Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1866-09-05

matter what effect it may have upon the
great body of Irishmen TCheers.
I am, however, glad to be able to
assure you, that l know from communi-
actions since this action of mine, I have
had from organized associations of our
Irish citizens, that they appreciate their
friends, and will be found, if not alto
gether, in much larger degree, hereafter,
cooperating, with the party of freedom in
the United States than hitherto. TCheers' I
We have said however in speaking of this
subject, there was modification made in
the neutrality laws. Mr.. Ancona not on
ly proceeded to denounce Great Britain,
but to repeal, Internationally the neu-
trality laws of this country. l was not
prepared for anything of that kind 7
was not prepared TO, and by my report
afterward, did scale down our nuetrality
laws, so as to make them conform to those
of Great Britain, making them, in sub
stance, the same as her foreign enlistment
act, and then to say to Great Britain: ain
our hour of trouble you furnished means
ships, munitions of war and several armed
pirates upon the ocean to ravage our COM
merce and take the lives of our people,
and stood off upon the grounds of neu-
trality-upon your Interpretation of these
laws; and still we will preserve good faith
to all nations, you included. We will
here after adopt the rule of doing to you
as you have done to u.s."
THE RECONSTRUCTION PROBLEM.
l pass now to the consideration of
the question, what ought to be done in
relation to the people and the States that
have been in rebellion against the Gov
ernment. Upon what conditions are they
to be admitted to the full enjoyment OF
all the rights and privileges they former
ly enjoyed? 1t is a question so broad
that venture upon it distrutfully, not
knowing how may briefly and yet satis-
factorily consider it. Yet broad and great
in its magnitude as the question is, it is,
after all, condensed now in so simple q
form that any one may understand the is,
sue that has been made between the par
ties into which the people of this country
is divided
The Union party fought this war out
the Union paaty put down the rebellion
the Union party overcame, by force OF
arms, traitors in the field who would have
destroyed the Government, while at the
same time they successfully held in check
the sympathizers and aiders and abettors,
of those rebels here in our midst, the Cop.
perheads. ICheers. And the Union
party, having done this, have sent to rep
resent them in the Congress of the Uni
ted States an overwhelming majority in
each branch-men who truly represent
what they as party are, and what they
as party have there done. And that
large majority of the Union Representa-
tives have agreed in declaring that while
they are anxious that, as speedily as posi-
bic, the States that have been in REBEL
ion, and all their people, shall be restored
again to their old relations as part of
this Government, It shall not be done
without such conditions as will secure US
against the repetition of treason and re-
hellion.- -lCheers. Those who are OF this
opinion stand by Congress in that policy
and in that action.
But there is another party in the country.
changing his current, the
President of the United States has gone
over to the Democracy, and under the
pretense of creating what they call great
National Union party, has, with those
who support him, adopted precisely what
tAC OOI4OCLdlS vi LDlo OIdlc NlcCldIcu III
their platform, and in the speeches of
Pendleton and others,
year ago; that is, he has taken the ground
that since hostilities ceased, the moment
the war was over, all those rebel States
and their people stood exactly IN the
same relation to the rest of the nation, as
Ohio, New York, or Pennsylvania did,
and were entitled Immediately, without
or terms of any kind, imposed
upon them, to be represented in the Con-
gress, and TO take part in the government
Of the country.
Mr.. EWING DISPOSED OF.
Hon. Mr.. Ewing has gone further. He,
with many others, has put forth the bold,
doctrine that all through the
war, notwithing their organized treason,
their active, hottie rebellion against the
Government, each one of these rebel
States was equally entitled to representa-
lives to Congress, as any one the States
hat remained loyal.
Now, Mr.. Ewingis an old man A voice:
He is crazy AN old whig; a man
whom have been taught for many long
Years to respect, but when, now in his
I'D age, he goes over to, and adopts a
'ebel, a Democratic, a revolutionary doc. /
.rine ike that, and soberly undertakes !
20 maintain it before the people of this |
country, must reluctantly be compelled !
% come to the conclusion that he is not |
he Mr.. Ewing that once he was ap, |
)laause. Why, look at that doctrine. Du |
ing the war, according to that teaching, |
f Virginia had thought proper to have |
ant SfopanalI Taol-coy, on Rohart r Lac |
II Gov. John Letcher, or Henry A Wise, !
o the Senate of the United States, or to |
he House of Representatives, and they |
lad come asking to beadmitted to their
eats, 1t was not in the power of the Rep |
of the loyal people of the |
ountry to have denied their claim. Con-
it would have been practicable
or them, when they went into winter
uarters, to have sent Senators and Rep
esentatives to legislate against the inter.
sts, even the very existence of the Gov
rnment, and in favor of the rebellion;
md, returned, taken the field again with
orce and arms in order to further aid in
that government. Could
here be anything more preposterous or
bsurd than this?
Now this extreme ground is not the
Osition to which all who affect to sup
ort the Presidents policy go upon this
nbiect; and it is by no means the posi-
ion which Mr.. johnson himself took
Ihen the subject was first presented to
is mind for determination.
STATES IN OR OUT OF TIE UNION.
Before speaking of this, let me say that
here has been great deal of discussion
pom the question, as 10 whether, by rea-
on of their treason and rebellion, the
tates that rose against the Government
7ere in or out of the Union. have said,
nd been criticized for it by one of my
est friends and most devoted Union men
n Warren county, that upon this subject
great deal of nonsense has been said
nd written. 1 don't think it important
o agitate the question whether the States
i'd or did not become reduced to the
ondition of Territories. My doctrine is
he plain common sense doctrine that
hey could not put themselves out of the
Jnion. claim that secession was un-
unlawful and void; and,
S consequence, because they and their