The Placer herald., 1867-03-09
NUMBER 2S.

sitiOn OF the victorious and arrogant north TO the
vanquishe and br oxen south.
Several of the southern states have refused to
perpetrate this horrible atrocity The penalty of
their refusal has not awed them. An exhaustive
struggle has left them little now to lose; yet this
they are ready to lose rather than perform self
abasement infamous beyond precedent. II is we'll
known that in most OF the southern states the ef-
feet of the proposition we are considering would
be to deprive the community of the service Of its
best. is most able and trustworthy members and
that indeed, considering the unanimity the south
crners displayed in loyalty to their state in the
late disastrous war, it would be almost impossi-
bic TO carry on state government il the pi opposed
ostraCism were carried out. Possibly this is what
the dominant no thern faction desires, Be that
as it may, the southern states defeated, broken,
conquered-have yet LETT to them sufficient dign-
ty. manhood, and self respect 10 spurn the offer,
disregarding consequences. The consequences
are beginning to appcar.-The latest news from
America informs us that q bill has been introduce
ed into congress to provide for the government of
the southern states as territories The penalty
for refusing utter selt-abasemcnt is-extinction.,
PG Picts. We, here in Ireland ut least, can feel
or Il brave people to whose lips the cOnquerers
presses the bitter chalice, demanding of them to
drain it to the dregs All hope of justice or
magnanmty from the dominant dc .facto majori.
ty in the north appears to be vain. They are in
occupation OF position which gives them great
advantage and great power; and they will not
willing yield it up, while breaking through the
constitution can enable them to retain it. They
will not willing admit to seats members of con-
gress whose presence will be the termination of
their own regn-They will not let this hap
pen if they can prevent it. Legally or illegally,
they will keep the others out, until coming in
cannot avail them. They but to we'll know and
feel the free voice of all the states can prevail,
and legal congress be once assembled, their pres
ent wrecking of the constitution will be terribly
avenged; and how best to avail of the opportuni-
ty which their artificial and illegal majority af-
lords them for fabrcating a new constitution
(Which shall condOne their crime against the old
one, and accomplish their vengeance on the UNI
constitutionaly excluded states) is the one great
object before the rump congress Of America. The
prospect is a gloomy one for American patriots.
great despotsm has arisen upon the ruins of
the republic Washington founded. Under tho
new system America may be great and powerful
and prosperous as Russia, France and England
are, or have been. But the proulest boast Of Amer
ica--the America that was-wil be gone. The
war that was to "restore the Union has only eff
feced subjugation.-For a federation OF free
states il has subs tituted forced amalgamation of
subject provinces. And the consitution-the
constitution which the war was to uphold and
mainan-is gone forever, trampled under foot,
laughed at and derided by the conquerers