Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-01-18

heard long the sharp cries OF torture coming
up from the house Of bondage. We had heard
this. What was II 70 us1 They had long
stroched their hands towards us for help. We
cared not and needed not. Now we needed
them-who could say how much At last we
were prepared to say, "You have suffered
enough; henceforth we stand out Of your way
and let you aght for your rights and your race"
Dying for the country, they should be recognized
as citizens thereof They should be granted the
land rightfully theirs by centuries Of labor.
Doing soldiers duty, the black man should
have q soldiers pay. Burdened with mans
responsibilities, he should have mans rights.
No acts Of Congress, no proclamation OF am.
nesty TO defeated rebels, should interfere. A
constitutional amendment should shield him
from q tribunal which proclaimed that he chad
no rights which white men were bound to re-
spect." This was not charity nor generosity;
Ii was simple justice. These slaves were made
free, but not men. They were declared liberia
ted, but were held at the mercy ofa pro-slavery
tribunal.
It was useless 10 say that this matter would
take care Of itself. We should attend to It
ourselves. In 1887 slavery was supposed 10 be
dr.f, then Ic3 oncr h.d t,rd,sd -, ~
consuming fire. This slavery was not to be
left dying at tho end Of the war, but dead and
buried, and It's epitaph written BY the point Of
the sword and the bayonet. IApplause.l
The Statesmen Of the South had been wiser
,harper Than N. .h.rn.., 49,. ~, ISloei 80.
had had .,,,v -. - p-.-,,-.N, N SOl'D
tv.four. eIght.sr snn..S - ~ o", won
riev,p, tuentv.conr nraSIa,u e. oui
senate To our elevep, tvvo,,,,, e.. STs-tO-. e
onr twelve. IL had tr,mnIsd on ~ InsI'.N
and assalled Mexico. in The in,oro., or .Is..ss
Il had rrasped the virgin soiI of ,I,. ,,.r,,orI..
IN he nolIrtsd bv .,.rn, - -, ~ 1850
the nag of freedom into the or,h,.,, ~ -.
sion.
II had .ps,,;rsd ,r..do,,, ,r .,., -,.,-
IN. mail. and r,.ir,In. "a ,,,,.I..,.,- Us rs
cant mar tor .,,,D,s .-a...-,s. , -l"O'
II had overthrovn The ri9h,. 90 a.. -. =
the Territories. II b,d AIM, ON, s,hoo,. ~
churches. tb.,e bsinu i1comn.,,hI. ~I,r ANY,.
accur.ed ,v.t.m US.d oo,ad go "i'H tno
and made the truth lie II ma ~. :" !.
ssuate.cbamber scsD. - ~. 'Hs
tempted u,ed and a. ~ nsu
pohls., nina, 81 ~. Noe,. ' VI '"0
creature. might non o. sunny
vav into N. Han ~ ronr.s.u,.,,, "'tbs'e 'uei'
forth sl.verv worId o., no Ou' noNVe-
n,or. ,,.to.,,s ss.,I. ~ A"0'0 s''A' nneh-no
CompromiseI Lei no man nr.,o
mise. Defeated Inv bslIo,. ,he S.. Uo"Pio'
pealed To bullets. Now l,, II .,and 49, ,sp.
appeal. There was not an arm Of com n.o,n,.S rI
in all the North long snouub 10 s,rs,ch oro- ~
sea OF blood and the mound of fallen Northoru srO
soldiers to shake hand. with tbsir murdsrsrs -,
the other sidel (Applau,s.l Th.so d..d -.
roes had fought and fallen that IN. cana. ,,,,,,,,
succeed. ~
Their bodies had beer sh.,,srsd ,h., ,L...
polite might be mad. perf,ct W. n,n., o"-
tinue tue work dropped from ,h.,r no.rs,o..
hands. Like the noble Curt,u. ,hev h. A ,,.,-.
themselves into the black cham 80, -.
slavery, and A coming ogss ,ro.d h. 49,: ~
their voice will .,v ssrro.J ,I.,,,~ W. sPo''
", for the MARTYRS of liber,v sIoon honoa,, ,,
This was pre.emIneptIv a n,on,o,, 80 =,
wa, Vuided bv the man of ,hs DoanIa
nsyap beep behlnd The 0r.,, ~, ~ \, -aN
We had done much and all Una h"nar,i S POop,o' oi
ma. Granted that ws b,d nonor ,'ot ~ " D0'oie
10 - -, 80 +Duou y'' W uo, we