The New York herald., 1866-09-09
THE RADICAL PROGRAMME.

That triumph brought with It difficulties greater
than the itself To rebuild shattered empire, TO re-
move the old foundations which had become
roded by the sweat Of slavery TO be unit TO bear the
Ss o. 20 deep
erect thereon a superstruciure OF perfect equality
of every human being before the law; OF Impair
God had placed an immortal soul, without regard to
nation race color to overcome the prejudice and
required more than the wisdom Of Solon Lycurgus,
the patience OF Job and the meekncss humility and
You may perceive how diifcut 1t find all these
qualities combined among the recent defenders Of
slavery the apoogists OF secession the tmd conserva
tves and the ardent mpulsive sincere hut hating rad
calls Notwithstanding the large majority which the
republicans nomnay had the unexpected apostacy Of
we're hurled at them from the White House shocked
others The jesuitism the imbecility The impudence
picked and for while paralyzed Congress reluctant
to make war upon the Executive OF their choice, they
sought every oxpedent to avoid It, But when became
inevitable they accepted with courage and unani-
nifty which does great credit TO their bravery
and honesty There were few tremblers and few
the next Congress will not be noticed, and very desr
able. Pennsylvania think, had the fewest number.
When the endsd the work Of reconstruction would
have been had all the departments Of government
confined themselves to their Legitimate spheres. The
reb Is were submissive and asked only TO bo allowed
their forfeited lives. By the constitution the
power to create and admit States and TO guarantee
republican forms OF government belongs TO Congress
alone Neither the President the Supreme Court
do either any part thereof SO the decisions.
No well-informed man doubts IL no honest man denies
II. > Tho President Commando er- int hef OF
tho army had right, after the conquest to appoint
Military Governors and hold them In military snbjec
ton until the law making power had opportunity to
Instead OF calling Congress together awaiting
their regular session, he usurped all the duties OF
the law making power and proceeded to give constitu
tons and civil governments TO the conquered States,
directing in tue met arbitrary manner the terms OF
their organic laws and controlling the actions Of their
bogus conventions Notwithstanding the change In the
numb OF free citizens produced by the and the
OF Congress- he confined the rights OF citizenship 10 the
rebels, excluding all the new made loyal citizens. He
distinctly informed the rebels that they had lost all tho
ghts OF citizens Of the United states; but when they
had adopted in convention his conditions no declared
them admitted into the Union and directed Congress
admit their representatives, expressly declaring that
Congress had nothing TO do but that each House sep
aratey was simply Judge of the regularity Of the cleo
tons and qualifications Of the members who presented
themselves He said that he had admitted the States
He had declared their relations the Union restored
He bad guaranteed republican forms OF government 70
the dsorganized States OF their status of their rgh.
to representation. Congress had nothing to say,
Congress met aud calmly proceeded TO reconstruct the
government 1t proposed amendments the constitu-
ton not only abolishing slavery, but placing all
is declared to have equal civil rights, and Congress Is
invested with power To enforce remedy. This does
not touch social or political rights They are left To the
future action OF the people Of the States and ultimately
OF Congress; the proposed amendment pending
changes the base Of In Congress that tho
vote OF white man the North will be equal 10 q vote
Of white in the South; white mans vote in
tho rebel states counts nearly a. much ~ two white
mems IN the fsse states. This amendment meets
with tho violent opposition Of the President
In criticising Congress wl try 70 be impartial. will
not ask you to bcsow unnngled praise feel that NO
DONE and for which omission deserve the censure OF
the people While u was impossible, obstructcd s we
republic OF 'qberty and equality we might have
approached It more nearly than we did We might have
ousrsS psoyncns and through ensSnr .cs We could
have nxod the Of voters 30 that every loyal
could participate In the formation Of their organic
laws We should thus with entiro certainty have
secured the government TO loyal Union have formed
in cvery Il those States constitutions giving equal
privileges 70 ALL and which would have curbed the rising
spin. Of rebellion which is rampant every OF
those states For assure you from trefutabe evi.
sra.s state No republican doubts tbe power Of Con.
grex 70 do what have stated No sound constitutional
lawyer believes any one Of the organizations now exist
Formed by the DEGREES Of . military conqueror
without consulting the people. they can he toll
Grated only ~ temporary arrangement, until the
Law making power provides thom permanent laws and
forms Of government. They are so considered by the
rebels themselves Chief Justice Rufhn, u North Caro-
lima Of the ablost and faircst Of sece~ionss has
lately given the following opinion. -
chs Justice sa es NO, are rebel s,ss ,n
conquered by arms from ths Confederate States of
America Why then did not Congress give them either
Territorial governments enabling acs that they
could form stao governments and come into tho Union
with constitutions securing equal and impartial rights 70
every human being within their limtsS Early in the
session introduced bill 10 give them enabling acts on
the true primo pies Of republican government II met
not examined and ready To accept radical
proposition And 20 the session was spent in inacton
You may md my proposition together With the reasons
for H. IN the last number of tho Gob>. wish u might
be copied into your excellent paper tBat you may
judge Of IL trust you will well that you
inform Of its proprety shall at the next
session In my opinion Congress derect In another
particular have always held that while but few OF the
law ya % 1a, 'u sueiens fund should bs levied oa, of Of
their property pay ihs errenses and damages OF the
va, consrsps u July issa declared all their property
oensht d The United Stats More ihas blioDs Of
property thus became vestci In the United ststes Pro
csedings against than billions Of property in
ciudus the Abandoned es,at~ had been Instituted and
In progress Tho Prcsident has restored 10 the
traitors nearly the whols Of IT, Thus has he illegally
given away half enough 10 pay the national debt He
has enriched traitors the expense Of loyal And
yet Congress bold as vac had not the courage TO
do his duty fhose are ON issions which frankly con
fess and sincerely dsplore hut crownng sin the
tho rebel states the freedmen who had fought
battles We have LEFT them the victims Of the rebels
Who every day shoot them down IN cold blood Al
Memphis forty eight were nurdsred under the direction
OF the municipal authorities and not man prosecuted
Behold the ssfui slaughter OF white and backof
s.mbied in convention al New Orleans, .hch General
sheridan pronosnees , more horrible .han ,,.,v The
vas cruelty murdered All his WAS dose under the
sanction Of johnson and his ofleehoidrz II Is the
srsss became demsgoss in the las, 30, days when all
manhood was melted out Of everybody. Tbsy did some
things 70 ssduce tue ln our ahas me measures
we're right and 20 voted for them vii speak plainly
this subject The effective Argument ~ argument
can be called which will be ssued BY our opponents
Tho effort made by the republic 10 give equal rights
every human being, even 20 the African. We shall
hear repeated ten thoassnd times tbs cry Negro equal
ity ~ The radicals would thrust the negro into your
parlors your bedrooms, and tho bosoms of your wives
and daughters They would even make your reluctant
daughtsrs marry black And Ihsn they will send
10 the grand chorus from every foul throat, ''nsger
"nlgsern 'niggcrim "Do~n With the niger party We
are for the white mans party Thee unanswersbe
n yloNb nt.i
In every BLACKBOARD sheet ihrou land whose fun
damoniai maxim ., 'Al men are created equal"
rhs prcs.n, en-s i srhIbrps men 10 America in an
ertrHordiuAy light In other nsioLs, when the king,
the court become deba4ched and corrupt the u
tie people become demoralksd But the people ~
Amer c. high and low from the centre io the circum-
ference remain untouched, notwithstanding the foul
corruption and dsbaoohsry which disgrscs the centre
outstanding all the blsndishmsnts u power and
patronage notwithstanding the tender of fat ofcss not
: snso ssnu,n ne republican has been sedueed from his