, 1866-03-27

This country presented, few ycarB aga,
such anomalous characteristics of civilization
and barbarian, that mankind hardly knew
Thch TO admire OF which to e1eczate the
more. The chief ingredients Of American
barbarian we're: firstly, Slavery; secondly,
the supremacy Of the stave-Oligarchy IN ns,
donal politics: thirdly, the demorallzing
effect Of It's support by bad and Indifferent
men IN the Frcc States; and iourthlJ, and
nbovc all, the arrogant pretension that State
governments are entitled 10 thwart The inter.
ests md duties OF the masses OF the Sovereign
People 80 far as the vital spirit Of Free i1sti-
tutions Is concerned as embodied In
the Declaration Of Independence. All
our misfortuncs arose from the insane At
tempt to patch up compromise between this
bartarism and American civilization, which
exists By virtue Of the practical recognition
OF lhe rights Of man, the dignity OF labor, the
supremacy of education aud Intelligence, aud
the inalfenable rights Of the sovereign peoplc'
10 punish sny one Of Its members, whether
arrsyed rs individuals, or collectively as
States, against the national authority, or the
leading moral principles, from which that au-
thority derives its sanction.
II our first Enr delivered Us from fo,eIpn
yoke, however much old Tory principles con-
tinued to llnger in the minds of certain classes
Of American. society, our second war must
purge the land ns effectively from far moro
denorallzing domestic barbarifn. Il must
lie admitted, at the same time, that the Tory
element which survived our frat war was In
significant and feeble compared with the bar
barona Ingredients that continue to enbairass
the present era. II must be obvious to all
honest observers, that while 1t was easy to
overcome the Tories Of our first war, whose
Affiliations were abroad, 1t requires longer
time to extiPate the barbarians Of our SEC
ond war, whose influence Is still rife among
rebels and Coppe1heads at home.
The,solemn duty Of crushing these rebel
Lions agencies against the new era, Ia now de-
volying upon every good aud loyal man and
woman IN the land :5lrst'y, by opposing in the
sphere Of political Influence ali principles and
all men who are arrnyed In hostility against
the new era, whether that hostility bs cloak
cd under the mask Of Conservatism or
displayed in reyiving the exploded theory Of
States Rights; secondly, by insisting upon nll
those measures, which will secure the bless
ings Of education and political and civil
rights to those sections, Of the country, aud
classes Of the people, whether black
or white, who are now deprived Of
them No permanent danger can
| arise 10 tho consummation of this new
dispen5ation, rthe people LIT themselves up to
the realization of the duties crealcd by tho
new era, aud pledge themselves to abide by
them faithfully under ali circumstances. The
| sovereign people, ha11owed By the sacrifices
| Of the var, lndoctrinated with the principles
Of the rew cra, and applying them to all
emergencies, stand upon platform which de-
rives immortal power from the thousands Of
! martyrs who haEe sealed with their blood
their devotion to the new crs, and still more,
) which, having once struck down the barla-
riaus Of tho old era, will do so again aud
again, 10 the bitter end.
Let all understand that the masses
OF the American people are emphati-
cal'y new c1 men, baptized in the
blood Of the war, and that those whp
still 20 on coquetting md compro-
| missing with the tallacies of former eras u1e
only striving to "preserve chaos" when the
| Almighty has given his command, s Let there
be light" The President, whether he vetoes
or approves one OF the other Congressional
measures, is now universally recognized to
| belong TO the party Of chaos, aud white there.
fore We cannot be surprised at his .vetoes, VIC
should neither be elated by his taking mid.
Gle course. Though We would rejoice, for the
honor Of his Office and that oI
the country, TO find him supporting
all righteous measures Of Congress,
and would gladly support him uheneve,
he does 80, nc should yet feel bound to re-
member that the leavon Of the old bsrbarous
era sstfll operating. In his whole being. What.
ever errors be may have committed and may
commit to-day or tomorrow, or ut any future
period, will and must be righted by the masses
Of his masters, the peopls, who arc as solemnly
welded to the new era Of national regcnera.
tion, As he seems to be helplessly attached to
i 4l,n o1a nrsA nm # Il.