The Placer herald., 1866-10-06
THE TWO PLANS.

maintained lte late war, professedly to save
,hs Constitution and preserve the union of
the States under it, It declared that The OBJ
jec,s Of the "secessionists" was to destroy the
liberties of the Northern people. by dssoIv.
ing the confsdera,y of the United States as
government, and lrampl,ng upon the Const
tution framed by our fathers. Il declared
that it was legal impossbi!ity for a State
10 secede from the Union, and ,ha, the South
srn leaders in sizing The public forts and
srsena's, in passing uader S,ats organiza,ion.,
ordinances Of dissolution with the Fsdsral
Government, and in resisling lhs powers of
the latter within their respective borders.
were guilty of treason, and passed through
Congress all manner of laws visiting upon
those powers the penalties Of treason,
1t besought men differing widely with the
party IN itspolitical theories. to cast aside for
the tine being all other ideas, and s.reno then
the hands OF the Government by aiding in
crushing out this attempt upon the Govern.
ment and the liberties of the North, assuring
such dissenters, that when the Union should
be restored, the laws again respected, and
mind Of man" again restored 90 its pristine
vlgor. they could safely consult upon the
minor questions Of right and policy.
l. asked the people to bear the most oner
ous burlbens, the grossest violations of law
the most fagrant encroachmen,s upon the
dignity Of States. and the most cruel and
despotic usurpatlons upon the civil rights Of
the individual, upon the pretext that each
and all Of them were necessary as war mes
sures.
1t declared over aud over again through
its accredited mouth pieces, that when the
war should end, and "tha best govern ment
ever devised by the mind ofman" be restor.
cd throughout the land, whenever the rebels
should lay down their arms.
These were the theories and promises Of
this party-bow many of the members Of it
believed and acted upon them in good faith
andshow many made use Of .heli hypocliti
eally and with intent 80 deceive, The future
must determine.
Il is now evident that a portion Of the
party believed as they protessed and acted,
and that many democrats were induced to
acquiescs in tue action Of the admini>trati vi
relying upon the good faith Of these prof.s.
sions. More than sixteen months ago all
physical resistance TO the. u. S. Government
ceased in the South, peace has been off. ial.y
proclaimed, and since then all those States
have rescinded their ordinances Of secession,
rspudiated their debt contracted. during the
war, and giveu every evidence Of the SINGER
ity Of that people to abide the issue Of bat
lie and 10 act in good faith in their situation
hnn k,lo H. !, h. 4
de"ently give. Strange to sag. the Union is
not yet restored. That which seemed but
the work Of the soldier, is now declared the
privilege Of the politician, and The questions
Of right and policy connected with and post
poned during the war, now come up and
threaten TO involve the country in more
bloody hand 10 hand conflict than that
Of the. past. We have now what are
csiIad "plans!" for solving question. which
the soldier and the whole country WAS told
would be etfeciually settled BY the hayonet
Neither OF these proposed modes Of settle,
msnt are advanced by the Democracy
are the tfspriag Of the Republican Leaders;
and whilst We are not politically responsible
or sa,efed with either. we are bound as cit
izens to select between the two, that which
wiz SVtuC uC"tos~ sthg IVOto W tuo C'uI'
try, restore the Consr tuition 10 it's suprema
cy in rights. and obligations over ali the
States. end r-gu ate the liberty Of the indi
vidual by the time honored principle OF law
With this design we advocate the plan adopt
cd by the Presiheat.
Last wrrk we showed that Congress in
Jnly la6ls declared by resolution that the
sbjsct Vi the war twas not for conquest or
for interfering with rights and established
inaliiutons Of these Sta es, but to defend and
to maiutain the supremacy Of ths Consli'u.
ton aad to preserve the Union with all the
dignity and rights of The several States u,.
impaired"
Under this assurance made by the Rspub
licans then in control OF Congress, thus sol.
emnly made, the men Of the north wen /
into the field and f'ught the battle to iis
very bitter end-giving of their blood and
treasure as free IA water.
They have right to demand, that Con,
gress shall keep good faith in The matter,
that the glory of their success shall no, be
hrtteied away. by the cause being again ia
ken up and filtered though the dirty fingers
OF dishonest intriguing politicians.
We aso showed that in 1864. at the
convention nominating Messrs Lincoln and
johnson. The que. ton Of the legal rxis'-ncs
Of the South in the Union. was mooted. and
that The Republican party then in high c"un'
Gil, decided were so. They admit AL them Ia
representation then, and in fleet declared
for their representation in every branch Of the
Government, and we know that undey th-
declarations and prar,ces Of the party then
made by the chosen leaders ,huv surra.A..l
before The people. in sIecling their can.
didates.
Every man who voted with them has a
righ' to demand that the party now keep
good faith with him in this respect aud com
mon decency would seem to req lie, tina,
these leaders have some respect for thei,
words.
The Presidents plan embraces good faith