New-York tribune., 1867-08-29
oOPpERHEAD RECONSTRUCTION

The Ne,c- York Freeman'S Journal and CdthO-
lie Register-which was openly, ardently in
sympathy with the Rebels throughout our Civil
Warts disgusted with Mr.. Johnson's cowardice
in dealing with the Radicals. 1t insists that
the Rebels aud their friends could take the
Government this FALL if Johnson would give
the right lead Here is its programme:
Now the statesof the North pretty, evenly di-
yled. A few thousand votes changed would turn the
political scale in favor Of the Democrats There good
hc this will be done In Pennsylvania ana ONO IN Octo
be, Kentucky IL IL, cOnfessedly all one way, ana
that Democratic II a small modcum OF good sense Il
shown in NewYork, and Thurow Weeds and his man
Stewards aiiatiOn is spurned, NewlOTk, next NONem-
be-, is safe for the Democratic party. .
with the North 80 evenly balanced the S0uh-I re,
lrvCd from the military despOsm weighing on IT, ana
fey speaking, according To its constitutional rights
could bring us all the aid We need! .-,
on the part of President Andrew Johnson! He has blum
dred from the beginning. lIc was no Satesnan or ne
themselves rs he did lie set Congress the example OF
d,ownine states with regularly elected governments ha
id o v beye T it TIe eonu,, AS whole would support
hn I'm "A direct appea-askng, "a OF eXigence, ana Tor
The life of the nation that they would assemble ana
eIcct Delegates, Representatives or what nots! Ihe
Oenf ndiDrifV Of the legitimate rofHg population O TINS,
Iow, Nation 0HuiHd Congress Things are run as
II Stpbs not different from counties, In organic
tlwcr! The nation" II now as II II were one
VERY well then. Gathering North g ana South 70
X for putting end 20 the present bogus Congress
Lincoln aud his Cabinet trnmped ON institutions ocI
tainly more sacred than the Rump Congress 10 save
thc Nations ifcr II Andrew Johnson not pteous
coward seeing the efforts OF Rump Congress thal ne
himself has denounced as bogus, trying 10 ulSebt hulu
he was man Of capacity and OF courage he would 0iS
pse this Congress, when II tries 10 meet again. WITHOUT
lt Southern States being represented init! lie would
tell them the Lord don't want them' -
lie would at once summon the drW rOierS OF al the
states assemble and elect Representatives To an eJd
0rdiHaTy Congress He would see That, not only hen
tucky bat srcry State that complied with his extra
ordinary summons, and elected Repre- e-eutatiyes was
rcprs,yisd IN that er Congress. This would, OF course
this country At present This Congress would be a
Constitutional Contention m fact IL would settle, ana
rcadiu number OF questions that are al present out
order ~ would, for example IN hdh"R thdt no lohsc
dctuds ON the agreement of separate states put Al end
10 the nonsense Of ewEngand having fcclrc senators
and New-Iork with an equal popuhiluhi haIlhg QIiy
one and compel NcwEuglnud 10 submit to o., 10 save
the nations lfe N would give New Engdn hcT Owi'
psd,eiHe. and plenty oft"
1t is fatal defect in the construction OF
such men rs Mr.. j. A. McMastcr that they
utterly refuse to be taught by experience. lie
insists on forgetting that his folks had an eek
"traordinary Congress'-"a Constitutional Con-
"ycntion. in fact"-at Montgomery, Ala, early
in 1861 and initiated just such a performance
rs he would have them inaugurate now. They
tried hard to carry out the programmc-did
bravcly their very bcst-but failed. They who
were i'm the fight for "The Lost Cause realize
this; but he who, in his FreemdH's Journal.
simply bounded them on. insists on ignoring it
and setting them on again. They will not listen
To him unless he band his crowd at the North
shall firs 90 in themselves.