The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-05-25
Governor Stewards Manifesto.

From the Tribune
There are to-day inhabting the United States
about thirtythrec millions of people. OF these.
some eighteen millions believed in-and upheld
the war for the Union as a just and necessary
resistance to aristocratic conspiracy and unhal.
lowed ambition using the fanatical devotion of
many others TO human slavery as their fulcrum,
whereby to upheave the foundations of our
Union. The minority of fifteen millions are
composed, l. of the original and implacable Sc.
cessionIsts; 2, of a larger number OF Southern
people who had no faith in nor love for dis
union, but who we're overaWed or coerced into
acquiescence in and ultimate support of the Re-
belion by systematic falsehood, violence, and
terrorism and by concerted outcry, "Defend
your hearths and homes Stand by your own
Be true to the South II! Obey your State !"
etc. etc.
Hundreds of thousands were swept into the
maelstrom with no iuea OF dissolving the Union,
but in the belief that, ii the South appeared
unanimous, concessions would be proffered and
made by the commercial money-making North
which she could proudly accept, resuming her
former position with the prestige and power of a
conqueror. From all sides these were vehe
mently assured that, il the South were but
unanimous in demanding her 'rIghts," the
North burst not refuse them, and that there
would be no war-that only by Southern unan-
unity could civil war be averted Thus were
Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Arkansas,
ETC., whelmed in the abyss OF treason.
The third and most numerous section OF the
minority is composed OF the Northern Copper.
heads, whose hearts we're in the main with the
Rebellion throughout-not that they wanted
disunion, but that they accounted the Republi-
can party the hrst aggressor and the Rebels
more sinned against than sinning-Who firmly
believed that the Union could only be restored
by buying of the Rebels with fresh concessions
and guarantees 10 slavery-who deprecated
national victories IS grave impediments to the
only possible or truly desirable reunion-Who
regarded the war merely as politicians strug-
gle for supremacy, and never doubted, what
ever might be set forth at Richmond, that, if
they we're in power, they could negotiate a
speedy restoration" In their view, therefore,
every national demonstration against slavery,
whether by condscatiRg the slaves of Rebels, or
arming negroes, or proclaiming emancipation,
was a nail IN the coffin of the Union.
These three classes, forming strong minority
OF fifteen against eighteen millions OF the Ame-
rcan people, are now united in counsel and
purpose, as they have long been united in sym
pathy. They mean and confidently expect to
clutch power over our country in what they
agree to call restoration" and to confirm and
perpetuate it in the approaching Presidential
election.
Their platform has been changed in spite OF
themselves by the abolition of slavery.
Instead OF 'The Constitution as it is, the Union
as 1t was, and the niggers in eternal bondage .
it Is now simply up with the Rebel, and down
with the nigger"
The calculation at its base is shrewd and
simple:-'R Restore the Rebels to all that they
have forfeited by Rebellion, putting the blacks
under their feet, and we can surely and absO