The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1866-11-13

Ihi Was M lsr S. the iaadest lIeH g
ths Intense l3gf 81 Use @
a3at ha,e 81 iaa Weat M Z
aaule be csaaael within u ihea
tat hmiaaaas /, bas hea t.aad
lhal lht Noue ai she United eate
Aad is power sa'.ter osyr tls Haa
tuition u att3s within the ea4e t.@i
tie p4NgI tI JmJge o. rtsasu 81.
m8med vah tg gsll STATS govern.
u.eu. that i could uo' he removed
except hs constitutional amendment
aad 80 oue supposed, lhan, aat they
would ~ constitutional amend.
msut adopted hy which sia,efy h tho
United state WaQld 81 abolished I0
restrict slavery Is "a theu NNt.ug lm-
lia Uas tbe iahdes, h8pe 81 tba most pt.
dent lover 81 liberty 81 il North Up
on iha, issue the people went INTO q
a4deullal election "a 1850 aud sue
ceeledm ulcetng Mr. IapeQlo as Pres
idnt 9l tho Unitaa States lais uas
made tho occasion for tho revolt al
though It wAs not proposed by the par
ty in power that slavery within thc
States should be disturbed, abolished,
on mtcrferrcd with Ia any way They
claimed that thoy had the right 20 set
tle Tie matter by ballot no one elaine
ed they bad the power 70 40 amy more
than This This was excuse enough fur
tho southern States 60 attempt the dis
ruptian of the this government After
four years ofbloody war; after thu loss
Of thousands of millions Of dollars, md
after loss Of almost hall million Of
lives. armed rebellion throughout the
land has been subdued aud we now
come to the important question Of how
these States, which have been IN there
belhon. can be restored to their proper
status in the Union. There are two the
ories upon the point two polices. Ono
is The policy Of Congress and is cmbrac-
cd in the constitutional amendments aa
proposed, and the othcris the one term
ed the policy Of tho President, on Hy
Policy The question now 70 be de-
cided is which Of these the right and
the true policy. Which VIII mostquicll-
ly advance the restoration Of the Union.
We are met ut the outset by this Grgu
ment on the part Of tho President and
his followers They say that nobody
has any right to impose conditions o.
any description upon the South until
tley are repre- sented IN Congress- that
when the rebellion Was suppressed these
States assumed their former status IN the
General Government; that they came
out IN all their original strength ard
beauty, and that nobudy has a right to
impose single condition upon them
prior TO their readmission into the ma
tional Congress-
Now. gentlemen, if that is t17r If ii
be true that thore exists in this gmuu-
mont no pouor uhatnuor Go Htcud CON
ditions TO those Who have just refined
from a fruitluss effort 70 oyerwhclmaud
destroy this government then there
is an end Of tho whole matter at oncel
That is the policy Of The President aoto
what was It when the rebels first laid
down their arms? What was Ais doc
triue Mea Did he then say, that no
conditions could or should be imposed
upon Rebels? What did he 60? The
first thing to be done was the appoint
meut Of Provisional Governors over
the recently rcbelious States Cover
nor Holden Of North Carolina was the
first Governor thus appointed These
Governors were directed 10 assemble
conventions Of deIegats from ,the yau-
GUS counties and precincts within these
States to meet for the purpose Of MAX
ing and framing uow constitutions or
amending their old constitutions, which
ever might be deemed best, and set
them up SO that they could be restored
to thor places ia the Union. They
were told that prior to taking theirpla-
ccs in the Union they must adopt the
amendment to the Constitution abolish
ing slavery throughout the United
States, They arc told, you must put
n clause to your constitution that al
debt incurred IN amy form to carry on
this rebellion and to support tins revolt,
that every debt Of that sort is void
No question shall ever bo raised by any
State as to paying any debt Of that sort.
And vet the President having done
ms much, says nor that there is no
power existing ia this Government to
ask Of or impose upon these States any
conditions whatever, prior to tier ad
mission into the halls Of Congress! IF
there was not any right existing in this
government anywhere % impose condi
tons upon the rebel States prior To
their roadmission ia Congress, what
right had the President 10 appoint pro-
yisi0nal Governors, and call conventions,
and tell them on what conditions etc
etc. they can rcturn 10 the Uni0ng If
there is such a power gentlemen, in
whom does II rest z That is the queg
ton, bat il il one upon which ] need
not dwell az length for 1t has been clear
ly oxpounded ~ tho gentlemen who
have preceded me Whose government
is this We have pridcd cuuelycs up
on having a government which Ras cm-
phatically the goyernmentofthe people.
That this was Il government whore the
power rested 10 tie people themselves
and Congress ii the representative IF
the people, gifted with power by the
people t0 make Laws for them Tie
+, ,ople elect their representatives to-
meal aad make thou laH ior them aud
tlis assembly IS the assembly II tie
pe0Hle The CgupIfas If the United