The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-10-30

the restoration Of the Union shall NOT
| be iutrusted TO the men who tried 10
destroy il by war, nor TO those VIM
| failed TO resist thai attempt py al 'i.'
meahs II their mower. This deter
mindtion may not be logical nor con
stituliohal. nor strictly in accoruihhce
withIthe rights of States and seetiohh
| hat Ii IL instinotive and nneonduefh-
| HE Once let il be distinctly under
stood that the Democratic party y hot
TO be restored TO its ola asceh.nhhcy,
and the people will be liberal, Just,
aud generous in their ADJ hstineht OF
ali Dolitieal differencesi but SO long as
that p0int il left in doubt they Will
he eFaoting and intolerant upon all.
The late elections show that they in
TEND TO have guarantees upon that
nojnt first; and nothing is-likely to be
gained, III any quarter or by any party,
|lbg rtsisting and defying their will. /
This is stated correctly, but you
have not stated the whole OF 1t. The
men who have controlled and infiu-
enced the people in producing this re-
suit, are the most intelligent and con
seientious people IN this country, and
they are resolved not merely that the
organized party which produced the
war aud sympathized with traitors
shall not prevail; and that the negro
citizens shall have their rights; but
that no species of organized ultralsm
against the civil institutions Of this
country shall prevail. The great
danger in such conflicts is, that the
dominant party will mistake the tri-
umph Of principle in a popular YER
diet, for the right to domlaeer over
the defeated party and ideas. Now, IL
il most fortunate thing for the Re
publican institutions of this country
that we have this vast reserved force
of intelligent conscientious men. We
are not, and never can be, body Of
wild tumultuous fevolutionists, ready
to put the imaginary rights OF nature
against the civil institutions OF so
ciety. IL will be well IL ultra men of
all sorts willtake notice of that fact
There is DOW fair opportunity to
restore the country to peaceful con-
dltion; bnt there are several eondi-
tons. First, il is necessary that the
South should accept the ultimatum
offered them as fair and moderate
settlement Of all great questions. Ii
Is equally necessary that President
johnson and his Cabinet should lac-
eept il also. They have proved ut
terly powerless in the present, and
they will be bereft Of what little power
remains, If they do not at once har-
monize with Congress. IL will be
necessary, also, that the Democratic
party on one hand, and Mr.. Phillips
school of ultraists on the other, should
understand that the people have set
tied the great problems of the day, and
mean to keep them settled.
A letter from distinguished gentle,
man of Indiana informs me that some
Of the Democratic leaders propose to
give up their organization. Its their
wisest course. Why keep this nation
in turmoil by useless agitation,
when the coming years should be an
era of peace, of prosperity, and a glor-
ious triumph Of Republican institu-
tions2 When such vast problems are
determined, for whose benefit shall
agitatiots be continued2 A storm in
which the vivid lightnings play amid
the heavens is sometimes salutary.
| But does not God return to us the
blue sky, the bright light, and the
peaceful armament? So hope to see
the storms of our agitated country
followed by a beautiful period of hap
piness and security, aud the great re-
public standing out amid the tumul-
tuous waves Of revolution as the bea-
con light of the humamrace, w.
ata A VETERAN OBSERVER