Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-12-28
What Shall se Done with TIE Rebel
lions States.

That has been the gres, question ever
since the surrender Of Lee and n. armies
Al that time the rebei- were ia condition
TO take anyshing the goveranent shoula
please To give then. A. condition p-eced.
en- 10 their admission bach INTO the Ua;o,.
Ihsy 'urrendered. not because' tbey bad
become LOYAL 10 the goverauseut.-sot 49,
cause they had any more love for the old
nag than When they plunged The country
into ~ar.-out because The arbitration Of
var se''hsd the eonfestssaiuss thrm. They
io~shi Just As long as they could sghi. IN
"a 'hcy were fAirly -hippo1 into subjection.
Lay INK ASIDE al techniCAl Questions Of in
q rational lac. the rObcl States werS. for
all practical purposes. 50 manv conquered
provinces. subject 70 IT, will Of the cor.
qucrvrs. Thy we're in no condition. % De
Immediately rSstors,l 70 The Union. such
thing vas an impcssibIity. Thcy kad no
safe governments acknovicdcins alle-i-
anoe 70 the general government. Whcn
oooquered. they we're found acknowledging
siiegisucc 60 a bogus Coufede-arv. A.
one q the States Of tis AHeriora Tr-iau.
rot sissle oticer Wa fsur,l in J,gT Davis
boosted dOmirious. Nta;svcr ri.hts these
States bad uoder til E,lerzi constitution.
The people have forfrit,si by taking up arm.
against the government. With The ere,r-
ten 81 Tennessee, NO single r,hei Sfase
las ~, got back into the Union. Wh, ?
IL Is beczu~c Andrew Johnsca has under
taken. ~ ~ force Of the one-u,an ro.cr.
20 iOis' policy upon tie gove-nment in
the restoration Of these Jos; States that =
totally AZ variance With the cNirrncies Of
the case "Once State. aiwavs STATE. -
d political bcresy improbable a. a j.
absurd. Those uho read our ar,ici. upon
tins question a; the termination % the var.
before the death q Mr.. Liucoin. vii bear
witness that the Democrat took Tie ground
that territorial governments should te or
gained IN each q the rebri States. A. tle
first step IN their rrtsrn % fbe Uuion. 'rJis
idea va vir;ually recognized hy Mr. John
son. in the spPointanent Of Military Gov
ernors. The Democrat vent step Tar
ther: !; con;enied that these rebel terrific
res, thus crcaniz~d. should Do admiftcd
back into the Union By the sane proces.
that any territory - admitted. Let then
present their State Consiiiutious. an thcr
let Congress Judge in The natter. This
idea Wa entertained BY many Of tie most
sagacious. prudent. far-soeing Statesmen in
The country A practical question. d.
vested Of al abstract theorics. Is Was the
only sensible views Of thr subjccf. Hal 10
been adopted b. The President and Con-
gress a. the close ofthc var. instead Of the
political vsgaries Of Andres Johnson ard
hIs benighied followers. Probabl, nearly ev.
cry revolving State wouid have. before this.
been back into tho Uuion. viii safe Con-
s'ituiious not only "rsp1blican IN form. To-
eu' containing provisions Euaranteeir < am
pie security for the fa;urr. TheinIirafions
nov are that large majority % Concr~s.
are convinced that this J. the only praciical
way Of reconstrucfinC the revoked Staies.
And tbis . just where Coagrrss should
come. The bogus STATE governments. So
IN oPeraiion snder Johnson cortemu,ibie
policy. should Dc declared void ant inoper-
stive. Territorial governments should b.
organized in an these revoked States. ara
then when they come into the Union Ia
then % come IN a. tie q cor. ana not L.
smuggled on. ia defiance of ihe l3ral s.-fi-
inert 81 the country. Tie ioyaI peopie a.
the Whole ccuntry.-not only Nor,b. IA
South.-dcmand this Of Congress Let
Congress set these aalac.ous r,i.el. Io.- on
Gle stool Of repentance. anl keep taem
there untii they show rsrIs mclt for rr-
Pen'aacr. The corqscred rcle.. may .l.t
ss sci understand nov o. ever th.t thi.
country j. bsrrafier 20 o. ruled hr lorai
men ani not BY traitors Tie rnion men Of
'he nation Won this night upon tbe bar,ic.
ted. 10 cost them billions q money arl
rivers % blood. ard they never uiu sur
render ii until the lass ratrio; shall have
fallen. sighting Cor liberty. sniou. ard OBJ.
ola flag.