The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-06-24

mercy NJ the power uI'lcr which thoy acted
tno'r hction for four months was open, iia-
grant, commented on and discussed freely,
North and South, and tho way In which that
authority wns ncquicsccd in at tn, South, was
quotcd every where nj tho North, MS tho lest
OF tile progress of reconstruction. No man nt
@he South today doubts that their notion WINS
approved by those who passed tho act. Nor
eess a1y oHo suppose that Northern opinion
will allow oil their aots 10 bo reversed, tho
power thus exercised 10 bo revoked, and the
civil government Of the Southern Statos 10 mo
restored 10 their old authority, If not, what
then? and this brings US to our last point. that
tiis action OF tho President will be serious 10
us, If tho North believes tbnl We desire or sup
port il.
Mhnt we need is restoration to tho Union, n
return to that settled condition of things which
will bring capital to Tho relief Of the pcrishinc
industry of the StatG We shall not arguo this.
Tho condition of the State is before our eyes.
The storm WHICH, while VIC write, is lowling
through the deserted streets .of this forlorn
city, which is sweeping in destruction over
tho fields upon which the last money and
the last energy q, our people have besn ex
pended, is but faint emblem Of tho utter
ruin which tho storm of political passion,
| ngHin reused, will ousc in this unhappy country.
Why renew the Solcss and costly struggle
What power Inns Tho President TO snye lib
Though he is wiling 10 sacrifice himself
he can only saeriEo himself with us, not for
usf The spirit irwlich We received Tho re-
nui oIi l., IL
my resistance we touli have made. Now the
| effect, already crtnin, Of tho President 8
| action has been tosccurc n session Of Congress
in July, which will JUS, MS surely rs it meets,
pass another reconstruction net which cannot
| be misunderstood, br oven so thoroughly con-
! scrvatiyo paper rs the JoMrnai Of Commerce
says of Mr., SrASBry's opinion, ",IIuL ibat
it intcrprcts tho Military Reconstruction Bill,
in manner totally opposite 10 tho intcnt OF
Congress, no ono ON doubt, who. reads both,
and who heard or rad tho discussions in Con-
gross when the Bill was passed." Docs any
ono doubt TINT whn Congress now mceis it
will soc that its ntent is carried out +? We
will not speculate upon; what tbat Congress
will do. Wo hope twill be governed by the
spirit which dictatcc tho following paragraph
in so Radical papc, ms tho Tribune;
I've can R noysr Ess$hstsast i h Agotiea By Tho fsl.
spirit of kindncss vii prevail especially bcoausu
this contest Is not m.de by tho Sulehefn people.
They ncooptod tho Military Dill inanfully, and
have endoavorod TO ae undor it's provisions. In
stead OF apathy, nnd wrath, and discomfort. We
l,avo fonud them engq and raingtakinE in THOR
effort 70 roorganizo tiuir political 'sYstem under
tho Military Bill. II tlo work is arrcstod thcy nre
not to blame and We havo no right to increase
the conditions imposel last March. II anything
wo should recognize Ito temper Of tho South, by
limiting theln. Tho only Bsuo is with tho PreBi
don't OF tho United Staps."
And We viii add, i, spirit entirely devoid
of offence TO Mr.. Jo,NsoN, or TO any who diffc,
from US, TINT we believe it to bo tho solemn
duty ofeYery representative Of public opinion
in this Southern lanl, TO impress upon tht
country That "thc only issue is with thu
President of the United States" That he viii
have tho wisdom and tho courage 10 abandon
an issue SO unfortunately mndc, is our SINGER,
hope. To the Mercury VIC can only say 81
this be Radicalisrn, make t,lr ,uosl of IT,"