The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-05-29

e1tinguished, by thes elections of November.
creased until they have revealed themselves in
infiammatory debates in the press and popular
assemblies: admit that the National Union
to accept reject the counsels OF the President.
A wide and enduring separation cannot, however,
be made between Congress and the President
without having for it's groove o serious difference
upon some cardinal political questions.
At this point will bo we'll to settle for yourselves
the President and Congress- We all sgreo that
VIC desire and seek just what this nation needs at
tho present juncture: Wo cannot accept leRs than
late, at least disturbed and distracted country.
We cannot require moro, because even if moro
wero desirable, yet that more is dcbateablc, and
must be the study and tho work, not of ourselves
at this particular period, but of ourselves and
successors hereafter. What, then, docs tho coun-
Try actually need9 Most persons say resonstrnc-
ton. 1 think 1t needs no such thing. Tho conn-
try is reconstructed already. It was constructed
in 1881. As then constructed it was Union of
equal, separate selfacting, and, in regard to in
ternal affairs, selfgoverning Statos. We do not
reconstruct that which has not been destroyed.
There has. indeed, been an attempt at destruction,
but it has failed
The political system Of 1887, constructed by our
forefathers, stands now firm, compact, complete
hands. 1t was constructed not for eighty years
only nor yet for period of civil war only, but for
all alternating conditions of peace and war, and
Others say, what the country needs is the res
toration Of tho anatomy Of the nation. think
it needs mo no saoh thing We have passed that
were deranged and disorganized equally in
their Constitutional relations! to the Union.
They have, however, since that, time. re-
have been removed and thoy have resumed
their constitutional relation of allegiance to the
Union. What, then, does the nation need 2 1t
needs just what have dwelt upon 30 much and
30 earnestly in these romarks It needs recon-
ciliation, and just noY, needs nothing moro, 1t
needs, moreover, vory litslo OF this. It needs 3
States who are now acting, and those Senators
who, being loyal and qualified for membership Of
the Senate, have been already, or may hereafter
be elected by the people OF tho several States
which wero lately involved III tho rebellion. 1t
needs reconciliation of the sano kind between
the members Of the House of Representatives
who are now acting, and loyal members already
elected or to be eleoted by the people in the same
before mentioned States. It needs just this Con.
gressional reconciliation and nothing more. OF
which exists between the acting Senator'S and act
ing Representatives and those loyal Senator's and
Representatives who are already, or may here
after be elected in the Southern States. is under
stood to indicate q corresponding alienation be-
tween the constituents of these parties
respectively, but, this does not affect tho
shows what is wanted is reconciliation between
the aienated constituents, as well be-
tween separate representatives. Let the
in any Of the constituencies, and it will follow
in the other place Immediately. The country ex-
hibits at this moment this extraordinary and in
only kindred but allied yet hostile to each other.
For such condition mutual reconciliation is the
only practical remedy. We are prepared now to
in the Legislative councils. The Presidents posi-
ton is absolutely taken, we'll defined and univer-
sally understood. 1t is thus, namely: That 30
| sent themselves in loyal attitude by representa-
| tives unqnestionably loyal, they are entitled to
States and just as well as if there had been nc
| rebellion. The representatives OF the national
party in Congress do not agree with the Presi
dent, but think they differ only in regard to
non- essentials.