Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-03-16

AEO3HEA RADICAL FtAN To Wv
ERN THE SOUTH.
Disconnected, a not alarmed by the
bold stand assumed by the President
against.the Vaccinations Of the Radicals In
Congress to disunite the States and change
the nature Of the Government, these enc
mics of the Union have brought forward an
other plan to effect the same general object.
1t Is described by Washington correspon-
dent of the New York Tribune as follows:
"The question Of the recognition of the State
governments in the lately rebelious States viii
shortly be brought to practical tost. Measures
have been taken by prominent loyalists in the
South, and are now being perfected under the ad-
question 10 an early decision The plan is as fol-
lows: Loyal men, and they only, both black and
white; in the States Of Arkansas, Louisiana. and
elsewhere, have taken steps towards the lorna
ton Of new State governments. These loyal men,
without respect 10 color, will shortly issue calls in
their respective States for State conventions, and
elect delegates thereto; the convention so
formed viii frame State constitutions embodying
the principles Of loyalty, freedom and equal
rights viii pledge Themselves to the payment Of
the national debt, the repu5iation of the rebel
debt and the disfranchisemento Of the rebels. This
being done. they will then proceed to elect Gov
errors, State officers, Representatives and Sena-
mission to Congress. The question thus being
thrust upon that body, there is no doubt Of the
recognition of the government so formed, and the
admission of the loyal members so elected. A
number Of true and loyal men of the South have
been here for some days consulting and deciding
upon the best method TO be adopted, and having
determined upon the plan presented above, have
left for their homes to carry the same into execu
ton. This matter has been kept very quiet up TO
this time. but the movement in most of the
States is now well under way, no harm can, and
much m
BY giving the facts TO the public at this time
The facts here stated are given as positive
iy existing, and that active steps are now
being taken to carry them out. What do
they indicate, and to what will they lead,
if persisted in? All the States Of the
South have, already, established gov
ernments-governors, legislatures, judi
ciary, and the minor official machinery of
legally organized communities. In each
stepthey have taken to arrive at this condi-
ton, they have conformed strictly to the re-
quirements Of the circumstances of the case.
In doing 50 they have entitled themselves
in the judgment Of the world, and we trust
also in the judgment of the majority Of the
Northern people, to full restoration of their
rights and privileges in the Union, of every
nature and description given and secured by
the Constitution. If parties are found, in
this process of reorganization, holding
office who participated in the rebellion, it is
because there were no other sort, capable for
the purpose to be found If we are to be
selfgoverning people as those of other
States are, there can be no reasonable objec-
ton TO this.
The refusal of these rights and privileges,
therefore, to the Southern States springs
from deliberate purpose to deny to this
people the rights and capacities of freemen.
The means first adopted were through
amendments tosthe Constitution proposed in
Congress, and now the plan above quoted.
What is it, then, but revolution ? 1t is an
attempt to overthrow regular legitimate
and peaceful State organization rest
ing upon the action and expressed
wishes of its people, in order to replace
it with one of wholly different kind, and
oppressive to the very last degree. 1t has -.
the aid and encouragement of majority o
the present Congress, and if the proceedings
thus foreshadowed take place, these new
Representatives of revolutionary govern
ment will be accepted and admitted to seats
in that body. There will then be one set
Of State officers exercising authority at home
upon the authority and with the sanction of
the people-and another, without authority
at home, but recognised AS the only lawful
authority in Congress, occupying seats in
that body. The revolutionary Governor, in
the meantime, cannot enter his capital
his Judiciary will not be admitted into the
court-hOuses-his tax-collectors will not be
paid single dollar to carry on his govern
ment He will be wholly powerlesst to assert
his pretended rights, except by force. win
he undertake to call out his militia? If so
he is guilty Of seditiOn and instruction, and
if it cannot be done without it will become
the duty of the General Government to send
its forces into the State to aid the legitimate
State government to preserve order and sup
press the instruction.
If the question should arise, as it Of course
would, as to which is the legitimate authori-
ty, the Congress would spouse the cause of
the insurrectionists. The President could
not do this, and he is the COMMANDMENTS Chief
ofthe Army and Nary.It is useless to look, at
present, further than this but it is well to
look thus far to show these traitorous plot
tiers and schemers whittier they are drifting,
and into what difficulties and dangers they
are proposing to carry themselves and the
people Of this country.