The Loyal Georgian, 1866-10-13

The Moscow CGuzette of the 26th inst,, contains a leading urticle on the Ameri American - can American friendship, which will give you a good idea on the state of popular feeling in Russia with reference to the United States. In substance the atticle in ques question - tion question speaks as follows: The rapprochement between Russia and America is not one of those artificral allianecs formed by diplomatists, and which have no real vitality. It is a friendship of a natural growth, destined to flourish. Both conntries bave just issued from great difficulties. In 1863, at the time of the Polish insurrection, the two nations first shook Lands cor~ dially. Solid interests and real power proceed from the manifestation of naticn naticnal - al naticnal sympathies. At the same time, there is nothing to startle or frighten the world in such an alliance. Tt is merely the basis of a new distribution of power, and the inauyuration of a new internation international - al international system, of which the effects in the in interests - terests interests of civilization and general pro progress - gress progress are immeasurable. This new aili ailiance - ance ailiance will abolish the system of false arti artificial - ficial artificial ailiances now prevailing in Europe. The new relatious between Russia and the most powerful nation of the New World would entail certain obligations, which are the more easy of fulfillment since they coincide with the interests of Russia, properly understood. An alli alliance - ance alliance with the United States is the only alliance on which Russia can reckon in time of need. Russin can never have' any subject of quarrel with the United CT VDO PV ~asns et it cntsisestn s tries will afford wutual etrength in evcry-] thing connected with their several inter interests. - ests. interests. Isit not true that the emcmies of' Russia are equally enemies of the United States ? Isit not also true that Russia and the United States will always, and under all cirenmstances, have common foes. These considerations form a strong basis for an alliance, which wust not be weakencd by any closer connection with Europe. Recent events have disturbed the balanee of power in Kurcpe, and this new order of things is far from being favorable to the interest of Russia. The changes that have taken place have strengthened the policy of England, and any rapprochement between Russia and Germany would still farther alter the European balance ot power in favor of Great Britian. By combining with Ger Germany, - many, Germany, Russia would throw France again 'intc the arms of Kngland, and promote a ;combination that would be ultimately i directed against Russia. Thesettlement of the Eastern question would thus be definitely left in the hands of England, 'to the great increase of her power in Europe, and to the equal disadvantage of Russia and the United States, Such is the policy which the editor of 'The Moscow Gazette (ouce the advocate E of everything that was most British) re re? - ? re? commends to the serious attention of his countrymen. One of the first phases of Russio American ahiance, if establish establish!ed - !ed establish!ed on the principles' above enunciated, { would probably be the destruction of all E artificial geozraphico-political definitions, i and the inauguration of Russia as a first firstrate - rate firstrate American power. Meantime, the é alliance so eagerly desired is to be cemen cemen| - | cemen| ted by trade, the United States buying l ermine of Russia (the only article which 'Gen Clay proposes to export from this ' country,) and the Russians buying a few | bales of raw cotton, until they can draw ' all their supplies of that valuable mate mate| - | mate| rial from Persia or from their own do dominiens - miniens dominiens in Central Asia, I wiil not say | more, for fear of being taxed with feeiings [ of envy, batred and malice ai the pros

expiration of four years, during which public declarations have been constantly called forth on every point and phase of the great contest which stiil absorbs the attention and engrosses the energies of the nation, liffle that is new could be presented, | T'e progress of our arms, upon which all else chiefly depends, is as well known to the public as to myself, acd it is, I trust, reasonably satisfactory and encours aging to all. With high hupe for the future, no predistion in regard to it is 1 ventured. = On the occasion coi'respondfng to this, ! four years ago, all thoughts were anxious anxiously - ly anxiously directed to an impending civil war. All dreaded it; all sought to avoid it While the inaugural address was beiug delivered from this place, devoted alto altogether - gether altogether to saving the Unien without war, insurgent agents were in the «ity seeking to destroy it wit!:ont war, sciiting to dis dissolve - solve dissolve the Union and divide he effects, by negotiation. Both parties depreeated wir, but one of them would make war ratker than let the nation survive, and the other would accept war rather than let it serish, and the war came. ! Oue eighth of the whole :population were colored .lavos, not diseryuted gene generally - rally generally over the Union, but ]oc::i'i ized in the Southern part of it. These Haves con~ stituted a peculiar and powerjal interest. All kuew that this interest wis somehow the cause of the war. To %trengthen, perpetuate, and extend th's imterest was the objeet for which the insurgents would rend the Union by war, while the govern government - ment government claimed no right to do more than to restrict the territorial of it. 3 Neither party expected for the war the maguitude or the duration which it has alrcady attaived. Noitner anticipated that the cause of the couflict might cease | even before the eonfliet itgeif should cease. Bach looked for an easier triumph and a } result less fundamental and astounding. | Both read the same Bible and pray to the rame God, and each invokes his aid against the other. It may seem strange that any men should darc ask a jnst God's | assistauce in wringing their bread from the sweat of other men's faces; but let us judge not, that we be not judged. The prayer of both should not be answered. That of neither has been answered fully. The Almighty has his own purposes. Woe unto the world because of offences, for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh. If we shall suppose that American slavery is one of these offeuces 'which in the providence of God must i needs come, but which, Laving continued 'through his appointed time, he now wills [tn remove, and that he gives to both North and South this terrible war as the woe due to those by whom the offence came, shall we discern there is any de departure - parture departure from those divine attributes which the belicvers in a living God al ways ascrible to him? Fondly do we hope, fervently do we pray that this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away. Yet if God wills that it continne until all the wealth piled by the boud boudman's - man's boudman's two bhundred and fifty years of unrequited toil shall be sunk, and until every drop of blood drawn with the lash shall be paid by another drawn with the sword, as was said three thousand years ago, so still it must be said, thav the | judgments of the Lord are true and right righteous - eous righteous altogether. \ With malice towards none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wouund, to care for him who shall bave borne the batile aud for his widow and his orphaus, to do ail which | may achieve and cherish a just aod a ilasting' peace among ourselves and wiih | all patiocus.

The loyal nation must see to it that the Fortieth Congress shall be as com competent - petent competent to override executive vetoes as the Thirty-Ninth, and be equally re~ moved from the peril of being expelled for one more in harmony with execu executive - tive executive ideas, The same earnestnezs, en energy, - ergy, energy, patriotisp, and intelligence which gave success to the war, must now be exerted te reap its fruits and prevent its recurrence. The only dauger is, that, in some representative districts, the peo people - ple people may be swindled by plausibilities and respectibilities; for when, m politi political - cal political coutests, any great willainy is. con contemplated, - templated, contemplated, there are always found some eminently conservative phrases, innnernts ly ready to furnish the wolves of polities with abundant .~u'pplics of sheep's cloth~ irg. Ihese diguified dupes are more than usually active at the present time; and the gravity of their speech is as edi{ying as its emptiness. Immersed in words, and with no clear eonception of things, they mistake conspiracy for cons servatism. Their pet horror is the term "radical 7 their idca of heroie patriot patriotism, - ism, patriotism, the spectacle of a great nation which allows itself to be ruined with de~ corum, and dies rather than commit the slightest breach of constitutional etis quette. This insensibility to facts, and blindress to the tendency of events, they call wisdom and moderation. Behind these political dummics are the real forces of the Johnson party, men of in insolent - solent insolent spirit, resolute will, embittered temper, and unscrupulous purpose, who clearly know what they are after, and will hesitate at no ""informality" in the attempt to obtain it. To give these per pergons - gons pergons political power will' be to surren: der the results of the war, by placing the goveroment practically in the hands of those agaust whom the war was waged. The Atlantic Monthly. PRESIDENT LINCOLN'S INAU INAUGURAL - GURAL INAUGURAL ADDRESS MAKCH 4th, 1865. . We presume very few of our color d people have read Mr, Liucoln's last Inau. gural Address; and, as a great numbq have learred to read since it was written, we publish it, that all may know how full that good man was cf real Christian charity; how his whole soul was perva ded by that spirit exhibited by our blessed Redeemer, when he prayed in the presence of His relentless persecu persecutors - tors persecutors : - 'Father, forgive them ; they kuow not what they do!' Fellow-Countrymen--At this seconc sppearing to take the oath of the presi presidential - dential presidential office, there is less occasion fo an extended address than there wasa the first. Then a statement somewhat i 1 detail of a course to be pursued secmec lvery fitting and proper. Now, at th

all loyal settlers, whether white or black. Our readers may not all know that the Government owns many million acres of land in the unsettled portions of the country. Some of this land lies in the Southern States. In Arkansas, there are nine million acres; in Alabama, six millions; in Florida, nineteen millions; in Louisiane, six millions; in Mississippi, four Mijlions Now, it is for the interest of the na~ tion that its whole territory should be settled. Hence Governwent gives away homesteads to those who will go and oc occupy - cupy occupy them, and make them permanent homes. It requires hard work in many cases; and many families should, if pos possible, - sible, possible, go together, so as to help each other, and have schools and ehurches to together. - gether. together. According to a recent law of Cona gress, no more public lands in the South will be sold until next Jannary; but they will be given away to loyal men who will go and settle ou them. It is estimated that 375,000 home homesteads - steads homesteads could be had in this way if they are wanted. We hope that the freedmen wili have their share. But let nothing be done rashly. Those who are well supplied with work, -and fairly paid, should not wander off without a 'very definite plan, and prospect of success. i e Drinlang by the Acre. - '{ome in, and take a drink, ¢h 7 #aid Tim McMoran to Jobn Nokes, as the lat'er was returning weary and worn frem bis day's labor. 'No, replied Nokes: 'l've made up my mind that [ can do better with land than to driuk it 'Who's asked you to drink land, I'd like to know ?' 'Well, T ficd, that, cvery time I drink sixpence worth of liquor, I drink more 'than 2 good square yard of land, worth i three hundred dollars an acre'

The President of the United States has so sirgular a combination of defects for lhe office of a constitutioual magis magistrate, - trate, magistrate, that he could have oltained the opportunity t» misrule the nation ouly by a visitation of Providence. Insincere as well as stubboru, cunning as well as unrcasonable, vain as well as ill- tempers ed, greedy of popularity as well as arbi~ trary in disposition, veering in his mind as well'as fixed in his will, be unites in his character the scemingly opposite qua ities of demagogue and autoerat, aud converts the Presidential cbair into a stump or a throne, according as the im impulse - pulse impulse seizes bim to cajole or to com-~ mand. Doubtless, much of the evil de developed - veloped developed in him is due to the misfortune in having been lifted by events to a position which he lacked the elevation and breadth of intelligence adequately to fill. He was cur d with the posses possession - sion possession of a power ard authority which no man of narrow mind, bitier prejudices, and inordinate selfestimation can ex exercise - ercise exercise without depraving himself as weil as injuring the nation. Egotistic to the point of mental disease, he resented the direct and manly opposition of statesmen to his opinions and moods as a personal affront, and descended to the last degree of littleness in & political leader - - that of betraying hi- party, in order to gra ify b's spite. He of course became the pre; of iutriguers and sycophants - of persou who understand the art of managing

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minds which are at once arbitrary and weak, by allowing them to retain unity of will amid the most palpable inconsisten inconsistencies - cies inconsistencies of opinion, so that ineonstancy to principle shall not weaken force of pur pose, por the emphasis be at all abated with which they may bless to-day what yesterday they cursed. Thus the ab abhorror - horror abhorror of traitors has now become their tool. I'bus the denouucer of copper copperheads - heads copperheads has now sunk inte dependence on their support. Thus the imposer of conditions of reconstruction has ro bes come the foremost friend of the uncon unconditioned - ditioned unconditioned return of the Rebel States. Thus the furious Uuion Republican, whose harrangues against his political opponents almo:t scared his political friends by their viclence, has now be come a shameless b trayer of the people who trusted him. In all these chaunges of base he has appeared supremely con~ scious, in his own mind, of playing an independent, a consistent, aud especially a conscientious part. p

In pursuance of a resolution passed at a meeting of the Colored Soldiers and Sailors League, held in the City of Washington, September 1, 1866, we invite all colored soldiers and sailors who served in the late war for the Union, and who believe they have not received a due recognition in her hour of need, and n sustaining the Union with the musket, have won their rights to the ballot, to meet at Philadelplia, Pa., 1867. Geo. D. Johnson, Pensylvania. F. R. Hawkins, Ohio. C. B. Fischer, Dis'et of Columbia. G. M. Arnold, Louisiana. J. R. Marshall, Illinois. P. B. Schererder, West Virginia, L. P. Samuels, Georgia. W. R. Stokes, Maine. N. F Pillsburry, New Hampshire. iioyd Hammond, Maryland. Those who are lavorabie to the cause, and who are willing to have their names used i this call are requested to ad address - dress address G. M Arnold, 325 I St., Washington, D. C.