The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-07-08
SOUTHERN POLITICS
the QUESTION OF RECONSTRUCTION
What Will Result From Rejecting thu
Present Plan. y

Present Plan.
Views Of the Confederate General BarksAaIe!
or mississippi.
The Jackson tNiss) Clarion. edited by T. BarksdaleI
Who Southern paper says WAS general II The Con-
federaie army that fought like Roman and surrendered
like god," strongly urging rsconstruciion on shs
present plan We make some extracts from his rscen
edtorials:-
$50 Tho present condition Of uncsrtanty 81
to her future government paralyzes industry de5roy9
every description but the necsssaries OF life 70 mere
song
Confederate States the government Of tho
United States acquired tho power dictate tho terms OF
reconstruction, and that there Is no inssrnmsntaity,
short Of Divine agency which take the work OF
construction from tho hands Of the present Congress
me radicals have more strength now than tbsy had
in the Thirt Congress, which submitted the Four.
teenth Amendment aud subsequently, 70 ito rqscaion by
the SOUTH passed. the present enabling acts.
We reYest then, that though these measures not
such as tue Southern people would have dictated II they
had power 10 prescribe the terms Of their
.sa s moro favorable sSsr oss which vii 8
enforced If they decline 10 reconstruct under them.
This fact is manifest that we take Tor grained that
large majority OF the white people Of the Slate are tn
favor OF improving the opportunity offered, while they
have the privilege OF voting
in small majority compared TO their present over
whem'ng vote. Tho ili-judsed, though well meant.
johnson, organize the oxcjuooo States
without authority OF Congress, produced quarrel be
tween the executive and legislative Departmental which
resulted 10 giving to the latter the perfectly cverdow
former to the dimensions OF dwarf; u increased the
latter TO the proportions of ant And Is time and
the unsettement OF the sectional troubles prolong
the unfortunate s,rfe the contrast under the influences
OF popular sentiment in the Northern States, becomes
Uuortunaiey for the South she permitted herself 70
be drawn into this struggle and 70 become partisan o.
the Executive. And She has BY this Ill advised stop
ufodv IN
obstacles in the way Of settlements Of her di1cutes.
His Is paralyzed and she lies the helpless VICTIM ot
jealous supporter Of the war against her, admits cx-
daspoiism OF Egypt Syria, Turkey and RUSSIA
as a boom anil prayed that 1t may DO continued in
definitely In dread that something worse may come.
pending reconstruction measures which Congress
has rendered the people OF the excluded States are
event. pass under another rule far more
OF class which has heretoore borne 10 part V the
responsibilities OF government doce patient racsoss
and kindly disposed now, but who will, when invested
with supreme control by the government under the Head
Of wicked ind in aha very act OF the rejscon q
these because OF their relation TO their own
interests mstive for the vndct,vs legislation.
Tho cIamor will then DO abolition Of tax ON persons
taxation property exclusively division Of estates Or
| taxation which viii compel division, and the whole
brood OF agrarau schemes will DO Matched ana brought
Contemplating thess horrors the rash counsellors
against acceptance OF the scheme Of adjustment which
will assure protection against them declare thas sney
and unleash the dogs Of war War civil war sxter-
mnating war Where are your arms? Who're are your
munitiouss Where rests your hope OF success Ine
governments sbat overthrew the combined powers
of the Confederate States when consolidated into angie
head and welded with united purpose, Will have yecog-
nzsd and pedgad ITSELF maintain the stass govern
mont which you will vany and mady strive 20 dispAce
Who're, repeat, when you ippantly talk OF 'wss
Of races asIf n nero holiday sport do yon an
Choir your hope Of dsscrance in combat wtth race
a. numerous as yourselves armed with autncfny, ano
backed up BY the whole power OF the federal govern
| mentf u
fearful responsibility will rest upon the heads Of
those rash who would preclptae she
try into an abyss so fearful ccntcmpets; ani who
propose from It by the worse than ipousibs
measures which they suggest as . last resort ~
Referring to ex-united States Senator Hns Notes
| on tho S,iuaton," columns OF which arc flooding
| Georgia, General Barksdaie says
Tho newspapers are Publishing series OF articles on
the situation, by the Hon. II. Hill, OF Georgia We
lnd nothing In these letters which has not boon pre-
previously better style by the anti RECONSTRUCT
ton journals Of the day In taxing his position against
the OF the sectional strfs MIR Hill u true "a
his desny Since Governor Joe Brown defcatsd him Tor
governor, years ag ne has laid u down M rule
OF his conduot the opposite position from him
all subjects. Wherever Brown Is engaged IN ngnl Hill
wants II drtnctly understood that he IL Ia" During
/ the war. whea Brown and A n. Stephens advseatsd
certain peace In the hope ahwo vain
Of Terminating terms favorable % the Sonsh HI
was a aud rersistcr. Ana mpromser. indeed
he Vehement s.cnsmpior Of Mr. Dny's'ndrninss
fratton az O. ne supefserv crahe he displayed al tb<
zeal OF 2 ner and undertook the whole work Of
CARRYING ,hrongh successfully in Georgia. over the
heads II Aessr Sispncrs snj Brown; but broke do~n
ara sgnsliy failed in he eaort He Is nov figuring
extensively among the latter day hroeasers bat h ~
proves ACCESSION 70 her ranks a. unprohiaos ss NJ
did to tho adm a.stfaon OF Mr. Davis, they may wei
| pray to DO spared from their friend. BOO,
| Governor Perry AGAIN.
This irrepressbie south CaSoinian has published an
other letter IN which he rings the old changes "vos'