The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-11-25
The Radical View Of the Result.
THE rRocsaMxE or THE EXTREME RADICALS.

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I Abolitionists md all earnest Radicals
are now summoned, to address themselves
to the work which is yet to be accomplish.
ed. It has become very apparent, through
what has transpired In Georgia and else.
whore, that the Reconstruction laws re.
quire careful revision and perfccting in
sundry particulars. The negroes and loyal
whites Of the South greatly heed the means
OF seifdefenee.o The question Of confsca-
ton, especially with reference to the large
amount or land frauilulently conveyed from,
the possession of the United States Gov.
ernment to tie hands OF rebels, should be
at once considered, in the interest of the
!and!ess blacks, to whom by virtue OF. their
past unrequited toll, the soil rishtfuliy be-
longs. "A, system Of national education
which shall be comprehensive, and at least
co-extensiYe with the extension of the bal
lot should earlyl be- inaugufatcd by Con-
gress. fhe measure of primary importance
now to DO promptly initiated and adoptetI
on the re-assembling Of Congress, is an
additional amendment of the Constitution
torbidding Acknowledgement, or prescription
from oiiciaE trust, on account of race or
color, IN any State or Territory of the
~ Ws0Osl
Such an amendment, il adopted prompt
y ny Congress apd submitted ia tbo Leg
islatures OF the several States would. with.
out doubt, now be ratified by tho requisite
lumber. 1t is urgently demanded to guar
antee the ballot to Southern men, and to
eniranchise many thousands ia. TIC Border
and Northern States. This measure should
not be postponed for the consideration of
tho FOrty-6rst Congress, but shouId be
promptly acted upon and adopted by the
,"Let US have peace" has been many man,
times reiterated during the campaign Just
closed. One danger before us is the ne
sumption that the fact Of Gmnt's election
in itself will ineure .'peace" 1T the SOutb.
Abolitionists, and those who have studied
attentively Southern society, know better
than this While Southern Legislatures
are permitted to perpetrate such higl,-han-
ded Outragcs rs the lawless expulsion of
coiored members, as in Georgia, without
due punishment; If rebels are permitted to
take seats in the House of representatives
who come from districts wherein colored
and white Republicans were practically ex-
ciaded from the polls, peace cannot be
realized. The, negro is still the bono of
contention, and until his manhood and po-
litical equality is everywhere recognized he
will continue to bea disturbing element in
our politics. Smarting under their poIiti-
cal discomf1ture. tho Ku Klnx win still
hold sway, especially if their reasonable
chiefs permitted To- remain in tho White
House till the 4th Of March next. With
the triumphant reelection of Gen. Butler,
ind the well known desire 81 most OF the
new Southern members for the revival OF
the measure. We have strong hopes Of tho
successful consummation Of the impeacb.
ment and dispositions Of johnson, by the
Of the new year. With Wade
even Two mouths ~ the White House, ana
such tools of treason as Rousseau, Steed
IMAM & Co, ofNow Orleans, replaced by
Sheridan and other trustworthy, loyal men
with tho Reconstruction laws properly re.
vlsed and alsenicd;- with suffrage, and the
right to hold Office vouchsafed to the ne
gro everywhere tho nation may be wen ON
The way toward" peace, having occurred
its essential conditions, bcforc Grant is in
augufated 4 While Deliberate and organ.
lied iljusticeito the negro is perpetratcd.
Ike "irepressible conflict" will continue, no
matter who may be President "I.et US have
peace" then, by promptly doing fhose
Things which make for peace AntiSla-
very Standard.