The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1868-09-30

Fellowship; and finally, must be able to
say upon my conscience that consider
l'' reconstruction, = Tor the sake of which all
this and much more has been done. 10 wise,
lstatesmanlike, and constitutions. Now. |
have always thought. with Mr.Seward. that
the wisest way to treat the wounds left by
the war was 70 LEI them heal .by first in
ltention." But s..reeonstruc tisI" has torn
them open day by day, until they are nov
70 mass Of well nigh ,incurable gangrene.
believe that true stAtesmanship would have
imposed on the southern leaders the task
let bringing their people back into the I'm
ion by frankly and confidently Offering ~:
them the day they laid down their arms the
right hand Of Oblivion d the past and re-
iconciliationin the fa,sre. which they ight
reject ifthey wished Or dared. 1'1oa ~
!" Reconstruction" has scorncd their pro-
tests. repealed their aid. insul.cd their mi
sery. and inflicted On them an Assessment
which they felt to- be intolerabie. in posting4
over them their slases Of yestetday 10 SCI
cure their pledge Of submission TO the Con-
Is,itution. Buttor this ungenerous and sus-
lpieious policy believe ne might now have
been q truly united people, the southern
white reconslle,l 10 the inevitable. The me-
gro secure 10 his civilrights. and sttainiiig
Spnlitieal priviiegesas he grew iii 10 use
them wisely, and the Northcrnobted By d
victory more noble than any Tea, 81 AIMS
the conques, Of IFS own passions. | will
not argue the unconst,tutionality ofla re
construction The almost unanimous dis
inclination Of the Republicans III Congress
TO alluw t. 10 undergo the scrunity of the
Supreme Court would seem 10 confirm the
reported statement Of the lsnented Stevens.
that only two damned foolsln tie party
believed the reconstruction acts 10 be con-
stilutional." Even if .hey were 50. should
deem them unwise. The Uninn they i'm
pose is, TO my eyes, no more like true un
ion Of hearts and hands than galvanized
corpse resembles q healthy man. All the
doings OF men are governed by the laws ol
nature. The attempt to subordinate the
trained and able classes Of white landhpl-
ders al the South 10 the poor. ignorant. de.
based, ana ;andless freedmen. IS one Of
thoss futile struggles TO repeal Gods law
10y statute with which history abou0ds. Il
must fail. but il is Of great moment that il
should be stopped at once. Every day il
lasts il is encouraging false hopes ia the ne
gro and rendering resumption Of true
relation between the blacks anu whites
mare difficult. think that neiiher The in
stincts nor the destiny Of This people will
allow any per manent domination 10 the
African race in any State Of the union.
But the Republican party is irrerocabIy
pledged to this idea. They have aaked
their existence rs party on It's triumph
To this idol they sacrificed their e0n,tIiu
| tional obligations 10 The past, and Tor il they
mast find fresh offerings in the iutore. The
blscks must have lands and arms and !
|. standing army 20 maintain them in thsii
false position. They are eIamoring ior
/ them new, and the United States must for.
. uish them.
: The path upon which Congrs. has en-.
} tered permits &c no halt. and retreat is RI
, in. 10 nv opinion We must begin anew
Y taking the Constitution for our guide en-,
!, natural laws foi our limitations. IL is tfu,
! that The Democratic party In success ma,
: violate the pledges OF adversely, and sgsir
Y subyert the organic law. The teaching
and the practice of RadicaIi,m have de
n .stroyed much Of the old reverence Tor III,
If precious legacy of our ancestors. We ma,
|. dread lest they should do This thing. bn
i we do certainly know that The Rrpublieal
i party has already done IL. A, least Is IS
lchance-a last cbance--nf salvation. 1
10 tthat fsds us--if we submit IL The wliIms Q
va nsjOrity without sppral--it matters bu
]. little 20 me whether il rsjoiess ia the nam,
Il Of Republican or delights IN ;he tiIe Of De
y moerat. Hsparty IN The nation may con
e stiiute itself the sole srbiter Of the eons,i
e tusicnaliiy Of its own measufss. then ssces
y sion was illegal only because il was not III
]. act Of majority. The battle is beivseu
/. Congress and the Consti tuition, For m