Mr. Greeley´s Record on the Question of Amnesty and Reconstruction
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Excerpt from Mr. Greeley´s Record on the Question of Amnesty and Reconstruction: From the Hour of Gen. Lee´s Surrender On the 10th of May, 1865, the day after Gen. Lee´s surrender at Appomattox, Mr. Greeley wrote the following for The Daily Tribune, in which it duly appeared as leading article the next morning: Magnanimity In Triumph. We had hoped to print herewith the President´s Proclamation of Amnesty and oblivion to the partisans of the baffled Rebellion, and we do not yet despair of receiving it before we go to press, though no portion of it has yet been received. W e are apprised, however, by telegraph from Washington, that its tenor was publicly debated in that city yesterday, while our State Senate was agitated by a kindred discussion. We cannot shut our eyes to the fact that strenuous efforts are being made to swerve the President from the course to which his judgment and his feeling alike incline him, by stigmatizing it as involving infidelity to Principle or to Party. Others will be heard on this point, though we were to keep silence: we claim, therefore, our equal right to set forth our views, that they be accorded such weight as they shall be deemed to deserve. We hear men say - " Yes, forgive the great mass of those who have been misled into rebellion, but punish the leaders as they deserve." But who can accurately draw the line between leaders and followers in the premises? By what test shall they be discriminated? Some of the arch-plotters of Disunion have never taken up arms in its support, nor have they held any important post in its civil service. Where is your touchstone of leadership? We know none. Nor can we agree with those who would punish the original plotters of Secession, yet spare their ultimate and scarcely willing converts. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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