New-York daily tribune., 1865-07-15
THE WAR AND ITS ISSUES.
Extracts from the speech Of Gen. James D
Brfsbin,
Delivered q. Louisvills, Ky, July L. lss,.

Brisbin,
Delivered At Louisville, Ky, July e. 1855
j am not one OF those persons who
thing Long ego saw at work In this country two
systems of labor. entirely different and sntasonstio-
the one representing Freedom the other saveyi ono
justice and reward labor the other robbery OF labor
and wrong both claiming to be right both irrecoucis-
blo-and knew then that war would result. and the
country eventually become all slave or all trce Slavery
stood in the wny q The nation and the nation ranped
II down; IL attempted to destroy the Union ana the
Uuon destroyed IT, II il dead, and It required the
violence OF war TO rid MS Of 10 great moral wrong
There are some people stupid and foolish enough 10
believe that slavery still exists and thet they can MAIN
tam IT, To MI such wOnd say. four years Of war as
decided ng linsi you and ,ou must give u up; We
could not now maintain Slavery II We would, snd IL
not desirable should. II va could
What is TO be done with the negroest The war bav'
ing resulted In universal emancipation. what 10 De-
come Of the colOred populationt
Their baptism in blood LAS prepared them for
higher civilization and for freedom CooniIaiion 10 Al
this time unpTactcabe because colonies 20 De saceess
fIl must be Intelligent and we have 30 long kept Tue
black, in innr,rce and degradation. that they are
row Incapable of sefgovernment We nust DO with
them what Jefferson Davis wished as 10 do with hin'
Let them alone" We must educate Instead of aeitat'
Ing. encourage instead Of depressing them. Our
people must hire them and pay for their l'bori onr
mi nsters teach them truth Justice. religion and rghs
statesmen expound to them the theories of government
TO as many u them are q years of Ige. should
al once be extended the elective franchise 90 not
think they should as yet lold Office, but by ana w
when tbey become more refined and Intelligent than
now then they may b. made eligible to ONCE ana then
will commence the great contest between races wmch
will result in the peaceful withdraw. OF the black from
among white men. aud the establishment Of separate
State Governments with black Governor legislators
and law.glyers.
WHY NEGROES SHOULD vorI
hat tlt lfpp n II
citizens with nights In courts and fees simple In prop
erty. There are but two ways OF defending hoertN-
with the bayonet and by the ballot-and we must give
TIE blacks one or the other. Everybody KNOWS that
freedom 10 the slaves In the South would exist nut IN
name were IL not for the presence OF the Union
bnyonet avod therefore the expeHse Of maintaining
large number Of these people IL arms to defend their
liherties | would give them the ballot which VIII
Prove thousand times more powerful in their defense
Than the bayonet Again, know Of no way OF eject
irg uncoud tonllv loyal men TO the pnDc oinces IN
the South EXCEPT by extending the elective rarcnlse
ard beoides ol! this by taxing up arms and shedding
their blood IN defense Of the nation tne back nen haye
earned the right To vote for mel no know how 10 ao
for d country know how 10 vote for II.
EQUALITY or RACES.
Many people in the south have opposed ernancips'
ton hecansc they believe that 70 make the slaves free
US 10 make them the equals Of the whites and open
Il g door to smnlgamation. Never DID men take
more erroneous view Of any question The Ia" OF SAv
err gives to the absolute control over The body
Of hs slave and eyery slave Girl and woman Is al sl
times subject e. a.. caprice Of the masteN ha Mhs
ter. have violated al the lava OF 6od ana rues OF
deceney j. pgiufiy evident from the mixed condition
Of tho ionr or throughout the SoLth and especially
I'm Kentucky aud Louisiana. by making ths b'aek
woman rce you make her the possessoT oi her own
persou and give her tie right 10 protect her 'lIiue'
while Mt lie same time you nroessiitie NE Nhte nah
WHO Keeps her company 10 make himself Ter cqnni-n
thing that common dccenc! forbids AMI society WIZ
not allow. Slavery fosters and encourages mixture
Of lie races. while Freedom erccs barriers that re der
such thing impossible. Facts, Ike tSures are ,sb'
born things that viii not lie and when assert ,ha'
Ill Lat ! Ire
u every selects his own sooeiy lat thefe i no
ar stocracy except q tie mind. assert no ersster
truth than tina. two ard Two m'te iour
NV rABIfES 10 ARISE.
Tie time has now come when ma, erpect the or
gnnizatiou Of new parties On the llVing issues We
Erlubc8ns. - course. VIII advocate protecilon TO
labor and the paS meat OF TIE National dues wLiie our
sspouse tie doctrines Of free trade .nd adding To TIA;
repudiaon of the National debt JON battle With Is On
EEaAuKAB1R RrYoRss.
We arc the eve n great religions re'iva' And re-
fo,rn. not thst We shnl become Hry more reu,i i'ns
,han before but ten pornfV eu.ausrsus tnd periodical
neit-tons = religious docties are necessary TO man,
knd Food flr eIc.lemoni ha,in. failed IN the mserisl
world tho.e TO whom some degr'e ~ pi'tosnhurAi
heat Is necessary VIII and It In spiritual excitement ASd
Hen We ,han have m industrial reform Labor is
now IN n state of lcryltude and capital polite aud r.
fined ,poliaor who pfeys upon the poor We mnsi ei-
e,ete The poor msn render he labor moro attractive
and recoist.nse him fr be toll Why should te hthE.
er with capital of so4OO) dress ID, wife IN sh rou
iu luxury and s,i clear $1,000 year. While u" poor
uat lo t.i. flT him dy after day golus bat piul
eristence flr himself and itle ones II IS all wrong
Labor mus. be rewarded. ald the rich cease 10 oppfs"
tie lOOT.
The reconstruction of tie southern Stn'es sad res
tora,on - tho-a late IN Rebellion 10 prnc cal relations
with the Federal Government in question thN now
occup!cs the minds Il sil thinking men Two paus
h,ye been evolved which contain much Of wisdom hat
both Of which in my humble judsmen'' are oefertve.
The appointment ofPsvisona Uo,einor' oy Tue rr.si
dent and tie securing undcr each Governor to The
ova rigL, o al any tine. meeting IN convention anu
amending their constitution with view OF returning
10 the Union II step In the night direction. but II 10
onIy the bevinpiu, As many Of the States s went In
10 the Rebellion siond be sufficiently garrisoned ara
held AS territories under Provisional Governor, unt
the poorle would adopt constitution setting ioTth. TIM
forever therenfter in that State there should be
No Slavery involuntary servitude except Tor
crime fixed by law. -,
II. That there u IN n State no sich iMhg a. tho
reserved riglt of secession. =, ,
III. That no part of the debt sccruins from aid of
the late Rebellion shsl ever he paid.
" That no person who hold civil, military or any
other ohi.. under ito sOcaled Confederate Govern.
mcni shall ever again vote or hold onice IN the oh"oo
States ,..
the court. are for black as well as white men.
VI That every man q years Of age shall hsvs the
right 20 vote. "
these OF similar propositions and II majority voted Ia
sdout them, IA a part Of state convention then a
convention should be called, and II adopted, theh inc
State should be received back into ne Union, and
accorded all the rights belonging TO H. rs ore of tho
United States in full practical relation with Ito Govern
inent
THE EPISCOPAL TRIgssIAL COsvHSTIos.-
This body promises 10 have very interesting session
this Fall What with Bishop Potiers pastoral, ana
the replies thereto aud tho returning southern breth
ren We nay look J-s Of very unusual import
ance. The Ney-York correspondents Of 7As PhsIadsI
phia InqEirer snys;