Year: 1866

/ labor over slave labor is clearly demonstrated.
| The trouble is that the Southerns are not will
ing to accept the situaiion-will not be convinced
that Slavery is irrevocaby dead, and that with it
"plantation manners" ought also to die; they
| seem to expect its resuscits;ion at some future
time, and some of them were even audacous
enough to essay some such thing, ere the sound
of war ceased in their borders. 1t is notorious
that now, the military is the only restraining
power throughout the South that it with
drawn, there would be no safety for any known
Union man, and no protection for either loyal
whites or blacks. This is the state of ihirgs
| represented by Gov. Brownlow in Tennessee,
whose members many are so anxious to have OBJ
tain seats. Nearly the is the state of the
case in North Carolina, as shown by letters from
various points, which all tend to prove that Josti
ma lente is the true policy in our reconstruction
movements. In some cases however, it is evil
IDENTITY the intention and desire of the peopIs to
do justice and become the friends of the negroes;
in these places it is acknowledge that their labor
Is better than any other be, and we hear of
Lo importation of coolies, any other such
chimercal scheme, aimed directly at the exter-
mination of the race by those friends (fO OF the
negro who much fear that determination In
all such places tho people should also receive
cordial support, for they act in opposition to ell
their old-tmes views, and to their leading politi-
clans, and require all the moral assistance which
our appreciation would give them. OF all the
states, Virginia IS now in for the best position,
although the members elect from Tennessee are
the most unobj ectionable men. There will be
great deal OF force brought to bear for the ad-
mission of the Virginia members early in March.
but hope and believe with little success.


The majority Of the states, either gnorantly or
stubbornly, stand very much in their way in
reconstruction, by the election of such men to
Congress as cannot take the test-oath in prefer
ence to their more loyal opponents; this has lately
been very clearly illustrated by the action of the
Legislature of Georgia. in electipg Alexander IL.
Stephens and Herchell V. Johnson to the Senate.
Every act of this kind is promptly noted by the
Committee Reconstruction, and initiates
against the prospect Of such state very power
fully.


At last, after much time wasted in debate, the
pending Amendment 10 The Constitution h as
passed the House, and We have to record another
advance towards true Republicanism, and new
triumph of justice in more fairly apportioning the
Representatives throughout the country. The
bill, as passed, provides that the apportionment
shall be according to the population; provided
that where any portion OF the population shall be
excluded from the elective franchise, by reason ol
race or color, they shall also be excluded from the
euumeratiou-which is the origiusl form suggested
by Mr. Blaine, and adopted being the least
Objectionable of any proposed, although TO thi7
there found some objections. lhe vote, as
recorded, is 100 to 46-ali the New England
men, bat Baldwin and Eliot of Massaehuse is,
voting for the bill.


There are said to De TIVE I've different countereits
on the fifty cent currency, and it is matter Of
great wonder that the counterfeits on the second
issue in circulation the scrip Itself
showing that the plate must have been prepared
before any of the new notes put forth; this,
with many other concurrent circumstances, have
raised the grave question in the minds OF many,
whether the Superintendent Of the Printing Bu
reau is perfectly honest, and 10 be trusted with
such unlimited powers as he pos. esses. We





as to his honesty but only hope, il he does
abuse the confidence placed in him in such a vital
matter, that he may receive con dign punishment.
IL is time, certainly that the Government exerted
all it. powers discover this band of villains who
are taking the Nations life-blood, by running he
peoples trust in its currency, and when found,
the more trusted the offender, the more severe
let his punishment be. Counterfeits the $40
bonds have been detected at the Treasury De-
partment.


Reports from the Internal Revenue Department
show the amount of collections in the last seven
m months to be $500, ,939 1868 09, which is much
more than the estimate for the same time. Great
credit is to be given the Committee of Ways
and Means for providing way OF so fully meet
ing the requirements OF the country, and paying
the national debt more rapidly than the most san
gune dared to hope.


Mr.. Morrill,, its Chairman, is man Of such
marked financial ability to assure US that under
his direction the system will be speedily brought
state of comparative perfection MIR. Morrill,
is one of the ablest men in the House, and should
the Legislature of Vermont fit to honor him
with the SenatorshiP, he would fill the place OF
the late, lamented Judge Collamer, with more
honor to Vermont and good to the country, than
any of her able men whom | know W.