Year: 1865




| n Reconstruction North and south.


The excitement growing out of the war has
passed away. The collapse of the rebellion
was SO sudden, and the surrender of the rebels
in arms so complete, thas we are almost instan-
taneously transferred from war TO peace. The
furor of the people for battle and clash of arms
has disappeared, and the era Of reconstruction
has been inaugurated in its stead. This is tho
upon to record thrilling accounts of tank move
ments, to give our readers details of the daring
deeds Of brave men In assaulting breastworks,
to furnish descriptions Of skilful changes of
base, or to record the capture of rebel cities.
| The brilliant achievements of our navy amidst
| a storm of shot and shell, the blowing up Of
vessels, raids across our borders burning
Northern cities, poisoning and assassination
plots in all directions, have given way for the
work of reorganization and reconstruction. In
short, we are called upon to turn from the ex-
element of war to that of politics


President Johnson has marked out bis policy
for reconstructing the Southern States. He is
busy carrying out its details and devoting
his whole time to the execution of his practical
plans for restoring peace, law, order and pros
perity to the people in the late rebellious
States. While engaged in solving the numerous
problems which present themselves and en-
deavoring to decide the perplexing ques-
tions in manner that will, as soon as
possible, remove all signs of the terrible
struggle which we have gone through, and &C.
cure the return of the Southern States to their
appropriate sphere in the Union, the politi-
clans Of the North are at work at their plans
for the reorganization of parties. Chief Justice
Chase issued his orders to his radical associates
informing them that the time had come to
organize their party. In this official order he
marked out the creed of the party. and, leaving
to them the work of carrying out the details, he
starts for the sunny South to ALLEVIATE the ne
groes from the administration. AS soon as he
reaches the cotton and rice fields he calls the
colored population together, and endeavors to
convince them that the present government is
opposed to their interests, and that he (Chase)
is their friend. Simultaneous with his depar-
ture Senator Sumner, another apostle in the
same party, sits down and writes letter to the
North Carolina negroes, urging them to partici-
pate in political meetings. He takes this occa-
sion to counsel them to exercise the right of
suffrage, declaring that all who oppose them
care usurpers and impostors."


But the manipulations of the radicals do
not end here. The Chase radicals, backed with
the patronage of the Custom House of this city,
Immediately instigate movements for public
meeting for the purpose of intimidating the
President and debating his policy. They secure
the attendance of our military heroes, knowing
full well that without them they could not Sc
cure q respectable audience. Their plans were
all nicely arranged, the orator of the
occasion selected with great care, and
everything worked, as they supposed, well
for their self-glorifcation under the light of the
brilliant military stars. At length they began
to see breakers ahead and their resolutions,
which at first were somewhat denunciatory Of
the Presidents policy, were toned down and
modified before they were presented. But this
did not save them from disastrous defeat in
their own gathering. The public refused to





and insisted that the meh who had planned and
fought our battles should address them. Thus
the gallant Logan was drawn out, who, in
clear and logical speech, defined President
Johnson's policy. The audience applauded and
so emphatically endorsed his utterances that
the radicals, in dismay, were forced to beat a
hasty retreat to hide their shame and mortiH-
cation.


Thus it will be seen that in the place of war
the order of the day is reorganization. II is re-
construction in all directions and on all sides,
North and South. The President quietly but
energetically attends to the reconstruction and
the restoration of order in the South, regardless
Of the manipulating politicians. The latter are
ssizing upon this opportunity, in the lull which
follows the close Of the war; to construct parties
and lay their plans for the capture of the spoils
in the future. In the meantime the President
will continue his labors for the regeneration of
the South but no one expects that the political
wire-pullers will drop their schemes or leave
their manipulations. The Chase radicals are
determined to have party of their own, and
will endeavor to organize it while President
johnson is reconstructing the South, notwith-
standing their failure at the Cooper Institute
meeting. The war democracy are maturing
their plans for party, based upon the practical
issues of President Johnson's domestic policy.
The rump Of the copperhead faction are also
looking around for political roost. Thus the
close Of the rebellion has brought us to an era
Of political excitement.


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coNsTRUCTIoN.-Since the restoration of peace
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