New-York tribune., 1867-10-10


the mighty issue which then actated the public mind To
the extent of TIE influence OF such uerances from you
(nud was very Wlde the people OF Georgia were III
huced TO believe there would be no attempt at coercion
end thore should be. that You Wouiu never give your
influence IN its favor. Now. put II TO your candOr II
you had been q Georgian entertaining the opinions when
you and did as To the rght OF secession an. .y a,co
cati.y lie eypcdicmcy-would you not, like me, have
i7 ,c,r fr,.s With tbe destiny Of your Stateq But
we both now live in Republic whereof one section Is
pnued the residue by bayOnets ana nave hNed 10
6c rcproached 10y you FOR acting upon principles which
In yorT eighth comment my former letter touching
The superior mental capaciy ana cultNauGn Oh ,e ute
white the black race YOU say NO nan mas 1ght
yqcty or igciecimt ct1dratt0a" do not eOntrovet
s as an abstract proposition. But is not the converse
~ It entitled TO considerations Arc negroes because
tlor skins are black ANA tLey ignorant ana ueptNeu en-
fifrd 10 govern the white race, who are superior IN
mental capacity on intellectual cuitiyatonI lou must must
answer i te iti'e' cCot 20 O'.l & W. W. i
Thcn Is DO wise to force upon he southern people, Wmle
ana black, adoption of state COnsttu and GOV
oruments which VIII lead 10 tLs ltsull eucn wiz oe oo
effect Of the Congressional scheme OF reconstruction
Now, one woIG upon your proposition as piaSlcai
question While it may be true that the educated ana
Intelligent ha abstract right to rule the ignorant ah
liberty life. and property, yet 1t is equally true in
Republican governments cannot exist Where Ine P9Cai
m an NJ ,ovt must fai ana fail to protect the cit
4cus OF any class. rests upon abstract or natural
daAt bat upon the right OF sepreSerYau0n Mhoh y as
applicable 10 communities as 10 Is 10 lndlVuuas QHr
sytcf rests upon the maxim that the people are capable
Of c.igoNcramout TINS pIesuppOses lhtchlseuce 10
know how to gOyc and virtue to give that l.l9genee
ill tat Lee functions OF Government should be wieced
10y the Intelligent In popular governments, an tnt nuts is
valuable 10 n1. socially or in1IvuHS, ~ m uiob %
guardianship ~ cOnte's 10 ;is uis.e} @ uio ' S ~, So
10 Dee thus clothed with tho political power Ol the state
Brt il couserves the liberty hie and property OF all
lcJr tcHih comment upon my previous ietIet: as 10
qualified sau -e -lven to negroes Ia tle Northern STATES
Is nothing Oat e correction OF all error INTO Whch ieI
upon % point OF TACT. stand corrected l said what
believed To e at the time, but cheeruly Iecog
uizo your better Information ut the Sorreeom OF @ lct
GOES i"I "USA d iT ~ s If tbev think n SO sacred
ffs f.rir Ne e
err - well the Southern States But they fail to do
H. because tEy dare not attempt it. The bayOne not
supreme there as here. You enumerate the States in
which unqualified suffrage obtains, and say II soon WI!
81 several other States, NewIOrk included" But howf
Isit in obedience to Cong dctaOn by tho vol
untary those staes To this we OF the South have
their perfect right to confer suffrage upon the eoiored
frccmen n ncIrmdst But as equals IN ihe Ulnon @ wen
equality Congress Dy us resolution ueclaIV. tno N'
wagod TO defend and mantain) have not these ven pro
thcmscvesl How can Congress consistently leave the
policy OF action to the Northern but deny to the
you name would ever have thus extended suffrage by
so doing they would have put themselves under negro
GouOng And il that would be the effect, aud Congress
,,t v Rnt the downtrodden and oyerpow
cred South forced to submit at the point OF the Dayo
net aud Ler honest complaints are construed INTO dso
they choose enfanchse their cOOrcd populations for
they few In number TO constitute potent element
Statesl In most them, the coored population predom
and il they did not the Congressional scheme dls
franchises sufficient number OF the whites 10 doom hen
10 a helpless minority and negro domination. -,
prODery the q" situation" we should look
back 10 tue events that have ransPTed; Alter MAN
timing the struggle Or four years of bloody conflict, the
ole condn that they would return to the pursuits Of
peace and O5y the Constitution and laws OF the United
which Congress had ayOwed in the resolution above
quoted their object IN prosecuting the war, the
pc0pe OF these states dreamed that tney were To
be treated suhugated-that their State governments
we're 10 be iguore9 or superseded-that Their dignity,
equality AID gifts, Us States OF the Union, We're 10 be
Geeye they Would be permitted to resume their cons-
futiOIal relations tile Union 10 represented IN
Federal Con But the President OF the United
States issued ls proclamation, setting forth terms Oh
OF secession the reputation OF their war debt the
huOn and laws OF the United States the ratification OF
the ameEdmet OF the Constitution aDolShng slavery
aud the adoption OF IKE aheh0eh Oh tIeli ota1e Co!
SttuuOnS. They dd So IN good iath ana therefore eE
representative CI tIe itleits anu poloy Oi te
entertained doubt that Congress would cheerfnly
distracted country Up 10 that time there had been
breach between the President and Congress and the
great Republican party. No authoritative lntimauOn
had been that other terms would be eXaced and
10 remains for history to record the disappointment Sh
grin. and modification OF the southern States when they
ascor,aiucd that their hopes ana expectations We're
doomed defeat But the Congress and President got
into quarrel, and Congress visited upon us Their Wrath
responsible for the breach Restoration has
been pospOnc0 and up to day. Congress stands
pledged to our admission without qualification even II
adopt the sherman shene Of reconstruction IL not
offered 10 us az an unconditional hnaly prominent fe
publican members say 1t Is not fhaAy unless the acuOn
of these States shall exhibit satisfactory RePnbhcan
uo0niles ASIDE therefore from the OIJeclIOnaDo Ica
Cf the scheme ITSELF 90 you wonder that the South
states hesitate Can DC dl lhcli
and decided opposition to tine scheme When Congress
Iepudaicd the Executive plan OF reconstruction. 10 was
daily ad IN -o5 filth II they mad offered such plan
constitutional and Just ia Us tcrms-wh the assurance
thai IL Has ATTY u would nave been accepted Btt
r,,oocin ~ tle Presdept and coyfscation: and az
last cOucOctcd the programme trlal-degIadinG
think 70 the manhood Of our people, uncorsiltu-
uonai in every feature, and eynci'e OF deep hatred
toward us, The part OI majority Of the Republican
party Thc programme will be executed even beyond
he txace Of lis letter and the vengeance OF its spirit
St..
in tie hour OF triumphant success! Ihat' 40 Tar
listening. they become euraeed at cur earnest pro
tcst-uor hear Argument, nor give us uteiauce, even
through Their lre,cI leAeepthg IIk ~ @ u,
Iess, H Congress! How IamehtaDle tIat III q tihe OF
peace habes corpus Is suspended and the civil courts
proA9lled I.on nearing OUT 'it' S a." an, U
armed people are kept AuGr Ihe sur eli.aiVS vi llal
EarIisOs the cost Of millions 10 the public treasury
How exceedingly morying that, when we plead for the
benefits OF our common CONSTITUTION we are pIaneeu e
with disloyalty and gravey told that we are without the
pale OF the Constitution! Oh! there will come day OF
retbuuon! IL may DC mat we Ol Ie W al Wy ~
0f the just God Of nations are unworthy 70 be rescued
,,L rtad Mi a lesson Those on whom the tower Of
SLOAN fell. think ye they were sinners above all other
mcni tel you, nay" We have been crushed by the
tall but we are sinners above all other men,"
Permit ne with your readers little concern
Ing the grounds which Congress justihes its harsh
policy toward the Southern States 1t IS asserted by IT'S
leading ana most distinguished advocate that tie cOndi
tlOn Of these presents outside OF the Const
iion not States in the Unon and had
gotten out. the Legitimate result Of the war, would
be plausible. But they did not get out OF the Unlon
They held in by force Of arms and Congress, rs
lave above SHOWN waged the WaI hot ior sulugau0h
or conquest cor OycTthrOwing interfering with the
rights OF established institutions OF the States" but
10 prceeryc the Union with all the dignity, equality and
icntsof the several States unmpaired" Did Congress
ia or succeed in the object for which prosecuted the
nrl Did il preserve the UnOni II 30 did, then IL also
preserved tine Sateshesc ten prescribed siates-wth
all their dignity equality, and rights unimpared"
How IL II possible then their condition 70 De such rs
10 place them beyond the benefits OF the Constitution
l.ut SUPPOSE them 10 Dc outside OF the Constitution
whence Congress derive the power 10 reconstruct
them 40 a Congress has pOwcrnOt conferred by the
Constitution 1t mas Inherent powers it exercise
none such delegated 10 10y the several states