The national Republican., 1867-01-09

Any other view 10 telfdestruction. IL might
happen, in r.s. r.b.llien Of nsoy States, ss tho
msnt would suppress Il In one State another would
rebel, until all passed under the same ordeal In
such case H. a. some unwissly oontend, the States
were conquered territories, there would be no cen
trai Eoysrnmsnt, no members o. oonsrsss, no sens.
tors, Ministsrs or dpomatio agsnts or Substituted
poser r.nsinisE TO rsisssat. then. n. whole id.s
L fsilscious and results frsm an inpsrsct under.
standing Of the framework Of onr dovsmmsnt.
But fsunsssss, cleared u II now Is from rebel
invasion, with many Of her civil functions under
the administration Of Its military Governor In full
play, stands In attitude speedily 10 reorganise
its civil government and again enter the Halls Of
Congress By Its Senators and Representatives II
east ih vote for prehdsnt-throvins more loyal
votes than Ksntueky--and furnished the candidate
for Vice President who hs. been elected and that,
tors shall meet In their rsspsetiv. States and vote
BY ballot for President and Vice President, one Of
whom, at lsast, shsii no. BE- an inhahitsnt Of the
sams ststs with thsmsslvss" Ill.
This provision Of the Constitution eontsmplatss
that both The President and the Vice President
shall be rssidsnts Of some State, and not . con.
qusred provineej and II II be true that Tennessee
has lost Its Identity - Stats, then Gov Johnson
cannot eonstitutionally qualify a. Vie. Prssidsnt,
and the people are defeated In thslr choice. But
this is political question and not .judieisl one.
and already Il has, st least by Implication, bees
ssttisd. Tsnnsssss, under authority Of the Prssi-
dent, has . civil government partially organised
and in successful operation. II has near 40, 900
loyal troops in the nsid and pays ns taIss TO the
United Statss and has its Federal courts regularly
held By Judicial ofcsr appointed since the rebel
lion, and its loyal psopl. arc taking active meas.
urss to remodel ts oousttution. and al It's vacant
seats In Congress- and thus free II from the pover-
ful opprsssion under which II now labon BY CIV.
ing Il voice In the councils Of the nation, and
position snens ~ sisters whsn II win B. bound 10
NJ. ouof of fuk,. A.
ofths President and thereby aid more srsctually
In crushing out the rebellion. PHoSIx.
The letter Of JoHN W. FoRsxr, endorsing
every word and sentence Of the above article,
and now first Published. Is as follows It is
richer, IL anything, than FoRsEY's famous
letter asking President JOHNSON to give his
friend the New York Custom House: .r4r
...i-... wAHneroS, d. O., Jan. 7, 1855.
Has Ezesilsaey dHSreg JOHNSON ~
Ny DEAR GoyERsoR; cannot too heartily
thank you for your letter, dated Nashville,
December 30, 1864, received on Wednesday
evening. There is not word or sentence
in the article from the Nashville Times,
which you enclose, that does not meet my
warmest appreciation. have read and re-
read your letter andit, and have shown both
10 several intimate friends. hope soon 10
be able to endorse both in my two news
papers-the Chronicle and the Press. After
pretty thorough canvass think the Sena-
tors and Representatives from Louisiana
will be admitted; and, II this is so, II is easy
to anticipate that those OF Tennessee viii
also be received. The only person that
hnd opposed to your theory, and who is now
hesitating as to the true course to be pursued
in reference 10 the admission Of Louisiana, is
Mr.. sumner, Of Massachusetts, He may
probably be followed by Wade, Wilkinson,
Chandler, and a few more, but Senator Will
son, OF Massachusetts,, is open and deter
mined in his course, and, think, he will
carry with him q number. The attempt to
embarrass the admission Of such States as
Tennessee, after having gone through such
suferings as yours, and after having reor-
ganized their States from the very founda-
ton Of principle and law, would be n sad
proceeding. ..... ~.r ns.
The fact ia, my dear Governor, we cannot
resist peace should the Southern people lay
down their arms and demand TO come back
into the Union under the terms Of the am
nesty misunderstanding to the aboli-
ton OF slavery by the amendment Of the
Constitution, and consenting to the restora-
ton Of the old Union. Any party that OPP
poses such an appeal would come to confn-
sion, nor can we attempt TO embarrass such
questions as those presented in the case Of
Louisiana and Tennessee, by legislation on
the subject Of negro suffrage, because that
question belongs to the States-and II will
look very odd IL the legislators from the free
States should endeayor to confer the right Of
suffrage upon the as yet illiterate negroes,
Just delivered from slavery in the South,
when, in nearly all the free States, the ne
groes are wholly dsfranchised. Ifeel in high
hope that the course Of the people Of Savan-
nah-which you have by this time seen-in
coming forward voluntarily and heartily
agreeing TO the terms offered by the Govern
ment, will be followed in other quarters
and that we are, in fact, about to realize the
beginning Of the end Of the rebellion. We
are looking for you here with much interest
Your presence and you counsel are needed
Yours truly, n' ..
(Signed) j. w. FoRSEY.
Han lnbprw Ioausou N..hxsIl. r.nu