The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-11-05

" ~tFich - the lns;ls ana W. ~ me-. y VIII
der hIr,saif I'M - - ..p.0s "a AZ
~ party MISUNDERSTANDING as repr.,aa, = -
49, 'hign crime Within the mean,ns ~ 49,,
brief introductory statement Al he me- requires
rnhessse passed their ordinance OF sec -
- o senator ~ Congress from s.c rsanssi
- JOIN 10 me rebellion and ,"as Sssss, ssn 49,
power 70 coanleraet and d. ID sii the meas 20 NE
Indignation agana. hi'v 80 ~ ms excited DEF
and At last drive =, and he wasinsued an. abused
reused 10 - q into exile; bis anger ~ss thereby
: nonf' - highest pitch and ~ Anticipation OF
agr saisyA no threatened the most signal vengeance
<-ass M prosecutors. Tue rebellion put down;
~ became President Of .hc United States and found
asie Iemscs whom he had threatened crushed, pros
irate ana suppiant. And hero Is his crime as We have
from one OF The most able rep b can speasers-he
dd Dot suds,rangely persistent he VIII not, as prea
aes nie' on them "a, vengeance with which wnsa
aiil disposed 60 the length OF relieving, as far
~ possible the miseries which they have, To
olner words. OF doing good 70 those VINO despite
fully used him and prosecuted HIM Toe republican
orator to whom refer could mud no human motive FOR
this change OF feeling ana acou aud, therefore,
cudes that he moved 10 II by tho nstgaton OF the
devil All motives merely personal he proves TO have
been strongly favor or the threatened vengeance We
need not be told that revenge 10 q sweet morse-
Sweet to the soul hone, the taste.
And the orator says that tho t~o Houses would have
sustained the Pres dant. that the people woa'd have
sussiaed him had he carried his threats and that
he threw away these advantages and brought himself
INTO and peril with party who honorcd MIN
edv toreving MS enemies. Bat, after all think the
orator for opinion have great respect MIS-
taken rs TO the motive power 20 which no impltes
:his change of purpose aud ao,.on. The deyii is
often accused unlusiiy. Iha, high functionary as
! am instructed. never niertercs TO ahay tho angry
passions OF men, but rather 10 exc ie and nfame
tuem. Indeed, think rational human motge may
ne found tor all evils OF tho President CHARGED and
proved against MIN. II was certainly quito natural 10
be ncened AGAINST the rebels, who dshonored nsulted
and drove him into exile and equay SO To express ms
ind gnant feelings language OF defiance ana threats
ho hsrp
dent lie thourn It improper 10 his high official
station 10 his wrongs. and 10 execute
President of the United Sta;es threats which he made
as Andrew Johnson Of Tennessee He acted as he would
have acted he thought and fc.t II the para
mount dity OF President. obvious to who had
private wronps TO avenge. or having such, deter
mined to forgive them, ai.ay divisions and prom te
peace and TO the Union ana bring ali its paris
aud etieclualiy he might, into harmonious
acion. Indeed. seems have felt aud
thought II better surely accomplished by KIND
ness aud concliation Than b.; continued Insult m mace
and arrogance So he seems to have thougnt for no
acted. There doubtless vers may good patriots
among rs who differ from him. and think 1t better TO
punish the rebels than to restore the unon but
not the general feeling OF people Generally they
would destroy the aud spare tho sinner. Such
seems 10 have been the views aud feeling. which die
tated the the President, and develop
ments give right to conclude tna msjority OF nc
nation will approve them. Certainly they Will
slider II nigh crime and rnlsdemeanor 10 think aud
But no refused his ION aud support TO
tue constitutional ane ndmont-ths peace offering of tho
two Houses 10 tho reDe States True but it Is 10 De
rnemher.a ina, none al tae Senators or rom
the States whose constitutions were TO be changed
by this measure OF Cancellation were allowed 10 take
their seals IN tho HOUSE o! Congress Whine IL was
under discussion or on lis passage, and tho States
required accept 1t under q penalty. Now,
whether The President thought the wise
or notand its wisdom does not instantly strike every
candid mind--ne may well have dsapprovcd
ground that originated and pied to be carried
through ia manner not usual In the formation OF
situations for free republics One precedent only
political hstory-nameiy, the attempt force
upon Kansas avery constitution manu- iactured for
Missouri. ~ 10
attempted The President xapprores OF the he.
construction acts now in process of beng forced upon
the Soutiiern States, and concur with him. TIE
measure strikes neither wise just. Admit
that the rebels treaied 1t with mercy !;
that they all deserve death as punishment
tor their treason, without regard 70 the means
by which they forced into il;
that instead they arc merely placed 70 political
bondage under their former slave still the punish
Is arbitrary and unlawful: has constitutional
warrant and one is bound 10 suDmi to longer
than constrained oy actal force; and IL not likely
conciat the kindly feelings VI the OK tn South
whom It proscrbes and places in subj acon The maa-
sure as view H. is uuwise and unlawful rs TO them
and unjust aud degrading Of the North VINO never
repeled Carry into effect and IL gives the plana-
ton negro OF the South large excess OF power
government OF the Union that enjoyed by OF
our Northern citizens For example: tho prescription
OF the whites gives TO the negroes Ia Louisiana, eti-
GENTLY, tho power OF the State 10 the local and also
the general government and tho State power
IN the Union due to it, whole population, white aud
population OF 70s 010 composed OF 57 900 whites
5si 900 blacks the state therefore. viii be entitled
the reconstruction resolutions Represen
tves In Congress- OF which 35 900 blacks viii be the whole
efficient constituency-the white men who read and
write and CIPHER far a. the role 0: three having
moro TO do with II than their mules and horses so that
fifty thousand manumitted slaves sepd member 10
Congress- and hundred thousand citizens Of Ohio do
tue same thing, and no more Ono mnnumtcd panta-
ton negro IN LOUISIANA viii, therefore, have political
power in the House Of Representatives equal TO two
citizens OF Ohio and the prepcndetancs viii be consider
ably greater in tho electoral college for President The
three hundred and thousand ouisana negroes
will be emitted 10 two Sonators-two million three hun
dred thousand citizens Of Ohio are emitted 70 two One
Louisiana negro will therefore have political power in
the Senate than equal 10 SIX Of citizens 10
the reconstruction scheme wrong against citizens
OF Northern State, who rcbeiled, only
necessary to show that OF a citizen OF Ohio, Ia
as good ~ manumitted plantation negro OF
Louis ana, and ought to have voice as po-
tent IN The general government Of the Union
The constitution as II is, Involves inequalities IN
this particular among tue citizens OF the different States.
and would not amend 1t TO remove them; IT works
mischief for ali people OF the race, Of
like intelligence In al thugs alike morally aud socially.
But would NOT amend The constitution 10 increase u
where IL exists to create Ii where ii exists and,
especially, would not give this enormous excess OF
power TO mon OF different race, who are not and
never be our associates; OF whom we know Little
ciay except that they ignorant desraded and
nothing politically except that they have always been,
aud are disturbing element in our sysem Their de.
graduation ignorance and immortality the bter fruits Of
slavery and oppression, ene them to our commiscra
ton but do no; enttc them to place 40 much above
US In the scale Of political power. II would be much
smaller concession by US 10 The African, and more
reasonable and just 10 give each negro in Ohio ten
Notes tuAn 10 give tue negro IN the south the
power over us In the Union involved in this an
OF reconstruction. II may be said anc truly, that
this inequality will be but Temporary that but one gen.
Grafton OF prescribed white have 10 die on and all
will BE- right; white man 10 the North will ut length
bee me equal TO negro in tue south. This true;
even less than the truth; II is imposbls thai these
proposed negro republics snail by their own action,
ever come into being; IL created By external power
shall stand alone for single moment There will be no
attempt TO carry them oui, pr the kind,
beyond the next Presidential election In the mean.
time there VIII b. war to the knife Of black against
white; Of barbarism and poverty and power combined
against Ia .eflgencs and properly, which can b.
straiped only by military power; and the United States
will be compel cd TO keep up standnS armies In all the
reconstructed States until they shall be again recon.
structed. During this process the five brgader gen.
erals will not only be autocats each OF his district but
will ontroi the vote OF the nine States and send
the senate eighteen Senator'S to the House oigntytwo
members and give In the electoral college one hundred
votes for President This will be better than the pro.
posed negro supremacy, a. military officers
generally humane and intelligent men, aud know hoe
TO govern but u were not well invest even them with
such exorbitnnt powers. But look further 70
quencos IL there shalt be majority OF constitutional
votes FOR candidate FOR the Presidency and II the
one hundred military electors. added to the minority
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