The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1866-09-22
REACHING FORWARD.

A few DAYS apo we published an article
s,o,, :. So,,,bor, ;or-no, errressino the view
I'm S ,... oin"' T. A.,
that no unit 10 inc eAac''ohS VI '',' ,""
party could be relied upon as their uiti-
matum. They said If we should ratify the
pr6posed amendment to the Constitution we
~ ~, s-,,,r.n,oo that th;s wou,d sec,ro
now nv .,..,,a. T.. O..
our reaulnission " tepr'cen'A'oh III ooh'
gress." That view oil the intentions oil the
radicals is fully sustained by the following
extract from an article in the last New York
Jodene,d.,,t the editor os which vas nresant
:. AZ. IT., co..,;o., l., p,,u.5a,.,,;a
al the radicM Convention IN Fhliaue'phla'
speaking Oh tne new 4 OK o'a'e hepuplicah
oonVehuoh' .he i"dePe''"e'@ says
he GUY noNers' that duiohy NI.ner pe.
cause they ha'e nv roo,s, 'ne ieeo'u'ioh, pun
Iprth " .he holn ..n eoh'snuoh nave
n , oscome "anere si nnu ueaa ,e s ~
s ney Pieuso 'no vh pay 80.
tha rohoI s,atp. 20 ,enresenta,on as soon ms
they adopt the pending constitutional amend.
ment. When any Of the late insurgent
States say the resolutions, 'sna'i adopt that
a ~. ,i suvu e snouu =, oa, y!
snmc its Mace in Congress. God forbid
No LEADING Repubiican in Con1ress means
to admit The ten ,od'ting States simply on
the Adoption cfhdt dmendmem: ihese states
nLe W ye IN ~ .La;a 'ani s,;n "
with ont d;st;nct;on IF race A recopstrnriiop
Of the Union on any other basis would be
national dishonor. Until the rebel States
can come odef on r., ms OASIS, mey shdu MOI
oo"'T oa.a ~ m H. y oin;ta,;nn 81 ,hs
ton rebel states mon Congress until those
States shall come bearing, as their creden-
tials, constitutions and laws Of political
equality,
In aho'ner p'"oe 'ne ,"'epe"oem ea!' III
uouU'e-'ea''u SP'' anu '"e'e'O'' VII" u0'''e
enpna''''
Inc Penu ,th aae ma hena y, 70 an eq i",nJ
for its own sake, but not for the snfe of
making its adoption the final cond ton of
restoration
1t will be seen from the above that our
Southern contemporaries are right in conjec-
turing that the demands of the leading rad
icals are not limited by the pending amend
ment to the Constitution and that speedy
compliance on their part might only incite
to iresh demands rom "hat Mr. liLT"N, OF
the independent calls the great Party OF
Liberty, holding as IL does' the sceptre oil
power" what guarantee nave we that
after the southerh states snail have
acceded TO pohtcal equaiity according to
the present accep'atioh oil the phrase
Mr.. TILroN ana lhAp. STEVENS and othel
susceptible young PoLticlahs' may moi
stretch their creed sui Iurther anu give
Suffrage 10 all loyal ieiha'es' the test oil 10y
atty beihg that they shouiu vote LOT ANN
pickiSsoS' OF some o'her SlrOhg'lninded SO
called Loyal woman femaie Suffrage and
equality and SO FORTH might satisfy tn
TON ou' ihAp, 'ih,h's "ouiu W sa'isneu
win Ao'n.ns sun lm ,' n ~, anu ''''ii !.
~ ' III ~. - d. H. rI "
IRON '-"''
radical aPi 49,. 'poA'
anu the horse "a :. -. ''''
Die craving eonP"i
Inc rao'caiS n"'e 'nus Waning
that they arc NV '"'Aeu VIM .ne
penang coHs'''"''oi"' "'iie ". Du' ,us
Independent PfoHouh'e' III '!".'"o'e
measure, and hopes 70 s"e II auop'eo LOT It's
own SAKE i'must reihe,nDet' ho~e'ef' ,"''
there Is a "tar'y OIL justice ~ inc 'Oa'h o.
well as INC Not'n' anu 'n1 ~. INC v,au'e III VI.
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olhee' CIV" VI '''i'''' "A'.' ''e .oA'eu