Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-12-22
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this republic that it should now be s0lemn-i
ly decided what power can revive, recFeste Il
and reinstate these provinces into the fami7
rly Of States, and invest them with the rights
of American citizens IL Is time that Con- p
gross should assert It's sovereignty and ASST
sumo something of theldignity of q Roman q
Senate. 1t is fortunate that the President 4
Invites Congress to take this manly dttl-
tude. After stating with great franknessi
In his able Message his theory, which, how-bn
ever, Is found to be impracticable, and n
which I believe very few now consider .ter-
able, he refefsthe whole matter 10 The judi - =
ment of CVngressgdJf Congress should failad
firmly and wisely TO discharge that high
duty, 1t Is not the fault of the President.
This Congress owes Its own character to set
the seal Of feprobatiOn upon q doctrine .
which is becoming too fashionable, and ,iii
unless rebuked, will become the recognized
principle Of our Government. Gov. Perry
and other Provisional Governors and ora
tors proclaim that this Is the Write MANS
Government. The whole OopperhaadR dRerty, %
pandering to the lowest preipsl ices OF tlle !,
Ignorant, repeat the cuckoo cry, This Is
the white mans GOVernment.ps' Deunsi-
pgogaesi Of lbfparties; evop sosne bighainei
authority, groveling, shouting, This Is the .
white mans, Government What Is i'm
piled by this? That one race Of men is TO
have the exclusive right forever TO rule this
nation and to exercise all acts OF sovereign
ty, while all other races and nations and
cOlors are to be their subjects and have no
voice in making the laws and choosing the
rulers by whom they are to be governed. u
Wherein does this differ from slavery except,
In name? Does this not contradicta all the dis
tinctlve principles Of the Declaration of In,
dependence? When the great and good men
promulgated that instrument and pledged
their lives aud sacred honors to defend 1t, o.
IL was supposed to form an epoch In civil
government. Before that time 1t was held
That the right TO rule was vested In faIni-
lies. dynasties or races--IiOt because OF su-
periOr intelligence or virtue, but because 1l
of divine right to enjoy exclusive priYi-
leges. Our fathers repudiated the whole
doctrine OF the legal superiority of fami-
lies or races, and proclaimed the equality
of all men before the law. Upon that they
created a revolution and built the Repub-
lie. They were prevented by slavery from
perfecting the superstructure whose fodn-
dation they had thus broadly laid. For
the sake of the Union they consented to
wait but never relinquished the idea of its
final completion. The time to which they
looked forward with anxiety has come. 1t
is our duty to complete their work. If this
Republic u not now made TO stand on their
great principles, 1t has no honest founda-
ton, and the Father Of all men will still
shake it to its center. five have not yet
been sufficiently seourged for our national
sin to teach us to do Justice to all Gods
creatures, without distinction of race or
| color, we must expect the still more heavy
vengeance Ofan offended Father, still In
creasihg his infections as He increased the
severity of the plaques Of Egypt until the
tyrant consented to do justice, and when
that tyrant repented of his reluctant con-
sent, and attempted to reinsave the peo-
pie, as our Southern tyrants are attempting
to do nOw,he filled the Red Sea with broken
charots and drowned horses, and strewed
the shore with dead carcasses. sfl...F-f.l4
Mr.. Speaker, trust that the Republican
party will not be alarmed at what l am
saying. do not profess to speak their
sentiments, nor must they be held respon-
sible for them.~ speak for myself and take
the responsibility, and will settle with my
intelligent constituents. This is not White
mans Government in the exclusive sense in
whi';ll it is used. To saysO Is political bias
phe,ny, for It violates the fundamental prin-
ciples of our gospel of liberty. This is
mans Government, the Government of all
men alike. Not that all men will have
equal power and sway within it accident %
al circumstances, natural and acquired en-
dowment and ability will vary their for d,
COOS of The Gowarnn,nnt Is innota @ n, 49,.
immortaI beinU no matter what tba sbens
or color of the f. fabernacIe which n ;nhah;tS
II eonoI nriviIeaeS were "rantoJ 70 aii
should not expect any but white men to be
elected to Office for long ages to come. The
5oog naroit S'arit 70 he 'nroforrod 70 ooinr
Pnt i wo',Id st;ii ha honaPdoioI 20 tha W.
or rocoS n ~ sv nnnntrv Uhora oII,icoI I AZ 20
visions will aiwa vs exist their nowsr ;oin-