, 1865-04-29
4 Nh3Gsa
ann1 In h1hrk with HfYky-f1ur thousand deaths

ssess
soul is black with si1ty-four thousand deaths
Of prisoners BY starvation and torture.
What Of our new PRESIDENT His whole
life is a pledge TINT he knows and hates thor.
ouglly that caste which Is the Gibraltar OF
secession. Caste, mailed IN State Rights,
seized slavery ns ITS weapon to smttc down
the Union. Said JACKSON In 1883. Slavery
will be the next pretext 70. rebellion" Pre-
text! That pretexs aud weapon we nave
"renched fom the rebel hands the moment
re pass the a1tt:slavery amendment to tae
Constitution. Now kill Caste, tho Zoe VINO
yields it.. Andy johnson Is our National
leader for this. His life has been pledged to
It.. He put on his spurs with this vol. Of
knighthood: BE sees that condscation,
means to I'LL this foe.
Land and the ballot are the true founda-
tfons Of all Governments. Intrust them
wherever loyalty exists to those, black and
white, Who have upheld the 1asg. IApplause.]
reconstruct no State without giving to every
loyal man in it the ballot. scout all 1lmita-
pIanse Gns q kn1H9egs ngs RsoRs5S sga Sr !ass
was, the Revolutionary model. Every free
man voted, black or white, whether he could
read or not. Ny rule Is, any citizen liab1e to
be hanged for crime Is entitled to vote for
rulers. The ballot insnres the school.
NO word Mr.. johnson has ever uttered
shows that be has ever Jet seen the need Of
the ballot also for this end. The best thing
be has said On this point, showing mind
open to light, is thus reported by one Of the
most Intelligent men In the country--the
naon,1edzth:
!'The Wce.President WAS holding forth
very eloquently In front OF Admiral Lees
Washington. He said be was willing to send
every n gro in the country to Africa to save
cut Africa Loose hom Asia, and sink the
whole black race ten Thousand fathoms deep
to effect this object. A loud voice sang cut
in the crowd, LET the negro stay where he
is, Governor, and give him the ballot, and
ready, to 90 that, toor loud applause.l
shouted the Governor, with intense energy,
whereat he got three times three for the
noble sentiment. witnessed this scene, and
was pleased to bear our Vice-Pres!dent take
this high Ct ound, for up to this point must
the nation quickly advance, OF there will be
for our suffering and Distracted country"
The need Of giving the negro ballot Is
what we must press on the P. .esident's atten-
tton. Beware the mistake which fastened
Mcclellan on us-running too fast to take
man determined to make hero or
leader in spite Of everything. hePresident
I'LL events call forit, a wise aud timely course.
Let us initiate IT. Assure him in return thai
the government shall haye our support like
good citizens. But remind him that we will
tell him what We think Of his policy when we
learn what it ia. He says: - Wa1t-I shall
punish /; I shall contfscate what more shall
do, you will know when I do it.''
Let us reply: "Goodl So far good! Bau-
ish the rebels. See to it that, bsyond all mig
take, you strip them Of all possibility of do
ing harm. But sec to it also that before you
admit single State to the Union You oblfce
It to give every loyal man in it the ballot
lot, which bcgcts character where 1t lodges
responsibility ballot, having which, no
class reed fear Injustice or cortempt-the
ballot, which pus the helm Of the Union
into. the hands OF those who love aud hive
upheld it. Land-where every mans titlo
deed, based On conQscatiCu, Is the bond
which tics his interest to the Union ballot-
the weapon which enables him to defend his
property and the Union-these are the mo-
tiyes for the white man-the negro needs no
motive but his interest and heart. Give him
the bullet and ballot-he needs them--and,
while he holds them, the Union is safe.
This is the Lesson God teaches US In the
blood Of Lincoln. Like Egypt, VIC azc made
to read ouI lessons in the blood of our first
bo'n, and the seats Of our princes left empty.
We bury at false msenanimity IN this fresh
grave, writing over 1t the m1x,m Of the COM
crimes and not mere difference Of opinion"
That is the motto Of our leader to-day. That.
the warning this atrocious crime sounds
throughout the land. Let us heed 1t, and
need no more such costly teaching. Loud
applnuSe.1