The Portland daily press., 1866-03-08
Secessionists in Federal oaoes.
TILE UNION MEN OF TEXAS.

The New York Erening Post has, as is well
known, steadily sustained the mild policy of
President johnson toward the rebels Of the
South, and has advocated large measures of
trust and confidence on the part Of the Gov
Iernment in dealing with the defeated support
ers Of secession. Consequently that paper, In
publishing the following, which it commends
to the special attention of its readers as COM
ing from an intelligent and loyal Texan, can
not well be accused Of prejudice or iliberality
toward the people of the South. IA @The sug-
gestions of the letter seem to u.s." says the
Post, ito be inithe right direction: y 79getadw
40 gsuom gnigimsI yaHoUsroS. TEXAS. dc
"The facility with which special pardons
were obtained turned the heads OF the seces-
siouists, and they are at their old tricks of re-
Wiling sthe northern government ," Yankees
and @'radicals'-which latter phrase means
what abolitionist did five years; ago, and in
cludes all who don't regard JEFF. Davis as
most prosecuted and pure man.
"a Union man In this country Is good
deal like what 1T is supposed q cat in well
would be without claws. The, most violent
and murderous of the rebel leaders obtained
pardon somehow or other; men who hung
Union men because they were Union men
have been pardoLed; and that has given the
cue. The fashion has been set; snd Union
men, Yankees and radicals come in for the
wrathfut explosions Of the aniable secesh.-
The Presidents maenanimity Il misunder-
stood, his confidence abused by obtaining bis
pardon for some of the most internal mon
sters that the internal war did breed and Sc
cesh begins to brag that he win get by the bal
lot-box what he lost on the battle-f -feldsnso sdi
o "The election tor the convention resulted in
beating the Union candidates, because they
were .agin'us, durin' of the war; and sending
iast-ditch men IN their places But SO far as
that is concerned, they viii have the delight
OF eating their own dirt.
"Tne course Of reasoning adopted is per-
fectly natural. The people know who were
the violent rebels who hung ali that differed
with them if they could; and now that these
same men are pardoned with their hands yet
alfred with the blood of murdered victims
the conclusion is inevitable that treason is in
favor at Washington city, ,and thus the fashion
has been set. ;a -ea s,rf r., ,.-.;,n ,,,- ,.l..r
Il don't know by what influence It has been
achieved; but this / believe, che Executive
confidence has been abused; and great Grim
inas have their pardons long since, while very
worthy men, who were dragged into the war
against their endeavors, are yet mpardoned.
ais are absolyed, and are now leading the fash
ion. And now ii the President should suffer
himself to be betrayed, or Congress should
lack the wisdom and frmness TO adhere to
the Congressional oath,' the fruits OF the
war are lost, and the work must be done over
again. 5iIsu 10 lcyave ,.. ,t e-i, ,f,;,, .,;,.,,
''It is said that the test oath should be re.
pealed, because competent loyal men cannot
be found to fill the Office. The statement is a
lie. There are plenty of loyal and capable
men, and if1there were not they can be i'm.
ported; But there are plenty, They are az, and
and hunting up office-the secesh did that I
loyal men are wanted to 60 to Congress or al
any other office in the State they, can be hat
in sufficient numbers-and that is the las
chance there will be without another war, tx
show to rebels and traitors that their game |.
not relished.l i3n81Hsb ri nld atiw axinT9i
"If any people wish to be represented, le
them send loyal men-men whose garments
are not SO filthy with the stencil Of treason
and rebellion that they cannot be endured
9Let it become disrepntable, and treason will
60 out of fashion. Z, let the Presidents idea o
making treason sodious' obtain, and we shal
hear no more Of unrepresented States out Il
the cold. hope thereAis manliness left in tn
national Capitol to insist upon the soath!l y
HAnd hope Congress will declare and pu
the whole matter beyond doubt, that no o On
shall be allowed to hold any Office under th,
United States that cannot take the oath. Tha
is the only way ef making treason known a
| crime, These people don't realize that they
did wrong and there is but this one way o
impressing 1t upon them. They are aslin,
for Office, and and haze receiced the assessor
ships of Internal repenpe, to the exclusion o
loyal and highly capable Union men. The
are as blatant as ever, and say there are no
| loyal men enough to fill the Offices. But thi
| is all stuff and nonsense. If the governmen
wants loyal men in the South, it can hav
them, though Johnny Reb IS very numerous
and not particle more modest or retirin
than aforetime. The fact 70 elrebets still
think they are the people. They should be n
Es1ucteo,I .sl..M Ct 7osssaaYs se sssderss,, .4i
General Gregory has got the freedmen a
| to work in this State, and has himself PEI
formed most noble duty. The prospects fo
crop this year were never better tn
black people are doing their part, may th
whites do theirs as welL"1 nsi,,tI sdT-