The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1866-10-10


interests in Congrsssto be defended until
our members shall have been admi.ted..
And as President Johnson and Secretary
Seward, as well as the Congress, have res
peatedly declared the test-oath to be pre-
requisite condition Of admission, the peo.
pie ought to invite all our lmsnbers- elect
who cannot comply with the required con.
dition,s .toT retire. and let Others who Ican
comply be elected. as an Indispensable step
towards harmony and restoration. .e-'-s's
,.a,. Most respectfully yours, 49,.
,reg, Il go, ALFRED .DOcKERY,q
THE. LONDON TINES oNTHE Presidents
p4st41 N III POLCY.m4ah eGa Ii ana
arHhe London Times of september 30, in
an article on America, says the most re-
variable incident IN the present. political
Is,rugsIeais the resolute and uncom proinis-
ing policy adopted by President Johnson,
WHO, itsays, is beyond all question anlmat.
ed bysthe .ssnccrest CONVICTIONS and the
most genuine patfiotism. The article sayss
= The Reconstruction. Of the Union by the
readmission Of the Southern States 10 their
rights and privileges is undoubtedly TIE
great object OF his policy. and WEI IN this
A country cannot bur .sympathize with him
in his hnpes. III, in TACT. we cannot weigh
the two sides OF the question, We can, ~
any rate, see the alternatives practically
before the American people. There isim.
mediate restoration on one side and pro.
tracied 'disorganization on the other II
the Republicans win, the Southern States
will be kept outside The Union. nobody can
tell for how long. We know full we'll, from
our own experience, what must come oil
such exclusion. The people et the South,
whatever they may be at present, will be.
come hostile, djsaffected populations and
our long history Of penal registrations. civi
disabilities, oaths, tests, disc ord, agitation
aud reform will be repeated in the New
World President Johnson can at least
say for his policy that i: will avert all this
that il will eface the traces of civil war
and will make all Americans one nation a:
, before. The only question is, whether
this would be done at too great cost"
The article concludes BY saying that the
Re publicans may possibly be right; but 10
this ease the Union cannot possibly be re
fperinanent discard and invelsrate popular
disaffrction. aA. I'll s .I3
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The Constitutional .asnsndme1t- The Pre-
side,,fs aert Message- Points He Nh
Recommend. stIfs.
Especial Dispatch TO the Bali. SUM-
| Washington. Sept. 30.-Ail statement
to the etiecI, that the President has announc
ed his determination To recommend the
adoption OF the amendments to the cOnsti.
tulion proposed by Congress are utterly I'M
founded He has not said to any one be
was in favor OF these amendments. IL il
true, nevertheless, that the President ha
had under consideration some of the politi
, cal points 10 be embraced In his next annu
al message TO Congress, and some OF lhos,
pnints have been submitted to iis Calumet
There is good reason for saying chat Mr.
I Johnson will adhere strictly 10 the polio,
that has characterized his administration
Among other things he will urge that Will
the constitution leaves II an ., en- question
for the courts whether ordinary Legislation
is or is not binding while States are reIus
ed representation, That instrument is dis
tlnct aud emphatic 10 its requirement tina
in the preparation d amendments 10 III,
constitution, all the States that claim an,
are willing to exercise The right shall b.
Represented. s. ..f
The President will insist on The imme,
date admission Of loyal and legally qualI
fed representatives, lrom all the non rep
resented States, 10 order that Congress ma,
be enabled to prepare such amendments a,
the condition Of The country demands. Hs
will likewise recommend that where Con.
GEES Is IN accordance with this view of the
requirements OF the constitution, amend,
ments may be prepared adapting the ques
lions ot representation aud taxation to NEE
the changed c,ndItluu nI tIa rnuntry n