Year: 1867




tnereSI civil officers in this District ex-
law SO as to obviate possible necessity for
Congress passed March p 1867 creating Military Dis
4 Such other orders as may become necessary to
carry out the aboye,named act, and an act supple
mental thereto, VIII be duly published - .


t0fiS5 Breyet Major and Brlgader-Generai u. S. A.
Alexander III. stephens Advice to the


south.


The Atlanta (Ga( Era thinks the published
statement that Alexander II. Stephens has
"counseIled the south to DO onothing, but uttowait"
do, him injustice, and Says


80 far we are advised. that distinguished citizen
views but from what was known Of them before the
and just previous to Its disastrous close, think
there no reason to doubt his agreeing with the Erd
and the prominent leading minds Of the day, that
acGepanGe GT the S m measures % ana an
political reorganization and restoration to the
Mr. stephens is known to be in feeble health. and
is comPeisa 10 deSiS as IhuGn hI as p9ss6ie from men
people who so much admire him, who almost vene-
desired honor, would, doubt. be glad to hear from
him We hope they vii WheI9eE t & he agrees or dis
bound to assume, we would like for him to announce
the passed by Congress harsh unjust and
uncalled for; but yet, we belieye from the conserva
passive acquiescence in those measures but prompt
efficient, and active cooperation in reorganizing
Inc Atlanta Intentgsncsr, alludlng Ito the same
any opinion as to what the Southern people should



himself a prisoner OF war"


Letter from Ex-United States Senator


Albert G. Brown, OF MissIsSlppi.


TERRY Kinds county, MISS, March 22.-Your let
ter of the l9th inviting an expression OF views
the situation Of our public affairs was received yes
terday since the surrender nave not medded in
political affairs, and have studiously avoided every
fere in With w6ios poscrSed Sc Rebe had
nothing to do. Ev now hesitate as to the pro-
your Inquiries AS do not volunteer my opinions I
hope TO escape censure ior them 10 those





keep quiet am free to say. that is very much my
As speak reluctantly you will not be surprised ifI
say as little as possible 70 my mind it Is only neGes-
ofthe Southern States, to enable with out effort
ought 10 do thought at the beginning. and now
think the acts Of secession were valid and that they
we were forced TO say these acts were void 40 ttio
out Of the Union. and not in it, We fought to main:
@ ad S sn% @ eesaS o g wG6 S6
gave up our arms we laid them at the feet of the con-
From that day to this we have ceased to have any
respect We often confuse ourselves by thinking too
much on the Inconsistency Of our opponent instead of
misses to conclusions. What If the radicals
pose 10 take us back on their own harsh terms? we
know we were out, and that on fair terms we are
that we committed any treason. A foreigner cannot
laws and Constitution of another country than his own
BY the act Of secession we passed from under the
Constitution Of the United States, and lost all claim
mand protection Under this Constitution after we had
thrown 1t off and made another, and as we hoped,a
down our arms and acknowledges ourselves CON
fSe conSueTor was bound to respect am not to be
understood in this as saying that the Gonqueror may
treat he has treated other conquered people, and
% Oee heiher he does s or not not We m
and the civilized world must. be the judges,


he degrades himself and not his victim. It is to my
% d o 5S G5 10 T to
conqueroT. Is lone traveller without arms degraded
not comparing our conquerors to a bandit, but am
saying we are nnarmsd helpless and as completely
robbers. IL remains to be whether they will
degrade themselves not U.s. by a contrary course We
have nothing to do but submit.


1t does seem to me that some OF our people, after
swallowing camel, straining gnat. Ar eT
attendant measures am incredulous as to their
straining their throais by swallowing the batch of
measures proposed by Congress. IL is nauseating
dose, and would not take it If could help myself
promptly, he will on his next round give me some.
Thing worse, and very likely stand by and make me
Its part Of his system to give very. ,sickeping
doses and In quick succession, aud make the pateni
take them. II Is useless to grumble-the patient in
the hospital. with both arms Off and help at hand
but what can we do? True, we may play the part Of
we viii thrash him But guess when we get Veil me
we ever DO we shall feel SO good that we won't want
After all the measures proposed by Congress though
BEEN They have been so generSIly % read and ABLY S
commented on that shall forbear any analysis or
features will barely alnde TO. One Of these negro
suffrage. and its twin sister negro education, have
been generally commented on as extremely harsh
and especially when taken IN connection with the
proposition TO disranchse and forever prescribe a
large portion of the most Intelligent whites,


and, as think, extremely dangerous to the safety
and best interests ofhe whole country by being
too broad. OF this may speak between ourselves
but, have said before on the general subject you
harsh and think altogether ecessary to disfran-
chise so large number of Intelligent whites
throw the number of States, in all probability, into
the hands OF the ignorant blacks and vicious whites.
Surely il would have been sufficient TO Vindlcate an
idea 10 have DISTINGUISHED enough in each State to
The men who have done this thing will remember
when fear it will be too late the interest of this
country is intimately blended with their own-so init.
mately, indeed, that it will be found impossible "a
infct a permanent injury one without seriously
damaging the other. am, as you know, among the
prescribed, but / am satisfied. The right 10 vote
shouldI never exercise unless for the benefit of my
country and / want no office. Therefore the law. 4
IL passes will give me no concern ior myself ana
beg my friends not to include nae in their thoughts
when they considering what to do on this subject


AS 70 educating the negro aud letting him vote, l
should not oppose II as an original proposition II u
and by the right men The negro is fixture In this
country. He is not going out OF IL he Is no. going e
his exodus from the country desirable. / am franh


saying II they every one OF them 6Su1 9e ns
Africa, would not havet done, unless indeed IL wer
already Sst the saSd ssGo3 s return
us q return cargo OF white lAborers; .


Ifthe negro is 70 stay here ana ~ Is desirable u
white towards him? Why, 20 educate him
admit him, when sufficiently Instructed 70 the righ
of voting, and rapidly as possible prepare hin
for safe and rational enjoyment OF that equality
before. the law which as free man he has
right TO claim ana Which we cannot long refus'
have a scheme of my own on this subject, based
relations existing in this country between the two
races but forbear 70 give IT, as i has been super