The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1867-09-05

ident aud between the loyal people and
the fe6eis, or the Let of January, 1861
In the meantime these State Govern
ments had been in the possession Of the
most violent and malignant rebels, whose
afterances and Influences were all disloy
a and against submission TO any terms
o. rec0nstruction- Loyal men. both
VIII 20 and black, were deaied the pro
lection Of the laws, and system of
murderous persecution instituted which
was intended to drive all white Union
men from the South and extripate the
last traces of loyal sentiment, The
poor freedmen were driven from their
humble homes and murdered with the
coolest impunity, and a reign OF terror
established which excited the horror of
the civilized world. The bloody riots of
Memphis and New Orleans. taking rank
with the New York riots of 1868. will
ever be regarded as among the greatest
atrocities that have occurred in q Chris
tain land. During this period the Dem
ocratic party of the North were iubiiant
It habitually denied the existance Of the
crimes and outrages committed in the
South, ana when that was impossible
sought to mitigate them by laying tie
blame upon the Radicals. who were SIAN
derously charged with prosecuting the
harmless rebels by whom they were sur
rounded
1t stimulated by every means in its
power tie Southern people 70 continue
disobedience, to increase hatred Of the
Government, and to the contenptous
defiance and rejection Of all terms that
might be offered.
NEW RECONSTRUCTION on a NEW rRIN
CIPLE.
Up to this time every pian of recon
struction had deem based upon the white
voting population, leaving TO the decis-
ion of that population the QUESTION of
enfranchising the colored men. 1t was
so in Lincoln's plan. in the Winter Davis
bill, IN Johnson's plan, and under the
constitutional amendment All hopes
OF reconstruction upon that basis We're
gone The whites, nineteen tw entieths
of whom ere rebels, under the Satanic
influence of the Northern Democracy,
continued disloyal, hostile and perversc.
A new plan of reconstruction was indis-
| pensable, and it must be upon totally
different principle. judgement OF lille
gality and condemnation must be pro-
nounced upon the President policy and
workmanship. The power of the Adj
ministration to impede the action of
| Congress and defeat new plan of re-
construction must be neutralized, The
cons' itntional amendment must be rati-
| fed, and all State officers, as well as
member of Congress must be loyal and
! able TO take the iron clad oath,
But we must dig deeper. We must go
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pies of the Declaration of Independence,
discarding all matter of expediency and
compromise. We must lay the founda-
tons of the new reconstruction upon the
great principles of equal rights and
equal Justice. We must place the bal
lot in the hands of all men, without dis
tinction of color. except such as. have
been DISTINGUISHED for treason or other
crimes. And all this has been done.
AS it took us some time to find the right
method to carry on the war, and the
right man to command our armies, SO it
| has taken us some time to find out the
right plan of reconstruction, but we
! have got it at last We are not simply
| building from the ground up, but from
/ the solid rock beneath the ground The
| structure rises slowly but surely. No
1 enduring and beautiful edifice was ever
| built in day.
Some delays there have been in the
progress of the work, and others may be
! expected but they will be temporary
! No earthly power can defeat the enter
prise The Attorney General thrust in
| his opinion just in time to enable Con
/ gress to meet and legislatc its sophistries
/ away Gallant and glorious Phil. Sher-
/ idan has been removed, but he Is sue
ceeded by Thomas, the iron soldier,
| who never lost battle. Stanton the
greatest of war ministers in this or any
| other country, has been deposed, but
his place is filed by Grant, the greatest
| soldier of the age; and still the work
| goes bravely on. The Rebel States will
rise from the ashes of the rebellion with
renewed life. Radical Republican States,
purified by blood and fire, having slough
| ed off the foul garments of a treasona-
| BILE Democracy; and, clothed in the ha-
biliments of liberty, justice and loyalty,
will take their places joyfully in the
| Union and we will unite our hearts and
| our hands until the work is accom-
| plished
We will not be diverted from our pur-
! pose or delayed by side issues until the
great consummation is obtained. When
| the unity of the Republic has been re-
stored; when liberty and peace prevail
| throughout the land: when the fangs of
unrepentant rebels have been extracted
/ and they have been rendered harmless
| the balance of their days, we shall have
time to attend to subordinate affairs, and
will do it to the hearts content of Dem
ocratic politicians. We shall then adj
| just all questions of finance, currency,
banks, tariffs and taxation, and have
much time left to attend to the repudia-
tors, the Bourbons, and the Rip Van
Wrinkles of q decayed and expiring
Democracy.
The SOLDIERS OF OHIO.
/ Soldiers of Ohio You have won an
| imperishable name in the war for the
preservation of the Union. Your glori-
Gus deeds and great names will forever
form crown of glory for your State.
7 You were among the first to rush to