, 1870-06-21
CONDITION or THE sonru

never participated in any scheme for the
persecution of the white population of the
eouth' Had Mr.. Lincoln lived, he would,
~ oue tine, have issued general proclana-
.'on OF ot'afnnesty to all those engaged in re-
pehon, save, perhaps, tic official head of
the instruction No one can doubt that
such an act wonld, ere this, have met the
approval Of tho whole people. That +be
1eoe1llon was crime, punishable inv, was
beyond all question; but except as against
'enesson Davis, and, perhaps, few oth-
efs' the American people neither desired nor
expected that there should be any criminal
proceedings. In the joy at the restoration
OF peace all feelings of revenge were soon
abandoned. Five years have elapsed, and
during that time no person has been prose-
cuted criminauy for participation in the re-
pe1l1on- But, as time has removed all lin
genng asperitias from the popular heart,
the political persecution Of these people has
increased. Reconstruction has been ,rac-
tically accomplished, but tho lav-,nakers are
da1ly finding new prete1ts for persecuting
whole classes, against whom they have long
since abandoned MI prete1ts for legal prose-
cutions, There is no spirit OF rebellion at
the South These people have been Of
fectually cured Of that deIusion. But there
is discontent, the result Of practical
evils, and Congress is seeking to encourage
that discomfort by doing all thnt is possible
to perpetuate and aggravate the evils.
In recent speech by Mr.. Dox, a 1nember
of Congress from Alabama, Northern man
by birth, and who was loyalist all through
the rebellion, re find a fair and candid
statement Of the present condition of things
at the South. The great body of the white
people are laboring under political disfran.
chisemeut, and those who are eligible TO
any of the Offices essential to local govern
nent, are confined to class not the best
qualified, eithsv intellectually or mora1ly,
for such duties. AIr. Do1 says:
"Bad laws ate being constantly enacted hy the
while good laws are badly administered. Men are
elevated bJ the TOleB OF poor, lSnurant innocent
T., 70 sas agnsss i nStai n9so9s w1o
the of1lce OF 8 cross-roads Justice: Shcrltrs are
chosen who are incompetent to make M inteugf-
are occupied by men utterly incomnetenit
cn,,,ahset 70 me on, Esope5 IT,, dsshafye q Ae
the gTosscst ignorance ire the rule TO whici there
ar a., ~ s5sfRso preb1s among
those q high judicial position; and thus IS there here
ana na1 s1o1aT oat ~ man sa psnsrs ef Of
Of Justice without mowlcdge OF the law :And
ssmr ~ win eyepTra,ng tRc II ns;sl prH
branded and ost1actsed, It Is expected that crime
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