The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-06-16

has right, upon the same principle, to declare
that white men are not. If the States that
have been subdued, or the people of them, are
not in territorial condition but States, as we
maintain they were, In rebellion, then fresi-
dent johnson has no right to make any saSa
declaration If he does It ne does ~ that M W., we
teeth of the constitution OF the country tnas We
have attempted to support and MAINTAIN aeae;
(Applause and Kisses from part OF the nousol
So far as the discussion In reference W .no
question of suffrage is concerned, IL IS ~ ~
concern to me- have nothing to 40 VIII H.
do not care whether the people Oh sns Up
or North Carolina, or Kentucky, or OF any osu-
business but theirs. (Cheers.) In Illinois,
where l live. whenever they decide tua' III rne
negroes shall vote, it is their decision; Inc
constitution says they have right 10 agS ;
and when they do so. say amen 10 II. lInree
cheers for Illinois.) But until they 90 make
such decision, in their sovereign capacny as
a State. no President has right to decide Tor
them 1Cheers.1 The President has right
IN cav that certain men have forfeited their
rights in this country, by their acts of treason
AGAINST it. He has right to issue prOclama-
ton "a he has done, saying that the Governors
and Generals, and all the leading characters en-
gagged in this rebellion, who advised it have
no right to vote, or hold office, or exercise any
other right in this Government, until the peO-
pie shall grant it to them, on their showing
themselves repentant for that which they have
done against their country. (Cheers.)
He has clearly stated in his proclamation, as
I understand it, their rights, or at least what
rights they have forfeited. Having forfeited
those rights. then say let the President, or
the people of this country, when they become
convinced that certain portions of those people
have become satisfied with this government,
and are willing to live at peace with US, and be-
come good and loyal citizens, say so. 1t is
their voice, and not mine. Hope never shall
have to decide, for am afraid it is long time
before some of them would ever have right
to vote at any election. Cheers. This, how
ever, he has right to do. He has done it,
and endorse it most cordially. In doing that,
however, he has only excluded certain persons
from the right of frauchise-from the exercise
of civil rights but he has no power to confer
those rights where they are not conferred by
law, except it is done in accordance with the
constitution of the country. Cheers, and cries
of THAT'S 60 N And whenever we govern
this country upon that principle in my Jndg-
ment, of having the loyal people because none
in the Southern States, now under proclama-
ton, but loyal people CAM assist In running the
machinery of the States-whenever we do that
there is no danger of there being any trouble
in this country in reference to the manner in
which to do it. 1t is for them to decide and
not for US. We have settled these questions,
as remarked, that were before the country.
the question of secession and the question OF
slavery for ever. Let these other questions be
settled by the people as they properly arise,
and as they certainly will arise, and let Us no
distract ourselves or get up an ill-feehng or
bad blood again ; but rather see if we cannot
live for few years in peace from north to south
and east to west. Cheers.
Gen. LOGAN then expressed himself In favor
of demanding indemnity from England for the
depredations of the Alabama and other rebel
privateers fitted out in England, and strongly
endorsed the Monroe doctriDe." He was in
favor of saying to MAMMALIAN, Sir, you have
got to get out Ct there; )" but he condemned
unauthorized administering expeditions. His
whole speech was loudly applauded.