Weekly New Oregon plain dealer. (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1866-1867, 1866-09-28
NEW OREGON HOWARD COUNTY,, IOWA. SEPTEMBER IS 1866

first and most prominent is that We
cannot trust the Rebels, Why not
trust them? As ? L before said: the
millions of their masses were amnes-
tied at the, close of the war which
means both in the legal and chris,
tian sense full pardon Of all offenses
against the government, Of the United
States, and restoration to all their,
rights and privileges which the the re-; s.;
bellion had taken from them; and is
not the right Of, representation one one
of those privileges? # in answer ;:aanpsswSp TO-
this, proposition radical friend shall
say that while, those masses are en-. :.
titled to representation, they have
no right to send disloyal men, to
Congress, then l reply that my rad
ical friends 5 shall not be permitted
to escape through that bubble
Neither the President or his friends
demand that any member shall be
admitted who can be excluded under
the Constitution or any law Of the
United States. "' -''.'
/ In a time of profound peace is it
the proper way to prepare the mill
ions of the late rebels for good loyal
citizens of the United States, to
heap abuses and insult upon them =!
by telling them they cannot be
trusted in their professions Of lobe--: e:
dience to the laws? A rebellious son
returns to his fathers house promis-
ing to sin no more, the father repels
him with the insulting taunt that he
cannot trust him, what is, the judg-
ment of a we'll regulated mind Of
such a father? But, is this hate Of
the leaders. Of the Radicals honest
and sincere, or mere, pretence and
made, for the unholy purpose to
stir up bad blood and to catch a few
votes among the prejudiced and IN
thinking; their orators proclaim
against association with rebels yet
in the same breath are willing to
grant universal amnesty, not except
ing jeff, Davis, if the rebels will
only let the negroes vote, In other
words they are willing to receive the
unwashed rebels provided, they bring
the negroes along with them. Again
it is argued that; the late, rebel
States should not be admitted, to
representation because they will
govern the country in the interests
Of rebellion, repudiate the. National
debt &c. AS the entire rebel States
constitute less than one third Of the
people of the whole country, this
argument assumes that more than
two,thirds Of the. country having
NEARLY the. entire wealth Of the
country, the Schools, Colleges and
other similar Instit utions of the eoun.
ty is in dangerof being governed by
the few impoverished rebels; and
that the, radicals who constitute G less
than one third of the whole people Of
the United States, are the only peo.
pie who can be trusted with power;
and having the power should 50
legislate as to forever perpetuate
their power in the comtry!l7l ~, z
1T is somewhat amusing to- hear
small, politicians and local editors,
who never, owned a government bond
and never will, appealing to the
people of Iowa to vote against res.
toration on the ground ofrepudiatiou
ofthe National and assumption OF
the rebel debts. l hope none Of ou'
Conservative friends will inform
Commodore Vanderbilt, b A, Il.
Stewart, VIM. B. Astors or Samuel
j.. Tilden of what is going on here,
lest they become frightened and 60
over to the enemies of restoration.
The arguments of the radicals are
fitted to their policy and pretences,
and we'll adapted to advance the
interests of 2 great warjparty, in a
time ofprofound peace. The brave
and gallant soldier lays down Ahii
arms when bis enemy surrenders
but many Of our home patriots are
much ,fcrcer for blood, ,now that the
war is over, than they were when
there was an armed enemy in the
field. Their arguments usually con-
sist Of cpithets applied to those who
disagree with them, such as copper
heads, traitors; &c. In their