Nebraska advertiser., 1868-03-12
began to enact laws for the re %enaiave-

massacre at new OfeduSs anu ANNUITY
at the terrible tradgedy at Memphis.
Congress soon assembled in regular ses-
sion. and This recohsr0ction Of rebels was
Instantly stopped, aad a far different poi
icy adopted-that of recOnstruciing the
Southern States as hey previously existed
upon a loyal basis. The Judge then
said that no mao could long pursue an
illegal course, or disObey the commands
. d6F5sished; and muc6 less
could a nation trample with impunity
upon the rights of any class Of her citi-
as teRs-aemoRsesase
the fact that God demands for national
wrongs sooner or later an a%ttonement Of
blood. That the great national crime Of
slavery subjected Us to an immense sac
TEce. Il was The Judges opinion that
The first Bull Run disaster was a national
blessing, else if we had been successful
s. avery would, Lave been re,established
and this. altonement for the wrongs Of the
nation only postponed for a more fearful
reckoning. We cannot foreien The future
what may appear gloomy and forboding
Of evil in the present, may result even.
adally for the good Of the nation. AL
lament the delay in reconstruction but II
may be that this delay is prOvldeutial
that the nation is not now prepared tc
adopt full and exact justice to all, without
regard tO'eolOr or previous condition. Sc
speedy reconstruction may be prOviden-
tally O%verruIed until This nation will
learn that she cannot afford to do wrong
tO'the humbIest Of her subjects.
The Judge said as a general rule law.
yers associate together, so do ministers
Of The same faith, so do thieves ofs.the
same calling-that counterfeiters go il
gangs by themselyes-that the same law
holds good OF the fowls Of the air; we
see the pigeons in large hOcks-the vul-
lures lowering around in close proximity
to each other, and the cormorants CO.
mingie together; and in accordance with
the same law of affinity we find the
Northern Democrats and the Southern
Rebels closely associated together, en-
deavoring, as one man, to reconstruct
this government on the old basis of
slavery and Democratic misrule-endeav-
oring to accomplish by political legerde-
main what they failed TO do by a submis-
sion of their cause to the arbitrament
of war. But the Judge has faith that
the Southern States will be reconstructed
upon the congressional policy, when it
is finally done, Notwithstanding the
threats of Andrew Johnson and BIZ. CO.
hOrts, who TO day are the vanguard of
the Democracy And to show that these
threats are not dangerous, he says that
out. Of some twenty.eight Democratic
papers which he saw and read on the day
before Congress had voted IN favor of
impeachment, and the old feeble, totier-
ing man Thadeus Stevens had proclaimed
before the bar of the Senate, that in the
name Of the people Of the United States
and the American Congress, he i'm
Peached Andrew Johnson of high crime
and misdemeanOr in Office, every cue was
filled with threatenIhgs Of arming the
loyal militia of Maryland and adjoining
States, and riding to the capital, riding
through blood If needs be to the bits Of
their horses brides, and Gust a disloyal
Congress, if they dared to impeach the
President. All of which said Democrat.
ic papers, the day after the impeaCh.
ment vote had been taken, and the proc
lamation bad been made, mildly said il
was none of their quarrel-nOne of their
funeral; it was simply a quarrel IN the
ranks Of Republicans, nothing with which
they had anything to do.
He adjured all Republicans to lay aside
all local Interests and personal ambitions
and fight m~anfully for the triumph of the
principle of the party, and the success o.
ticket to be put in the field the coming
season.
The speech was one of the best We
ever listened to, and the Sc eminent wa.
frequently applarded. AT the close :
vote was taken on m impeachment. al
were unanimous for impeachment and 6
large majority expressed themselves il
favor of General Grant for the mex
President. Quite respectable minority
voted for Chief Justice Chase for Presi
dent. c1 a1
Good speeches we're made by Ishau
Revis, Of Falls City, and c. F, Nye, o.
Pawnee City. w. D. Scott, of Rulo, Capt
Black, ofthe Illinois Seu3Saeht and othert
were called upon, but declined 10 speal
owing to the iateness Of the hour,
From a pivate letter from Senator
Upton, under date Of 29th, ult., we make
the following extract, which speaks for
itself, and sets at rest the statements o
The Degenerate press that the Senator
is Opposedt to impeachment. He says:
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