The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-05-03

11eaves now, for ! snifrs the morn; my lady
% fafr, adieuM
With bouy hands. upon her head the water
And from the marble mantle-pIece looking
~ glass she brings; s s.
Then down the long and narrow hall her
ghoStly garments SWINGS:
Convnlsiyely the Indy Laura to her pillow
cllngs. 81 r.
The rosy rays of morning, peer in glory
And miikInen in the waking streets their
. 7lliVely coralSwindj sai{s5
The lady Laura smiles once more, to all her
~ loss resigned,
For q heavyweight Is taken rom ner Epack
hair and her mindI -z tir
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THE FUTURE OF PARTIES.
On the 25lh ult. articles appeared in
two papers, one ut Auburn, New York,
and. one at Louisville, Kentucky, each
of which takes a similar view of future
trouble, in case the mixed question OF
reconstruction is not settled before the
Presidential election of 1868. The Au-
burn paper is published ut the home OF
Secretary Seward, and we think weldo
not err in assigning tothe Secretary OF
State, the inspiration, at least, ofthe ar
ticle. We quote literally from the arti-
Gle in question, which treats of ''securi-
tv for our future" The paper says:
In respect to this the first question
which arises, is whether Congress pos
sesses any power whatever to exact
from the late rebels any security for
their future behavior. To consider
this Alright, we must first settle in our
minds the precise status of the rebels as
members of their respective States, and
whether there exists any way of obtain
III a
So far as the parnled soldiers are con-
cerned. it seems to be admitted that
there is not. All other rebels might be
arrested and put under recognizance to
keep the peace if it were not for the
Amnesty Proclamation, which extends
a pardon 10. some of them. A Few oI
their leaders are now under arrest for
suspected completely in the assassina-
ton of President Lincoln, and for trea-
son. and may yet lie tried with the view
to punishment. But in looking over
the whole subject, neither the President
nor Congress have found any feasible
constitutional way to exact any securi-
ty from them that.they Will not Iebel
again when opportunity oilers. so we
dismiss thut idea from consideration as
being of no practical account. No Sc
curity will be, because it cannot be, ex-
acted of them as individuals.
The next question which arises is
whether any security can be obtained
from them in their collected capacity as
members of their respective States,
And here we must consider that these
States are acknowledged and proclaim
ed to be inside the Union under the
Constitution, although some of their
functions are suspended by the pecu-
liarity of their situation. They are
within the Union yetin certRin respects
although out of their proper, practical
ing their condition, is there any way IN
witch the Federal Government can ex-
act any formal guaranty from these
states that their inhabitants will never
AGAIN rebel? We suppose not, except
through an amendment to the Const1tu.
ton, and no such amendment would
he likely to be ratified by three-fourths
Of the States. We dismiss that idea
also as one of-no spractical account.
This brings us to the consideration OF
the a uestion whether any security ca
be exacted by indirectton as logical
result of any practical line OF policy to.
ward them. 1t has been suggested thai
since there appears to be no way TO eX-
act security for future behavior py
direct means they shall be denied rep.
resentation in Congress and IN National
| Conventions until they SO amend theiI
state Conventions as to declare the
Union of States to be perpetual. rms
idea seems to obtain favor with those
who are without faith in those who
have been rebelS.s.. ~. L = =. ~ u
Those who, like Judge Shellabarger,
of Ohio, continue to believe that tue
rebels have lost all right to participate
| in the Government, and that mo good
| thing can come out of Nazareth" !" main
| tainianother position, namely Y
y lst. That the people of the Southern
States shall be excluded from represen'
/ ~.
political councils until aIter the mex
| Presidential election.
"a. No exclude the entire Southern
| vote for PRESIDENT and Vice PRESIDENT
upon the precedent established by Con
| gress in the last election.
Sd. If the Southern and Northern
Democratic vote together should eleci
President, to be prepared 10 tesls
\ that election.
| Upon this the Democratic party OF tht
country have already taken issue witt
the apparent hope of making it sue;
1 cessful.
The point+we are discussing is indt
rect security for the good oehavlor o
| the rebels in the future. The questloL
/ is whether this line of policy, If 1t shal
| beIfollowed, will be likely in view o
| the issue already made upon it, to Sc
i 'cure ii. We have seen no reason 10
/ believing that 1t will. The key note U
i the proba Bile eSoEutionmayD De ulScOVeEet
in the testimony of Alexander III. Ste
/ phens, of Georgia. He said distinctly
lthat5the Southern people had fcomPllet
4 with all the terms originally otteref
/ them. and all which Congress had thu
/ rivht to impose-that they would no
I accent others as conditions precedent Z
a.inission into Congress. 1t Is reason
ahiv certain that they consider them
1 saIyes within the Union, and In prac
/ tScai relations to the Government Which
4 sntitl a them to representation In Con
I STsts and In political conyentions. - *,
n ia reasonably certain that they
will send delegates to the next Ma
tional Nominating ConYentlons, any any
that the Democratic Convention WI
admit them. It is reasonably certain
moreover, that they will chose Elector
and Vice President. ant
act tn have them canYassed, ana that
the electoral vote of Southern ant
i Northarn, Dem moorats together ar
/ 6SS,Teyh Ia, elect a President and VIC
PresiSent. and they are not allowed
,hsre viii be political trouble ofayer.
Sormidable character. With Jonnsoi
Tor PRESIDENT at that time In commans
\ -nf t5s military forces, It cannot De ,rea
Sonahly expected that the canaiuate
4 siacted win or can be kept out OF oIiiee Ilte
we are free 10 say. = that we o4hhe mn :.
sI5contemnlate such a. contingency VII WIZ
6ntt the deepest concern. men We "a, q
ply to this the logic OF y, OUT 0aI,t,s ~