Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1866-09-19
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Inc conservatives la1or 20 cfeate t"t
impression tha, the radicals are opposed
to the speedy restoration Of the reyoited
States to their old places id The circle Of
the Union. President johnson, Secre,
tary Seward and good many newspapers
express vast amount of targid rhetoric
to this end. The facts SO obviously point
in the opposite direction that re are con-
strained to conclude these distinguished
gentlemen, and those newspapers do not
believe what they affirm on this head
Congress has laid down the conditions
on which it will consent 10 the restora-
tion Of the rebel States. These condi-
tons are embodied in formal proposition
TO amend the Constitution ia certain par
ticulars Not one of these conclusions
look 10 the exclusion, for any period, long
or short, Of the revolted States, from full
and equal participation with the loyal
States III the control of the government.
The understanding is, that as soon as any
one of the eleven seeding States shall
ratify this amendment its delegations shall
be promptly admitted to seats in the Sem
ate and House Of Representatives. One
Of the eleven, Tennessee, did ratiiy this
amendment, and its Senators and Repre-
sentatives were promptly sworn in. No
reason exists for believing .he same rule
will not be applied to the remaining ten.
These ten States, or any of them, can
take places In Congress at tue opening Of
the next session, if they desire to, by fol
lowing the example OF Tennessee; and
this is certainly as early as the adoption
of the Presidents Policy can possibly get
them in.
The actual point in controversy, then,
is not the precise or relative time when
the other States shall be restored, but the
conditions exacted as precedent to resto-
ration.
Congress insists on the incorporation Of
four new stipuIa;ions INFO the organic law
l. That all persons born or naturalized
/ in the United States, and subject to the
jurisdiction thereof, shall lie accounted
citizens, and that no State shall make
laws to abriige the privileges or immuni-
ties Of any citizen IN respect to life, lib
erty or property. 2. That representation
shall be apportioned, not according to
population, but according to the number
of voters. 3, That no person shall be a
member of either branch of Congress, or
Presidential elec:or, or hold any Office
Whatever under tie United States, who
had previously, as an ottice-holder under
the general or any State government,
taken an oath to bear true allegiance to
| the Union. and then violated it. 10y en-
barking in the rebellion and. J. That
the public debt Of the United States, in
Guiding debts incurred for 2aymen: Of
bOunties and pensions for services ip sup.
pressing the rebellion. shall not be i'm
paired and that neither the United
States nor any of the States shall assume
to pay any debt contracted iu supper; Of
the rebellion. or to indemnify for the loss
Of slaves emaucipated.
The Presidents Policy declares each
and all Of these s;ipuIatious TO be wrong.
and maintains that the revolted States
shall come back without conditions, and
without any changes wha ever in the Con-
sti,ution designed to operate as guarar tees
for the future.
When, therefore, the President, or any
body else, charges that Congress or the
Republican party are disunionsts, in any
sense as implying opposition to the com
plete and prompt restoration of all the
States, and to equal authority, he or they
deliberately talsliy. The question at is
sue is-shal! the Union be restored ? All
are agreed on that head The only ques,
ton relates to conditions. Ga that cues
ton the President has gone squarely over
% the rebels and syupathises with them,
and declares that no condition whatever
shall be prescribed or enforced. The Re
pubicans, having fought the war to sue
cessful conclusion, are resolved that such
terms shall lie assented to as will guard
against trouble in time to come, as will
protect the just rights of the emancipated
boudmen, aud secure beyond all perad-
venture the national credit. This is the
length and breadth Of the case.
GEN. BAIRD's REPORT Of the facts
connected with the late New Orleans mas.
sacrc, Is a document which will long be
read with horror and mitigation. 1t fixes
the guilt Of the municipal authorities of
New Orleans-it proves the criminality