The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1868-01-23

Of others, would urge the authorisasivs
anno0ncsment Of some de0nite time
when such rssuuiption shall taks placs.
Let tht tin6D b Axed With The nea that
The sasiiese posslble 4omeet will best
Dscurs . - hftA esa1ition q our ffnan-
ces. I am Brood 10 t1he conclusion that
such q pol1ey would tend = realise In
our cirC0latJ0n the perfect currency, In
which notes could be exchanged for
coln and would COMMAND squat respect
Meanwhile the public service should
be distinguished for the most rigid econ4
omy. The increase Of money has delud-
wealth, and In the train Of this delusion
have followed extrsvag0ncs and lavish
Let MS them refrain nom
every outlay which actual wealth slime
could justify. Economy will promote
the public credit better than the ripest
theory. ReCrenchment II the evidence
Of an honest purpose to meet our obliga-
tons.
Faith in the intention Of the Govern
ment to preserve both the form and
spirit of it contracts inviolate IL the
only foundation for our financial pros
perity. Beware Of the earliest steps
tending to weaken OF impair it.
The downfall of the rebellion did not
terminate the danger arising from the
action of the Southern people. Where
the appeal to arms was ended, the task
of craftsmanship began, and an exper-
jence of two years has demonstrated that
1t Is work quite as full of difficulty as
that which we crowned with success
upon the field. Let us not forget that
We have merely assembled to another
scene in the struggle. It has passed
from the battlefield to the forum, but 1t
is the same combat, waged for the same
purposes, and animated by the same
ambition. The spirit of the rebellion il
still alive and strong; strong in the in
f1uence Of its controlling minds; strong
in the devotion and numbers of its fol-
lowers; strong in the social distictions
which give it birth. The hope that for
bearance and healthful reflection would
soon baptize its votaries into loyalty
and love for the national flag has been
disappointed.
In the light of this fact our Govern
ment has devised plan Of reconstruc-
ton, establishing u temporary military
government in the South, to remain uE-
til its people shall ask for admission to
the councils Of the nation upon the basis
Of equal rights and political equality.
In this policy / heartily concur. Pow
er undoubted and plenary is in our
hands to prescribe the terms OF lestora-
ton: When IL is urged, then, that the
application Of military law to the re-
fractory people Of the South is despotic,
It 10 forgotten that an appeal tn arms
involves \ compliance with its bloody
decision. They who, with long years
Of intrigue, boastfilly and arrOgantly
the nation TO the sanguinary
field, empowered us to work our will
upon them, restrained only by our du-
ties as statesmen and Christian men.
Io deny this principle, severe though
Il De, would be to deny the correctness
both OF history and reason. To declare
that Its adoption In the present instance
II imp0litic and unnecessary would he
to set the seal Of untruth upon every
report that reaches US from that mis-.
guided people, and brand with falsehood
the utterances Of tried lovers Of our
No Government can secure
respect ut home or abroad which docs
not protect it, citizens.
The niagnanimity Of tho American
Republic In dealing with treason Is UNI
paraiieIe.i in history. Its spirit was
declared In the words of its noOlest ma. ;
tyr, malice towards none; charity for
Ril." Indemnity for the past has been
forgotten In the task Of erecting guaran-
tees for the future. Content with estab-
fishing barriers against probable dam
ger, busted with the work Of compact
Ing and solidifying the principles re-
vealed by the war, the sword of the law
has been withheld from its deserving
and the sacred altar Of justice
will probably not be, stained with the
blood Of a single victim. TO what ex-
sent this may have questionable lenien-
y, Will not presume to say. How far
he legal and traditionary punishment
II treason should have 6een extended,
patriotic men may we'll have differed in
determining. That some retribution
'hOuld have been visited upon the wick
ID chiefs, a punishment sufficient to
nave made "trcason odious," aud to
nave stood as warning monument Of
he danger of like unhallowed ambition,
have no hesitation to declare.
Deprccattng the arrogance of victory,
We nave accepted our responsibilities
With no desire To he vindictive or exact
ng. The consciousness that the South
'rn States were a part of our own terri
DRY, aud their inhabitants a part OF our
'wn people, whose well-being must cor
ribute to the future glory Of our coun-
ry, has been the light in which the
work OF reconstruction has thus far pre-
'ressed. A. the same time, we have
cit bound to insist that those States
hould concede whatever guarantees are
ssential to the future safety of the
Union. We cannot permit the truths
established by the war to relapse into
tate of doubt, nor tho fruits Of victory
be swallowed up in q magnanimity
which neglects its own salvation. We
an afford to be generous, but we must
Ot be uni st.
In restoring the Southern people to
lghts within the Union, let no discrim-
nation be made against the black man. |
'idelity to the Government should be a
assport to the high privilege CT suf-
'age. The public welfare must not be I
npcrilcd by intrusting its control to
ands Of Doubtful loyalty, much less to /
ands whose open hostility has only T
cen avoided by their weakness. Ifany
Dice comes from the tomb of the past
years, it proclaims: Beware of plac-
y doubtful guardians over the palladi-
m OF your liberties. Secure the safety
the Government beyond doubt
ct all loyal men share in the heritage
hich has been purchased with loyal
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