The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-06-13
Cona.en,ien and IL. Advocates.


We published, few days ago, TnAD.
STEVENS letter to the Chairmen of cer-
tain Radical Committees in Pennsylva-
MIA in relation to confscatiOn.. The
lone and sentiment of that letter were
such as to indicate how earn silly this
bowling old fanatic is devoting the
last energi, of closing life to schemes
of persecution. 1t seems. however, that
he is not the only prominent destruc-
tive now actively engaged in the pro-
motion of measures for plundering the
South. BEN. WADE's recent speech at
Lawrence, Kansas, proves him to be as
heartily in favor of confscation as STE
VEINS can possibly be. Indeed. his re-
marks would indicate that he is
not only confscationist, so far
as Southern policy is concerned,
but that he is, in his professions at
least, thorough and ardent Agrarian,
ready to advocate and willing to apply
the dangerous doctrines of that schoo
in all directions, North, South, East and
West. We quote from the telegraphic
report of the Lawrence speech:
The Senator added that the shadow
ofanother struggle was over us; that
Congress, which has done so much for
the slave, cannot quietly regard the terrible
distinction which erists bet,ceen the labore'
aud the employer; property is not fairly
dirided, and more equal distribution must
be errought out.
The Senator does not state exactly
by what measures he expects to effect
"a more equal distribution" oflproperty.
but he makes it very clear that he
thinks the inequality should be ar
ranged in some way through Congress
sional action. Such sentiments from a
Senator of the United States are fine
illustration of the tendencies of the
party which he represents. Not con-
tent with contiscation and negro
homestead laws by which to ruin
and desolate the SOnth he cOOlly
proposes that property shall be
equally divided" all over the coun-
try: that the title and the laws under
which men hold their possession shall
all be wiped odt and new and equal
distribution" of the wealth of the cOun-
try be made.
Another letter from THAD. STEVENS
upon the plunder question has also
come to light. 1t was addressed to a
citizen of Alabama, and published in q
late number of the. Montgomery 4drer-
tisr. 1t reads thus:
LANCASTER, May 81, 1867.
DEAR SIR: We do not cOnfiscate loyal
men, nor rebels unless they are rich;
few men suffer, not enough I fear some
innocent men will / fear.
THADDEUS STEVENS.
In commenting upon this brutal ut
trrance of "the great commOner," the
New York Times said:
Tlis is a curious dOcument-indica-
ilNS IdtHcI VI Tie WTittE 3 uAcO puTp0Sc
topush his confscation projects than of
any clear idea a. to the mode of carry
ing it into effect. If Southern property
is 10 be confiscated, it must be by law;
Low can law, which must be equal in
its operation, distinguish between the
rich and the poor! Mr.. Stevens and
General Butler are determined to build
up Southern party called Republican /,
on the scheme of coniscatiOn. They
expect to get by that bribe the whole
negro vote aud enough of the white
vote to control the Southern States,
and this calculation IS not so wild as it
may ut first sight seem. But if the Re-
publican party allows these men to
fasten cOntscation upon them as party
measure, they will lose more electoral
votes by it in the North than they can
possibly gain at the South. The project
meets with no sort of favor with the
Republican press generally, and We
presume it will be promptly squelched
at the next meeting Of Congress.