Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-12-27
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n Mr.. President, let us look at this testlL {
| mony. The honorable Senator, as / said
before, reads from anonymous letter-writ-
| ers, from cotton agents, and people of that
kind. Now, it does 30 happen that wei have
some testimony yupon this subject; wehaye'
| the testimony Of the ePresidentOf the United
States, not a summer soldier or sunshine
Mr.. Sumner-I have not read anonymous
letters 1.j ni 1yliJydW ,nsm lIygsls.iJnn ia.
Mr.. They are anonymous so tar
as we are concerned; and u commend, ,Ttbe
| Senator'S prudence in keeping the names Of
their writers from the publioy because H.
have no doubt that ifitheir names were
| known they would not be considered OF
| much importafIeegoI very much sdoubta
whether there is single man among tbem
who has ever welded anything more than
pen during this rebellion But say that
we have the testimony of men Of iunexcep--
I tionable veracity; we, have the testimonyof
| the President OF the United States, who was
A Union man, and who was in favor Of the
| Union at time and In aiplaee where there
wa some merit in it.d L do not suppose
there was any great merit In being Union
man In Massachusetts,. UlI euspact a man
would haye been very likely to get q lamp
| post II. ne had been anything else there; but
| Che President OF the United States was
Union man IN the very thick and storm OF
| the battle.sdH was driven from his home;
he was waylaidon his, way, ,hither ip, order
to attend to his official duties IN this body.
He has stood by the Constitution, by'the
| Union, all the way through, steadily and
firmly, and as q compliment to him the
great party TO owhichrlb belongs and tOwhieh
| he did not belong, and never pretended to
4 belong; conferred upon him office which, in,
the Providence of God, has made him Pres
lident Of the United States }" '-''.' 'I 1'D'
n Now. sir, YOU are told here that this man
4 in his official communication to the Senate
Of the United States, whitewashes the cpn-
dition of things down below. Yes, sir,
"whitewash" is the word. The honorable
Senator saysiha he will not acceptthe def
milton of 'whitewash' given blythe Sena-
tor from Connecticut or the Senator from
Wisconsin, but he has not told us what he
means by the word "whitewash." 1t Is not
necessary thathe should say what he means
by that word Every body understands it,.
| suppose even his cOlored friends, in whom
\ he takes so much interest," would know what
4 the meaning of the word .'whitewashp was.
4 'tfLaughter He says that this man, who
stood firm when everybody else faltered,
this man, who stood almost alone in the
midst of an enraged population, and In the
very storm and strife OF the worst civil war
perhaps the world has ever seen, comes here
I to "whitewash." What does he mean ex-
! cent that the PRESIDENT of the United States
in an official communication to this body
comes here to lie; that is the plain English
of it /; comes here either to- suppress the
truth or suggest a falsehOod. 100 100 ggi7l
/ What does the President say2 l. will
. read what he says as a sufficient answer 70
what all these people down South report OF
,, the state of affairs there, and / do not find
il necessary to deny thousands of instances
\ of exceedingly hereti,al talk may have
taken place there, and OF reasonable talk,
!. lii YOU please; and have no doubt that In
Ia state Of things unparalleled In the history
, | of the world heretofore, wrongs and out
RACES innumerable happen there; but that
is the condition of the mass of the people
, | in the South, what is their disposition and
= tendency, not to love the North, not to love
J | the honorable Senator from Massachusetts,
! because / very much fear that that will mo-
! be brought about soon, unless there is. I
T change in the temper of both parties--nO
: to.haye hearts oyerflOwing with love auC
J gratitude to those who they think persecutt
and hunt them in their submission, dvhC
{. kick and strike at them, after they down
. > after they have cried 'enougR'-butl thu
: question is, what Is their disposition 10 obey
. the laws? What do we care about thei
i hearts or their dispositions, If they are ODE
: dent to the laws, and submit to the laws
? Now they have submitted to laws (which
: impose the heaviest penalty, for, II theyiart
Il 4 traitors, the law imposes the penalty Q
death, and contiscation OF estates by mean
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: l will read what the President says nov
!, Of the condition OF that people, from tt
= information he has received: '.In that pOr
a tiou of the Union lately In rebellion, tn
4 aspect of affairs is more promising than. Il
n view of all the circumstances, could wei
: have been expected" / think there ism
: candid man who will not indOrse that sen
I. 1 timent. 1.-The people throughout the entir
n South evince laudable desire to reneN
y their allegiance to the Government, and
. repair the devastations Of war by apromp
), and cheerful return to peaceful pursuits"
!, Why should they not? To suppose an.
10 thing else is to suppose that they are de
i mented, that they have no kind of commo
y sense left that four years of the most terri
!. Bile war, and the most terrible punishment
!, ever inflicted upon people have been with
. out their lessons. It can not be, Mr.. Pres
"a ident; it is not in the nature Of things tha
"A 4 it should be. faA H9u9jl'G lo 1aomun ..
= = San abiding faith on the part of thi
a man who suffered from these people, VIII
= suffered from this war and the doctrine @
4 secession, and the attempt TO break tn
IpI Union, he says: san abiding faith Is en-
q tertained that their actions will conform
n their professions, and that in acknowledg
y ing the supremacy of the Constitution an
- the laws Of the United States, their l0yalt
,e will be given to the Government, who's
n Ieniency they can not fail 10 appreciate
u and whose fostering carelwill soon restoT
] them to condition of prosperity .'n9ils5'
n UAnd here, Mr.. President, allow me I
'a ask when in the history of tnis world or
yhi the human family has 1t happened ths
Il severity, cruelty, persecution, refusal
I'll recognize common rights, has reconciled
ir people and pacified q distracted country
dt and when has it happened that clemenc,
Id leniency, as the President expresses 4, hs
nl failed to produce beneficial results? 1t !
to not necessary to 90 very far back for Ii
OF stances I'd. show this.gS Look at thetrea
n ment OF England toward Ireland, Whi
is has been the result there of her holdin
Ii that people in species. of vassalageg 4
ne Fenian insurrection upon her hands no
" after hundreds Of years Of attempt to don
TX mate over that people. Look at 'Polant Ian
ofl look every where, And II IL be necessar
al to see what elemency, what leniency an
se Justice and trust and confidence can do [
ID restore a people once in revolution, TAX
| khe contiuct Of HOche in Ia Vendee, lThel