Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1866-11-08

We shall enter upon another political struggle,
more mtens" than that through which We are now
passing, more injurious to the country, aud es-
peCiallY to the Southern States-& contest Of
which the issue i not doubtful for the twenty
millions Of the Northern States will begin 10 see
the Observation-Disclosures Of the Southern leaders,
and will lose patience with these men, who SO
stubbornly refuse the mideat terms ever offered
the beaten rebels Hitherto the country has Won
derfullV restrained itself but advise no one to
push its patience too far. 1t is not st all impos-
siblC, it IS not even inprobab G, if the amendment
should fail through the Ohstinacy Of the Southern
leaders, that the laws which arr, still on the
statute book may be enforced against the politi-
clans who led their States into treason and rebel
lion.
Hitherto we have given Only mercy, but Justice
is still alive. 1t seems INDUSTRIOUS thing to the
Southern politicians that some Of them should be
excluded from office: but, suppose they Were to
be hanged fIr their treason, as the Ia" demands
as the law requires: Ii they will take advice
they will think of these things. They not
masters OF the situation. They have no more
power now, nor strength will the country, than
they had the day Lee surrendered t. Grant then
they would have ioyfully accepted the amendment;
it is great folly of them to reject it now. Their
attitude, their conduct, their words their preten-
tiOus claims, are all irritating to the Northern
people, who fought through four years to put down
treason, and now see the leading traitors aspir-
ing TO the highest offices, and demanding where
if they were prudent they would supplcate, and if
they were only reasonable they would accept in
silence the large and free mercy which is offered
them
But they seem little inclined for such wisdom
They are as besottcd now they were in 1860,
wen they deliberately made war against the In
ION and really believed that their treason would
not be resisted. Their crazy attempt then not
only brought ruin upon their own states, but enOr-
nous losses and suffernigS upon the Northern
people So, too, their present course threatens TO
ntict upon Us, As Well as upon the Southern
States, further injuries. The Southern leS 1ers
have capacity for mischief that is 20 say-so
much we must grant then. they are able to keep
Tla 1al.e
of The United States come fairly 70 see this moth
ing is probable that they viii sweep swav.
with the strong arm of justice, these iasstnated
hinderers Ofpeace and prosperity these malignant
and stubborn misChief-makers. Ii the Tvho
led the way in the great treason iuslst OH being
hanged or eNpatiated, they may YET have their
willard that sooner than they think
-tesr l0rk Eref3tg Post.
TITLES To EsrATEs.-If the Southern States
should reject the Howard amendment, and if Con-
gress should provide for reorganization of the
State governments, as 1t most probably will, eve.
rythIng thus tar done Will, OF course be declared
null and void. The result will be that all pardons
granted by the President viii fall to the ground
The South will be precisely as it was at the date
IF the surrender. This being the case, purchasers
may well be careful as to their titles. This IN
certainty a. to titles is one of the reasons why
Northern capitalists are at present indsposed to
make investments IL lands In the Southern States.
Raleigh Standard.
By just such your money or your life "
as the above, the Radicals, North
and South, seek to intimidate the Southern
into the adoption of the nefa-
rious Howard amendment. The Radical
presses at the North, encouraged by the
preponderance of their party, and the
bloody disposition OF their masses, boldly
threaten hanging, confscating and expa-
triating," if the South refuse to accept the
eminently wise and conservative PROPOSE
tions for reunion embraced in the propo-
sed Constitutional amendment. And their
sickly Southern followers, encouraged and
urged on by reasons which we would be
glad if we could believe were honest, faint
Iy echo the terrible noise of these Northern
Life and property are at stake,
and depend upon our favorable action in
regard to the Howard amendment We
would Justly forfeit both, and would actu-
ally lose what is more valuable than either,