Year: 1863




e -5AkA
. Southern determination ant


AmalgamatiOn the Policy o


the Radical Party.


We reprint the following admirable al
ticle from that able and stauneh Union pa
per, the Louisville Journal:


"SoUrHERN ExTERMINATIoN.-The ma
tion is greatly indebted to Senator Sumne
for a candid avowal of the purpose of tn
radical party in the prosecution of the war
/ In the October number of the Atlantic
Monthly, ina labored article; he at muci


length announces and vindicates the policy


of his party That policy, or the end to be


attained by the war, is this, in his own Ian


guage: ''The soil (of the rebel States,


may be divided among patriot soldiers poor


whites, and freedmen" This in connection


with amalgamatlon as recently advocated
| by another leader constitutes the pro-
gramme of the party.


"This policy necessarily requires the ex-
termination or the expulsion of the whole
of the present white population of the
South. This is in order to make room for
that 'improved class of population" prom.
| ised by one of the most influential leaders
from his seat in Congress. That is for the
present white population there is to be sub
stituted hybrid race-an amalgamatlon
cross between the abolitionist and the ne
gro. Such crosses usually result in de-
struction of both the original stocks.--
Whether in this instance it would be likely
to improve the abolitionist we are not pre-
pared to say, but all men of observation
will agree that it must materially injure the
negro 1t may suit the peculiar tastes of
Senator Sumner and other male abolisionists
to give their personal aid toward the pro-
posed amalgamation, but the imputation of
similar tastes to the female aboltionists is
incredible not to say indecent. Yet that is
an absolute necessity toward the success of
the proposed scheme. There is never sur.
plus of female negroes as compared with
the males. IF the abolitionists deprive the
males by marrying their females, the want
must be supplied somehow, or there will be
inevitable insurrection and civil war in this
new Arcadia. The negro will do as much
to obtain female mate as for any purpose
whatever This salient strong feature In
his character mus not be overlooked in any
phjlanthrepic scheme for his amelioration.
Before laying his scheme before Congress,
Senator Sumner will do we'll to be prepared
with proof to show that sufficient mum
Der of white women can be procured to
become tne wives of the negroes.


"But Senator Sumner may say that
though amalgamation is the beau ideal of
emancipation, yet if that cannot be attain
cd still emancipation will benefit the negro
and afford sweet vengeance to the abolition.
ist. 1t cannot be denied that he has had
personally some provocative for such ven
geance, but if from humane or Christian
feelings he forebore to exercise his right of
personal vengeance upon Bully Brooks, he
has no right to expect the whole nation to
become the avenger of his personal wrong
in spite Of Christianity and humanity. 1t
is quite unreasonable to expect the nation
to agree to the extermination or even ex-
patriation in helpless poverty Of five mill
ions of our countrymen, or to the dessola-
ton of eleven States, whose products have
heretofore rewarded Northern industry to
tue amount of two hundred millions an
nually. 1t is most unreasonable to expect
the nation to do that for any purpose, much
less for mere vengeance against an unsuc-
cessful rebellion.


"To accomplish all this vengeance he lR-
sists that Congress has ample power under
the Constitution. He derives it from neces-
sity-from the RIGHTS OF WAR, and from
the duty to guarantee to every State in
this Union a republican form of govern
ment."


"His assumed necessity consists in this,
that, after the suppression of the rebellion,
there being no rightful State government in
the rebel States, the whole powers Of gov
ernment devolve upon Congress, and with
out its consent and instrumentality the peo-
pie Of the several rebel States can institute
no State government for themselves, its
previous authorization of Congress being
necessary therefor. The absence of any
such necessity, and the competency Of the


people of themselves to create State gov


ernment, has been amply and practically


proved BY the action of California, Oregon


Kansas, Florida, and Arkansas, whilst in a


territorial condition aud under the undis
} puted, exclusive jurisdiction of Congress


II the Federal armies retain possession o


ICbhooo0o tuc peOpic vi tHdt Otdtc VII


soon show how State government can b.


reinstituted under its still existing consti


tuition without the interposition of Con
gress.


!, "As to the rights Of ,car, those bein
e based exclusively on his idea of the law G
g nations after conquest of foreign State
|, they can have no application under the pow
It er given to Congress to wage war to sur
: press rebellion; for after the suppression {
d the rebellion the power is completely e.
e hausted. The Constitution neither direc


ly nor implicitly gives Congress any pow'
te to punish rebellion By depriving the peop
e, of rebel State, after its suppression,
y their rights to local, State self governmer
: Every wo.d and principle of the Constit
ID ton look to the preservation of each Sta
in Its separate integrity, and forbid its a


sorptiou into the General Government.
p Such absorption would be utter nullifcati


Of the whole theory of the Constitution,