Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-08-03
THE PLAN.

The Cincinnati Commercial locates 1T
self in the following point 1t will be
seen that it endorses, requires, and urges
every measure demanded by the most
radical men of the party
But if we insist on the extinction OF
slavery in its mild or in its severe forms
if we insist upon the equality OF all men
before the law; if we insist upon equality
in the matter of representation II we
insist upon the integrity of the national
credit and the reputation of the rebel
war debt; and, particularly, If we insist
that those who perjured themselves while
holding Offices Of trust, and conspired to
destroy the Government they had sworn
10 maintain and defend, shall be forever
DISQUALIFIED to hold like offices, and that
no man shall be allowed to take his seat
in the Congress of the nation who cannot
take the test oath, then We are base Rad,
icals. fellows who do not want restored
ITnion. and prefer condition of civil
anarchy and quasi-military rule TO peace
fraternity, and concord. Those who have
access to the daily papers OF Richmond
Charleston, New Orleans, Mobile, and
Memphis will, if candid, agree with us
that this is not en- extravagant statement
of the case. and that representation and
cancellation depend only upon our wal
linpness TO abandon the fruits OF the war
and return to the theories and practices
of the administration of JAMES b.
CHAHAN
just so. When you demand the greater
portion of these things, you demand eve
rythiug. You leave nothing to the people
of the South. You talk of the fruits OF
the war, aud when you gather them into
your Radical basket, you leave no fruit
to US. You sweep from US every vestige
Of political liberty, and reduce US to the
condition Of colonists, to be governed at
the pleasure of mobs, Conventions, and
irresponsible Congresses You demand,
as fruits of the war, con6scation, dis
reimbursement. ouilawry, negro political
equality. aud the whole catalogue OF
monstrosities. If the South objects, you
complain that she is unreasonable. Be
cause She fought You TO prevent the &C.
currence Of these identical measures
which the abolition party designed to !
impose upon her upon their accession to
power, you announce them TO be the
fruits Of the war. and maintain that for
giveness Is not to be thoughtof You are
alarmed because the Conservative men
of the North have invited the South to
send delegates to the Philadelphia Con
vention. You want that body TO initiate
the Radical Congress in prescribing
tes' that no one who went with the
Sou the war may be admitted TO
a seat You will not consent to hear
rebel. If he groans under your infections,
you think it monsirous exhibition of
disloyalty. You have no intention Of
ever recognizing him as you do the ne
gro. a man and brother You
propose 10 consign him to political OBJ
Hvion, and nothing would give you so
much JOY as to see the grass withered
and dead upon his grave. We have
better opinion of the majority of the
Northern people We do not think they
will long allow the South to be trampled |
upon as she is at present, The Conser
vatives have reason to fear that an at
tempt viii be made, is being made, to
enslare Hem, and are preparing to re-
sist IT, There will be warm time at
your own doors, from your own people,
if you persist in your revolutionary |
course. That Philadelphia Convention
will meet-the South will be heard-fra-
ternity will be inaugurated, and, in spite
Of the wrath of Radicalism, a national
party, demanding the restoration of the
South to all her rights under the Consti-
tuition, will be formed And it will be
successful, or there will remain no hope |
for liberty in this country.