Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-04-04

our last issue, declaring the rebellion at an
end IN the lately rcvolted States, IS another
great landmark in the progress toward restor'
ing the full powers of the Government ana
the privileges and rights Of Southern comm"'
mites, and when the Executive takes occasion
to quote the Resolutions OF Congress passed
in 1861, which evinced so very different spirit
from that which animatea the present Con
gress. he but reminds that body of the step
backward that has been taken in the greatly
needed restoration of the Union.
And of this retrograde movement, no bet.
ter illustration is wanted than that which ha-
marked the action of Congress and its parti-
zans in dealing with the President S own State
The resolutions quoted, breathe the most anx-
ious desire to adjust matters Ayerring that
Congress, banishing all feelings of mere pas
"slon and resentment, will recollcct only its
duty to the whole country" and further--that
the war was not waged Sin any spirit of OPP
preston nor for any purpose Of conquest oI
''subjugation," etc, it was made evident that
the support of Union men at the South was
at that time hoped for and relied upon to bring
ma ,ters back to peaceful basis: and so eager
was Congress then, to accomplish so praise
worthy purpose, that nothing was omitted
from the attempt to pass the ''Crittendcu
Resolutions" to the tolerance Of such men as
Wigfall and Breckenridge with their treason,
able speeches in the Sonatc--to keep the
States in Congress; to manifest the simple
purpose to maintain and defend the suprem-
"acy of the Constitution and 10 preserve the
"Union with all the dignity, equality and
"rights of the several States mimpaircd.
Well, the effort failed, to be sure; but even
after the rupture was complete, and blood had
been she'd the same mcn--now so implacabc
so hard to please, did not abate their efforts
to get the support of the Unionists of the
South They caught eagerly at every report
that men still held out for the Union down
there; and let any of these men, as for in
stance, Brownlow, Maynard, or the then
military Governor of Tennessee, show him
self at Washington, and how earnest were the
demonstrations of sympathy and support: how
gladly were all such men made use of AT pub
lie meetings all over the North, to stimulate
enlistments, and increase to greater intensity
that loyalty, which under the discouragements
of the hour, wouiu at times almost faint ly
the way. Who indeed, has forgotten that in
this very city of Baltimore, we had au elo,
quent and timely address from this same much
abused Federal Executive, then welcomed as
the ablest supporter of the good cause in The
entire South; and who then, thought of con
Sidering him. or greeting him as an alien as
unfit to represent his State anywhere, in Con
greSs Or in the exalted position he holds Il,
present?
He has outliycd all that, however now
himself and his brave and true compecrs,
Maynard and others, who can at present oct
no recognition from Congress- The battle
has been fought and won; and now these men
VINO were then, i'll the press of the battle, wei
coined as Invaluable auxiliaries, are not at
all so needful as they were: and can he dis.
trusted, can receive the cold shoulder to any
extent deemed expelient.
We say we are glaa the President has re-
minded Congress of all this in CALLING IFS at
tentlon and the attention of the country TO the
resolutions it passed with so much alacritv in
those desperate times; and when he proclaim.
the rebellion at an end. all feel that it Is in.
deed SO, despite a few quarrelS and fights, in
eyitable in the tremendous changes that arc
going on before society settles itself fa;rIv
upon new basis That these troubles man.
contemplated revolution, new resistance 10 tb,. !
government or anything Of the kind. in Che |
future, we no more believe. than that the 6oht. |
between the miners in Montana, Colorado. |
Oregon, or any Of those newly settled region, |
~here men OF strong passions elbow each |
other, mean the same thing.
Meanwhile, what Is happening in the general |
outcome Of affairs? Is it not evident that fine |
President IS accomplishing his policy" DIES
plte the obstacles thrown in his way by the |
assuming 'close corporation, which, having
had taste OF unlimited party sway. does no,
intend to hazard its tenure by concediug any
thing to those who venture n difference of
opinion? With no ''rolicy'' of It's own--as
acknowledged by its best friends-and with
its prominent leaders distrusted by their osten
sible associates and followers, is it not evident
that they are every lay losing ground. and
what Is more-loSing confidence in themselves.
whilst the President is steadily holding on hi,
way to the pacihcation of the rbole country.
DO not the peope-recognizing strong hand
at the helm-refllse to be greatly alarmed: are
not stocks and gold wonderfully STEADY" as
If the masses believed the Government safe
from the terrors and evils of a new rebellion
Let US take comfort then let us believe in tha
Government and the President too. until he
shall do more than he has yet done to forfeit
the confidence of the people in carrying ont
the policy plainly indicated by his great and
lamented predecessor.
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