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CEAddyt6a *CHlCAGO TRIBUNE Chicago, HI
SATURDAY. FEBRUARY q, 1866.
THE IMPENDING: CRISIS.
The speeches delivered simultaneously and
In concert by the President at Washington
and by Mr.. Seward in New York, arc the
opening Of the Presidential campaign for 1865,
on the Platform Of the Presidents policy oil
reconstruction, which may be briefly defined
rs the immediate admission OF the Southern
Stntes Oh their white basis, the colored peo-
pie being free but excluded from au political
privileges. We do not regard this policy o.
wise or sound. We think 1t tends to war and
not peace. But mankind arc prone to post
ponc Justice, when by such postponement
they can bny their peace for the time being,
even though the irrspressible conflict krowB
more formidable with every postponement,
till like our final death grapplc with slavery
il con be postpoued no longer.
We desire and believe that full political
rights should be extended to all American
citizens. We have earnestly 1nb0red, and
shall labor SO long as there Is hope, to haro
them extended now. Yet ag movement OF
some strength has been inau.urated osiginat-
irc with the President himself, to thwart that
object, it is proper that We candidly survey
the field and estimate our elements Of weak
ness and of strength.
Nr- Jo,,nson,. no,,rv ia hear4;Iv .har1-pa hr
thc ent,rc south and l,y the Connarhea1 ra,tr
nf the North. The President himself seems
cnt;rc,y willing tn throw himself into the
1,ouds NJ th,e e'smcn+ H,a r,,oach a. w.oh-
;nr,on rns delIvcred IN a crowd of no,or;ou.
Copnerheads. seccssionists and 1ebels. with
hardly a man ot t1oxa, r,cord In 4ho entire AZ.
scrn}iooe 1,;s 1ano7,ooa too uo. co.rso,r a.
.n,tro ~ cortaf, ,,r,5,,,,no,,t -o,,rass,,t.,tra
ncn ~, The I,n;on nart~ and ~. no.;,Ion.
wrr. Tcvolu1,onary and danrr,ous re d.
nnunccd thA rcconst ruc,;on Comm,ttce or
ho,h IIonses nj. consnr,s as mn ,rrcsnons s,hle
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III, on,nsc he former, And who,n does tbc
rrc.iju,, +,,us ,,ron5 nc tr.,toss rhor .-o
senators rc.sc,,cn cr,m., Moward io,r,s
and N;ll;oms ona Rcn-cscnt.t,rc. stcvcn.
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nnhl;con Marty which c]ectcd HIM IN III. ores.
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n,,d,cx F,c,d Dap,e1 q p;cr,,eon .nd cao
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t,c,n,.n would haze yts,.ne, t,, tho prcs,dnn,,s
own sncccb viii, anv other sentiment tbsn
4,,e ,nost ennhatIc f7;.,nnror., Rn+ The nt,,
sce,ns to ,up that tbe President will small for
1he rct,cls and connorhesas d;rect ,rt;Io ~
Saw,rd Cor Dcn,,;.o, ,,5 NJ M.Cu,,o,.,
/, il rxnrtea will hare a sufficient Rrnn,,,1,
can following TO Insure the Pres,dent,s sue
,rss in c.n"rcss and he,orr tle neon1e. We
are comne1led tn admit therefore thst deen,r
,s wc rc,act thr prcsident,s counse- he c.n-
moi bc alone held responsible for II, II Il a
course which VIC believe he would not take
but lor tie scmblancc Of support II receives
from prominent members The Republican
or,ranizatiou.
Were Ibis merely question relative To the
Ffccdmcn.s Bureau Bill. no serious crisis
cou,d hc predicated mon It. Dut neither the
President por Congress-, nor the country. 80
rc,,ord II. What the President osks {lrst is the
,nmcdinte aauYsston Of all Renrcsen,atfrcs
from Southern States who can take the oath.
Sooner OF later, doubtless, such members
would be Gent, md when admitted 10 thei,
seats the President would have majority in
the Scnutc md about a tic In the House, The
tc,t oath. the repeal OF whicl, is recommend
I'd by both the President and Secretary Nc
Cullnch md which tas been disrcra,dcd by
}o,1 tbro,,pl,out tho Southern States. you1a
thr,, ,,o rrnco,cd md thereafter the south
wo,,ll le ire 10 restore even Davis. Lee. and
Bcaurcsard, II they chose, as Senators and
REPRESENTATIVES. Ahese nen' co~opesaln5
Win the president, Nohia mol only RUE INC
South, but, through SoF1hefn DIVISIONS would
control the Nor1h Also II would be Tor
the rebels and copperheads then to dictate
how coon all The results OF Tie war should be
neutra'lzed, and slavery afseli restored. the
ttrhf0fin1