The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-08-06

to stand by those 10hO haze stood 6ytheDt
IN the hour Of their tribHldtiOn, and to
meet those from afar in Convention
who invite us to do so, =" to the end
that all the States shall at once be re-
stored to their practical relations to
the Union, the CONSTITUTION be
maintained, and PEACE bless the
whole country.
Mobile Register, July "a.
FORSYTH, of the Mobile Register, is
not SO badly frightened, and is dis
posed to enjoy the situation, we judge
from the following extract:
A civil war at the North would
certainly be very odd termination of
the late great war to sGUe the Union.
If that is to be the finale, it would
have been far better for =" loyalists !"
to have left to us rebels the
historic odium of having broken up
the best government on the earth.
But we take it for granted that the
Radicals, no more than the Southern
"Rebs, are to be permitted to sever
the Union, and perhaps in the vicis-
STUDIES of this strange world of ours,
the time may come when RAIDS and
Rebs y will change places-the latter
fighting for the Union and the
former prescribed as traitors and
enemies to it. 1t is comfort to know
that if the serimmage" begins, we
of the South will be a unit, and we
may have an opportunity of recipro-
eating the kind and good wishes of
our Northern brethren who did not
turn their backs upon US in our hour
of dark trial and trouble When the
Waterloo comes of, may be the South
| will be able to appear upon the battle
scene, al a Butcher, and thus, keep
ing step to the music of the Union, y
strike decisive flank blow for the
Constitution and the laws " This
is very funny world, especially in its
politics.
The Richmond Enquirer has be
come the champion of President
JOHNSON, and is rejoicing that the
whole might and influence of the Elk
eeutive will be speedily thrown in OPP
position to the odioas and intolera-
bic test oath"
Richmond Enquirer, July 9th.
A BLOW AT THE TEST OATH.
l We are greatly encouraged by an
article in Wednesday, issue of the
Washington Republican, the organ of
the Administration to hope that the
whole weight and influence of the Ex-
ecutive will be speedily thrown in
opposition to the odious and intoler-
able test oath. 1t is useless to dis
guise it, there can be no .recOnstruc-
ton so long as the great body of our
people are prescribed, and no cordial
ity so long as any of them are. Re
construction and prescription are an
tagonisms. They can no more consort
than fire and water. 1t is mOckery to
tell us to elect, and not dlJol1 us to
! elect; to bid us choose representatives,
and confne us to those only who can
swear they never had a sympathy with
us or for us. 1t would be absurd to
expect us to send to Congress, rep
: resentatives worthy of scat in what
ought to be the most august body on
earth, while disqualifying for the posi-
ton all the citizens among us of tai
ents, attainments, experience, and
high personal and moral worth
Test-oath representation we all
know and feel to be worse, and we
: reject it as worse, than non-represen-
tation; yet there has been a certain
sympathy with those who have hither-
to supported it, simply because it was
intended as a step in the right direc-
ton, and because it was believed that
, its advocates would soon go further
? They could not long stop at an unten-
able way-side station. They would
soon be on the track again, and move
on to the inevitable terminus, of all
; men who wish to establish the repose
of the country on sound and just
principles. This presentment is now
being realized The Republican
, sounds the whistle The train is il
motion, somewhat slowly, inGeed, and
) with brakes partially down, but the
start is good and the track is clear
and the speed will soon increase. Ho
| for the terminus. Ho! for equal rep
resentation according to the C0nsd
g tutional tests of qualification anC
J election, and no other Down. Will
: prescription.