The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-05-04

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against the plan OF the Joint Committee; vet
the times supported the Presidents plan
throughout. Let II, therefore. chop logic
with itself, and get out of its hdilemmap as
best It may. If the President had right
to dictate terms to the Rebel States as the
condition Of recognition, so have the people
through Congress. II he could make the
adoption OF the anti ,lavery amendment a
condition precedent to their restoration, so
can the people through Congress make the
adoption of this amendment condition pre-
Cedent to their restoration. -...
Unless something more damaging to tie
report than anything the opposition have yet
brought forth can be found the Union party
may safely go to the country on its merits.
It's propositions are both just and popular.
Who shall deny that a citizen of the United
States shall not be protected in his just rights
Who shall deny to the loyal people of the
nation equality OF representation in Congress ?
Who shall say that the Acknowledgement of
Rebels for four short years is unjust? Who
shall clamor II payment of the Rebel debt is
prohibited? Who shall mourn if Rebel Off
GERS and leaders are excluded from Office
under the Government they sought to over
throw? They who think 10 make success
full issue before the people against such mea-
sures as these, are strangely ignorant of the
temper OF the masses, and vastly undeIrate
both their intelligence and their loyalty.
A Southern View OF ''The Political Crisis.,'
THE conflict of opinion and testimony IN re-
gard to the real sentiments of the Southern
people is so great, that in order to form
correct opinion it would be necessary for the
seeker after truth to put on the invisible cap
OF Fortunatus, and, like LIE SAGE's Devil on
Two Sticks" pass over the households of
the reconstructed" and see into the secrets
of their souls. In the absence OF this con-
venient method OF reaching conclusion, we
must judge of the attitude OF the late Rebel
sections by their utterances. 1t is, therefore,
with positive sense OF relief thai we find in
the May number Of that organ OF Southern
intelligence, De BOoC'S ReUie,o, an article
treating with singular candor OF the questions
OF the hour. Speaking, as The magazine does,
tor the best classes of society below Mason
and DiXon's line, we may view its uttarances
asst he opinions and arguments OF the thinking
community. The sentiments it advances are
brought forward with commendable candor,
and we desire to reply, in an equally fair and
explicit manner.
Alter speaking of the extent of the Re-
bellion, and its subiugation, the writer says:-
1T has become fashionable at the North to
hold the South wholly responsible for all the
consequences that have resulted from this
attempt at separation. But is this rieht? is it
just or reasonable? When we consi1er that the
South nel,her made nor attemoted to maze auy
on the rights or even the preludiees
of the North; that she never assaed any OF its
principles or prerogatives, but acted only IN
defense OF her own clearly defined Constitutional
rights; that she was tor years the victim OF nos.
tile ana in vidious legislation, we consider
these things, it must be admitted that the South
was not without provocaton in taking that
course which many of her people thought and
honestly believed, to be the only course which
could secure them in the peaceabe endowment
of their own rights. They declared themselves
absolved from the political compact that bound
them to the Federal Union, and however mis-
taken they may have been in tact, it NAV fairly
be ella med Tor them that, in seeking this re-
medy-a peaceful separation. which the theory
OF our Government admits 10 be the inalenable
right OF an oppressed people-they should at
least be held excused, if not justified"
Speaking without passion, we would say to
the South that such language as is here used
Is not the kind, nor Of the tone, to induce the
United States to cast the past into oblivion
and bestow power upon the late Rebels
against its authority. Taking its views
alone-and it is one of the most moderate
articles we have seen-we find in it cause for
keeping them still in allegiance. While con-
essing that the Rebellion has physically
ailed-who but an idiot could do otherwise
yet, at the same time, no recantation of the
doctrines which caused it is found. On the
contrary, we are expressly assured that their
conduct was lawful, although events have
proved it inexpedient. As every actual revolu-
ion must be preceded by moral one, as the
rhine of treason must have been instilled into
he Southern heart before she uprose in
power as Rebel, so also must the loyal
'eaction come first from the mind before we
IAN believe its lip-service. And until the
lemon OF treason is exercised from the inner
nan, and the spirit OF loyalty installed in its
)lace, until that time all outward signs of
repentance are but whitened sepulchres,
beautiful to look upon, but filed with dead
mems bones. Let the South be converted
rom its views OF the right of secession, and
ct treason be made odious and looked upon
Is crime, and then will confidence be in-
,irad in tho Mort harm mind and tho North