, 1866-05-22
REASONS FOR EXTENDING. sus.
FRAGE.

, elected Abraham Lincoln and trinmnh i
, the 1nte war.
: .. 1t Would end the slavery question AMI
Inc negro question forever. Nothing els,
will. @@''
). 1t would destroy the last basis on which
sectional parties could I've founded, and there
" avoid the dangers OF civil war which sdst
from sectional strife.
T. 1t Wonld transfer the attention of the
people, especially Of the South, from political
slfue 10 industry, and promote order, pro
Gress, wealth. culture and happiness amonc
| all classes. "a
5. It would do Justice to four million. nj
loyal co1ored citizens, who deserve protection
as much, and need It more, than INV other
1our millions In the country.
O. 1t would confer An fnestimable boon nm.
on the white people Of ths Southern states
BY relieving them Of all fear OF iosurrect,ons
and Of NIL tendencies toward a war WITH tbe
freedmen or With the Northern peonle and
By leaving them all free to mind their own
business, to make money, get wealth. bn,ld
schools, colleges, churches, railroads and
cataes, and bestow their leisure upon the aria
lie sciences, philosophy and religion.
I. To reinforce the Onion party at TIM
South, and We conHne that term 10 thoar yrhn
would make stand for the Onion h, tbo
event Of another attempt ut rebellion Is ~
dlspenfahle to the permanent peace of IN.
Union ITSELF By the rapid disarmament ~
our armies the Federal GoYezum ent Ia sneedtl,
returning 10 the same degree OF relative mil.
tary weakness as compared with the obst .c,e,
TO its power In tho south, as 1t suffered nnd--
at The outbreak Of the war. We're the Pres,-
dents theory true that the States an slnesd,
restored to their proper practical rrist7on.+o
the Union, there could be no lnconsis,cnc~
In this speedy disbandment of our ar1n,es
oue - II 1s untfuc, as the eecedSd states arc |
not yet represented In Congress, and certain
olRanle cnanges ioust take place before they
VIII be, We have the singular spectacle OF. The
and ysnouished sr,nica 1, a ts-r.n,s
var dispensing and retiring to their homes
before the terms Of peace are signed ar tbc
the basis Of peace agreed upon, The C;ovrrn.
ment VIII soon Re, II 1T Is not ALREADY In a
condition where the friends or the yanouishcd
can say to the victoss, you must not i,npose
upon the South any terms Of which their
People 90 not approve, for yon have not the
military force with which to enforce them.
ALREADY we are told that the Government
can neither exclude rebels from voting nor
aomn co'ored citizens to vote because it
'achs tae necessary forces with which To
guard Inc polls. 1t may be assumed there
ots' anu VIC nafe steadily assumed from the
-no OF Inc war that MI pretenees Of exclud-
ng 1eoes Is class from voting ore in.
Z, "ae''cao'e, ana au hopes Of doing 90 are
lnnsofy' This then Is the problem.
esen, e'eht mill'ons Of whites, Of whom ,
a's ulNons a'e enemies OF the Government
'nu 1nfcc ml!nons arc mildly its friends, aud /
our millions OF blacks all loyal; and con-
'eotcg toat the hVe millions OF rebels are sure
Vo1e' anu that neither laws nor armies can !
'sssene tnen' N That way can the three :
n'li'ons o. loyal whites he enabled to out :
'ote ane hse millions Of 1isloyal whites with, !
NJ Inc aia OF the four millions OF loyal i
''aeAs! i.
~ cannot De done. "lmpoasiLle'' is ce1ti- 4
ca across Toe lace Of the problem, Ike sno
unos' on protested note L
IN vain hare We resisted figures and made
ne euoft IN contempt Of facts. The Union Il
o#ed ana worse whipped By the rebels than c
ae leoe'e are oy the Government: Reinforce y
le cnion par1y " the colored vote, and IN U
eao o. sond tfont Of reoe1llous, reaction = =
=. pro-slavery, troublesome, boastful; I'M. Z
the Ro ende. We shai e hara sss sontn A'sa.e eai
- .1 +.,,s ~ .AD4. A4"se soou+n StA1ue
Ut ata,r su 10 eussna aaa votnE Republican imme.
eoTgia would. be very largely Republ,can | ii
ectang men IN sympathy with the freedom It
MI ana the Union OF the States. We can e
more aford to lose this reinforcement of q
ack paAots than we could afford during the Re
y y. 10 lose Inc reinforcement Of black bayo- 10
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