The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-03-09
THE MARCH or REyOLUTIoE

Dcspotism in the South-IIen the Re
moval oft Prcsident--NcXt, Control
OF the Coming Presidential Elections
Another letter from the Man who
Supplies the Radical Party with Brains.
From This Days Anti Slavery standard
COMMUNICATION FROM WENDELL PHILLIPS,
We consider Steven Bill the best
thing yet offered. Congress has ucycr
before got 50 near to n real basis OF
settlement. No doubt the iaea and
rQic Of safe reconstruction Is this; no
hitherto rebel community should be adj
mittcd to any STARE in the government
until such guarantees against secession
slavery, caste, and their attendant evils,
are secured rs render it absolutely GER
tain that no possible effort Of all rebel
dom united sould ever disturb or dis
place one Of those guarantees an ioto.
Thts is the idea Of reconstruction. Vic
tory gives us the right to claim thus
much. After civil war between Civ
lization and Barbarism--a war between
hco i9eas-thc conoucring party had q
right to demand such security as will
render it impossible for the conquered
! idea ever again TO trouble its conquer
ors. Practical craftsmanship should
aim nj this, and come as near to it as
possible. But itmusl be remembered
/ that such guarantees are not parchment
agreements paper amendments laid mp
in the archives at Washington. TIL
only Trustworthy guarantees are those
elements out Of which Governments
GROW. In our case, these are cluca
ton. tenure Of land, free speech, equal
ity.of political rights, security Of per-
SON and property, industry protected
In providing for these we must romcm-
brr the abnormal condition Of the No
gro ut the South. Hitherto detained
from getting either instruction or prop
criy, the victims Of . cruel, relentless,
and universal prejudice for centuries,
and Just now doUhly hated because his
weiGht in the scale gaye victory to the
North. his case cannot. at present, be
lrorclt within those rules which ap-
,nly to ordinary communities. The
.i.Jol yecggaaioa OF equal RIGHTS is
USUALLY ENOUGH TO secure, in II few
wears, their practical enjoyment by the
class ;1st admitted to them. But with
the nSoro. in present circumstance, il
is idle 10 cypect this These seeds Of
rood Government. education, and the
rest. must not only be planted; ,ncjr
normal and HEALTHY. and gradual deyei.
opment must he secured by adequate
protcction from all opposing Influences
until thoy are 50 far advanced az 30 de-
ry harm
All evidence from ,ha South il ofona
kind Eycry rcport shows that the
stronr arm Of the Federal royernmcu.
mn.+ hold thc clements of the rtbc!
Iious torritorics in if, Grasp until odu-
cation snl the ouiat p0sscssion OF land.
npacaablo exercise Of politica! rights,
ibe h4bjt Of free sp,cch. and FIJI pro
lection to his industry ard rains Shall
have nut the ncgro into the same rcIa-
lion 10 the Other classes Of Southern
society that the middle classes Of Eu-
ropc bear to the richer and longer priv
ilerel classes there.
When tine South reaches the point.
tho different classes and clements may
he safely left TO fght out the difference
and adjust fhcir relations unintel.,r.d
with Until that points reached, II is
both unjust to the negro and unsafe
for tbc Union TO allow them unmiXel