The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-10-27
The Constitit,onal Amendment.

The Constitutional Amendment.
The New York Times is seeking to
induce the South to acceptthe Consti'
tulional Amendment. Aud what are
its reasons A? s4g1sJ y.,te.Is.....
/. 1t says that the present unpleas-
ant position of the South will continue,
unless, by ratifyins the amendment, it
rulflithc prescribed conditions OF res
toration to the Union, and 50 gain its
proportion Of power in the govern
ment. .....
2 That there is no probability OF
modification of these terms on the
part ofCongress; no reason to expect
that the next Congress will be more
conciiatory and revise the decision OF
NE present Congress, On the contra
.rt, there is danger that, if those guar
antees he not granted, yet more un-
palalable concessions may be demand
ed. A refusal % yield to the extent
now required is calculated to provok Ike,
it says; and the governing power thus
dcfcd, may enforce claims whch'lt has
yet preferred. .1'i y
3. The admission of other States
may enable the North to impart validity
to the amendment, whether the South
ratifv il or not; and against sncs, Il re
suit, not even the veto power can aval'
anvil ing. for, hereafter, there will bl
no difficulty in obtaining 4 two'thlrd
vote, when wanted, to give effect 70 the
policy of Congress.
4. That the only parts Of the amend
ment open to serious objection are
temporary in their operoiion. This re,
fers to the ratio Of voting population,
and to the disfranchisclnent Of so
many Of our best, bravest and most
faithful. ,r....
And the Times AIDES: -r
The South may very well consider,
therefore, whether it would not be
wise to accept these temporary incon-
veniencics for the sake Of the perma.
nent and substantial advantage, to be
gained thereby. Therr is very great
danger to the South and to the whole
country in keeping this question open
for heated and pro,racted agitation
The condition of every State will be-
come worse and worse every day OF
delay. Ii the contest werr closed and
the South restored to It's proper rcla
lions WITH the Union, the tendency OF
events would be to harmonzc and paci.
ry the country. The" South certainly
can well afr,r,l to make some sicrifca7
Of feeling for the speedy attainment oi
such res,lts. ".'
All,this sounds very fair to North
prn ears; bat to the South il resolves
its>ltinto this: Uyoa doa'f cN mah'
yoa. -,
Now, Mr.. 7T"ees, YOU have wordcd
your argument in very good phrases
i says the Macon Tel graph, and laid
down your propositions As gently 4,
could be asked; but, after all, they
amount to what we had rs well know
soon as late--if We don't accept stht
amendment, the North will make us
This is not the language TO use towards
those whom You woqld have to b(
brothers under the same Constitution.
But the acceptance the amendment
will not procure our readmttnncc to
the Uniou: it will not procure us til"
p.iv.l yes sof the ballot; the real .So"th
is intcrli ted by that amen lmont; a few
sncals and skul!,crs would be admit
ted to the privileges Of the Union, but
not the South proper Men OF North.
ern opinions and proclivities, and per
haps sons of Ethiopia would be oln
Representatives in Congress. TIL,
| black man would BE- placed among u',
on Il social pedestal TO which yo~ vii!
not admit him, and. rather than sub
nit 81 which we will stay out Of TIN
. Union forever. The Radicals essay
no. lo reconstruct the Union, but t.
root out and destroy Southern opin
ion and scntimcnt-Southcrn ration
ality and supplant it with Northerl
ideas, Northern opinions, Nor,hcrl
men, and Northern influence. The,
/ pretend to promise admission TO tn
( Union on our acceptance ofthc amend
ncnt but we do not believe it. W
see so much of vindicitivpncss and ha
tired on their part that we cannot trns
them in any assertion they make. W
have yielded far more than we eve
thought possible; and we have pro"is
ed, if restored to all the privileges o
the Union, to be true ald ,tdiMtM .
Mat Union. We have laid aside scces
sion and slavery, have discarded on
solemn confederate Obligations, hay
/ sworn to support the Federal Govern
ment, and have done all that honorabl
men ought to do under the Constiu
?. ton to win yonr trust and cntitle ust
! your confidence. You spurn all, an
tell us that rather than receive us a
brothers, you prefer to have us hostil
and disaflected. l,
Instead Of balieving onr solen
asscvcrations, You would impose sti
fsrther and most i.npracticable coadi
!. tons. Instead OF really seeking til
restoration Of the unon, and peace
aud quiet, and prosperity and harmon,
(which, would immediately follow you
reposal Of confidence in the South. r.
'cciving her into the Ulion yon pretc
to keep up this unpatrotic, and. Ili:
Z libolical agitation, Shall the history s
';lIreland and other down-trodllen = n,
tionalities teach YOU no lcss9n!g Sha
this hitherto free country ,and epligh
,cned people experience all the, miserit
and inconyeniel ces Of penal lcsislatio
, civil liabilities, oaths, tests, discor'
and agitation, which ever attad a disa
afec,ed population! We tell you tn
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