The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1868-09-08

Japheth succeeded at last in finding
his father, but through many tribulations
and much anguish; not 50, however with
Gen. Rosecrans-hiss search mas made
easy and pleasant Lee, Stephens, Beau
regard; Echols, Pickins, Stuart, Letcher.
and others come together with one &C
cord in one place White Sulphur
Springs in Virginia-and Gen. R. just
in the nick of time. happened to find
himself in their midst We find the fol-
lowing hints as to the motive power of
the Generals mission, and structures
thereon, in the Cincinnati Commercial
Of the 7th, which seems to meet the
case in all its phases:
"Werc the suspicious that this COMO
cation of military personages was the
result Of political design enee to get fix
ed in the minds OF the people of the
Northern States, the good effect that is
+ expected to follow their manifesto would
be sadly impaired. And SO we must re-
quest our readers not to lay too much
stress upon appearances, or shake in
credulous heads when we state, what
every Democratic newspaper will be
ready to affirm, that it all came about in
the most natural and fortuitous way pos
sible. We are to presume that General
ROsecrans, moved to this mission by no
party zeal, is also not actuated by any
personal ill feeling or professional spleen
as regards the Presidential nominee of
the Republican party. The little un-
pleasantness that begun at Iuka and en-
ded at Chattanooga, counts for nothing
when patriotic General Of the Demo
cratic persuasion takes his heart ia his
hand and goes out in guest of informa-
ton as to the condition, the wishes and
intentions of the people Of the South
ern States + y
After suggesting that more satisfac-
tory answer to the country could have
been had. if the Gen. lad directed his
inquiries to those Southern men who re-
manned true to the flag of the Union,
and the cause for which he fought val.
iantly at Stone River and Chickamauga,
instead of those red handed traitors, the
editor continues
''And now we ceme TO the main point
Of the correspondence. Having exhib-
tied the advantages which will accrue
to the South and the country at large
from organized civil government in the
South, harmonious relations to the
Union, and general domestic tranquility,
and the evils that may result from an
opposite condition Of things. General
Rosecrans wants to know if it is not
possible for those who organized gil
gantic rebellion, TO give peace, law, Or
n nd Il 1
of the South. They aaght to be able to
do it, and he asks those chieftains of
the rebellion to pledge themselves and
their people that they will do it, He is
Of opinion that would be very improper
to wait for or allow it to be do ne by the
"poor, simple, uneducated, landless
freedmen and the few whites who,
against the pubic sentiment Of the in
telligent white people, age willing to
attempt it. t
What reply did Gen. Rosearans expect
to a query put in this interesting form?
What sort of answer could any one ex-
pect to it9 OF course, says the ex- Con-
federate chieftains, it is possible for US
to do it, and we will do tiff the govern
ing power is put into our hands and we
are restored to the high political estate
from which we fell when our .Confedera-
cy collapsed. The people OF the South,
say these gentlemen, simply ask res
toration of their rights under the Consti.
tuition and relief from oppressive mis-
rule. Give them these and they wild |
obey the Constitution and laws of the |
United States, treat the negroes with |
kindness and hnmsnity Gas when did |
they not?i and fulfill every duty incum.
bent on peaceful citizens
Nothing easier, you perceive. Almost |
any time these eight years past they |
would have doEe the same thing, if per
mitted to have their constitutional rights |
AS they understand them. But what |
do they mean by the Oppressive mis-
rule'' from which they ask relief as a |
condition precedeut to their faithful
obedience and peaceful conduct What,
indeed, but relief from the State Gov
ernments set up under the laws of Con
gress reconstructing the PROSTATE States? |
All that is to be done-and it is an cx-
ceedingly simple thing, yon sce-is to
upset these governments. do away with
the laws under which they were organ
lied, put the hands Of the dial back
few years, accept the States under the /
ante gao belluna, renstate I
the old dig archy. which arrogates to it.
self all the intelligence in the South, al
low it to put the freedmen to work, and /
kick the mean whites out of politics aad
office, and the machine will run as smooth
as a well fabricated engine, and every
thing will be lovely.
This is precisely the sum Of theinfor-
nation which General Rosecrans derived
from his interchange Of views and his
with the leading military
minds of the late rebellion. It may be
entirely satisfactory to him, but we fail
to find in it any thing new. The propo-
sition has been, since the war, to reorgan-
ize the Southern States in such a man.
ner that the civil and political rights Of
all classes should not be dependent upon
the caprice or good nature of any class,
but upon the impartial and exact iustice