New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-05-24
GOV. sEwAnD,s MANIFESTO.

There to-day inhabltng the nlted States about
Thirty three Millions ofpeope. OF these, some Eight
cen Millions believed n-and upheld the War for the
Union as "A Just and necessary resistance to aristo-
cratic conspiracy and unhallowed ambition using the
fanaticll devotion OF many Others to Human Slavery
as their ulcrum whereby 90 upheayc the foundations
Of our Union. The minority Of Fifteen Millions are
composed, l. Of the original and mplacabe Scce5-
sionsts 2 Of a far larger number Of Southern people
who had no faith in nor love for Dsunion, but who
were overawed or coerced into acquiescence III and
ultimate support of the Rebellion by systematic false
hood violence aud terrorism and by concerted out
CRY, Defend your hcarths and homes! Stand by
vourown. Be true to the South! Obey your STATE"
&C., &c Hundreds of thousands were swept into the
maestrom with idea Of dissoying the Union, but in
the belief that ifthe South appeared unanimous, con-
cessions would be profered and made by the com
mercal, money making North which she could proudly
accept resumng her former position with the prestige
and power Of a conqueror. From all sides those
were ychementy assured that if the South were but
unanimous in demanding her rights" the North
burst not refuse them, and that there would be no
war-that only by Southern unanimity could Civil
War be ayerted. Thus were Virginia, North Caro-
lima. Tennessee Arkansas, SC, whcmed in the
abyss of Treason.
The third and most numerous section of the minority
is composed Of the Northern Copperheads, whose
hearts were in the main with the Rebellion through
out-not that they wanted disunon, but that they ac
counted the Republican party the first aggressor and
the Rebels more sinned against than sinning-who
firmly believed that the Union could only be restored
by buying off the Rebels with fresh concessions and
guarantees to Sayery-.who deprecated National vic
tories as grave impedmens to the only possible or
truly desirable reuniou-whO regarded the war merely
as politicians struggle for supremacy, and never
doubted whatever might be set forth at Richmond,
that, if they were in power, they could negotiate
speedy restoration" In their view therefore, every
National demonstration against Slavery, whether by
confscating the slaves of Rebels, or armng negroes
or proclaiming Emancipation, was nail in the coffin
Of the Union.
These three classes, forming strong minority of Eff
teen against Eighteen Millions Of the American people,
are now united in counsel and purpose, they have
long been united in sympathy They mean and con
identy expect to clutch power over our country in
what they agree to call restoration" aud to confirm
and perpetuate 1t in the approaching Presidential
Election
Their platform has been changed, in spite OF them
selves by the Abolition of Slavery.
Instead of 1.-THE Constitution as it is the Union as
it was and the nggers in eternal bondage" it is
simply "Up with the Rebel, and down with the
Niger"
The calculation at its base is shrowd and simple:
"Restore the Rebels to all that they have forfeited
by Rebellion, putting the Blacks under their feet, and
we can surely and absolutely monopoize and WELD
all the political power Of the eleven States lately in
revolt, with that Of Kentucky, Delaware and We
trust Maryland and Missouri, for We are majority
Of the Whites in those States aud can unite and sway
them on the issue of keeping the Blacks under our
feet; with this monopoly as fixed capital, we can
exert an enormous commercial influence over the
politics Of the old.time Free Sates thus their Cop
perhead and affiliated politicians will be enabled to
carry enough Electoral and Congressional votes
therein to give when combined with ours, majority;
thus making the Government our own henceiorth for
years, and perhaps forever"
The logic Of this new conspiracy runs thus: " The
States lately in revolt tried 10 get out Of the Union