Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-09-05
The Cnao Stated.

AhS CAaSb PORub IL tAAos 1ut xEGblOCul
holds that the States lately in rebellion,
having accepted certain conditions which
he has imposed without consultation with
the representatives Of the people, have now
the right to be admitted to Congress upon
the same terms as the other States. Con-
gress holds that the Legislative, and not
the Executive department of the Govern
ment, is the rightful judge Of the situa-
ton, and that the public safety requires
another condition as the necessary COM
plement of those already accepted, and
oppose admitting Any late insurgent
State to an equal share in the Government
until it adopts the amendment proportion
ing representation to voters, and exclud-
ing from Office, at the pleasure OF Con-
gress, certain conspicuous offenders. The
object Of this amendment is OF vital I'M
portance. To state it is to prove it; for 1t
proposes merely that no state which has
tried to destroy the Government shall, as
q result of its abortive effort, gain IN
creased power IN the Government.
There is thus no difference OF pr'nctps
between the President and Congress, al
though there is that difference between
him and the Democratic party which de-
MES the right to impose any conditions
whatever. But the President has done 1t.
Ii was the necessity Of the case, and he
could not help it. Either South Carolina
had the right to demand to resume her old
share in the Government without accept
ing the Emancipation Amendment, or re-
voking her act Of secession, or repudiating
her rebel debt, or she has no right 10 de-
mand it until she has satisfied every other
condition which the Government may re-
ouire for the same purpose of security to
the Union. The President, indeed, claims
that his conditions are the only constitu-
,ional terms that can be asked. But that
is merely his opinion. Nobody denies
that every State enjoying equal rights IN
the Union is entitled to representation.
But the very issue is, when and upon
what terms a State which has just failed
in a conspiracy to destroy the Union may
safely resume Its equality OF rights within
il. The President insists that his terms
are a sufficient security. Congress insists
that something more is necessary to make
them secure. The country will decide
between them.
We believe that Congress will be over
whelmingly sustained we do not doubt
that the country feels it's propositions to
be wiser. and knows that the renewed as.
tendency of the Democratic party would
be an incalculable disaster. II Is neither
extravaganza, nor unfriendly, nor danger
Gus, nor impolitic. to insist that no State
engaged in the late rebellion shall resume
its National relations until care is taken
that it shall not have gained political
power BY the rebellion. If any such
State refuse 10 accede to a condition so in
,rinsically Just and so unprecedentedly
moderate. can it .airly accuse the loyal
Union men Of the country OF wlckediy
excluding it from Congress and danger
ously delaying reunion' The almost uni.
versal testimony Of the best witnesses OF
the condition Of the late insurgent section
the tone of its leading and popular
newspapers and addresses-the evidence
Of conspicuous insurgent leaders before
Congress-their frank. private avowals
and conduct, and the result OF the local
elections, all show that the hostility to the
Union, in which the Southern citizens OF
tTlS IOWn "tIG OLCu, hao INV saw
not surprising that it has not-been torn
out Of them by a terrible war which has
devastated their homes and ruined their
properties. Justice, policy, humanity,
every wise and generous consideration,
demand that they be not, therefore, harsh
ly repealed and denied the fellowship OF
the Union. But the same conclusive rea-
sons certainly require that they shall not
have gained increased power in the Union.
They and their purposes and policy are
no, new 10 the country. They are devo.
ted. willy, audacious. A great party
stands ready organized and eager to act
with them. They are, indeed, for the mo-
men., PROSTATE, but they are not power
less and as the Union takes them into
its bosom again to renew their life, it is
not unkind nor unwise il it seeks to
guard sgains, their sting. - Harpers
Weekly. August 4th.