
position to act in accordance With the loyal
sentiment OF the country, and With the de-
.,ates Of justice and humanity, they are not
surprised At the ycry worst realization Of
their apprehensions.
1t Is evident, that from the tenor Of the
proclamation, that its bearing will depend
upon the future actlon Of the Executive un-
der It. Its language Is so general that its iu-
tended effect Will beconde apparent only By
it's practical application. judging from the
past consistent partlalitg Of the Executive to
the interests Of the rebel population Of the
In fnG}5 that $Aa
proclamation Is meant to bring about the re-
sults most dreaded by the loyal public, viz:
! The entire substitution Of rebel civil authority
in place Of the military rule heretofore exer-
cised. If this should be the case, aud no re-
straint whatever hereafter be put upon
the disloyal proclivitiea and practices
OF the States enumerated in the
proclamation, the moat fatal con-
consequences may be apprehended. It Is, in.
deed, the deliberate opinion Of the most
thoughtful and experienced observers Of the
effect of the Presidents policy upon the
Sonth, tnat, ~ SOON as the pressure Of mill
tary to1ce Is removed, matters within the
limits Of tie late Coniederacy will soon H.
sumo character hardly less threatening to
the peace and prosperity Of tho country than
the secession uproar Of yore.
OF c6nrse,' the poor blacks will be the first
md greatest sufferers, Suppose, cren, that
The President keep the promise made to Gen.
Howard. and continue the Freedtnep's Blu.
ran FIR a year from the date of tho procla-
nation. If there Is one thing more certain
than another. It Is that the operations of the
nnr,su will absolutely cease % soon as the
military forces nf the f;oyernncuk are With
drawn ftpm the gouth. Its power to do
whatever GOOD has been extended to the
freedmen untler its opern lions. has been sole
| lv derived from the protection given to its
aytnts by ths Federal troops. The
| apthorlty: exercised by them has been
| hnth NJ a 1rd{cfsf md administrative M
| ,nre. The mt establishing the Bureau Is 80
| genera, and at the same time 10 limited in Its
| 11oy;sInns that this ra.t double authority.
| extending over tho moral and material rela.
tions Of the blacks, had to be assumed md
applied under the all shielding aeeis OF martial
law, With the restoration Of cfyi) law in the
rcbe1 States. and the withdrawal of the mill
taTy. the ruaIutaipance Of this authority will
be lotl, tmprac,lcab1e and dangerous to Gen
er.1 Howard. subslterns. It Will bo found
ntter1x tmnoss;h1n to extend any effective pro.
tection to the freedmen under the law - II