The Placer herald., 1866-03-31
Southern Repre ntation.

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Beside the split Of the Union party, for
aud against the Presidential policy, marked
difference prevails among the Radicals them
selves as to when, how and by whom the
Southern States shall be represented in Con-
gres.. Sumner, Stevens, and their immediate
followers, are not willing that any Southeruer
that took part in the rebellion shall ever be
permitted TO take seat in that body. The
N. Y. Tribune although the only daily pa.
per in the city of New York opposing the
President, dissents from this sentiment Of its
faction 10 leader 10 which occurs the fol.
lowing. 1t says ofths debates in Congress,
Senator Sherman, Of Ohio declared:
"Wble be WAS anxious to see mode ad-
optediby which loyal men from the South
might be admitted to Congress-, he never
,could consent to the admission of any man
who had taken part in the Rebellion, and he
never ,could vote for the repeal of the testl
OATH"
"Mr. Sherman wants the Southern States
represented in Congress-represented now
but insists that no person who has taken
part in the late Rebellion shall be admitted
TO seat. Now, uotoriousIy, nearly all the
White people of those States have taken
part in that rebellion, and so are excluded by
the terms Of the existing act and Of Mr..
Sbermau's programme.
Now we object to that programme that
its success will not conciiate, nor tranqulize,
nor satisfy the South, and that it ought not
to do so. 1t is all very we'll to insist that
that the South must be represented by "Ioyl
al meu"-nobody disputes that. But to say
that they must always hare been loyal-that
Georgia, and Mississippi, and South Carroll,
na must send TO Congress no man who eeer
willingly aided the Rebellion-is to mock
her with semblance yet deny her the reality
of representaton-s to tantalise, and irri
tate. rather than tranquiIize and concilate
the South. What earnest Unionist wants TO
see Alex. II. Stephens denied the seat in the
Senate to which he has just been elected,
and some iusigniticance. who represents only
bis own audacious aspirations, admitted in
his steadl Depend on it, 1.-The South" is not
10 be satisfied, nor even "res.ored," by any
sham representation. Mr.. Sherman means
we'll, but his plaster is too small for the
wound, and will rather iniame than heal it,
We are confident we express the general feel
ing Of the Southern Whites when we say
that they prefer to be kept out of Congress
rather than admitted, il, when admitted, they
are allowed to send to Congress only repre-
sentatives who can swear that they never
voIuntaraly aided the Rebellion"
But although Mr.. Greeley is willing to see
the most determined rebels in Congress, it
is upon condition that the Southern States
adopt negro suffrage. He goes on to say.
"Sbow US a single State which admits her
Blacks to vote on a like intellectual, educa
tional, moral and pecuniary basis With her
Whites, and we will urge the instant admis'
sion of the chosen representatives of that
State, though they be all Ex Rebel Generals
Of the most obnoxious type"
We quote these extracts to show the diff
fsrences that prevail among the Radicals
themselves-and that must lead to furth
er disintegration Of the element now so bit.
tery warning against the President. Make
the negroes in the South voters on the same
basis that the whites are, says Mr.. Greeley,
land we stand ready to insist on the repea!
OF tue the test OATH, and the present admis'
sion Of Representatives from ever Sta in
the Union" Sumner, Sherman and Stevens
on the other hand say they never will repeal
the test oath. So here is bone of conten.
ton among the Radical leaders. over which
they will be flying at each others tbroats in
little while, and thus happily hasten the
decentralization, ruin and loss OF power of a
party that has been 80 untrue to the trusts
cou6ded to it by the people.