The Portland daily press., 1866-04-14

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Executive and Legislative departments OF tn
government through more than four years
the most trying perpleXltles, was as cneerih'
as it was unexampled. Perhaps the greates
source OF dlsqulet the people felt, was iesI Wv
known tenderness OF heart OF tne iuoizG =
PRESIDENT, should lead MN 10 ueai wy Sen n
with the guilty authors Oh tnelr woes; woes, h Pu
they remembered that Apranam Llncoin na'
keen sense of justice as wen as q love
mercy, and they took courage even amons
some misgivings. Invested with the unImt
ed rights OF conquerorS, the people naa in \!
disposition to assert those rShts IN tneu
breadth and detaL. But connning tnemseYe'
lar Wltnm the unquesuonapie scope On tnen
privileges under universally reco9n!zeu iaw
tney did peheVe that saie anu equlIaD,e "a
| SIS ior permanent union coWu speeony "
ialu: .1 , ess.-e2
II, now. looking back from the point we AZ
present occupy, we ma tnas leasohaoie nopes
nave peeh qisappolhtee, ana oincullles ~ any
measure seem to thlcken over Patnway
Wnich seemed palmer than IL does now, We,
comes us as wise men 70 cons'usr WY. :.
unnecessary troubles nave arisen, tle pluuen'
course would seem 10 De 10 discover now lucy
nave arisen. VINO is Responsible ior tneI u
by Wnat course Vi eo.9uct Oh 'he pare Vi tne
hatlon' OF any InaiV,uuai IN ~, We1e tpey
Drought ABOUT, ana now gfedt peru ". Iney
Inleatene ESpeciany, II III looAns ~ tne
| present aspect VI AFFAIRS III our counay, tueIe
- usc1veIaoee ahywhere uispos,t.ou W
look PACK rom the piougn W 1wnich tne
nsna mas once Deen SET, ~ peco4es ~ 1ne uu.y
vi 1he pas.iot anu the CHRISTIAN W o1S !. anu
warn against u. ana ths more in. !l!
s sns quat'er ~ wnicn su.n tIn d,'tu IAN
iest, the more imperative tne au.y; II su l,aa
lungs ore, iet 5neni De eonsluereu, anu ist
na pe ,hI; am stta as ~ ~ thao,
Lee tne PUBIC press eau a.sen5ion 70 mem
Let clvn oral ~ IN 'he asselpies oi Tue pe1-
Pc sP1a ah, vi ~ .nc. Lev tne pulpit, WHICH
throesh all tne conhico past mas gwen no un-
certain SCUM, give none now: we nave 700
llucn az stake W liSlen 10 Alillu sous Y4oI ~
| apouI WIN Wnite APPS, saying, lush hqsn,
SOMEBODY WIZ near soIhepouy WIN pe ortyen
TURNER on some oreaen WIZ ne maze wner
stll. we are 700 Vlv'dfy renlinaeu o. ene W
.ne S@e sur " soa,s ssse npJ ysa .a
aso, wnen a.. a. liue healIs ~ Sns iaiiu n Meie
ioaps az 'ne snos - @ .h .L;
as nun, sie na.ton ga ,Ine.l uusy VIII slen
% 81 .pHHIeLs anu WIEN
an snI N ~, DeSiue .lleni was rG1ls pui ae.S
anu al tne Sou,n was scIaping unt. nIe saw Y
anu rejeT.eu tnsll wnole aPEsuecaly ~ VI
pallhS. Let her 70 50 now. ~ tnere are uan-
gers, iet tnem oe looked al; II there are apos-
tacles, let them be manifested. II there are
resolutions to be confirmed and facilities to be
strengthened, let the day appointed tor the
purpose be dedicated TO the work; and the
sanctuary be, as 1t ought to be, the place of
honest words. A."''' --lf'.cl.aa q
Testimony has been accumulatlng with in
creaslng rapldlty during several months past,
which casts a deepening shadow OF uncertain
ty over the fair prospects OF speedy reconcilia-
ton, spoke OF as being cherished by the peo-
pie little less than year ago. For awhile,
indeed, those prospects seemed even to bright
en-. .Ihere were encouraging signs that the
South honestly accepted the verdict OF arms,
and intended 10 ABIDE py II and It's consequent
ces. Inc repels were numDled. Iney knew
that by every canon OF public law their clvll
rights were at the mercy OF the conqaerors.-
And they did not expect that to any very con-
siderable extent they would be allowed the
exercise OF those forfeited rights for a long
while to come. Governor Brownlow, whose
opportunities Tor correct Judgment on this
point VIII not De disputed, says under date OF
last March, when Richmond fell and Lee sur
rendered, the reoeis were very respectful to
Union men. GuiIy culprlts, mey evidently
expected arrest and punishment, and felt tn
to be let alone and allowed to live, was all they
naa arlght 10 nope. fnere can De no doubt
that the tnou9ht OF speedy restoration to FORM
or privileges was scarcely entertained by
tnem' But Wnen maSilanmous people ex-
tenaed 70 mem the proner OF rehabllltation in
iorie'ted advantages, many OF the imposed con-
dltlons were accepted with !allacrity;; A con-
+ sttSronai amehdment, aDohsmng slavery, was
Tatlnee IN most OF an Inc sCates lately ia arms.
rrovisioils repualatIns tne ACTS OF secession,
anu III some instances reRudlatlng the reDei
aeot, were iegalzed. Wnat was called a
ffeeamens coae was' pyeertain states, adopt-
eu nv .L.......1
ihese Ihuiss looeeu encouraging. Dut Iney
eo 'of ulne anu required negouauon with Fed
e,a au.hoIa'es. Anu az LIne went py, spring
passing in1o SUMNER summer, aecilnng INTO
aa.u.nI' ~. syinp.ons oi c4ange IN tne tenn
Per anu slie eApecSaIlpnS ol le ialely humi
laIeu ieaIels VI Tue reoenion manifested them-
Selves. Instances vi cruelty 10 the freedmen
muitipIea. Language Oh sell-assertion TOOK
higner tone. For long time generous North
ern men apoloSized for 1t. This they said
" Was SUI W Nc eApecteu Inc SCUM was proud.
1t was not to be anticipated that sudden al
nj mn 0nfr- IINJ