, 1879-06-27

SAe"6" ~ uioou-9pIHHk 1hepuDHQRu DuI!lel
md t1onlagogues," to ask, "WhAt hnH trau
spirod to changa the ]amb.lito, loving, ant
patornol spirit" which characterized tht
Bunker Hill commonts?
Tho answer to this inquiry Is slmrlt
| enough. aftor diminishing Its iinpertinonce
Republican Journals vera in earnest whor
thoy heraldcd tho dawn Of genuine recon.
ciliation, because they believed that lhoy
would find a response from the Southern
people, with their local Governments fnll,
restored to them, and with representation
in tie National Legislature rs extensive "a II
would have been II they had never attempted
to destroy tho Union. hut tho ex-Con.
fotlorates have completely tlispelled tha
Illusion. Tho very first uso 10 whicl, they
put their now ascondoncy in tho two Housea
Of Congress was to reassort, under tho dictn-
ton Of caucus controlled by two.thirda
Confederate minority, the vicious doctrine Of
State Sovereignty. Seuators became onco
moro ambassadors from Southern States, md
tho House Of Representatives threatened de-
strnotion Of the Government by starvation
unloss tint Government would abandon
Its constitutional right to regulate and SUPER
viso tho Congressional elections. The Demo-
crats started upon their now ]ease Of nover
in Congress nt tho very point they left off
| when tho Cohfcderatcs deserted tle Senate
chamber and tho House 10 enter the Rebel
army and the 1iabe1 Congress. Tho work Of
this extra scssion Of Cougross has been to in.
augnrato mn attempt to fight tho War over
nGn4r nfTnrf H., 1,nbu1f .A
promaoy is m effort to denational,xo tho
United States Of America. It was bad faitl.
iii tho Confederate CAUCUS to renow this
struggle. Acqulasconco in tho results Of tho
'Var vas implied in tho restoration Of tho
lsebols to full citizenship mud tho opportunity
for rcgaining control Of the Government,
But tho chief result Of that war was tho vim
lioation OF Nntiona}lam against tho assault
Of staso Sovereignty. Wheu tho Uonfetlos-
ates aignnlizcd tleir return to powor in Con-
greas by n deliberate and stubborn ATTEMPT
to 'broak down tho chiof result and to do
ny the logic of tito War, then 1t WIN tino
for tho believers In National Soyerelpnty to
postpone reconciliation, which had boon ono
sdod, till there should DO q more substantial
oviianoo Of good faith from tho Other sit,o.
10 consent to tho repeal Of the Election law
would bo to assent to the doctrine OF State
Sovereignty, antl to onRblo tho Confederates
to elect tho next prosidont md Congress by
violent md fraudulent measures which the
National supervision may DO nb1e to prevent.
Thon State Sovereignty would proceed to
undo all that tho War for tho Union has nc.
oomplishol- The constitutional amendments
would ho repealed or go coaatrued by tlto
Southern statos, andor authority of Congress
and the Democratic President. as to bo im-
paratiyo. The United States Courts md tho
United States army would be reorgauized to
suit The new dominion Of the old llcresy,
Tile South would coma forward as m Injured
claimant for restitution. Tie 8oyoroteu
States would demand pensions for
thu mon who served in tho Rcbe.
army and reimbursement for tho loascs
incident to the War bocauso war had been
unjustly wagcd upon them with tho purpose
OF bronking down their sovereignty. Thcn
tho Northoru people who do not bolioye in.
md are not willing to submit 10, ths fatal
doctrine Of stato Sovereignty, would sue Tor
reconciliation in win at tho hands Of q
naughty, ovcrbcnring. sectional CAUCUS.
II ihexo Inns becn my decided change in
tho tone md acntimentn Of thu Republican
Journals Tint spoke worils of frutornal vel
como at tho Bunker 1Iiil reunion of Northern
mud soutltorn soldiers, tue C,urter.Journal
nccd not look outside Of the Confederate
CAUCUS to flul tho truo explanation Of that
change. It ia not natural. oYnn If IL .xe+a