Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1867-01-11
congress and the South.

7o"tl'' ana The members WHO have 70.
Gently spent their holiday recess in
,''a' manner will be able 10 act NOR.
nteillgently upon the questions con-
corning the political relations If ,Lo
Southern States They barcn.;,,oIlI
Freely with all classes Of nn,~ '"7 ''0
ave had an opportunity to = o., n ~,
extreme opinions Of Unio4i,,s a'I
Conservatives, AID have been cnaII Inv
10 notice for themselves Tie geperai
condition OF the country and the tom
per and feeling OF the people. Tia
Southern people, two, must have bc,-
dloarmed by their experiences wifi
the excursloni5ts Of Considerable ~
The prejudice which they have hereto.
lore felt in relation to radical Con.
5reSSmen, and, i'll causing a Dct,er
mutual understanding between Gea.
gress and tLe people OF the South. the
excursion cannot f;tiI 10 result in ,ui.
stantlal advantage to the country.
1t IS estimated that one of the ear.
hest acts OF legislation in regard 10
the South when Congress gets lair1,
At work again, Will be the passage Of
resolution declaring That the Soutb-
ern States shall! be admitted tt repro
5enIatIon as soon as they ratify the
pending constitutional amendmcnt.-
ms act IS deemed necessary for the
purpose OF satisfying the people of
Lhc south that the ratification of The
amendment viii really change their
situation in relation to the general
government, and give them the poljtj.
al position that they desire. In UeiHo
abe to send Senators and KcprcseD.
tatiVe8 to Washington. The priucj.
pal argument used against the amend.
ncnt at the South is that is adoDlja.
viii do no good, . Congress will i'm.
mcdlateiJ Prcsen5 0jA-r terms for ac-
ceptance, having all all along intend
cd to use the amendment as half
way measure, and not as a fnality.
1t Is difficult to understand how the
people can be made to give crcdcncc
10 such an argument, and it - very
evident that they would not ii thcy
we're more Intelligent on po.t-
.eai matters. There is no ground
.or any statement that Congress did
not mean what it said when il Dr0.
posed the amendment. and it Is ONLY
l dishonest political trick Tor the
Southern politica. leaders to try and
prevent lis ratification under such q
'fCteAt as they bring forward.
The discussions IL Congress. both
'eiorc and since the amendment Was
proposed as a basis Of settlement H..
Whole conduct Of the fall political
the admission OF Tennessee
o representation as soon q. her L.
sIslaturc had act, d upon the amend.
nent-thcsc things should he uro-f
conclusive that Congress and tin
Northern people were both h,.c,r
ma earnest Ia presenting The amend
nent TO The South. Under such cir
II seems to bc entirely
unnecessary TO pass resolution STAT.
ng that The adoption Of the amend.
leHt VIII secure representation. int
an explicit declaration by Congress
necessary to show tic $ gtl,cIp
cope Just where and how the recon.
lFHcuon question stands. hv all
lea"s let Congress place Itself On
ecord II terms tnaJ cannot he mis-
lNen on inleinterprctcd by either
outh-rn leaders or people. Remcm-
efIEs that the people Of the South
ave been often duped by their lead
rs, that public opinion there is more
1Sliy directed and controlled by the
romineht politicians than with as
{ can AFFORD 10 take this apparently
lPefhuous step for the sake OF sweep
= away all pos IDLE prctcxt Tor CD
"SlnS The amendment on the ground
llt lis ratification will have no nrac-
cal torce and advantage. The send
y OF delegates 10 Washington from
early all the Southern State. 10 as.
1'tah upon what terms the. several
'atcS can be restored TO practical
cations with the general govern
cnt, shows a want Of intelligence
pom this subject which it is lor our
tefest To have removed.
Lhe passage by Congress OF such Il
solution as has been alluded to will
t the Southern people right upon
is question, and show them that
ongress is seeking to forward ana
'tto hinder the work Of rcconstruc-
On, and, il the Southern States DO
u then adopt the terms proposed
the amendment, it will bc proof
inclusive that they deserve less gen
Gus terms. Let an explicit Coz
esslonaI declaration be made to the
opIc OF the South that the adoDljon
the constitutional amendment pro
Sed by Congress last summer Will
tile the reconstruction question. and
en- II they do not choose 10 avail
Of that manner OF settle
It, Congress and the Northern
)Ple will have performed their
iole duty, and can proceed to other
assures, There seems to be 10
'ler and surer way OF bringing the
lole matter to definite and final
nciuslon.-Boston Jouram.
NEW YORK, Jan. 6.-At a Fenian
lvcntlon held this evening at the