New-York tribune., 1868-06-26
pp0GPEss or RECoNsTRUCUOM

The President yesterday transmitted to the
House Il veto on the bill restoring the six States
of North Carolina, South Carolina. Georgia,
Alabama. Louisiana, and Florida to loyal SELF
government and to the recognized right OF
reprcsentation in both HOuses-rights which
they forfeited, seven years ago, 10y plunging
into Secession, Rebellion, and War against the
authority and power of the Federal Union. The
Veto Message was brief and rcspectful-simply
rciterating the haclneyed JOhnsOnian objcc-
tions to the Reconstruction policy OF Congress
Having heard the Message read the House
forthwith ordered the Previous Question and
passed the bill over the veto by the decisive
majority of 1Oj to so, The Senate at later
hour concurred by 35 to-S so the bill is law
and the six States are recOnstructed-the Prcsl-
dents objections notwithstanding. We call this
the best days work of the session. We shall
soon hear that the Legislature OF each
has met, chosen officers, ratified the AlNth
Constitutional Amendment and elected u. >.
Senators; and their representatives VIII
be sworn in take their seats, and address them
selves TO business This leaves but three
States-Virginia, Mississippi and Texas-to be
reconstructed; and the first named only awaits
the ordering and holding of an election to rat
ify her new free Constitution and elect officers
under it. Mississippi has just voted on the
ratification of hers and the Rebels have raised
Their usual shout of tIiUmph-perhaps as ms
takenly as in other cases-we shall soon know
At the worst, she has chosen to stay out a
while, in order to see whether she cannot come
in under COpperhead auspices, under constl-
tuition more acceptable TO her White arstocEicy.
We can stand this as long as she can, though
we still hope she has decided to come In at
once.
Once moro We entrcat Congress to do all that
can fairly be done to hasten the conclusion OF the
work Let the three remaining States be urged to
come back to their proper positions; let Nr-
ginia beheped TO hold her Constitutional Election
if help be needed, and let such provision be
made that Mississippi and Texas can vote
for President if they will The Adverse
nv OF Souls can have 10 intcnser aver
sion to holy water than every COpperhcad
cvinces to the Reconstruction of States under
the acts of Congress. lie has for years stOutly
asserted that the States would never be restored
to self government and representation in Con-
gress while the Republicans bore sway-hc
has declaimed against Military dcspOtsm and
the five satrapes' IS if they were to endure
for cver-so lac is confoundcd by the exposure
of his false prophecies, and mortified to find
himself figuring as the wOuld-be perpetuator
Of the "satrapiesn he so denounced, but which
now that the Republicans are quietly super
| seding them-he strives to retain. Push on,
then, the good work of Reconstruction Let
us have peace
Mr. Howard of Michigan has submitted to the
| Senate an excellent bill for the closing up of
! the Freedman's Bureau-a useful and even
necessary stOp-gap, which has very nearly out
! lived its usefulness. When the States arc
severally reconstructed and under loyal self
government, they will need no Freedman's
Bureau and few soldiers, if any. Root, hog
or diew must then be the rule, alike for in
dividuals and communities. Let us use all
diligence to crown the cdiGce of Republican
Restoration, and its enemies will be stricken
| dutnh Onward