The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-12-22
Spirit OF the New York Press.

-" " '"'' 10 l'hi'o''' r'i"s'fS VIZ
the practical enforcement OF the Radi,
cal idea Of reducing the Southern
States to condition Of territorial vas,
salagc, 1t is an evil, but like most
other evils, good may come Of it, in
the end. We quote:
ut proves that the Republican lead
ers despair Of getting their heels on
the nccks Of the Southern people by
any other method. They peraeiye that
there is no other way to get control Of
the suffrage and introduce the negroes
to the ballot box; no other way to
carry such amendments as they wish
to engralt upon the Constitution; no
other way to subject the domestic con
Germs Of the South to federal control.
Turn and squirm as they may, they
cannot escape the ugly fact that thir-
teen States stand like IN immovablc
barrier against every amendment to
the Constitution which the Radicals
wish to have adopted; that the number
Of States must rise to Glty-two to over
this opposition; and that that number
will not he reached IN this century, if
ever.
The South should take courage at
this practical confession by the Rcpub
Leans that they are rcduced to their
last tramp, and can win only by Il fla
grant violation Of the Constitution. So
long Us the Southern communities are
recognized as States, the Constitution
stands between them and further op.
pesson. Unless they can he broken
down AS States. the Radicals are check
mated. and will soon be made to bear
The odium Of keeping this dangerous
question unsettled.
To make "Territorics' Of these great
States, however. is not going to be rs
easy a job as the Radicals may i'm
aginc:-
"Thc first difficulty will he in agree
inr upon the details of the Territorial
bill. If the State governments are
abolish ed. other governments must
Immediately be substituted, for not
even the Radicals would wish to aban.
don the South to the horrors Of an.
archy. The negroes would not be safe
in community Of outnumbcring whites
without the protection of some kind of
government. If the new Territorial
governments should rest on universal
suffrage, the p cponlerancc OF the
white population would secure the
election OF hostile white officers. But
.his is the least Of the obstacles to the
success Of the new plan. The cxccu-
tive and judicial officers of Territorial
governments are always appointed by
the President, as 50 long as Mr.. John
son remains in office, the Radicals
would gain nothing by the substitution
ton Of his appointccs for The Govern
or3 and Judges elected under the State
Governments. To be sure, he would
have to send their names to the Senate
for confirmation; but all the Senate
could do would be to reject them and
await new appointments by the Presi
dent, If the Senate kept rejecting his
rs fast as he mad, them,
the Territorial governments could ncv 4.
cr go into operation, and the whole
scheme would be frustrated. TO ac-
ccpt such territorial officers As the .
President would appoint would be no
gain for the Radicals over the present
system, while to reject his appointments
would defeat the operation Of the Ter,
ritorial scheme. The only effect Of the
Territorial project would be to eX-
change one dead lock for another; the
present deadlock between the non rat
flying States and Congress for dead
lock between the President and the
Senate