The New York herald., 1874-09-11
s.s.s an ovsrxhslminx popular opinion IN Iayor

| oil the formation oil new constitution or rauica
amendments TO the present Constitution uhti
they shall have become entirely satisfied that the
present constitution has laiied TO perform tne
pressed in the preamble OF that instrument It's
not oniy wholly unwarranted to assume tlat the tne
leeling OF dissatisfaction with .he,r ,rs1v sr,
Ranic law, but 1t seems 70 me entrehy ,hs
United States as the noblest and most perfect
product or the human intellect, genus .earninY
saa samNso sdspsS 10 al poss
conditions sns nave arisen ~ na ,as pprestSess that
s seems ~ as Il is aathors were gled with nspira
tlon. Such. I doubt not, IS the oyerwaelming sen,
NECESSARY are sucn amendments as may, from time
70 time, be found necessary, and which. IN the lu-
ture win be ratIfea as they have been in the past,
whenever the welfare and happiness OF the
people demand Il. The people, | am sure, viii
radical revolution snail be produced in their SEN
tlments, TO general convention TO form new
constitution, or to amend the old one in any re.
| which have presented 10 you lmperlectly way
$40 ne. u ,ns
Tor holding SAID convention does not commend
MoSa e .Ss o anT NOR 40
siderable portion Of the loyal citizens OF this
country. the purpose. as understand ~ whioh
from what Il designasss "too heavy nne imposed
upon her a. the consequence OF the war;"
ISD1AkITY FOB SLAVES
s uSss 0r ,5s u cs se Is ~ 'nS
ing i've mll!iards from France wnat must be
thought OF the nne OF ten mllliards which, esti.
South oy the proclamation OF emancipation"
Before Ihat proclamation OF emancipation was
iamaton appealing to the rebels OF the South to
abandon their arms and yield TO the authority OF
do So he would recommend that large sum
should be appropriated. which ! believe was some
nys hundred million dollars to pay 1s s tue loss .s Of
aud every other overture looking 70 the preserva
tion OF the Union In other words the south aud
the shareholders Of the south. IN regard TO ques-
tlon OF compensation for slaves lost as result OF
the war; are somewhat IN the
SITUATION OF TIE GAMBLER
! who stakes his lnst dollar on the throw Of the
dice-and loses: The slaves were emanclpated as
owners OF property desroved by war nave no
! claim by international law ior Indemnity, more
as the defeated party the
what would be thought Of o proposition to hold
ndsmny the ne south s or cities oomSsarded
niockaded, towns ana plantasions dsstroyea ,S Sy
war? Our federal treasury
WOULD DE BANKRUPT
and our national credit ut erly ruined II the gov
ernment or the United States should attempt to
mako compensation or oil the losses growing out
OF he Ia late WAR H. any sc
how much stronger are the caims oi the loyal
States and the people OF those states ior remune.
/ ration than the claims OF the South? And yet
these losses must re submitted to as the Inevitable
results OF war and as incldental TO the obligstions
thousands OF valuable lives that were SACRIFICED
during the war and tue olher hundreds Oh thou
/ saEds OF able.bOdled men who were wounded nnt
made cripples for llie aud who relonged TO the
Union army Every lie lost possessed great PEE
that loss was actually sustained by iatner, mother
widow. chidren or the next OF KIN or the soldier
cares-and suen IS the unoueslonea iactM.hat
tlose lives were wronginlly destroyed. In the
ease nowsvsr Of the Losses 81 sustained n nso oy the
tie tnat the losses OF the rebels were rIghtuy
sunered-ln other words. the God Of Bate de-
cded that the south was reoeIlious and wrong,
and tnat the North was patriotic anu right IN tile
great conhlct between the two sections OF the
Union. With wnat consistency, then-wlrn what
justice or propriety Can this nation now be re-
CURED to compensate the South tor The losses
arising from the war which they unwarrantaoly
commenced and 10 nich she was signally deieateds
! AoS can II nationally be supposed that tnree-
OF Congress, Or any considerable portion OF the
people or tneir reprssensasives In Congress-, wlii
losses are SO great and incapable OIL indemnity
HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF PROPERTY
lost by the North iu the bountles paid IN counties
cities and towns to soldiers; in the loss o!
durna Var lasting aur years. % al the M hundTeds reds
or millions expended By the states ana people "
the Sys
expended, during the ~ war then PAID By loyal
some S. ooo, 600 Or $4,000, 900. COO and it WIN.
1n;nx Se % apparent that the proposition % 10 inasm,
Tor her losses win receive no isvor at the hands Of
the American people. ought, perhaps 10 add. in
tnat II should be borne IN mind tlaI Iwo-thrds Of
no really inseisens ts aud ~eniormsa pO,,cisn poi @
believes. Or ought to believe, that IN the Forty:
deasa %or ia oosa aou,e
at al events no popular revolution can take
senate for many year. TO come. ldo not myself
believe that single republican member OF either
holding States, can Be found WHO NV viii svor I As the
proposition. am quite confident that lnere ts
States thss would sa.saia uss VINO
would iavor such a proposition. The truth 10
,Mnat ina the principal source OF danger to our RepuO.
OUR GREAT NATIONAL DEBT
and the outstanding, irredeemable currency
the questions OF imitation and expansion and re.
pudiation connected with that debt ana with that
weather the storm, but we can take NO greater
load than that which the ship or state Is now com.
nations as Of individuals nat we must always be
just before we are generous. II seems 10 me very
out OF the war It must be losses sustained by the
JGsce 1 to % ourselves. H he great law Of ssipres
ervation, true craftsmanship. proper regard
That 0ula.n
imposed upon the taxpayers OF this country.
A CORDIAL FEELING.
only for myself but believe ! speak the senti-
menss OF the entire republican representation In
entertain the Sindest feelings toward our brethren
OF the South We are willing to strike hands with
them, and so lar as possible to orget the past They
are our countrymen, iden ttfed with us 10 our
tonal destiny, and we desire to live with them on
terms OF real lasting amity friendship and peace.
when sentiments OF loyalty, OF acquies-
cence in the situation, and breathing de.
sire to rekindle the feeling OF fraternal
friendship that existed before the war were ex-
pressed on the door OF the present Congress dur
ing its recent session by Mr.. Lamar, distin.
gulshed Southern gentleman, there was universal
burst ana response Of applause and hearty con-
currence from the republican members Of Con.
gress. There were men, however VINO said that
while we should have no differences with the South
II all the Southern people entertain the views ex.
pressed by Mr.. Lamar. yet there was too much
reason to apprenend he stood comparatively
alone. am very certain the south would snare
most literally In all pubic appropriations