The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-08-24

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,SL,inynrp &c.,, -, ,aI| " auJ ,ovon'n uot9u ~
mrrcsnir H., S suGH I;,; IN Mouu ioa'o tneh 10
hot h'.,n ' my ip ,J Soo'iot. as al,ere
reconstructon as thia th"r Iv o,d & sun SUN ~
neressitv Of tho uit,ot,no' VIII tho %
now in Cnnerrss anI mnrnctn,tn pmans p on, ,"
,ri Ill n5;tI Ttp 10 pos1io" 1 tuo sHMo oVhaltions
Sctios, TastGu 6siofo tho war Min th9so 70,
speecji and of I'm ,,rns. vii, %nt n, or;t ~ ~
| npn,H ~ VI ~' 1851 wiz "o' e'oh eh'S' III
| rLo lnion mn, aud oxo, t,,,,, ,,,, ,ro,, ,,,.,
sioists but hnxn @ Sse 'osW VINO we're soeSs
,n l,t" ala nf f,nnn,aa iJ n u.'u W unuos
no pro,crinn In ihnso S,no i'lu 'o p'aee "ho
| I'hn inst rnm,,;t;on % ti's r.o,,. ,, ~
worse than lilo fIrst. "'N Do
| uucd only unint IN th;a s,ncc,, NJ Nr I.;u hiu
numerous letters. tIo ,..tels nr Gov rnrry "aI nI
South Carolinia, or WorschoI v johnson. Of tiooT.
| gn and many othor srcb mon for snfIcianI ori-
,once that have nnf oyorst.tod tho n' cn.n '''-
These mon arc Tho roprosont,tives % oS n lsrco
and powerful clement Lont on reaction and iI,SSv
Whites. By taking onnosite snah If nv n"I,inai
| question they Laye In tim,s INST ,l;xidnd tLn
Southern whitos on purely personal prmintls, md
have thus created tho i1nDression eisnwbcrn that
among / 10 masses there wna n noliiicni nmUstion
decided instead of a puroly perspnaI ono iInitoi
as tlcy now aro against rcconstrIction It is wise
with the peo,,lo -" 80!
Tho disiranchfsing clauses OF tho nets Of Con.
gross put it out Of tho powor Of these mon TO bo
Candidates for oilicc. Ono rrest clement Of thor %
strength is Thus ostroyeJ and fJ,o nonn,e loft En-
cilooso other lead ,rs anil vote Tor otIsr cpndTJaos
have really freedom Of action which thoy mover
had beiore, and find thomBelyes under n nceossitv
for thinking which they have not heretoicro fcIi.
Congress hns given tllom this PRIVILEGED and inn.
posed upon them this aalutary necessity. III Il s re-
mains to he scen how thoy will use them II t6ey
can wi. tho battles agains. their former ioa "rs
aftor open fight, all nny ho well In the future.
II not, theu NOT '''o '"'o''
do not Mt all agreo in tho opinion TINT thsro ore
Not enough competent IN tho District TO hold lho
civil Offices who are not dIs!ranciiised. have.
think reason to know otherwise. Dnt oven admit
ting that il il 30, it is better to hayo an inoompe
tont but loyal man in offioa, than hayo lpbci OF
whatever, ability. In fhct the creator tho ability
tho creator tho danger OF Tmalatlministratiou.
Tho uuosticns NJ issuo uptler tbaso Acta =, ~,
gresB arc tho most momcntous oyer nresonfnI r. n
people. Tho result for good or evil Will AFFECT ali
will have an Impress upon our institutions which
will long roman 1t il easy, undor eyistino cir.
cumstances, To win tho first victory and Tocon-
struct those States under tho ncta Of f,onSress
But this VICTORY ia only lilo be,,innine ~ tb6 con-
test and unless IL bt victory ,meniy anti fairly
won, and very decisive in ts results, il NAV proyt,
problem is TO pcrpeLuato reopnstrnotion In tho
spirit and OIL tho principles which can alone assnr
FREQ Government. Should We eject roconstr,c
tion oven after alsncne the onen onnns;tim of
the old political leaders, We stand commitioi tn
admit The reconstructed States into tho Union
Onco admitted into the Union tho nower Of Con.
press over them IA reduced nracficaliv fo Tho osnn
raj power which that BODY has over ali StNtns in
tho Union. 1 N'"''o ~
BY admitting theso Southern States sfl.r
sicncing The old poti~al ioadors mud nontraliznc
for tho nomont old political intiuoncos, Conrress
and tho people disarm Themselves. Tbe momont
admission into tho Union Ia accomplished the
lions orc removed. AZ once thoso old politieaJ
leaders and the old personal and political infinm
ces will resl,lne thor activity and wo may md too
late that such reconstruction ag wo havS nado IL
what will simply result In rcnrotueion of tba pus
anme condition of affairs which made rcconstruc.
Freedom Of speech and OF OF I'll tho pross. cdrcation
equality before tho law, md In political rights
and privileges tho essentials Of any satsiac,
ing those NC na1o secured nothnr HOW cas aSsTr o
know TINT reconstruction will accomplish these
results unless we know i'll advance the strength
is certain unless tho reconstruction party can win
tho bnttlo by decisive mujorities oyer oil the elc-
mens which oppose it, left to devclope themselves
rcactioniss thus LEFT FREQ can defeat auch recan.
strIntion "a this. we then know what to do, what
in fact wo must do II We desire to pcrpotua(o reo
before roadmisson into tho Union ia granted. II
the time and The H oppo!taty to eoNpoIa NGT 10
wisdom and patriotism demands this work at otr
hands. If hastily or partially donp, roeopstrrcton
will drag with It tran OF OWLS to this country
to say that however wo restrain tho opposition
party now, the moment reconstruction is accom-
plished this party will regain its activity and VIC
power TO nnilo What wo thought wo had done I
do not mean to Intimate that II would be possible
to rc-estabsh slavery: Porhnps It would not ayon
DC praetcablS to tnke from tue freedmen the right
politicians arc willy and sagaci9us. They will make
no Laws which aro not equal ON thcir face to all
seem TO boar equally on all. that wrong will be
done, and condition OF things PRODUCED which
bear no 9 rOsembanso to FREQ goyerhmSnt except IN