Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-12-31

RHETORICAL RADIcALIsN,

coin LIKE all thar iylls Iron Tue liPs " WAS
3D. aktr his last discourse is marked by fueDcy of
invective and prodigaity of insulting disparage-
men irec led against the President and his Cabinet.
At time when even Mr. Lincoln's political oppo-
ntnts have hidden truce to the e rceness of re-
cent party dissensions the Massachusetts, orator is
oily the more copious in his accusations and the
more vehement in his objursatons. We quote,
fr the information Of our readers the principal
p)ilt, Of Mr. Phillipss objection to the Presidents
p an Of " reconstruction"
what WAS the fret element Of reconstruction which
M Lincoln Incorporated intp bis proclamation He
placed hs aud all the OF Congress at the
feet OF the Supreme Court The South TO swear to
support the acts OF the Government 10 bis hands and Ia
the hands o Congress far the Supreme Court holds
them b. valid The speaker would rot say that the
President could have said any thing else he was only
telling what the President did say What did the procla
nation Of January l. 1863, meAn2 Some members OF the
Cate. said hat il that any negro can get hold
Of Mr. Chase salt that any negro down TO the
Gull that the ag is free. Republicans IN the
STATE MIS- ahLsetts said that there no law IN it
it not arth the waste paper on which 1t was writ
ten Whit did Mr.. Lincoln saw He SAID. IS he ought
TO say. nothing. lie cou d say nothing When the Gov
error Of tie State sgns he could not tell its
g h. q the court 70 get il constructs and
kDrw he If ths pr camaticn until the Supreme
Court had decSei IT, The proclamation OF 1868 was to
be altered thrt ugh the secession heart of whose
body 10 Baltimore and vi ose soul was in Richmond
IL psss the ordeal of the bench Of Judges who
made the Dred Scott decision and announced that negro
has rights that white man is bound to respect 1t
70 the ordeal Of bench of Judges the aoriy
Of whom csn- Of the Wickedness OF Buchanan and
P,!k and Franklin Psrce-the only two Of whom who
fused ia The led Sc"tt decision being orger
the court God help thu negro h. depended Roger
b. T4npy for his liberty. The Supreme C0urt the
point here democratic sytm tou hest nearest 10
de, poti,m That the meaning Of the Supreme Court
and hs ouy hope that Abraham Liuc0n's pr ec
hed he yadty Of the Of Congress and Of the
proc ari4os If ptember Of last January Mr. Lin
cou tnsrf t-R-ut al WILL aud would probably 90
shortly. As quid pro quo of this the speaker
vented something han he judges of h Supreme
Court The mis-! If them seces.ionsts rem the top Of
hsr heads % the sues oil their feet would be likely TO
give Ii they had reformed aud Tepened aGd got any bet
be wrdd glad to know il, bul he judged them by
their recorded positions.
Il will be seen that Mr. Phillips here complains
Of he Presidents plan on the ground that cit
leaves the negro il The hands Of the Supreme
Court, % far Is the Federal power is concerned "
Ia commenting on this objection, tho New York
Times pertnenlly asks: q We should like to know
where Mr. Phi lips would have him left White
men Of all classes aud grades, from the President
1d1gp to the humblsSt citizen, are left in the
hands Of The Supreme Court That is for them
the highest tribunal in the land. Why should
tue negro claim q expect any other2" And we
imagine that most readers viii concur with the
Times when in view Of such captious criticism it
proceeds 70 add
The fact i, Mr. PHILIPPE aud the fanatics who follow
bis lead, have becCur complete on thu cub
ct II the hrgro. They have broodci so long over bic
wrongs That tey conceive my
any rights They claim Tor negroes virtues mmuutes,
privilege and rights which they would dresm OF
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futon uuiil il stands il The way Of their schemes
go supremacy then they abandon the Constitution snd
staud BY the negro Their Of patriotism is devotion
{, the negro They are for preserving the Union IL il
will h 10 the n.grpes II rot they are for destroying IT,
They prosecuting the becausc viii help the
negrors the smsrt trey find fancy IL will not, they
are fer peace. Mr. Philips would infinitely prefer dis
union with The abluon Of slavery to the Union without
it; ani WI The grrst body Of those NkO accept him
their political guide
"tis 5ecOnns ahionsbls III some quarters to speak
Of the Sc ascoHGi i0hai loyalty The ia the South
err ; Who for ab fishing slavery sra ci.d by
II aadiag ppltcsl journals unconditional 10y
sfs' while Unon men, Ike Governor Bramete, OF Ken
tucFy Vhu ar not 70 favor q H. are sweepinRg and re-
-ssly denounced smi-srcessionsts no hing
be mora fse upjYst TIE question a. abolition has
nothIg 0h,teyrr do with th4 question 4 loyalty.
pro slavery may be yal, while many anti slavery
ceualuy aud cousRcuou'ly d'sloysl. That m'n
isly7i who iUr fustaning the Government crgsbirg
The rrteun and preserving The Union uh1u regard to
stGUsry II slavery sahts ~ The way Of bis resu he -
for destroying II il gets Of the way be will
abandon tie In 0r he sake 81 destr yrg slavery This
il The utiJ lie IL d-tinclion that csn be drawn
IL quite tue thet Dir Philips a. every body else
Nor,h utb, Whaeyer nsy b. their opinions the
subject uf slavery Shouts understand Inst the Copsitu
tou to supreme =W cf the snd ind that By Is pros
Sous Supreme Court il tie highest Judicial tribunal Of
III nstuu. All LAWS passed by Congress and all procla
nations ifued ny tbe President abide by lis judg
nit livery ctizen, every inbabitaut. black white;
musEbod his rights subject TO ts decisions And there
il rcthng liz nature position, relations the Go
ve which Eake he negro eItiou to this
necessity"
The second objection which Mr. Phillips urges
against tie Presidents plan Of amnesty is drawn
fron tie fact that it proposes to suspend the con
6sc4tign act. On this point the speaker says
"Tte ,eco'd election to Nr Lipcclns procan atior
81 tast he aside the fscation act He rays th
layshuldtrs, exec Bb ut hundred Of them maj
return ihiresta and the States may back b,
yot 81 Ore-ttE D, to The Union. What does that
WHY land dictates Government. III the people own Ia,
lsrd it . democracy few own IT, il oil
earchy livery Ma-sactu etts farmer owns bi. house
ind j. 1- Davis mutt piled by million, cnuld mo-
mat Any tn Ug but democracy CnnRcate the land
Of The south aud put utp The hadi OF the negroes and
witt who fought for II, and you msy 20 70 seeT
wi h your parchmebts We have got the Urion dogI
tgre BY ratural root that you cannot pull up Paut
lutd ed THOUSAND negro farmers aud hundred thou AM
II hite sudcrs by III side, aud The south VIII BE-
cured
People lay Mr. Lincoln ID q very prudent Bu
pIuder uld not be exercised at other peoples
petse TIE win proposes b. give up the fru ts .
this Tor such ID that, either does not under
stand lis ep,ch, 10 not equal D. IT, We must man
prot cion for The whom tie Government has freed
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