The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1866-06-15

than FOLLY and very unjust 10 Keep
these ge"tlsmen longer on the shack
seat:"
"Take these fellows by the uape
Iof the neck, and throw them out TO
! the people, like rats before terriers,
land for their security put collars on
their necks with negro equality and
flet history tell how much it served
its purpose" %.
! As severe as would be such pun
Iishment we would even prefer it to
THAT sad, horrible fate whiclf Vallan.
dfghom, at his late speech at Colum
bus, said was in store for tue poor
Radicals, 1. c. "that before long
hey would claim 10 be the orig.
inal copperheads." God forbid that
our crime should appear so great that
We should suffer in ouch all awful Uni.
versalist hell rs that!
Bad MS the Freedmen's Bureau is
held to be, he sees how it may be i'm
proved-thus:
."rf it is continued at all, it should
he TIN Ter the direction ofsuch persons
as Alexander II. Stephens, Robert Il
Lee, Charles o Connor, Thomas II.
Seymour, Gen. Buell., Gen. McClel.
Ian, or men of that class, who would
have the confidence of every one
whose opinion was worth considcra.
tion; men Of unapproachable integri
ty. OF intelligence, humanity, and
right intentions. Such men could
secure the hear.y co operation OF the
southern people in all fair and rea.
sonable arrangements intended toI
make the fatal Emancipation Act
work out its utmost capacity for
goo l."
We would only suggest the add
ton of the "Dime Canadian to the
above +" Niger Bureau" which We
think would he great Improvement
But read attentively the closing
paragraph:
"And now, in closing, Mr.. Presi.
dent, ! will venture suggestion
which is my conyiction) which
would. IL carried out frankly and
gracefully, do more to crafty the
Southern people than almost any
thing else you could do. 1t is, Sir, |
to offer restoration 10 he army and
napy 10 the West Point officers ioho
se,p.d in the Confederate amy aud
nauy. It is true, Sir, l have no doubt
that few, very few, would avail them.
selves Of the offer; but the offer would
be a healing application to the wound
the South has received.
"These officers, Of all others, de-
serve especial regard; the love they
had for their profession and attach
ment to the service, made q separa-
ton most painful trial; nothing
short of the conscientiousness of i'm
perative duty could have induced
them to surrender their so.valucd
commissions. Civil officers resign
ing made no such sacrliice--tlirirte ten
ure of Office was temporary; the mill
tary was lifelong. The civil officers
who adhr, ell to the Confederacy will
now find no barrier between them and
any Federal office; why shonld there
he any between the military? II the
hnnOr and fidelity of any men can he
trusted, it is of officers; and if they
should accept y restoration, there :,
no room 10 do"bt their fIsliiy. lndi
vidually, ! apprehend, there are lew
men ut the North who will claim loI
themselves greater personal worth,
than they would admit belongs to
these Southern officers"
"Frankly and gracefully" That
is the most sublime idea that ever cn-
tered the brain of man-and Tor cool,
brazen, stunning impudencc, it would
bring the blush to the cheek Of pet
tifogger He doesn't think many oi
them would accept of their old posi-
ton. with little to do and plenty oil
pay for it, IN the army and navy
certainly not; they would rather work,
But il would act as o "bealiug balm,
i', make the offer "frankly and grace
fully" and it would have the same ef
Iect on their rebelioUs feelings and
hatred against the Government that
'Wheaton's Itch Remedy" would
nave on the disease tor which it il
Intended; and if these men shou d
to accept this "hcaling ap |
plication' and be thoroughly cured
by 80 pleasant q remedy, "thcre is no
room 10 doubt their Gdeiify" None III
the least. If q cashier robs bank OF
its treasures, after he has squandered
a part or whole of the amount, re.
store him TO his old position, and
there would be no room to doubt his
honesty. Let the rebel officers BE-
returned ny all means. They de.
serve the especial regard OF the Gov
Grant will gladly resign
% that "courteous and genllcmanly"
rebel Gen. Lee, and some way can
oe found whereby the "healing appli.
cation" can be made to all the rebel
ulcers WHO deserve SO much at our
nands. M