, 1866-08-10

ntleal rights md privileges Of States axa Of
people as II there had ncvcr been
q rebellion In the land, nor that n
hnud had ever been raised against The
Union. Tho oflcct of this rolicy is
faithfully described ly Governor Wells. II
did not inspire gratitude, hut revived pride;
these men accepted tho concessions. rendered
them by Andrew johnson, no, rs acts OF
kindness nnd 1nnE,,aulmity, but rs cxsortcd
Ivy the llaturnl fears entertained by the Nnttl
Of Southern resentment. They have i'ltt
attdc every mark of their sut)uEntcd ron,
ditlnn aud now talk as freely md A. lnsolcnlly,
md ns intolcrnntly OF their superiority md
of their rights, m IF they Ind been nrho'A'ng
Tho Government during tic lntc war, md tue
North hull bccti engaged III r~lton. For
thr t'r.t time slnco tl,r fi'atantl"s, Of the
Government, trcnsnn llaa hrcti tnnlc tetl
for nflce. Governor Wells I'll Stating tie
cnvc in 1.uriislnnn. f,nK Int described II
1T nil the otl,rr ssntrs, md fidelity to tic
tnIon IL tl'c unlmsdonaltc crime, while scr.
ylrr in 'Ir rrhel runks llas l,crn ,,ndc the ln-
crltnblc tcst Of o'llcc. Trensou ;las been
c"nonlkch IN tic popular heart, and the
tfnl1or'S halgc Is TINT whfcl, s!SNllctll honor,
md glory. mud popular love.
That the President Is responsible. for nil
this, lr CLEARLY demonstrated IN the lcttcr If
Govcrnor Wells. Tie Presidents iirat nis.
lake wasn rnlicnl 0nr, md tlat was III as
rn,nIng tint llc Ind nny authority to act
''cyo'nt the mere military government Of
tl,osr States. until such time as Congrrss
tlosld prescribe the llI,c Of notion for him 10
follow. There WINS tlIe 0rat Elise step. llnvlng
takti, that 1T was natural fur slrh mind M !.ls
togn''r nj power aid authority, particularly
when by the 's1tFrfupulous exercise Of II, lie
could promote llis "wn pcrsonnl ambition,
md rchtorr himself 10 thu affections ofu pco.
pic who had rcaecn. TO rcgnrt' him ~ rccrcant
ton inilh pllghtc1 Will Them In tic inuttcr
Of the or'k kI,,ul rcbclll0n.
Wien the President discovered that the
temper Of Tic Country, nnl of tllr Congress,
utterly rejected Ills policy, ns,sl I,plstcl llat
l'eiotc these lncn nEain entered thu temple OF
peace they should divert themselves or the
arlnor mud The weapons Of strife, 1t was not
then ton late. These men stood III respectful,
nwc Of the arin whose severity they ll,rl OK.
rcricnccd. lie might then have united with
, congress, mud, as I,art Of The family
caNncil, might have lustcnca the pre-
partition Of the terms on the one hand,
and their acceptance on the other; but he
did IN such tlliug. lie separated himself
from 1a.c great Union party and the people
o! the North, and calling upon Ills pArdnned
tEaitors to stand by hin In the defence Of
their rlghts-ri"hts cnicarcd to them, VIC
suppose, ly four years 5S bloody war to de-
! stu'y the natfun-hc ll:,s hurled defiance at
/: Congress, and through lis organs, his advo.
Gates mud his own official acts las filled the
rchel Heart with tlle promise Of new rebel
lion, i'll which tlry ART 10 be led l.y Tic Pres
, itlcnt Of the United States, and in which The
battlc-tiel1s nrc to lie in the North, the prizes
to bc the ricl! Northern ctic=, and The catise
tue right uf traitors to rule the Union they
could not destroy
Ihr condition Of affairs in Louisiana is truly
!; lAincntal}c. The President has in.crfcrrd
: and virtually taken the administration INT nf
/ The Governors LANDS, and placrl it in the
hands Of II veteran rebel sullicr- The Secrc-
fary uf State refuses to countcrs'Sn Ills oil
clal papers, the other St1te officers unpca( 10
Washington for orders, aud the Confederate
General 1lerrou, Attorney Gencra1 of the
State, las been placed BY the President in
Charge Of the State Government and of the
mil itary forces Of the Union. In short Louis
lana is, so far as her local Government is con.
ccr1led, as ripe for rebellion, civil war, aud
secession now rs she was in the winter Of
1sGl. Governor Wells may well declare that,
+ it, the face Of these wcll-dc1ncl fruits uf the
policy Of ts'c President, lie Is compelled 10
pause lie can 80 no further, and we conf
mend this deliberate conclusion Of Ills 10 the
thoughtful consideration OF every ,nan who
has any Hesitation as to the course lie should
pursue with reference to the critical creuts
that arc hastcnlng toward lis.