New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-05-24

but failed; hence, they were ne'ef out HenO0' ny
have forfeited no right which they ever possessed
bonce having laid down their arms, they are now en-
titled TO be represented in Congress, and to do ID oil
things as though they had never reyolted"
This logic, followed to its legitimate conclusions
makes the overthrow of Slavery lawless usurpation
and every exaction or condition insisted on by Presi'
dent johnson naked abuse Of Military power. III
it be just not only these but the Congressional lest
Oath and every disability inflicted on the late Rebels
are invalid and impairment
Gov. Seward does not say this in his last Auburn
speech He simply presents his play oil hainie' win
the part of Hamlet carefully erased. 10 'hc io"h
Millions of loyal Blacks, the One Hundred ana b'gny
Thousand Black soldiers who presented their preas1S
TO Rebel bayonets in defense of the Union he Vr'uay
saws. "You shall have such rights in the restoreu
Union as your defeated humbled, chagrined, wrath
ful Rebel masters-defeated in part by your arms
shall see fit to accord you" Is this the proverblal
gratitude Of republicsi Let us hear Mr.. Stewards
own caous, evasye statement of the problems
Another class of these parsan insist that Congress sha
the right of suffrage for the African race IN 'no
not nnproftaby spent in bringing Congress 10 accept @ Wv
ar oe & NO nrospect That the assent Of Constitutional
number Of States 10 an amendment Of the to nat
Secured
which Congress could adopt at the present time
Win "no prospect" Goyemorl Why is 1t that
the late Rebel States so readily unanimously, ac-
cepted Emancipation, and repudated the Rebel DEBT
vet not one of them has begun to concede that the
freedman has any political rights which Whites are
bound to respect Is it not simply because the Pres-
dent with the National sword in his hand peremp-
torily required the former and did not require the lat
teri What use in seeking to beog so plain matter
"There is no prospect of the assent Of constitu-
tional number of States to any Right OF Suffrage Tor
Blacks simply because they are told by your master
that the loyal States do not exact it, Hence they
say, "If you will only restore us, redhanded Rebels
of yesterday to the Federal power we forfeited by
our treason on condition that we allow the BRICKS
your humble compatriots in our great struggle, 70
enjoy equal rights with ourselves, then we REJECT
your terms choosing to stay out of Congress TIL we
can come in with flying colors, trampling your Black
allies in our discontinue under feet" The spon-
taneous response of the loyal heart of the Nation Is
"Then stay out, and be best We can stand it as
long as You can When you have cooled your heels
sufficiently in the ante-room, come in and welcome
You know the terms, and can find the door whenever
you want to-"
Gov. Seward threatens US with defeat II we DO not
consgn the loyal Blacks TO the tender mercies OF the
late Rebels Our answer is short and simple Better
defeat and loss of power than periidy and diShonor
In the natural course of events, must in time give
place TO our antagonists. How can we lose onr
mower more nobly than by seeking to do justice to
race which never yet has had justice-which Rebels
and Copperheads hate with redoubcd venom because
il powerfully aided to belle their confdant assertions
that The South cannot be conquered Every
Liberal on earth--eyery man in Europe who syinpa-
thized withus in our late tral-unanmously demands
ofus the full Enfranchsement of the Blacks. You
cannot find in all Europe one man who calls himself
Republican or Democrat who is not zealousin this de-
mand II we are doomed to fall before the olgarchy
which so long ruled the land with rod of iron, why
is no, this the best possible issue on which to be
Invested Of powerl
But who knows that we are doomed Montgomery
Blair thought he wore our scalp in his belt when he
returned last Fall to Washington from stumpng our
State for the Democratic ticket; but he didn't Gov
Seward has ere now proved inapt at prophecy: how
can We be sure that he reads Alright the stars to-day
We do not care to follow the Premier through hl'
discussion of the Presidents yeloes, nor OF the pro-
priety of admitting Congress loyal representatives
from certain States lately in revolt. These are known
TO be matters of circumstance and detail, merely
thrown in as make-weights in the grand controversy.
- Has the triumphant Nation right in restoring the
Rebel States 10 their former power in the Fedora
Councils to exact guarantees that its loyal upholdc
who are majority of the people in several OF those
States, and very large proportion in the residue,
shall hcnceforth enjoy equal power and consideration
with parloned Rebels! Or shall they be left entirely
at those Rebels mercyl" Gov. Seward clearly
places himself in line with the Copperheads and
Rebels ON this issue. He will induce but few Of those
who have hitherto followed upheld and hono.ci him,
to train in that company. Justice gratitude and
public safety. combine to dssuade them. He talks
softly, smoothly, plausiby, but with no such force
and cogency as in the grand old days when his voice
rang over the land with his heart in it. He is able 10
darken the future of the great and patriotic party
which once looked to him for inspiration and guidance;
but the lurd shadow he casts tsfonunes reiacs
no light upon his own.
THE LAST BOUNTY BILL.
The lobbyist who has the Bounty bill in charge IS