Year: 1867

1 uS E14O VI SUSpS41SSE


Congress has put an end to the
suspense which has, for many
months, injuriously affected busi-
ness enterprise in every section OF
the country, by not only establish
ing Governments for the Southern
States, but by passing a law look
ing, in the end, to the reconstruc-
tion Of the Union, and the reStora-
ton Of the present excluded States
to their properplacesin that Union.
We take it for granted, that, with
or without the Presidents assent,
the Supplementary Bill" as it is
called, will become a law; and
thus painful suspense is ended,
and with it, we hope, politics and
parties throughout the South.


The people of the whole country
now know definitely the term of
reconstruction, and the people Of
the South know where they stand
and what they have to do. Under
these circumstances, it becomes
the people Of these States to
promptly recognizetNeir condition,
and so at once to work in all the
avocations of business and indus
try which tend to retrieve their
shattered fortunes and restore
their section to its former pros
perity. OurpoIiticaI status is fix
ed, perhaps for years, although
we had no participation in fixing
it, and there is now nothing left to
US but to go to our farms, work
shops or places Of business, and
attend strictly to our dnties as
good citizens, rendering obediense
to the laws, and uniting i'll the
preservation and maintenance Of
order in the communities in which
we may reside.


Political discussions will here
after be proftless; regrets for the
change in our condition worse
than vain and all attempts to
institute party determinations, or
array one portion Of our people
against the other, is the most
suicidal to our wcll-being. socially,
politically and otherwise. AL we
have to do with politics is to aid
those entrusted with the carrying
out of tho late law Of Congress,
honestly and sincerely. Our duties
as people are plainly defined and
pointed out in its provisions, and
there is no use debating or cavill-
ing at it's requirements. So long
as this law remains in f0rcc-until
we are admitted into the Union
we must remember that We are
residents Of a military district" ,"
and that simple obedience to the
law will be more beneficial and
productive Of good results than
any factious opposition to the pro
gress of reconstruction under it.


The termination of the long and
anxious struggle in political affairs,
we believe, will be speedily follow
ed by revival Of business, both
North and South, The capitalists
of the former section now know
the security they will have for
investments among us, and our
own people: being fully aware
that nothing they can DO can
change or better their condition,
will, we hope, take a long farewell
to politics, and apply themselves
to more profitable pursuits. If
the machinery Of reconstruction
runs smoothly-and we have no
reason to doubt it, if we concien-
tiously discharge our duties as
law-abiding citizcns-we shallsoon
realize an Improvement in Our
condition in every respect. Trade
will revive, confidence be restored
and the credit Of the business men
ofthe South re-establishcd in the
markets where credit is needed.
Such, Notwithstanding the draw
backs we have to contend with, is
tho prospect Of the future for all
true and good citizens in the mill,
4arv districts Of the South.


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