Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-02-10
TIE SOUTH, THE COUNTRY, AND THE

The Chronicle processes to see in our editorial
of yesterday, with reference to the South. an
approaching affinity with Radicalism. Were
1t less devoted to the interest of politicians and
more TO the good purpose of restoring peace Of
mind, civil liberty, and industrial prosperity
70 the whole country, it would recognize in the
article in question merely, views which the
Star has inculcated from the beginning of the
war, in 1851, to this hour. The Star sustained
the war heartily, not for the benefit of party
or a section but to aid in preserving as much
Of the old Governmental Constitution and laws,
as the war might leave undestroyed. As ii did
Its best to defeat the schemes OF those who sought
20 dismember the Union by force of arms, it now
opposes the Vaccinations OF those who are
making the suppressed rebellion an excuse for
endeavoring TO destroy the essential features of
the Government of the United States.
We thank the Ch9oaicle for spreading before
its readers our protest against holding the South
responsible for the acts of a comparatively very
small portion of its people. The radical leaders
are (too many OF them) OF the class who are
Working quite as much mischief to the best in
terests OF the country, as those at the South
who seek 10 rebuild that section upon the basis
of the restoration OF Its former governing cabals
to the power they threw away IN their effort TO
destroy the Union. We know that the latter
have been completely deposed, though still
wailings on stumps and through newspapers.
We hope that the former will shortly be quite
as completely sheIved at the North; because
they aim to establish Oligarchy of Congress
sional demagogues upon robbery of the people
North and South OF their distinctive American
rights and liberties, under pretence OF. estab-
fishing a purer democracy than lies at the
foundation of the Constitution OF the United
States. The late war in its purposes was hard
ly more dangerous to the rights and interests
of ali sections fine Union than are the schemes
of the radical leaders, which they keep as yet
in the back ground. These schemes are:
ist. The practical obllteratiOn OF the neces-
sary ana distinctive rights Of all tue States.
I'd. To vest the whole power of the ,Soverr-
nsnt in the irresponsible hands OF those who
may control Congress.
Sd. To run the United States Senatorial and
Representative votes Of the States lately in re-
bellion for the benefit OF the radical conbina-
tion of politicians and manufacturing capital
lists; the latter aiming thus to hold ON 10 their
average profits of one hundred per cent per
annum, though the farmers of the Wes- NAV
Continue TO have TO burn their corn fcv fuel
4th. so TO bride the people everywhere.
through negro social and political equality as
that they will b. powerless to resist the lnaa--
ures of the combination, though in subrnittiu.
to carry their yoke they pay in the way Of d-
rect and indirect taxes double the enormous
current taxation, as the penalty for having
foOljshly surrendered their American liberties
for the shadow of purer democracy than that
OF our fathers of Revolutionary times.
We have as little affection for this proposed
congressional and manufacturing oIigarchy, as
for that of the late abortivs Confederacy. We
want all men, North, South, East and West,
free-really free.
We want civil rghts-the right TO hold res,
estate, 10 sue and be sued, 10 be witnesses be.
fore all courts, to equarprotection by the laws.
and 10 United States governmental protection
when abroad-secured to all, black as we'll A.
white. We want the States, one and all. to
continue TO control the suffrage question within
their own limits, as up to this time We want
every State TO do its best for the encourage
ment Of popular edscation and progress.
We want the general Government To con-
tInue Its guardianship of the freedmen 70 thar
end, until the settling Of the troubled waters
may afford the Southern States proper oppor
tunities for the discharge of their duties in thar
connection. 1t is so clearly their interest to
MAKE the negro and the white laboriny class in
their midst as industrious, skilled and intelli-
gent as possible, that we have no fears that
they will not earnestly strive so to improve
them as soon as the equal curses of Southern
and Northern Oligarchic efforts to obtain con-
rol OF all their affairs are removed
We see no danger of the success of the for
mer, whe are now merely struggling in death |
throes-
We see great danger Of the success of the |
latter, unless the country comes properly to |
the support of the wise and patriotic views and |
policy of the President