The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-10-23

the executive ud cis Icy sativo departments VINO
would not be- under the section above quoted mmedi-
aeiy disqualified from holding Office We KNOW that IN
the South the leading such as aspire 70 public posi-
ton who did identity themselves with the insnrrec
ton or aid not al least give aid comfort TO the rebe
may be counted the fingers OF man hana In very
rare ustauces indeed we're loyal found among the
better class OF southern citizens those portions Of tue
Uonfederacy that held for any engn o. time by
the rebel armies In fact, no matter now Wen disposed
left people Of tho South but aepanco voluntarily
or compulsory TO the Confederate government In the
Southern States public positions were held much
permanently than in free States, and confined
70 much more restricted class OF the community The
Congress to the legislature, to executive Judicial
Offices The OF that class still the TO
similar Of YER, men
official functions in the South, called upon decree
that they themselves having In the past taken the oath
Ssvas subsequently, in he rs6so arc
unworthy and incapable Of "holdng any Once civil
viii they do III IL il within the bounds Of human pro-
liabilities that they could do ~ With an much
and likelihood Of success might the sacred congregation
Rome call upon all Protestant communities 70
and denounce their heresies and dlsfnchise Ill minis
tiers and teaohers Thereof pain of continuous exclu
really about a ridiculous penalty in the one IL
is in the other.
ton IN Congrssf Some three or four individuals
fail 70 receive i've thousand year. cart loads Of books
and stationary. and the Thanking privilege These the
avoid thai most drsfui penalty that the psops Of the
South expected their independsncs and
not IN general legislation discriminate between the
various parts OF the country. The laws must apply
equally TO all sections And even u Congress were dis.
forty or nifty members in the House and OF twenty
senators in the Senate would hardly stand In the Of
that disposition So far therefore, general legislation
goes the States OF the South nothing practically BY
the exclusion Of their representatives from Congress-
ernments, administered by such persons Is they
choose to elect without regard to supposed ds1ua
cotton To get three or four score representatives into
Congress they must be willing to forego the privilege and
ripht OF these independent local governments. And
while on the one hand. the men whom they must, In
such cases proscrbe and disanchise are those who In
days Of disaster and suffering identified themselves with
the whole body of electors those who would represent
them In Congress Of necessity be who either
fought against condemned refused participate in
the for which the people Of the South rashy
wisely, but bravey and conscientiousy, staked their
The simple statement Of the alternative proposition Ia
enough to show that tho people Of the Southern States
cannot possibly be expected to entertain seriously the
proposed constitutional amendment Governor Hum
phreya, OF Mississippi was not far astray In presumng
that tho reading Of It would It's rejection by
the legislature 1t will be the same with the other
Southern legislatures 1t TO say that n Ten
nessee has ratified It other rebel States may do tho same
forolby deprived Of their franchise first under Andrew
johnson Military Governor, and then under Parson
Brownlow ~ Provisional Governor and the Legislature
elected under such circumstances might with much
proprsty have framed laws for New York Tennessee
Perhaps In this Mr. johnson may the finger Of retri
button for his Infamous proclamation while Military GOV.
srnor, By which no person was allowed . vote q tho
approved and would support the policy Of Mr. Lincoln
That proclamation initiated by his SUCCESSOR secured the
return Of legislature which, in its turn. pronounced
son. who Ia fond of quoting poetry may apply his own
case the following appropriate verse;
There nsedeth rot the hell that bgots frame
cssi. 4, I; , Sss. ias s.ii and ne cure;
How justly 70 proportion TO the fault
Tna nm lima
Mr. Johnsons punishment In this respect IA, II not
proportoncd 70 the fault at least e.ceeding,y appro
PIRATE was ht that the means which he used to po
react against himself
But. were saying, the action Of the Tennessee
indication Of tho action Of the Legislatures Of other
Southern States, whore no such Influences wore At
frsnchiss withou. rostricson The acton Of n. Ten.
q the people Of Tennessee about :. much . i aid
those OF the people Of Timbucoo Still suppose IL
must stand legal and constitutional act and Ten
nessse must be regarded having ratified the proposed
next session Of four Or moro new sss ont 81
territories IN the far West, and perhaps
Eastern and western. thus increasing the number q
States to forty tho consent Of the ton excluded
% o be II
OF the several States ra,fyng IT, In case all the Others
would DO DO. But even that Is by no means certain
Kentucky will not DO likely to accept negro suffrage
submit TO proportionato dminuon OF representation
s California likely to view with favor the pro-
But matter bow that may be, II is morally certain
that none Of the ten excluded States will assent 70 It.
How WI the matter then ssands The executive and
tnue the unfortunate conflict In which they have been
engaged for tho last ycarthe Judiciary siding probably
now with Que, and now with the other; the sectional Bit
erness and antpahy which led TO the In the nst
instance will b growing moro and more intense; the
much anxiety win be falling lower and lower II the go
cial tcaie and tho Southern States content with their
o
In the federal government But In the meantime, the
people OF the loyal States will derive no benefit
will DO sealed up against Northern enterprise and
capital almost impenetAbIy during the existence
Il. e Ss national
exchequer will BE- received In consequence OF the DIM
no wSs ~ho sn ss
known the 'ron-clad OATH" Thad Stevens stated,
last session. 10 debate on the internal revenue bill that
the South and that was regular businsa for people
in that trade to ship into the Southern States for
paid duty It is the in regard all other sri-
clss Of internal taxation, that Il would DO very low
lion dollars year because the Southern States have not
been restored 70 their full practical relations with the
whistle il would bo dcuIt to tell What would DO dear
enough And oil for whats In order 10 shut out Of
Congress such mon As Orr OF South Carolina stephens
Of Georgia, and Houston, Of Alabama and 10 admit
others Of tho class Of Hamilton, Of Texas Stokes, Of
Tennessee, Hunncutt Of Virginia and other wandering
miscegens Of that stripe. II we ever succeed in that
p ,icy we will nnd, when too late that have been
ihering in the chat and rejecting the wheat
But II IL impossible that we can succeed Southern
communities never be forced into repudatng their
most trusted able and popular citizeus and rerSsna
their interests In the hands Of whQ hays no symps
thies in common with then Tnsy Will, therefore, 90
unrcpresened In Congress and In the electoral COLLEGE
and will probably suffer injury thereby In the mean.
time new parties will be formed at the North The re-
publican party which will have TO bear the odum OF res
possibility for state Of things which perpetustes
cord and exposes the republic constant peril WILL Of
necessity undergo DIVISION the radicals ranging them
selves one side and the moderate practical common
s,use people on tho oihcr. The will represent New
the other viii represent the great middle and
vestern r.stea II not likely that the latter whose
armies cxNng,shcd the rebellion, win allow narrow
minded fanatics 70 undo Or repder useless thor great
work Congress and President johnson win both DO
swept aside and practical and practical IDEAS will be
brought forward This political contest will culmnate IN