The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1867-02-09
Mr.. Lincolns Reconstruction Policy

The Republicans venerate NJ Lineol
asa political ssint--snd denuunce n,
Johnson ss political renegade and ye
the policy o. these two Presidents on m
Reconstruction question 10 snbsfsntisll,
IDENTICAL. II was the constant belief D
nir. Lincoln, up 70 The time Of death, tha
the Southern States hsd righ, 10 resus.
their places ~ Congress whenever The,
should see h,. They could not elect seq
aiers and Representatives without there's,
acknowledging their allegiance a. The goy.
ernmen', and there was nothing which NJ
Lincoln had 90 much Of heart as he sub.
mission ol The feyoIled SAFES expressed "
iha, msnner. The New York World IL.
stances few q bic many Promulsallons d
that wish
~ az the public acts u Mr. Lincoln.
me most noted i Biz emancipation procl,-
maiIon Ii that proclamation. he fered
20 sxemps my State irom ia osefstiou-
which would return 70 oyaiiy wi,hin Ne
eHsolps hundfrd days, and III PROOF 3 Ia,
irysi'y ~ss 70 consist 10 The fsci thst M.
Safe should tc then represented NJ @ y.
gfs*s ms wss full recognition Of the
rlehi ~ the seeded Siases 10 return when.
ever 'hry choose. No Republican took *
'epi'pn " ibis pst u ihe Emancipation
gr4clsmt'ipu TIE doclrine had nos shen
hrsn invented ihi lhe acis 81 secessiop
drp'ved lhe States N their rgh. % repre-.
seaia'iun. In poiW " fsci, several ~
n~m hayr been repres4nfed sner the ordi
nAuces " secession, sud while they we're
M sfns against lhe government Tennessee
w FpiIicuar, Onr " whose sexisinsbs S n
aie was occupied hs Andfew JOHNSON.
whose right ~ss unqu stained, end ~
ioyei'y warmly spplauded. Tbv Enauei
patton procsmaiion. 'Ass no,ors.t dscu
meet" which onr o' TIE cauoucssl
scriptures Of the Repaoi'esn p.ry. rop.
iains iuii ognilun IA ihe riQks II he
.fcsded Siaies % re3um lheIr reprrsrnls
lion IN Congress 3Asas, ilsy ~lG
Another in-laural 1, Furnished Ii ihe r..
ply % lhe French prernssl u mediation.
When the war hsd been t1o or fhree yes-s
- progress The gpy-snnrtt ~ France 81.
Tered 70 inierpose ~ good 'ir~s for ,hs
'e''lemsn' q me qusfrel. Ry lie direction
n Precedent Lincoln, reply VS. MADE AZ
shining 'he ctfer. end sasting ihai lh- Con.
irers 81 the Uni'ed Sfu,es wa. tho snnro.
" ste forum for discussing me condition. u \
,djustmrn' ard Tbs, seats ID thai hoSv ~.
ualned Consistently open awaiting the return
y shs Southern representatives. ~hsneyesl
he s,siss should rho0se 10 send them.
This reply wss made public ~ me fine. spdl,
20 objecion WIS raised ~ tte recugni,lonl
y The co. 'lnurd righl ~ ,hr South 20 rep
esfnisiion. Bu, i ihe righ has ever bees
o'feiled, y was forisrtd previous % thell
french prcifFr Of msd,srlon.
Another instance u afforded Il, ~ cor
rspnrdenea between Mr. Lincoln sid Fer
'-rdo Wood. Mr. w "a wrote % ne
resident ihs, he hsd informsiion from the
south leading him % believe 'hsi ths Sou,h
~ S'ster ~ouId cleo. representatives so
he nsx' Congress II they could b. sssureo
{ amnesty. mr. Lincoln wrote bsck inls
eply thst be disi-ustrd The conec,nrrs OH
II Wcod's information, bui ,hst II n
aouid prove lrue, The desired smns.iy
huuld not BE- wi'hheld. Here wss snotherl
smpisie recognition Of The righ, 81 lhe y
ouIh 20 Representations Whenever III
hould choose 20 send M mbers.
Pfesidsnt Lircoln's remarkable veto OH
ie reconstruction bill, the sesr on the is.slr
fesidsn,isi elec'ivn, il equrIIy signltcsn d, :
cngress hid psssed . biil sssumlng sxclu ID
We Jurisdiction over the subject. and pre. IN
'riblng The conditions cn which ihe Slates !
ight be sgsin represent 4. Mr. Lincoln 4
iihheld biz aPprcvsi. end IN sssigninr his 4
ssons, he ssid thst the plan proposed ~ :,
e bill was very good one il any oi The I,
Iatcs concerned chose 70 adop, il, but q
} assumed that no rigid method should b. ID
reed on them sgsinet their consent. tl
Thsse examples suffice 20 pr, We that Mr.. X
nco ln's views OF restoration were as op- B
.atfo a., thr.. -. k.tI Az.