The New York herald., 1866-09-18
4 eHiplAny VIEWS of THE POLITICAL SITUATION

Ultra Views Of an Ultra Radical Parssn-A
Tiit With Beechcr-Chariiy 20 the Late
Rebels Unchristisn and Dcgorslixins.
Rev. c d. Boynton, Chaplain OF the House OF Repro
ssn,sifves having bcen invited 70 onca,s an chaplain
u the Of radical sailors soldiers PITTS
burg the 25lh inst, has written long iottsr reply
accepting the invitation and going At length into
gunent IN support OF the Congressional policy. Mr.
Doynso letter In about long Mr. Bsechcrs two
1he points OF II may be summed up Ia few words The
question at issue has he says been obscured ~ rres
vast discussions Of "6atc rIghts and 10 vindcaie the
true question he reviews the circumstances under wh-b
scbecu attempted. He ands out thai tho people u
NE South guilty OF treason, rebellion and war and
therefore concludes that "to them n they
pcs thus guilty N mot only political error but post.
~ immoralty that erdangers the nation, and n an
inssh and an inury 70 every loyal man Bot what man.
~ OF treatment should they receiver That whch 10
proper for Christian conquerors There should be for
eveness based on repentance, and mercy united with
He canvases present condition Of the South only %
0srover that the people not at all repentsn but with
Nan before and that the Philadelphia Con.
vsntion IN its address nctss them rebellion against
sn view OF these appalling crmes and With fr.sh dan
gs thickenns pund the nation, what Il demanded OF
~ sss asesss1 asi ~ so wnSss
mot crimes thai the perpeiraiors Of them
hswces statesmen, and patricia that By an thsss pubic
aad private outrsres they forfeited civil political
right and that the government having conquered them
IN this desperate struggle and At such expense
Of and blood has acquired thereby night 70
punish indemnify itsef for losses Itself
or the future We are ssonishsd a The cool erontry
ef such propcs ton We doubt WHISTLER 70 re-
gard n indication OF insAnlty, whether shrvugh
tbe corruptng teachings Of the rebclon men have
seachsd 70 q hitherto unknown degree Of moral blind
u assumes that all distinction beiwesn right and
wrong has been obiitcrated, that God himself has
gone like themselves 70 the side Of evil nsuits
ths common reason and conscience Of mankind, and
should as>nt 70, and oct upon H. would dsb&uch the
ipd of Christendon snd unsstte the fsupdsiions of
gevemsnt and social order 10 the foil extent Of oar
great influence and would dsxrscs Christianity - the
act OF q nominay Christian nstion-n
To pursue the sdminstraton policy would, be Think,
- 70 violate the national faith pledged 70 the people cf
Europe pledged the loyal whites of the South pledged
90 the freedmen and pledged 70 the national crsdtors
To rssdmt the rebsls 70 power would b such sub
version Of the principles OF government revealed by
ebf htmsen, such substiiaica Of wrong for right of
lNkknses for light Of crime for virtue, be-
fors proposed 20 shock the common of
ehoud the nation consent 70 such shocking vios.
Nos Of moral principles aad religions obligations,
weuh uDnt Tor free government and the popular
mind would bs 90 dsbaachsd - V sndsngsS Christianity
ns sHn
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