The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-03-02

managed or not, may be a vital
question for the Democracy On the
possibility of this management, the
future existence of the party depends.
The experiment in Georgetown, on
Monday, is not particularly encourage
ing, considered in the light of the
World.
/ The Chicago Times, though it has
fallen into disrepute with some of the
Democratic leaders, is still one of the
most able of the party organs. The
terms, it reasons, are harsh, but not
humiliating," because the South is
entirely at the mercy of the majority
in Congress, " and they have both the
ability and disposition to enforce
much harsher ones" To resist is to
invite deeper ruin; while '"'her ac-
ceptance may turn the tide of public
opinion now running against her.
and place her once more on the
course to peace and prosperity"
With still greater frankness the
Buffalo Courier declares "that there
is positively no alternative Except to ac-
cept the political situation and make
the best oft"
IF the South is not given over to
hopeless blindness and hardness of
heart, it will not disregard these
death bed repentances of the Northern
Democracy. The telegraph has in
formed us that Ex-Gov. Brown, of
Georgia, has already advised the
people of that Safe to accept the terms
of reconstruction offered. We are in
receipt of his address by mail. 1t is
marked by good sense and sound ad-
vice. 1t gives US ray of hope that
light is about to break in upon the
South as to its real situation and the
folly of resisting the will and power of
the North. IF other leading public
men of the United States will follow
Gov. Browns course, reconstruc-
ton may be consummated within a
short time, the Evansville Courier to
the contrary Notwithstanding.
Gov. Brown says: IF we reject the
terms proposed in the Sherman bill, /
confess | see no hope for the future.
Should we accept them, | trust the
example of Georgia may be followed
by other States, and that this vexed
question may soon be permanently
settled upon the best terms which we
will ever be able to get. | am aware
of the rapidity of the changes which
we are required to make, and of the
natural prejudices which our people
entertain against negro suffrage; but
we should not forget that in yielding
to an inevitable necessity these people
were raised among us and naturally
sympathize with US. Their conduct
during the war proved this. If, then,
we treat them kindly, pay them their
wages promptly, and in all respects
deal justly by them, we shall seldom
have cause to complain of their refusal
to respect our wishes or consult our
interest at the ballot-box.' sl .
He therefore urges upon the Gov.
ernor to call the Legislature of the
State together without delay, and to
recommend the passage of an act
calling a convention to change the
State Constitution, so as to provide
for universal suffrage, in conformity
with the SHERMAN bill, and also to
provide for the early election of
Legislature which will adopt the con-
stitutional amendment, In. accordance
with the requirement of said BILL z
ssfT This is the only way of salvation
for the South, The people of that
section have lost already opportuni-
ties. of being restored, through their
obstinacy, ignorance, and bad feeling
They might be now enjoying all the
privileges Of American citizens had
they not stupidity rejected the terms
offered. XII ID JSF1 20 IA
1t is a rule we have long adopted
to speak or write of no matter until
We have. thoroughly investigated aud
understand ii, and we are compelled.