The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1866-09-28

In what is his policy different from
Mr.. Incolns2 Lincoln commenced
the Organization Of the States lately in
rebellion, restoring civil republican
government to each, and Johnson has
only continued The line of policy. un-
dettaken by Lincoln. Butt is said, and
truthfully that Lincoln 'spolicy was only
40 experiment. We'll, ,whatof that2 John
son has shown that the experiment
was a good one, and that IL will do to
adopt. Johnson is right, and be will
do what he knows is right, no mat
ter who opposes him! ll1 raii i.c ri
n Tho cause Of difference, however, bel
tween the Republican party and the
President was that the former did not
care to resSfe the Union, until provis.
ion had been made TO organize the
niggers in the South as an adjunct of
the Radical party, in order to preserve
their power in Congress. 1t is all a
trick for power place and patronage,
that the paid pimps of Congress might
continue to fatten off Of the crushed
white men ofthe North and South
The difference Of opinion between Con-
gress and the President was manufac-
tured, it was managed exceedingly well
by a few military heroes like Sumner
and Stevens. ui1rI. ia3
What care Thaddeus Stevens and
Charles Sumner for the Constitution
What care they for its provisions and
exactions2 Power is what they seek {,
and what they will get, if the people do
not take the Constitution out Of their
keeping. .IvaaGrr r, .I u.e gq,'
What was tho condition ofthe coun-
try at The close fthe late WARP Peace
white-wingod peace, hovered over the
continent Men everywhere South
accepted the results of the war. The
ultra principle of State secession was
dead, and the South was ready to re-
turn TO it's allegiance. Why was it not
permitted ? Who dared to say that the
fruits of our labors, and sufferings, and
privations, should not be reapcd2 Fra
ternal relations were established with
wonderful rapidity, and the future Of
our country ehoercd the heart of the
patriot sol r..Gl nit s..
! When the war closed, a feeling akin
to the old brotherhood that existed took
possession Of our hearts. We in the
North appreciated rSouthern brcth.
rem for .heir manhood--they respected
US for our manhood, Southern mer
changed their ideas about one being
equal to six North, and Northern men
learned to believe that Southern sol.
diers were men Of nerve and heroism
! We had begun TO look at each other
right, lt is truo,we both had much to
remember, for the little hills here and
there, and the mounds and bitches
spoke eloquentwords for remembrance
but we were smoothing down the bit
terness of our late cat-squall, and were
both beginning to sympathize with the
sorrows and troubles each had gone
| through, and were suffering We were
extending our hand out toward our
Southern erring brother--all bloody
that it was--a hand equally as bloody.
The eloquent words that the mingling
Confederate and Federal graves spoke,
told us that we had som ething to keep
in memory perhaps, but that we were
nevertheless one people, one race, and
with one common country.
When the war closed, fellow COM
rades, the authority of the Union was
cheerfully, cordially recognized every
whore. Even the tax gatherer, that al
ways unwelcome visitor, was kindly
received by the Southron. He looked
about him, among the shattered frag-
ments of his wealth, for the means to
meet his new obligation. Crushed in
power, broken in wealth, yet brave in
heart, as an American should be, he
was casting about for the means Of
recuperation, and the Northern man
was preparing to aid him. Why, com
rades, was not this auspicious future
dawning upon us, as the fruits of our
labor, permitted TO burst forth2 Ap,
plause.
But Congress has been in session for
many months, with a sub-legislativC
body, of its own creation, in the shape
Of a "high directory" of fifteen, to die,
tate terms and prevent the restoration
of the Union Who ever heard of one
legislative body creating anotheri
Where will we find it in history
Where on earth has a similar body sat
without we find the parallel in the di-
rectory which ruled Franco in the
bloody days of the Revolution and
InquisitionP
He spoke of the character of Freed
mems Bureau and the Civil Rights Bill
exhibiting the character and fell pur,
poses of each. No man who had voted
for either, but violated his Constitution
o. oath and perjured his soul. If the
, American people were not long suf
fering people, We would have long
since read them a lesson that they
would not soon forget
He alluded feelingly to the treat
ment of Voorhees,, Oy the Congress
revolutionists, to show that partiality
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