The national Republican., 1869-02-25
MAGNANInlry.

sr MAGNANIAlTY.
Magnanlmity is q quality OF mind and
heart which signifies greatness, and a
synonym for that cardinal virtue which
ought TO characterize public men and the
conduct OF public affairs. But misguided
lenity and an unwisc policy In the admlnis-
tration Of public justice is not unfrcquently
substituted for the thing itself, and misap-
Piled to ruinous extent, so much so tha,
instead Of being a virtue, what Is called
magnanimity becomes crime, or what Is
even worse than a crime, a blunder. In
Illustration Of our views, we only need to
state few single facts patent to all. There
was very large class of persons In this
country who, the moment the rebellion
ended, were for admitting the entire South
en peopic-exeepting the blacks--to enjoy
ment Of all the rights under the General
Government which they possessed before the
war. In other words, they went for annihi-
lating all distinctions between treason and
loyalty, for recognizing the efforts on the
part of millions of people to destroy this
use Nasbyism-asa little "onpleasantasss,
which should be forgotten. Thus to con
found all moral distinctions, and to regard
those who sought the overthrow of the
American Union as the co-equals with those
who defended 1t with their lives and treasure,
Is manifestly blunder and the mightiest
crime of the age. Such a proposition aud
such policy Is tantamount to an acknowl-
edgment that treason is not crime; in fine,
that there Is no such thing as treason.
Not only do we find the Democratic party
avowing this pcrnicious heresy, but very
many men in the dominant party yielding q
tacit assent TO this lnsidious but eminently
mischievous and ''guuty phdntdsv." 1t is
said these Southern people are our brethren,
and though, through their mistaken notions
and the excitement Of their passions, they
have done us much harm, still we must
treat them as friends and co-partners in the
Union Of these States, and as equal partici-
pants In the Government. They fought to
take themselves out Of the Union, but we
would not let them 20. We conquered them
and brought them back, and they are now
inside with us, and have the same rights
which belong to all the white people in the
United States. There Is n speciousness in
this reasoning, but it is the speciousness o.
sophistry, and as illogical as 1t Is fallacious
1t proceeds upon q false assumption, art
ignores primal truths, truths which inherc II
the foundation and superstructurc Of al
righteous and Just Government. No Coz
81, ia
nullity, or fail to punish the criminu
Justice, though blind, is not partial. 1t do
not confound all distinctions between Il
obedient and disobedient. Our Goyernme
did not attempt to try, convict and punish d
mon guilty Of treason, because 1t could no
but IL should not be inferred, therefore, thi
all who attempted to break up this Unio
are absolyed from all guilt In the promises
The member Of our family who has bee
guilty Of doing US much harm, has intrc
duced discord and rebellion into our yer
household, VIC can agree to hold no III WI
against when he shall have ceased to perp,
trate his mischievous deeds, but We cannc
let him come back, at least we cannot cot
sent to this till he shows signs Of repentance
and works meet for repentance. The Nor.
should hold no i'll will against the soutl
The loyal should harbor no spite nor man
fest any revenge against the whilom dl
loyal. There should be no personal VII
dlctiveness manifest on our part towart
any. Multitudes Of poor black men In III
South are by their magnanimity towart
their former masters and oppressors teachih
us great lessons in this behalf. They sho
US what true forgiveness is, and how to ma
ifest 1t. But ask any of the thousands
these emancipated slaves whether their Q
masters ought to vote, and he will tell u
that he Is still controlled by a principle a.
governed by spirit that makes 1t unsafe
bestow upon him that privilege now. VIII
say the sound, tried and lncorruptible UniC
men Of the South II Is not wise, nor saf
We have more faith in the colored man, Il
norant though he be, and in the white Cnioi
lists of the South, who know what It Is
suffer and forbear, than we have In oil Il
politicians and trimmers in the North and
the South who would hasten on reconstru
ton by such amnesty and such removals
disabilities as will tend to overthrow liberi
Itself In the South. Here lies the DANCE
and when asked 10 be magnanimous, we ca
go just so far and no further than publ
Justice and the rights of man and the essei
tlal principles Of good government will rel
sonably allow us to 60 Confidence Is a plaI
of slow growth, and we must sec good reasor
for the removal Of the political disabiliti,
Of him who has been an intense rebel befo
We consent to go for the proposition
Through what Is called magnanimity Tex
Is already given over to the rebels by Its col
stltutional convention. Virginia is tendin
In the same direction, and so Is Mississippi
and Georgia stands trembling in the bannc
A DELAI.-Wall street has witness,
within few days quite formidable be-
movement against Government securitle
and II Is said that some prominent specl
latIng fnanclers are known to be short
the extent Of millions. Sometime ago NJ
Edmunds introduced bill declaring Il
principal OF the fve-twentles payable In col
Mr.. Hooper also introduced bill into Il
House closing all outstanding authoriz
tlons for the Issue Of bonds. The princlI
OF these bills Is In perfect harmony with &
doctrines laid down In the Chicago platforr
and the simple Introduction of these mea
ures sent up our bonds In the foreign ma
kets from two to three per cent. Why Il
delay to consider and act upon these moa
uresl Docs Wall street extend Its inauent
even to the halls of Congressl The lnqui
is pertinent one.
GHoRGIA.-The agent Of the AssocIat
Press In Georgia has sent several dispatch
North respecting the troubles said to ex
between the Radicals and Conservatives
that State. The occasion and upshot of