The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1867-02-28
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such is no longer the case. While we
have regarded Congress as being quite
slow to mature definite, practical,
popular and just reconstruction pol
icy, we remember that ephemeral be-
ings are WORTHLESS and occupy the low
est scsae in the grade Of animated ma
ture. Man alone, who is the 'sl0west
to reach the age of maturity, is endow-
ed with reason. That which is obtained
without great eGTtinn and troubl, is
not worth having. The problem ofre
construction is one attended with great
difficulty and we now feel that Con
gress has, solved it. The sea is smooth
the sky serene, and the sailors in good
spirits We give some extracts from
leading papers, showing how the Re
construction Bin b regarded by them.
The Leader says:
We have thus carefully examined
the provisions and effects of this bill,
not because it will become law at this
session, for it very probably will not,
but because it has been agreed upon
by the almost unanimous vote of the
Republican, party in Congress as q fl
nality measure in Reconstruction
President Johnson has the power to de
feat this bill, by simply Withholding
his signature to it, and it is not to be
doubted that he will do so. The bill,
therefore, will not become a law at this
session. But it is none the less impor-
tant 1t is the first and only declara-
ton by Congress Of a finality measure
of reconstruction 1t received the
unanimous support of the Republicans
voted against it in the House. 1t re-
ceived more than q two thirds vote in
both brahches-passing the House by
three to one and the Senate by five to
one. What is most significant of all,
Reverdy johnson, the ablest an most
honest Democrat in Congress, and
among the best constitutional lawyers
of either party there, spoke and voted
for it. We look, therefore, to see the
same BILL in substance fnot in exact
form, taken up and passed by the For
tieth Congress in the first week of its
session, and we believe that every one
of it's provisions will be declared con-
stitionalb by the Supreme Court The Re
publican party in Congress- which is
the government so far as reconstruc-
ton is concerned, have at last come to
an agreement among themselves as to
the terms of Reconstruction. This is
smore than half of the work. To carry
out that agreement is comparatively
simple Then we shall, for the first
time, have distinct and complete plan
of reconstructionAthen,. for the first
time, our feet will touch solid ground.
Courage, friends of Equal Rights =
Through doubt. delay and danger,
through blood, and suffering and sac
rifce, through toll and trial, you have
almost reached the noble result for
which you have labored and waited so
long. The great good attained will
recompense the delays and obstacles
and sutferings, in spite Of which, OF
rather because of which, comes our de
liverance and regeneration. Just as
Mcclellan and the Copperheads delayed
the war until Emancipation became ne
cessary, so johnson and the Democrats
have prevented reconstruction until
Equal Suffrage is seen to be essential
So we come up, purified as with fire By
the Affections and strengthened by The
struggles of six years of trial, to cleanse
our temple of Freedom from all op
preston, and to make it from dome tc
cornerstone L monument of Liberty.
The Gin. Commercial says:
The reconstruction scheme Of Con
gress thus presented is somewhat NOR,
restrictive and rugged than the consti
tutional amendment, and it would no
be an abuse of terms to denominate i
radical II But it does not 90 to the ex
tremity of the Stevens bill in attempt
ing to set up an Independent military
dictator over the South; and it fall
short of STEVENS plan to enfranchis
the Southern blacks and disfranchis'
the whites, so as to make black States
We do not suppose the bill will b,
acceptable to the States that engaged
in the rebellion. The result of the wa
was not acceptable to the rebels, ant
they are not likely to have an cage
appetite for legislation that confirm
their defeat Bat this bill does no
confscate their property or hang then
or subordinate them to their negroes
and it provides way for entrance up
on the enjoyment of their former po
litical rights in the Union, with th
distinct pledge Of Congress that the,
shall be. no longer excluded, certain
specified conditions being complies
with.
The N. Y. World says:
We think an early and open (if pos
sible an immediate) veto would be bet
ter. This bill, bad sit is, is more ia
vorable than any likely to be passed i
its stead. fit is sent back with a veto
the Republicans cannot choose but tr
to repass it. IF they succeed, it bind
them to this measure instead ola wors
one which might follow it, and pre-
vents the absolute and final exclusio
Of the South from the Presidentia
election, which would be the certai
consequence of letting the whole sui
ject drop. BY veto within the con
ing three or We days, fithe Presider
will escape the trap of responsibilit
for failure, which the Radicals are lay
ing foF him. He would still leave the1
time to pass another bill, and if the
fail to do so, the responsibility "a crust
ing one y will be upon their own head