New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-08-31
Io,.ITY AND TRUTH.

Andrew johnson, in his dinner speech at Del
monico's thus argued for The practical loyalty OF
that ruling minority OF the people Of the States lately
in revolt which arrogaies to itself and to which he
comedies. tho title of tie South
The best evidence you have Is their practical oyoy
their professions and their actions Then II these gentlemen
from tho North and the South come forward Win professions
odevo,on to Constitution and the Uncn Of these States
when their actions aud proies,on. eorre,PoTdGa mus as
counys history that all confidence Is lost IN aan' ~ We
have reached that pont oanuo trust each oAer snd
confidence IL gone TEL yCu your - - -, osc.s
rope Of sand. Its own weight wiz tumble 10 -
This Government has no e th. Go'ernmen On, 90 p'S i
ba. no power confidence and trust ID each "n
are gone but these who sat IA that Coh'snuoh Nno
professed that they represented peace LOVING people as
doubted They declare that their people wan ace on shith
and good will TO men and they are answered sh tc
prsstio. dissolution mast continue exist Why /, the
Southern not TO be bo.ievedf
-we now ak a patient hearing for our side OF the
question thus raised by tie President:
I. That those whom he improperly distinguishes as
"tho South" want q sort Of peace we donot doubt.
Gen. Forrest, the butcher of Fort Pillow, says he
has had fighting enough 50 say they all; though
many of them indulge delpsiye hope that the Re.
pubcans can somehow be drawn into what can be
called rebellion, when they count on giving Us ter
rble thrashing. They mistaken. We shall not
he provoked to rebel, not even in seeming. We
can do better-s great deal better. We shall not
rebel and hty will not their experience of the mad
ness of rebellion is too recent and too sore. Let us
put the bugbear of future rebellion entirely aside,
aud see what it is that do and what we don't be-
leyo with regard to what is called - the South"
That they mean henceforth TO rule ~ the Union
rather than out of it, most fully believe. They
entered the Union TO get irmcr grippe on their ne.
grocs; they seeded for the purpose; they have
como back believing that they can rule the Blacks
moro absolutely, and make them more seryiceable
and profitable in than out Of the Union. There are
madmen and fools among them who dream of re.
viving the Confederacy; bu: we fully believe that the
wiser and stronger Southrons mean to stay in and
rule the Union
And if they can fairly rule it, we shall submit. But
we protest against most iniquitous and oppressive
their claim to power in the Union based on -Four Millions
of Blacks who are no longer their slaves. These -Four
Millions are heart and soul with US" Black Repub-
lcans," every man Of them-not II Rebel nor Cop
perhead among them from the Delaware to the no
Grande. With what justice, what fairness is IT de-
mauded that the late Rebels shall have thirty repre-
senatves in Congress based these -Four Millions Of
Republicansi Are they men Then let them vote,
and We will heartily agree TO their being fully repre-
sented in Congress and the choice Of President Are
they boasts Then we protest against their being
counted against us as men, so as to make one Rebel
in South Carolina oyerbalance two loyal men in
New-York.
Is not this clearly rightl What can be alleged
against it 1.-THE Constitution" do you sayl That
was valid ground, while you adhered to it: it is 20
no longer. You repudiated the Constitutions saying
you would win your rights" by the strong arm:
You were beaten; and now we say You shall have
your rights" and no more. The Blacks shall vote,
they shall not count, whether in the North or the
South Slavery lyon admit) is dead; then let ito car
case be buried. We will not admit that you are our
superiors, and thus entitled TO twice the power per
man that is accorded to US. You rebelled and went
to war on the assumption that you were by far the
better men: Now that you are beaten you must be
content With equality before the law. II Trade and
Office seeking ct the North shall combine to perpet-
uate, and even 10 aggravae, the old injustice, we,
who stand by the Republican, Union flag, will at least
be able to hold up betayers to the Scorn Of their
children and ours.
III. Why do we not trust the professions" the
practical loyalty" of those whom Mr.. johnson
calls "the SOUTH" We answer
/. Because they wantonly butcher our brethren
while crying peace Peace" MEMPHIS NEW
ORLEANS, and thousand less conspicuous scenes OF
outrage and massacre on Unonists beau" they were
UnoniSt or because they stood for the Equal Rights
Of AL. loILid vs. " pels7e them. IaG want