Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1868-09-18
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THE IMPORTANCE OF THE nsuE pEfonE
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We are spproaehlpg an election Which,
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az he n oited States hat The war sbonld
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Indiana decided in that wav .by twenty
I fhousand ma;or;tv and sucb was Tho de-.
cis;oo az vsry ls,.e n ma;or;tv oc ,be neo- neo.
nle of The North The war was nrosecu.
ia 40 a s.cce.sf,l oonelus;an drha %
beIlion was snbdued. at fearful exnense
of blood ana tseasp,e This old countv
Of Wayne contributed its full share 10
that resnlt Manv of the vaung men who
want ;ata tbe armv from Wavne coun,v
laid down their lives unno the 'ield of hat.
! lie or in the bosnitai. others returned
Imaimed or diseased for life.. WAYNE
county psid a fearful nr;ce for tba snn-
preston of fthe rebeIl;on.. = nd as Ala tyayne
Ecounty. so did other counties in india na
|! and ali ,hrouob The Nor,bera Sia,es ss''t 3
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AFTER the rebellion was suppressed, the
pex'sousi"oss OF tne country waste re-
fconsruct 'he reDei oie'es1aud restore
them 10 harmonious relation with the Goy-
ernnient OF the United otaies,ifo bring
back the country TO The condition 1t was
In peint OF government before the wac.
AS soon asfthe reeeilon was over, Mr..
LincoinH having been assassinated, and
Ar. johnson made President, he promul-
gated hss plaa oil reconstructiou. lie bad
90 authority IN hImseit to undertake. that
Work, put he undertook II upon the ex-
press aeciara'ion that whatever he did was
Ptose'o"Ai hiits eharacter, ana shouia
os sa'n's'su - e'asless 'or It's n"ai re-
SON = 'snnder,ak;ne. was y,als,sd lie nm
/ aer,ooL ,, do ,he whola ,.o.I. h;,osaH
| No, a.ly so .bn,',hs sxsc,,;on'.es;, was
nlaced i, ,h. n, nd. of rehsls, "a The mo- ~
State l,o,erumeals xL,ch hs created in
! the Sonth were mt into the hands of. reh.
\ els and. not INTO the hands of IIn;an
men, Ills nol;cy of reeonsrrnct;o, was a
f.ilure. and NOT only failure hnt he
! travail Of tbe cause.'and a betraval of the
/ Union men of the South as well as in the
! North. But Congress waited far some
time before g endeayeyipr "a ,connteraet this
noliev. Congress me, in December ls65
hut took. no tinal .e,ion' far -some months
alterward: thew awaited the result Of AIR.
yohs sei, ) policy. sisins il a sair trial
Ihopipg a. vonld be a successful reform
and answer the purpose of the Upioo me y
OF the country. But it was vain; il failed
! of reform: it grew worse and worse. fail .
! ing 10 accomplish any of. the great pur-
poses---to contribute. to the peace and Sc.
curity of the country and ihe projection
OF the Union men of the South. white and
black .,.sai .ss4 esa .s -, .s.-...s..
\ arur rupsp. .r,vr nurv M co.o,rss.,
IN ,,s,.ams .,l,ss,,nno,.,;v,o sa,s. 90, co,,
gress to put forth some plan Of recon
: struction.H The Constitutional Amend
ment known as the Fourteenth article wa.
presented TO the peopIe North and South
for their ABORTION as a basis Of settlenien,
and reconstruction. IL was not only mild
aud conservative, but demanded Tar less
thau the people OF the North had n rich,
TO deai aud, and bdght to have demanded
for their own safety. and for the honor Of
their soldiers who periled, their lives tc
put down the rebelion. ~ i'a 'sg41s = ~
Notwithstanding II was presented 10 the
people of the South as a basis of settle
., ment and Reconstruction. II was contenp
; tdously rejected; IL was NOT ratified by .
. single State. North and South but wa,
rejected by an. This mild conservative
and magnanimous policv was suurned. II
5 therefore becama q rscess,rv rss,l, tb.,
we adopt ,tl,a gtees 4 tr,,ctisus nol;ev .,
1857 Attbe rlosa of the Tb;rtv. ninth
r Capgress sss.han two wars AGO I, Wa.
presented and has been. carried ont in all
! the. rebel States xceut three Texas Mis-,