Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-08-05
The whole history OF such governments

| Ihe whole history OF tuch RoNttumtnts
is written in those two lines which the
telegraph conveyed 10 us a few days ago,
when a reverend member Of Congress
from North Carolina begged that arms
might be sent 10 the negroes in the South,
or these State governments, built up with
so much care, would disappear OF them
selves before the Presidential election.
They ought TO disappear. l hope they
will disappear. The sooner the better.
Prolonged applause.
SO in order TO find true aud loyal
basis, Congress, engaged in this work pf
building up States, excludes from suffrage
every intelligent, educated native white
man, every owner Of property, every man
| identified with the material or moral
growth Of the community, and subjects
them to the domination Of their former
slaves and newly imported adventures.
| The foundation OF ignorance and vice is
too feeble to bear the edifce. This pol
icy will ALLEVIATE forever the only men
who can build up State or govern
community. It has always been so.
England has her ireland and her Scot
land ireland was conquered by most
brutal and bloody wars. The lands Of
her sons were coniscated 10 Englishmen;
the tithes were collected from Catholic
subjects for Protestant church; her
Parliament was abolished, and foreign
legislature and foreign government
were appointed to rule over her; and
ireland has been thus far, and will con-
tinue to be, discoptented, rebellious
aud hostile province Scotland was the
petted child Of James; her laws we're
maintained her autonomy was in q
great measure preserved, at least, her
identity. She was incorporated in the
very heart of the kingdom, and is to-day
contented and devoted subject of the
British crown.
Napoleon in 1900 humbled Prussia to
the dust. Jena and Auerstadt put that
kingdom in bis power He resented its
deceitfulness of the year before. he
partitioned its dominioRs. He mall
treated its king. He was offensive to its
beautiful queen. He levied enormous
contributions. he refused to permit her
to keep up her army. The Landwehr in
secret was organized and armed and
drilled, and to the inspiring cry of re-
demption for the fallen land, in 1872
rose up behind him on bis fatal retreat
from Moscow, and sent Blucher to
Waterloo, to aid in his final overthrow.
When Napoleon conquered Spain and
by a course of treachery and deceit
never surpassed, obtained possession of
the King and the heir TO the throne, he
sent Joseph to that kingdom and estab-
lished his marshals in its various parts.
They maltreated the people, ate out their
substance, imported French officers,
French habits, French exactions, and
when Wellington marched forward, they
rose every where at his coming and
Joseph scarcely escaped with his life.
Twenty years ago Hungary was in re-
belion. Kossuth led the army. Russia
was invoked by Austria to give her aid.
The rebellion was suppressed, and Kos
suth driven into exile. Francis Joseph
had learned wisdom. He redressed their
grievances; he restored their ancient
constitution and laws; lie sent his wife
and children among them; he put on his
head the ancient crown of st. Stephen ;
he pacifed the people; he made them
contented; he forebore to confscate; he
exaeted no impossible oaths; he granted
universal amnesty, and when the day of
his calamity came, and Prussia threat
ened the throne of the House of Haps-
burg on the bloody field of Sadowa, it
was Hungarian legions who saved its tot
tering fortunes, and repaid, by their
fidelity, the eniency and wisdom of his
!, administration.
Let US learn lesson from these ex-
amples. These Southern people are
Americans. They are white men, of our
blood and race; they are our country
men-brave, high-spirited, honorable;
Say they have erred. Who has not ?
Say they have sinned; let him that is
without sin cast the first stone; tread
upon them, and they will surely sting
you; but meet their patience with kind
ness meet their magnanimity with
justice; let our government and country
open wide its arms to receive them, and
they will throw themselves as upon a
mothers palpitating heart, the most
affectionate aud obedient children of US
all.
Cancellation is the command of nature,
of success, and of God. 1t is the highest
craftsmanship A father conciliates a
disobedient child. A husband conciliates
his wife. Members of churches concili'
ate each other. Members of mercantile
associations conciate each other. Mem
bers Of political associations concliate
each other; and, as there is truth in our
holy religion, God made transfer OF
His Son that he might conciliate US all
to himself. And shall not we conciliste
our brethren. Nature commands it; ex-
perience approves it; wisdom requires
it justice urges it; and God will bless it.
This is the policy of the Democratic
party: Immediate restoration OF all
the States to their rights in the Union,
under the Constitution, and of civil gov
ernment to the American people.
Amnesty for all past political Of
fenses, and the regulation Of the elective
franchise in the States by their citizens"
The Republicans, on the contrary,
give up oil hopes of making friends of
these Southern people. They believe
they must be at eternal enmity with
those who fought with Lee and johnson
and Stonewall Jackson. To me this is
terrible thought. l am not willing TO
entertain it. l know the strength Of hes
tile passions eugendered by war, but
after peace comes they are soon forgot
ten. What English royslist does not
exult in the name Of Cromwell? What
parlismentariau is not proud of the name
of Fairfax? And so will it be with us
unless the bad passions of times of
peace shall embitter the resentments of
the war.
A correspondent writing from Jersey
Vile, Illinois, says:
The people are tired Of abuse and
vituperatiOn. The application Of the