, 1866-03-21


now hold as the Administration held last
July md September, TINT any thing the Pres.
ldent might do toward restoration would be
"subject to the decision Of Congress-" He
has as part OF this sasgumpdo Issued q procla.
nation Of emancipation based On
the votes Of State Legislatures, tho very ex-
isteuce of which be ssys in the above letters
Is subject to The -decikioa---of-L Congress.
What can explain this strange ohliyiousness
In December to the law and facts go well
known IN July and -septcnbers Had any
plan been developed in the meanwhile to elect
anybody to The Presidency, and II 50, whom,
and what arc his present chances How nany
States can he carry?. Has any Machiavellian
politician been tampering with Mr.. Stewards
unsophisucated simplicity Where did he
learn that astounding fact TINT the "Union
is fixed fact, and the country Will be hap
py,n becanse the President has denied to a
drunken mob what Ar. Seward three months
ear11er had asserted In m Official communica-
tlon, ylz: that the restoration md recoustruc-
decision Of Consresss
Spirit Of the German-Amcrtcan Pref%.
The Illinois Statts Z>ituzg Of the 191h inst pub
1ishes the noble speech delivered by the Hon. E
Deeenez Of Westezr TEXAS before the Tens State
Convention in 1aynr Of The suHtnge OF the freedmen,
and Justly remarks that though The Iex1n leEtsla-
ton arg not set prepared to caopt this measure.
Mr. Dcctner's bold enunciatfou Of The principle OF
equal Justice TO all black White. is not the less
calculated to take E1nrdous plsce In The records Of
that srzte LEGISLATURE and 10 produce amott BENCH
cent reznlt in future tines
Ths st. Louis Fesktiehe Fbsf Of the 15th Inst. re-
bpkcs, in leading art1cle entitled "Grouptne of
parties In the South, the incredulty ol those who
doubt the possibility or renewed onslaught On the
Onion by the restored rebele, and ,nhtntafns with
great force that the same symptoms ol mui1nous
feeling which existed In the South In t6G, still exist
In 1sG& and that civil war not hnying been opened
ny the raesee Of the soulhesp people but s1uply
by a handful Of demasogues, may again be brought
about by few Southern members Of congress, 10
aoou a. they shall md tho Coppesheads and the
President dispoAed 10 pander to their schemes.
The New York dbesd Zeit,ay OF The 15th inst
cashgatrs tbs New York Tina<s Tor lis ptcposter-
oas assertion that the New Hampshire election eou
etItu:ed victory 1nstead Of defeat ot Mr., John
sons policy. and very properly antmad-
| rerts npon the straiia OF Nj. Ray-
| mondH pet eeheme Of "Airi" party
which ia doomed to the necessity OF bols,ertng up
tts pretensions by such obnoxious srt'fecs. The
Abend Ze.fua7 ehowE up the shallownees Of Nj.
| Naymond'e craftsmanship, which can ind no olher
mode oi serving the unlou hut to coquet, now With
The rebels md now with the Radicals, and 10 make
| both the enemies and champions Of Freedom be
ieye thss the thlzd rsry Is their most consistent
friend. while It must be apparent TO every sensible
that II only reaps the contempt OF the one. and
forfetts the good wilt Of tho other. Our New York
contemporary contends thai the last three months
Of Congressional activity would have convinced any
one but Dir. Raymond Of the decided reluctance o1
Coppe1beadk and Radicals 10 split their respective
forccs IN order 10 Efse to the prostQe Of Mr. Thur
low Weed m opportunity 10 build up upon these
d657s third party Of his owu. The practical 70
su1t oF Mi. Raymond'e third p,tty Is simple thls
that he votes With the Copperheads, aud IL despscd
BY them rs thelr plant tool Whoever attempts ID
gain footing between the fatal brc1kern Of Cop
perbeadisn snd the righteous currents Of Radical
i4m IL sure to Be eneulfed IN the one the othe,
bythe mere force Of gravitation Of old and inveter
ate ptocllyittea aud Rtduities. Hence NC fnd The
President and his psrttsans wrecltng upon the
rebel rock, and men like Browlow md Stokes, Q!
Tennessee landing tatey on the shores Of Freedom
The Louisville FaGssba1 Of the 17th Inst, pub
lkles IN editorial article the resolutions Of ths
Democratic State Convention Of Indfanx and eI
! prrsses The conviction thst The people ut Indian.
viii not he bamboo zled bJ this copperheaa move
uent In order 10 show up the sea. DRIFT o{ fhs
resolutions the Fatkst4t ad1a 10 each Of them III
J meaning IN PLAN Engiish OF In hontat German
The result OF thus ingenious e1position IL finn.
In the extreme, fhcre being hardly word OF lncs
Democratic Indianiane. that IL not tipged viii
tteacte1y and conceit The frst resolution, for in
stance. Is a. follows: Suites Are not entitled II
ssecede from The Union !; and since the Soulher
:. neople we're upsuecsseful, they are again to b
~ restored to their t1eats.'' The totkssta4
cre,,1y nuzz,ed by Tits fabulous psopositiou yhic
.7ppat that beeu,tsk the REBELLION was pot 1sxsui
II eontsoug.Qv equally unlawful 10 depy polite,
rtch, 10 The r.pele Or IN otbe. word. tecautt III
,hef was prevented from stealing. 1t ii up,swfpf
! | punish ht1n.
. The Cincinnati Vokks5iaa Of the 18th iu.t., M.
nsbe. rdi,ori.1ly the testimony of Cen Ssxou pt
| corn the Keconst.uction Committee of Courres.
md predicatcs a leading article entitled Fac,
J | sod Extdeuee.r uucu trcoutestahle uroo
Of the existence OF sezet rsb
| societfcs. and OF a widespread conspiracy
The soulh. which waits only ior the Withdrawal {
the Urior troops 10 break out Into open terrorism
tb,eatcniue alike to Yankee and Atr1csu and net,
n1ly cndsnerriuc n,orerty and life. md cspccia,]
mat nj shc friedman. 1t nil mt do for the Co,
,.rbesd pre.1 10 attt,bute the.e asee.,ious 10 Rad
~ inrrnt,on. The tsct. OF ,;outhern diy..,c,io
and r,netr to which We have poioted long ero. 4,
nox rnrrohorsted officially. and Ibis co,roboratIo
NAV. perrhance. come In The nick Of lime TO ct,
,h.. rountrr fn,m the ahvea If condolences In I,
uw,yr,rd kdsterss+ milo which 1be Coppesheat
:. nese s,,op, 10 plunge 1t.
An add1,ionL evidence Of this continued teuo
i'm in ,bs sop,h Il supplied In N aunounsene.
nsrsy Of Swedish enigr.n.s who repaired last I'd.
1nrr ne to yirctu.s. md Who were dtiyeu away fro
e .s.a,ess =. ,hs as1ao.,s;e ~ m.,r,o rnan @ .hs
r naa"s, Sa.nd1,r ~ w., "smeds. ~, So.Te,1s,
ss,rs a4Ss,,ss hv .r1 "t,,sr Ia, ~ r,,,crsr
e no' oeine e1sea,ea W sny REPRESENTATIVES, e.nel sIss ., enl1aa
# fof .neil steaoy 'ooas5 ano e1e"pisy oepot.e.
lie Ihe stuttgart eotfesp1noen1 ol tne to1ses*.
c uakes humorous alaston 10 Sattes-cohsfs
~ which Has cousened at Geis.linret, on the ~
.s ult, for the purpofe of ssecrtaing who among !
: apparently numerous pereons Of the name OF N
,er is The lucky individual entitled to the tnhe
of ,aneo Of are million forms left BY MI. Theoae
IA Ssf,tr. na,tye Of wQr.cmpe,r. snd ut The time