The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1865-09-16
.The Pivot of the National Future.''

"The Pivot Of the National Future"
z Wendell Phillips made Q speech at Farm
ineton. Mass, on the 4th of July, from which
we extract the following views, upon the po-
litical future, and the position of the Admin
istration
IA Mr.. Summer, Mr.. Wilson, Mr.. Kelley, they
sav TO him: nSir, the white race has three
elements make the fourth impartial" The
president saws: II hesitate, do not see my
nav clear What do these gentleman say z
t,if vou don't see your way clear, stop; if the
way dou't open before you, stand still until.
Il does. If you don't see your way clear to
re-orcanize those states, keep them where
ehav orc That il the advice Mr.. Sumner gave
him . that is the advice Mr.. Boutwell, gave him
tbat "a the advice Judge Kelly gave him. have
No disnosition to bear had upon the President.
che solution OF the question depends upon his
being on our side. am standing here To-day 10
toke rounsei with you to find out what! TWO
things What are the indications in our posses
e;on today of where the President means 10 stand
That Is the first question. The second is. Ii ne
IL not right to-day, how can ne be made To- Let
me show you the importance OF this question
'.Where will President johnson stano on the 4Ih
day Of December next7H The press and public
sneaker. RECENTLY undertook to discuss how We
eonId keen the rebel States out OF Congress. Men
savt a.The next Congress may be relied upon;
thew cannot get majority to vote them IN. NO
matter where President johnson stands there IS
the buwark of Congress they never VIII fecog
ni1e those Statesn Is not that the comfort which
every politician gives you? There would be some
nome If the members Of Congress would have an
nnnortunitv-with the delegates OF the rebel
States outside of the doors of Congress-to vote
whether they should sit there. But IN my Opus
ion President Johnson's theoryis that the States
have never been out of the Union. Their reia
tons have only been suspended, not destroyed.
They are going to have members of congress
chosen this summer. During the next i've mOntns
they will be elected On the 4th day OF Decem>
Der eightyfour Southern Representatives rom
North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama
Mississppi Louisiana Arkansas, Florida ana lex
az will march into Washington. Will they stay
at the outside of the doors OF Congress! no
they will walk into Congress and SIT down IN tnelI
old seats They will say. Gentlemen. FresuenG
Johnson savs the States have never ueen 0ut "
the Union.n How can you check them Wnatls
the pext STEP Mr.. Mcpherson, Clerk OF the
Houso is the only officer The way you organize
Congress is this: He rises and says, "Gentlemen,
are YOU ready to organize p 1--WE are" cry OUT
the crowd He then proceeds to call State aiter
StateAMassaehusetts, Maine, New hampshire,
New York Connecticut Rhode ISAAC. suppose
ne goes on. aud calls North Carolina, Alabama,
Mississippi. They res pond. Itremains with him,
and with him only whether we shall call these
eiuhtv.four men inside. When he has done 1t
they vote for Speaker. But You may say MT.
Boutwell, won't let them.n Gentlemen, IL IS not
in order to object. If Mcpherson admits tnem
Won cannot object to the Speaker chosen. Well,
the Sneaker IS chosen. Mr.. Boutwell, rises and
says, II move that Louisiana has no r'ght 70 slC
on this floor" The subject is referredt to com
mittee. Suppose the committee report InaC sue
is not, or that she is no matter Wnlcn; inc SIX
gentlemen walk outside the bar VI Tue elgnCy-
four Southerners seventy eight remain, ana Gnoy
vote on the ouestion. Seventy-eight rebel Rep
resentatives are to join in the decision. But you
say, "Mr. Mcpherson won't do it." why, there 10
not one politician in a thousand could resist IT,.
If President Johnson says tits to be done, ]! VIII
be done. If not, it will not be done. Ihat Is the
importance ofknowing where the president means
to stand on the 4th day of December. IT he lets
the colored race know that he thinks those STATES
have not dissolved their relations with the OoV>
eminent and have right to resume them then
eighty four votes will walk inside Of that Congress-
and the question will be, not shall we admit Chem
but shall we put them out On that quesuon OF
putting them out seventy-eight OF tnein wiz WE
The Democratic party will join with them, u the
President wishes them. large share OF the re
publican party will join with them II the Presl'
dent wishes it. So you see, gentlemen, our rate
rests in the hands of the coored race, and the
disposition of Andy johnson on the 4tn Gay Oh
December next. He, to-day, stands urging Lnese
States to choose there men to Congress. NOW,
the question is, ''Can we exert any such power on
him as that when he has got them chosen, ne
shall allow them TO stand outside OF congress,
and abide the judgment of the loyal members OF
that bodyYn We are hoping that those otates
will stand outside of Congress, and our kepuOu-
can party shall say. ~ on cannot come IN until
you send us ratification OF the C0nstltutloi a.
Amendment" But suppose when they stand
there the Clerk OF the house drags tnem II WIN