Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-08-24
Then andSOw,
Rromthe sandusky Begist,

construction Committee, just after his re-
turn from a several months sojourn ia
Texas, and there gave testimony which,
more than anything else, lead the masses
of loval men to condemn the lenient and
peculiar policy of the President, and in
duced Congress to adopt e new plan ofre-
construction. 2
Last March he taidzyH
al do not regard the disposition of the
majority of the people toward tAe-Gsaesl
Government as at all friendly. To use
their. " words, they accept the situa-
..tiont but. 1 think their motives. entirely
selfish p and they acknowledge that it Is
from 8 desire to obtain the benefits of the
Government, rather than TO give the Gov
ernment any support"
To-day, having seen nothing more of the
Southern people, he says they are friendly
to the General Government, IA johnson S
po1icy.) They accept the situation "a
Johnson's pardon and they are perfectly
unselfsh aud desire no benettsl code
Five months Agohe uttered these words
"In my opinion it 1.-THE lenient policy
of the governmentl has been very detri.
mental, not only to that portion of the
country Texas but ts the entire country
and more Immediately to the interests ol
the Union men in the South. It has Ger
tainlyi produced one result not intended
nor contemplated. 1t has led the people
of the South to forgetthe enormity Of the
crime they committed by engaging in re-
bellion, and they are now endesvUring tc
school themselves to the belief that they
are the party %aggrieyed, and the Genera
Government the aggressor- To such an
extent have they thus succeeded in educat.
ing themselves, that l; have no doubt had
they the power, they would arraign tht
Government for surprising the rebel
lien."1 -- .
At the Philadelphia Convention he hur-
rahs for that "lenient policy and says tbs
South has been sufficiently punished
Treason has been made odions. The PEG
pie are penitent. No man would agsin
raise an arm TO destroy the Government
Again under oath hetestt6ed;
81 think their opposition to the Govern
mept and loyalty Is SIS openly visible and
| as plainly manifestnoW as it was in 1861
The majority, or at least q large proper
! tinn of those who have taken the cath o.
allegiance to the general government dc
not hesitate 10 assert that they do moi re
gard it asl binding, but maintain, fol
soneiunknown reason, that the oath h2o
| been forced upon them, and was taken
only with a view Of obtaining protection
| Under itu -ta1 = a~r cd 2HTifrIaf ii1
Under the " order of his Commander.
iH-Ghisf" at the White House, as he him
self acknowledge, he brands that state.
nent q lie, and proceeds to caIfevery late
rebel 8 patriot, honest, tried and true. d.
b. Oh consistency, thou art a jewel. isi
And lastly, he recommended, in word:
not TO be misunderstood, thesvery plan Of
. reconstruction and restoration adopted BY
Congress. q"
Il do. not regard the people in that por-
ton of tho Southern country in which !
have been, as in 8 proper condition, or 8:
manifesting a proper. state OF feeling to be
restored to their former rights and privil.
eyes under the gen ersl government Ane
1 do not think they have been sufficiently
taught the enormItv Of the crime theJ
have committed BY rebelling against th'
government. I think the government
| ought to maintain control of those States
that were IN rebellion until it is thorough,
" satisfied that a loyal sentiment prevail:
in at least a majority OF the Inhabitants
that certainly does not existnow; and wheI
allowed representation none butloyGl meI
should ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Five
years ago the Southern people voluntarily
abandoned their rights and privileges d:
States in the Union, and with their right:
and privileges they forfeited their share
in the General Government. Having
waged a bloody and determined war for
four years to carry out their designs
against the Government, and having fail
ed, up TO the present time, to manifest q
penitent spirit for the great crime which
they committed against. the nation, they
ought to give q proper and sufficient guar
-antaeZof I1nfnra -spod CONDUCT. eannol
but give II as my opinion, thAs Just regard
for our national safety IN time TO come
our obligations to foster and encourage
throughout the Southern States a proper
regard and affection fer the national au-
thoiity; a. well rs to give support to those
-<Ao are and have been loyal, i~mperatIyely
demand that the Government should
maintain itspresent control OF the STATES
lately in rebellion until satisfied that they
may without detrfment, be intrusted with
their former rights and privileges rdi e
While now be cries lfF4wpy with
guarantees."sa' Down with the Radical
Congress" - Restore the Southern States
without security for the future Ad-
NIT Dick Taylor and every unrepentapt
rebel, whose hands are red with the blood
of loyal MEN TO seats In Congress-
Here we have the testimony of Custer
the Major General under oath and the
declarations Of Custer the delegate Gus
ter sober and Custer drunk Custer him
self and Custar the obedient servant ofhis
Commander-in-Chi ef. t'
The one was the idol Of thousands of
boys IN blue, who, from the Wilderness
to Five Forks, never deserted their ~celors,
nor lost-Sgun, but captured one hundred
and eleven pieces of field artillery, sixty
Eve battle-aags and ten thousand prison.
ers.a AT the grand review in Washington
ne was greeted with wild hhzzaS from the
multitude, and found his pathway strewn
with flowers he was the honored brave
ofthe army and received the gratitude Of
the whole country, The. other will be the
pet only of cOpperbeads and rebels; will
suffer defeat and dishonor will lose the
respect of loyal men; be received with
igneminsby'the Veterans and be ridieRled
blythe country. fari'a-a r"e "a
fag
An. A1abamIanl Upon the situation
O. The Cincinnati Gazette makes theHfdl-
lowing extracts from a letter received By.
a gentlemen in that city from q prominent
in Alabama, a native s5uthernet
and until recently a supporter Of Andrew.
johnson and " my policy 20 .-y=
1.-THE South isiiugf as rebellious III feslg
ing to-day as it was in 1850; and Ihope
the Congress Of the United States VIII
bring our people to their senses before the
States are allowed representatives,. We
hayefthe most arrogant and unreasonable
race OF .peaple in the South that Gpd has
ever permitted to iphabit the .sarthl and
II they are not compelled to know their
places and respect the National Govern
ment they MA bring about another din
Guilty ina few years.
soff hope and trust the Republicans win
carry every loyal State IN thefa0 elections
and that will cahse ON people to pause
rteheef dponl our condition. 81 ~
ffEvety difficulty you hear of oocar-
ring in the South is the work ofthe lately
reconstructed rebels.I don't care Whist
the newspapers may sag, dislcyalty is at
the, bottom of it sll.n gn''n m17i NOS
'"3fs 1Msap nd 90 la4 q
SIaHTs N GERMGSI4A e{Jnrrespond9
ent of The. New York Ta1 il Germany
writes. What a queer SORT of country.
this is to a mad fresh from America The
roads stretch auau Eor m lies and mills %