The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1868-09-11

must oontiuelin force. And it is plain |
that the proposed work Of revolution |
cannot await so slow and uncertain !
process Again, the newly7insuguratedl |
State governments in the South, though
under the protection of theI
general Government, are now no more
subject. to its authority than is that ofE
New York or Massachusetts. Were
every member of both houses of Con-
gress, with the President however
strongly opposed to those State gov
ernments, they could not legally and
constitutionslly interfere with them.
They must remain as they are till
changed by the people of those States
severally, that is, by those who are
now the people of those States-the
colored as well as the white people.
And surely it must be a very remote
and uncertain contingency that depends
upon the voluntary abnegation of power
by the newly-enfranchised freedmen.
Clearly, it is not intended by those
who propose to overthrow those State
governments to wait for either the
concurrence of the Senate or the vol
untary action of the de tactO govern
ments of the Southern States. 1t is
to be done by violence or not done at
all, and it is to be done, if the designs
of the recent Democratic Convention
are ever realized.
1t is a signifcant-fact that the Presi-
dent persistently refuses to recognize
those newly-formed State governments.
Even when, through a wholesome dread
of violating some one of the hated
laws of Congress, he virtually reeog-
nizes those governments, he carefully
avoids by any form of words explicitly
doing so. This might seem to be only
display of bad temper aud bad taste
were it alone, but viewed in connection
with the things referred to it signifies
much more. An indication of similar
character IS seen in the passionate
violence with which the resolutions o
Congress to distribute portion of th,
surplus muskets, in the hands of tn,
general Government among the States
was opposed. Those arms in the pos
session of the negro" governments 0
the South might possibly interfere will
their proposed overthrow, and henc'
this strenuous resistance.
Two months ago there were indica
tions that there was to be an end to th
menacing violence of partisan conflict
that have SO long afflicted the country
One of the great political parties ha
lust put in nomination for President
man of known conservative views an,
conciliatory temper; and respecting th
political state of the nation, it simpl
accepted the present status as finality
The other party was proposing to nom
mate another eminent citizen, who's
character and antecedents would hav
been a guarantee that, if elected, unde
his administration the laws aud th
!, Constitution would be sscredly respect
ed. The organs Of opinion for tha
, party very generally seemed to fave
an acceptance by the eparty of the situ'
ton Of affairs, and to advise that tn
, future rather than the past should en-
gage its attention. But all these prom
, ises have failed US, and we see one (
. the great parties of the country pei
! mitting itself to be used, and for th
3 time controlled, by those who for
a short years ago were either in ope
: rebellion against the Union, or were !
!, lsympathy with the rebels; and th
' watchword of the political campaig
4 entered upon is a call to renewed r'
/ bellion against established government
with all the terrible consequences of
! second civil war We deeply deplOl
these things; not, indeed, because "
q much fear the success of the evil pu
a poses of those who would again plung
I the country into civil war, for, now I
f always, we have faith in God, anc
! under him, in the American people
> but we regret to see so fagrant a
exhibition of partisan recklessness b
= any considerable portion of the citizel
= of the country. We regret the nece
. sity it imposes upon non partisan citizel
of taking part in the conflicts of parties
. for when the security of the Cover
: ment is threatened all good citizens,
Il all classes, must hasten to the rescu
With General Grant we longiDgl
Il desire peace. And because we desil
: it we are tenacious of the condition
: essential to peace. Among these
. this moment must be included an
made prominent the letting alone,
! work out It's completed course, IL
n Congressional scheme of reconstructio
;: Whether originally expedient or n
/, need not now be discussed; it is now
i fixed fact, and to a large extent an a
. complished fact 1t cannot now
q disturbed without producing yiole
a and dangerous public agitations. /
; who proposes to interfere with tn
at scheme is practically an enemy TO Z
peace of the country. But further sti
- this country can never have peace b
- - by the concession of impartial justi
~ ~ and equality before the law tc al clai
70 es of the community. To proscri
~ any considerable class of citizens is
n n fagrantly opposed to the genius of o
i institutions that it cannot be done wit
: lot disturbing the action of the bo
- = polite. at this point, as in most,
i pediency and right coincide. Let
Is %Iv have peace" and, that we may, let
le do right.