Journal of freedom. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1865-186?, 1865-10-21
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FnyS VINO n what are theyP I've
slept with them, and Wintered and Sum
mered With them, and know them thor
oughly. / 1854 the slave power asked
them to let slavery pass into Kansas and
this l remember remember that they
sanctioned the infamous doctrine of the
supreme Court that they swore they
would plunge the country into civil war;
that they raised the standard of revolt In
the Southern States that they presented
as a compromise establishing slavery be-
low a certain line, a compromise permit
ting masters to take their slaves wherever
they chose, denying the rights of citizen
ship to the colored people everywhere /;
but we did not yield, we stood by the
Union. They plunged us into the bloody
trial of civil war, and we met the issue.
Look at their
CONDUCT DURING a wAR
field. They made their Notifications for
them. Republicanism said let the blacks
fight, but. make them free the Democ-
racy said let them fight, but don't make
them free. We made them fee. Tne
blacks focked to our armies, and some of
our officers permitted rebel masters to
search their camps for them. We said
Our officers shall not return loyal blacks
to disloyal masters: Democracy said
Return them. We found that the hoe
and spade of the black sustained the re-
belion quite as e~ffectually as their mas
ters muskets. We said: We will free
ally slaves that come over to our ranks
but Democracy said Rather let them.
work for their rebel masters. We found
them efficient, and said Let US put mus
kets into their hands. We did it, and
one hundred and fifty thousand of them
have fought our battles on the field.
Democracy said we must not arm the
blacks. Humanity and justice babe us
free the soldiers who fought the battles
Of III country, and we did make them
free. Humanity babe us free his wife and
children. Democracy said no; but we
did it, and seventy-fve thousand women
and children have been made free in Ken
lucky alone. Decency said: Abolish
slavery in the national capital ; Democ-
racy said no we said yes and we did it.
EApplause. We have also made the ter
~ritories of our. country free, in spite of
the votes Of the Democracy. The inter
ests, power and glory of the country babe
us to forever abolish this institution,
which plunged us into the horrofs of
civil war, and we passed IN the Congress
OF the United States an amendment for
ever. abolishing slavery il the United
States. Republicans voted tor it,, and
Democrats, unless they had their pay for
1t, voted against it. In the States, how
stands that great measure which shall
make this a free nation The twenty
two States that voted for Abraham Lin
coin are for it, and the three that voted
for Mcclellan are against it. But Ken
lucky came very near voting for it, and
the prospects in New Jersey are most
fatterlng. The Republican party, then,
has written its name for Justice, liberty
and humanity, while the democracy has
human liberty. They say they support
the
POLICY CT Mr.. JOHNSON,
but I say they do no such thing. Did
they support the constitutional amend
men ? There is not a man in the coun-
try so strong a supporter as Andrew
johnson Do your know how much there
is in this amendment It authorizes
the Congress of the United States to make
these slaves enancipated, in all respects
free men and citizens of the United States.
That provision is now Endorsed by more
than twenty States, and | tell you Con-
gress will act up to it by appropriate
legislation. We can declare null and
void any black code of any State. They
they are in favor of the policy of
Andrew johnson. Dare they stand by
him on this measure? They favor his
POLICY OF RE-ooNsrRUc11o
Do they know what it is? There is a
between us on several Of these
but the Republican party was born
IF free discussion, has lived and thrived,
md conquered by it. The President said
20 me the other day that he had never
made any discrimination between those
Who favor negro suffrage or what is known
Is his policy. That he is in favor of free
discussion, from which would eventually
;ome forth the truth. And I tell you to-
that there will be in the Congress
1t the United States a bold, free and can
lid discussion Of all these questions, and /.
here will be no trouble between us and j
he President. With our great maiorities
n Congress, with our President and Cabi- /
let we have ability enough to settle these i
ruestiohs as they arise. [ have faith that {
Il will be settled so as to secure the liber- {
les of all the people in all the States. s
THE RIGHT OF SUFFRAGE. {
| would have secured at once on the fall i
f the rebellion the right of suffrage to i
ome of the blacks, and especially to those '