The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-10-10

equal and just laws Cheers and voice. 'Put him
down The democratic party tell ms that they are IN
avor OF the pocy OF President Johnson that they are
In favor Of the constitutional amendment But dare
they boldly take that position tonight in the State q
New York What other policy they In favOsf Of 7
What Is their policy Of reconstruconY Can they tell
what II IL and what they mean by Y Now admit that
there arc differences Of opinion among some Of
those questions But the republican party born Of
free discussion IL has lived and tnumphed by dis
Sussion and shall march, as i has hitherto marched
from victory 10 victory by bold and manly declaration
Of the opinions Of It's members
rHE PRESIDENTS DKctARAT1os
asked The President the other day II he had ever
made any discrimination among the men who elected
him-whether he for negro suffrage, Tor whit Is
called his policy of reconstruction And the President
said ne had never made any Discrimination that he did
not intend to do he did not permit il to be done
Applause) The President further said that he was in
favor OF the FULLEST and frees discussion of all these
matters, and he was confident That such discussions
would bring out the truth that the whole power IN
the hands OF the government, and that nothing
finally settled by his action, and that IL anything
wrong we could correct IT, tell these gentlemen to
night who are looking TO controversy on the subject
tell them there will be In the Congress- OF the United
States bold free and manly discussion OF all these
questions and that there will be CONTROVERSY between
the ExecuOVe and Congress this subject tell them
that tho republicans Of the United States with
forty votes TO ten In the Senate and with hun
bred majority In the House Of Representatives
our President and Cabinet that We who have
the country by wise legislation by passionate, vehe
ment and earnest support OF the country In have
ability enough left TO settle all the questions that may
arise. have undoubting faith that these questions Will
be settled and settled at any rate, the
liberties of all the people the United States without
regard to color lCheers)
THE hERAiD's PROPOSITION WITH PICARD TO NEGRO SUP
ENDORSED
Then the time when all the people spoke In
favor OF Of recogn ton with regard TO
granting suffrage to the colored people You will re
member that the public press OF the country spoke In
quick TO discern the drift OF pubic opinion came out
with the proposition, and advised the people OF the
South for their own sake TO adopt IT, That proposition
was that the coored soldiers who had fought for the
country should have the right Of suffrage; that all
coored men who could read and write should
the right to vote that all eoIored men who owned pro
perty ON which they paid taxes and all cooreg who
were members Of church should have the suffrage
tended TO them. tAppanse.) Now am ready to take
Mr.. Bcnnctts proposition. (Cheers) | accepted
the time, and am ready to accept IL is clear
that the right viii be granted them day,
later, and even John Van Buren, thinks II may
same distant day Let us have faith past history
an6 past deeds, and in the principles which have
acne'ed the triumphs Of tho past There Is ability
ana Wisdom enough in the party to settle all
these Questions without inviting 10 connsels
men VINO have opposed in every battle have fought
Tor the rights OF man, and who against to-day
all these questions. Tho democrats are protesting 10
follow upon these great points John Van Baren tells
they dong 80. That gentleman undertook the
other day nominate Prcsd n, for re- election for
which for one am oyerlasngly OBLIGED 10 him but
read that he had done so with some little regret for
remember that about year ago this John Van Buren,
about the first man TO bring out Mcclellan That
bad day for Mcclellan. trust however, that no
misfortune will befan President Johnson though John
Van Buren, In his eagerncss has chosen TO nominate him
already The day for Me exercise Of our beet wisdom
and statesmanshp Is upon us, AMI duties imposed
upon greater than ever have been imposed upon any
Of public that ruled the sastnes OF this
country The speaker closed by exhortihg fellow re-
pubcans TO show their Southern brethren THAI The re-
publican party would be magnanmous be dis not
think Andrew johnson pardonsd too many. He himh>lf
would have pardoned all bnt few leaders, whom he
would have tried and punished. He would not say w
death, however He wanted nothing that belonged "
the rebels only he wanted security for the future lie
wanted liberty justice and humanity toward all clssres
Cv rights secured 10 the freedmen would gvc peace
and repose 10 whole country and 70 all classes Of our
people.