Bloomsburg democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1867-1869, 1867-06-05
The AbOlltiOn-R Rcc0MstructiO
Committees,

The anomaly, self styled, The Union
Congressional Republican onnittcc, have
issued an address TO the Southern people,
entitled 'The policy Of Congress in Refer
ence to the Restoration of the Union" We
have not space to publish the entire address,
but will quote few sentences which fairly
show the character Of it. Following the
two reconstruction acts of Congress, which
are embodied in the address, it says: -
'Ittthe Republican party will be true
to its friends in the South, without regard
to color or previous condition.
This is certainly one of the most open and
undisguised bids for voters that we have ever
known party to make, and at the same
time is threat against whomsoever may
not be the friends Of the Republican party,
A good citizen should be true to friends and
foes, Of whatever party, and willing to do
justice unto all men according to Law, but
the party in power i'll free country should
more particularly be willing to declare itself
as standing upon honest and lawful grounds.
The Republican party by this committee
promises only to be faithful in respect to
its friends. Its enemies may expect all
manner Of wrongs within the power Of tina,
party to commit.
But it will be true to its friends "without
regard to color or previous condition. "
This we understand as bid for the vilest
rebel in 'secessia" 1t says to him vote
with the Republican party--be its friend,
and we, holding the power Of government,
will take care Of you. You shall not be
injured ON account Of having engaged iii
tho war against US, but il you will be SC
perverse as to oppose US (the Republican
party we will not be true to you've will
hound you down on account Of your previous
condition, aud on account vf your color.
Again -
but there must be cooperation of the
races, and there must be cooperation upon
the principle which prevail in the North
and to which the Republican party is fully
committed"
The principles of cooperation in the
North are learned from the following decla.
rations Of the Committee
ave 1.-THE Republican party will recog
nze no distinction on account Of race OF
color, n ~ "Accept the plan
Of universal suffrage as the facts of political
educational, and Industrial prosperity and
power
The owners Of large estates should di
vide and subdivide their lands and sell them
at reasonable rates to those who need Them
and who can improve them"
But beyond these conditions Congress
must be satisfied also that the people Of the
proposed States respectively are, and are
likely to be loyal To the Union by decisive
and trustworthy majorities.
These are the principles ofeo- operation -
no destruction Of races-negro suffrage as
the basis of politics, education, &c. Notice
that the people must base their educational
system upon negro suffrage and the equality
Of races political and social ....a
More, the owners Of large tracts of land
must divide their lands, and sell them al
reasonable rates, and we suppose Congress
will appoint committee to set the price.
Finally decided majorities must be given
for the Republican party. This .ehibodies
the restoration policy and basis Of co-opera.
tion proposed by this God and morality,
b temperate, intelligent and honest party.