New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-08-30

r again to ss record On the ieta Of July 1875 hs wro
Gov sharkey Provisional Governor Of Mississippi sa{inu
The government Of tue State shall be provisional only t
tho stats Government organized Tho basis OF bat orgsnt
zaon shall be subject 10 The decision OF Congress no bA
not yet become incuic2;ed in this new doctrine
In July last who going on with this organization 10 writes
Provisional Governor Shlkey that The Provisional Govern
ment which he has established must continue until the MATES
is submitted Tor the decision OF Congress
Now call Audrey johnson to the witness stand 20 oppos.
JohnsoHs present position You viii remember that cau1
IN August and October last upon John,on at Washington as<
held conversation WITH hlT IN regard 70 bis nteatons 70.
eferward 10 him what bad said and hs to
interview that bad neither msunderst0od nor mssps
ber IL was natter OF record that his course IN regard 70
these States intended TO be merely experimental 10
atty TO be restored their former place the Union aud tss
nothing further nom his thoughts than to withdraw the
matter from the action OF Congress"
With this / was satisfied. cane home to you aud an
through that canvass and al through last Winter aud u
las Spring and although my dru OF himbeoau:e II his
conduct and his association with Rebels and Coppeeeads
excited hoped against hope and did not give him ~
goes over to confederate with Rebels aud Cpperhests 70
make up CoppereadJ party stu no pretends
10 occupy the same ground which be took at first He took the
ground repeat that States had lost all civil govern
and could not be restored except upon proper
and that those conditions we're the whole basis 81
arrangement must be submitted to the decision OF congress
One Of the conditions reluctantly growrry erumbnsy
they have been compelled TO comply wnteat Is tue aa9p o
OF the emu slavery anendmens 20 e s 49,
rest Of the Rebels accept the situation were making VS.
upon that amendmeDt Now they admit 1t to be right Al
tIoagh theg say had right impose conditions they
are willing that conditions which have been complied with
snail rest II other conditions had been insisted upon. and
Congress had been consulted ana proposed them al that tine
they would have beeu adopted donb not Immediately sss
the Rebellion well the antiSlyery amendment Unor
unately however there has been change We have been
Disappointed We have not been sustained Controversy
has With regard to the two pooes-t6a OF She Pres
dent and that of Congress.
Immediately after the Rebels bumbed. apd
with bated breath ready to ask What can we get FROM
OF tie United sates' Now instead OF thai
modest inquiry question with them TO hc dis
closed by stephens and Others What shs accept from ths
Government the United States And johnson and the Phil
adepha Convention, aud those who sustain them o1d my
policy they have their way. will bring on condition OF
things will induce Rebels next to inquire What shah
We allow the id Yankees 10 have The truth Is they
have been treated they begin 10 think they conquered
u.s. and not Stephens IN proportion 20 his modesy
aud former good conduct has become think the worst
of oil Rebels He Georgia VIII accept 0i no oondoo%
bat claims Whist she does as night. .
Still don't propose to meet these demands with humble.
aud submission part We don't propose 10 orges
that whipped the Rebels and that they must submit IA
yOiceYes and do 1t again. We will not have oocs
sion again II the people Will sustain Congress- ana
fight battle the polls this Fall aud send as strong
meIorv there 20 we the Rebels viii submit anu 40
cept any cOpditioHs they eau get