The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1867-08-22

ScCIJh W uS tidI MI JVuISlD uc-
mics that this is at al an object Of
government. He knows that us
tico is not done to a very large
class Of poeplo in some Of the
southern states, except when the
United States forces interfere. 1t
is pity and disgrace that ii is
so; but the fact is undeniable that
in several Of the southern states
tho local governments deny and
refuse Justice TO the blacks. Now
justice must bo done; that is the
object OF government; and if the
former and present enemies Of the
Union refuse it, then the govern
mcnt must act until tho oppressed
class can be made safe.
J, In Texas, and in some parts OF
| Louisiana, too, the local powers
take no cognizanco Of crimes a
gainst one half their population
Does Mr.. Johnson imagine that
this will be endured? or that the
body Of tie American peoplo arc
going TO suffer it on any plea he
can advance? lie may talk what
nonsense he pleuSos about tyranny.
about Capitalization, about military
despotism every man with an
ounce OF brains in his head knows
that for the continuance of tho rig.
or Of military government in the
southern states, for all that the
President deplorcs and jenounces,
he, Andrew johnson is chiefly to
blame, n 1t had not been for his
mischiovous opposition the south
ern states would have adopted the
constitutional amendment, and
reconstruction would have been
completed last wlntor; if it had
not been for his attitude aud Ian.
guage they would have, later, ac-
cepted the Reconstruction act. 1t
is his conduct and language now,
and that only, which inspires eve.
ry domagogue in the southern
states TO hold out in opposition, to
keep the country in u turmoil, to
obstruct the laws, to dcnounco the
brave and faithful officers who ex.
ecutc them, and to persist in the
oppression of the blncks.
General Grant has said that
within ten days after tho passage
Of the Reconstruction act over the
veto, last spring, tho whole south.
ern states became quiet; crime
and outrage, such as wero before
reported, absolutely ceased. But
it is we'll known that they ceased
only for timo. AS soon as it be.
cure known that Mr.. johnson in
tended to "mal1o troublo'-that Is
the significant phrase which We SEQ
nsed--'the lawless element plucked
up courage and began TO work u
gain. 1t seems TO us that Mr..
johnson is taking Buchanan, in.
stead Of jackson for his model
Who surround him, counsel with
him, have his carp Is it Long.
street, who comes to Washington
to intrigue for Sheridan's removal A?
Is Orr thcre2 or Forrest ? Arc
the men who fought ia the rebel
armies, and who learned some
sense in the hard struggle, there
around him? or arc tho Union
mon Of the southern states his con.
Gdants? Neither are; but wo see
there the domagoguos oflhc South;
the old politicians, who plunged
the country into war and then pru.
IDENTIFY kept out of tho fight; tho
men who hated The Union and hate
it still who hated republican gov.
ernmenL and hate IL stllI; who hat.
ed the name of Liberty, and now
curse her rs the author of their
overthrow. The same class which
in tho last days Of his administra.
tion bcset Buchanan have again
found their way to tho White
House.
1t is Of the utmost Importance to
every industrial and commercial
interest, that tho work of recon.
struction should DO. completed at
once, as quickly as possible, Who
delays in The President; tho of.
liccr whose sworn duty it is to.
faithfully execute the laws. A
Presidential election is drawing
near grave dangers menace the
country ii the work of recons,ruc.
lion is not completed before tho
election, What is IL that stands
in the way2 Tho President of the
United States, whose solemn duty
NJ is to execute tho laws. If ho
performed that duty faithfully, us
his oath requires, his simple alti.
tude, tho belief that ho intended
honestly V execute the laws would
at once quell opposition and re
store tho country to peace,
Mr.. Johnson is very full of sym.
pathy for "the South" by which
ho means only tho whites thore
ho is very fond uf TALKING nj Aha