The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-08-24
Tnunp MILITARY DIsrnIe

GEonoIA, ALABAMA AND FIoRIDA.
ATLANTA, Ga, July "a, 1867. General - lavt
| ing o speech ,Hade in this city by d. II. Hill, o
| this state, lato Senator In the rebel Congress
Ihi5 person, only few wcefR since, was pardonet
by Tho Prcsidont, mud in common yitl plmos
every pardOncd rebol, this is tho ise ho makes o
| the clomcney Of tho Government. You can rcadil,
see, from tho speech itaei tho Character Of The
and tho hSpolessntss Of Any satisfaltory recon.
! struction cf tho Southern States, wlile aYnh men
rotain iniluonoe. . ~,
II has been and will continue to DO nv course "a
permit and encourage tho w1dest latitude of speech
and OF tbc press in thiA District consistent with
tho Law apd thG public peace; do no. include
among those who aro PcTnistetl to exercise this
| sonal State Governments already prohibited by
my ordors. from 'uAing any influence whatever to
o. thS people S%
under tho Reconstrgction Acts" No auch adyan-
taEc us tho uso OF tho taaebinery Of tho exiatng
s!e 8uglt to t4 Or E bo gvon so
/ consider il desirable that tho Government aud
tho people OF tho United States should Thoroughly
GrSa the feEi1ss spa q tho
/ try may know tho result Of the coming elections
precisely the amount Of influence P3sseasql By
these men, und tho kind and extont OF Legislation,
required to counteraot it baletul effects.
In my opinion, no reeonshuction can be satiH-
factory or mt oil roIinblo to future results un.
less these mcD are permitted to aiacusa openly
masses Of the whites at t6e South to enable them
by active torts to defeat reconstrlsiqD under the
sneud asS Gfi know bsoso than e % the SS
of tho Southern States Into the Union. It would
not be difficult y gnd IN tho violent speeches oi
such men abannaSns cause l9r sl,Sineng them bit
bo no index OF Tho public Ecntim6ht, did might
and aS asS JSSsyq yno 9sss aSS
hnn IN fbna In hat
sarily TO reproduction Of the s4mo condition oi
things which demanded tho passage OF the Recon:
Il Is bseor sRss The bo should bo tough, ou
now and opanly- III the. psopie OF nese States
have tho common senso and tho manhood to with.
stand tho influence OF tho secession party gnd o!
the political leadara who have long controlled
! them, who havo led them into their present des.
perntc Condition, and who seek to plunge tnen,
still deeper into misfortune, and IL toy provo dble
und, willing to reconstruct their state Governments
defiance OF their leaders ana against their ActivG
opposition there will be good ground for hppt
manent. II thoy cannot do this, Ut may we'll be-
| como q question whether reconstruction on any
5sss
suffered to romAn in this couptry.
1t il bctter that tho country should know tht
truth Oh this subject now than run tho risk OF
na,9bas bessh @ e % pah spHosS 0ss
Reconstruction Acts. mood scarcely repoat thai
reconstruction, to DO In the spirit Of tho acts OF
9apgsssS and 70 6S Psr6nnont %Iyt DO tho 90.
discussion. ConSross has done wisely in onnbliug
| leading rebos and ut least making il impossible II,
still boitcr to onforeS their permanent absonct
from the country. Tho poisonsl influence the!
might bring TO bear u tboy woro candidates theni
selves il thus greatly weakened, and they ar
forced to discuss ssgos and not appeal 10 persona
feeling In thoir own faYof. Tho pe0plo afe thus
loft frcer than thoy over wero before to choose
thelr own candidates. aud are forced to think fol
themselves AZ thoy haven not hithorto done. ~
30 for from boing, Wiling TO 500 the dis!ran
ehlsed classes rolieyod FROM political disabilities
consider these edsfranchising cahsoa Of the acts q
Do among t9sir wisest and best considered pro
tho peopg from tho incubus OF the old poitica
leaders, thoy haye accomplished, incaloulab,e ser
vice; II is not doubted tnat many worthy and nov
9yni men m Sno could 30 safely trusted, arc dsfran
Huch o result was unavoidable and can in thoii
cases Ie easilv rerodel Tt win 40 doubt be- wnso
e. a saF r. rSssS al ssSd x nsS such q tho
prove by heir conduct in tho ooutse Of tho ioI
six months that th9y arc worthy Ok H., Whilst
Vas unayoidable that somo good men would b
dlsfrhnohtsed by provisions OF Law against claaye
Of persons, tho remedy iB casy. TO undortaIo IN
cbnycree Of title, that is, to'give general amnost
and except individuals by name. would certainl
IN no. .eBs fssS sss nIHnSsE M
dcoido tho coming elections before thelr unfitnss
could DO oscertained, and even thon II would B
more than difficult TO remedy the OWL oonsidt
tho method set forth IN tho reconciliation aots 5
far the wiser course Of tho two, and II can hardI
understand how any nah familiar with the fact
cnn think 6thorwiso. '5. g. 't.."t 2
4 11icsO dlsfranohised persons include genotall
tho whole army Of thoso who now hold or hay
hitherto hold office. With few exceplons, o
these porsons woro active robels, aud arc bitiarl
opposed to- reconstruction under tho acts OF Cor