The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-01-21

looming up from that measure; but what
he's been the result OF its passage? II has
raised the value o! !property IN this Districi
two hundred per cent. /; benefited race
ard enacted Justice. Not one O. the ao--
rors which filed mems imagination have
visited Is. Then, again, when the enlist
men. of negroes was proposed, we were
| tod that tie negroes would not fight, ana
tha. II We tried 10 make soldiers or ,hem
our white troops would resist i, and the
rebels would fight with increased des leya-
/ ton. Neither assertion was true. So, 100.
on the discussion Of The coniisca;lon law.
VIC were toit; that ). Il We're passed rebels
woa.d t,sh; to tie last ditch. ana our las
victory was won. Twenty thousand peo-
pie IL Savannah and a hundred and Lt,y
thousand IN New Orleans have made your
prophecy false. They came OF. 70 take food
from yonr hands and welcome The Old tag.
Yoa shed lnh in great iro:nsion in prctes,
aud opened tae iachryrual fouuts over an
bor,. children; vet the born children mock
a, yoar fears, and you are, gentlemen. n
| to,esabe health to-day, excep. n TIA:
sense political in WHICH yor seem 70 ea or
the verge ot dissolution. Lat there is .po's
l;ical hea.th 70 be found III this granlest
opportunity @: he century which - given
- make the .asll o. Tho Pilgrims and OF
| Washington free, so free tina. another re-
! i.e,aiou .LI.ssi.le; 10 make the nation 5
destiny 80 ssorious that Heaven hall look
down 10 see.
Ny Speaker. ! am aware that there las
been mach coaXinZ outside and INSIDE oi
this al III effort TO nduce Democrats who
have voted sgains, ine Republican party
and against tee amendment SO long 10
come rOw and vote for the Uulel lane,.t. !.
for one do not share the sollc.tude 0. mary
on th.s pom. ! AIN IN 10 coax!llg mood
II these l,ea.lt mar SEQ 40 wisdom II eiv-
irg orders .or a sh-ouc, that there nay he
an ea-.y y and deceL; burial OF itat wE.ca -
in is dea:h--nroes ana ought 70 have been
Eastened 10 TIE tomb long ago, We cGn en-
Gure IS puiresceuce til .he iGes oi ,l@.t'',
q. Ieass, " hen 8. i called sess.Gn 81 SGE-
gress, Il a re ee~s4ty, a jnni.Ar. majority
WI c.ve the yc.e y itch .hey were c.ec.ei
: 20 cast. ard Va. s!4v their names with IL.
no-0.ea dead q. ,te centuries. We can
pass he co1s:.tu:.oUal amen3inea; shen
whoa. coaxlnc, tnaun God. TIE next
Congress v,.s e.ec.e0 fer that ruri tose, aud
we shall have an overshaGowlnc majority
: Wi.ica Wa open q lew page n oar points
: cal history: and 20 vote ior this coEstItu-
I t!onal arleYoner- IS lust the feast 10 whicil
those 3,1eIa GERS fresh from the people We're
invited. 'Inose VITO sander party ties and
vote i0r : ctEuo. .al CI sra.efai reMen
e brance. for slavery ana Democracy have
been na.aa1 supporters for thirty years,
They cling together Ike the Shame So twins
.1{aI 50 SLEA.S sLa.A Ge SIit ~Icils sA<ii
!. re tie curse, ii they DO 10. resist the sor.
: eerv 9; parry. Le, :aem abide together
Y ana GO down ;oite DEPTHS with buDbliut
$ groan,a .cr, plea>au. in .heir hives IN oeait
: .aey shog..d no. oe divided.
Z. Sir. Speaker, need no. give my reasons
e n fall why shall vote fer this constitu
q .ioral amendment. ! viii simply state
J few OF the reasons that will impel me 20 dt
& So n tie l.rst pace, will vote for j; be
d cause TIE Constitution provides for its Owl
l. amendment. Secondly. l will vote for ].
q because ): a.lows the people OF the States <
e exercise the soverelgniy-that" "popaia
J. sovereignty which We have heard Gescan
q ted uYon, 20, .nese many years. propos
s 10 have {; practical illustration OF the doc
: tr:ne viii vote for il because it is
! measure Of Justice 70 millions IN chains, I,
: hundreds Of no4sands fighting our battles
s The country demands i. The people, a.
i though ine.r Representatives here heed no
! their voices, demand it. They demand
o by tie volce OF four hundred thousand ma
: iorisv gwen n The .a;e election 70 the pres
r ent Executive CT the United States. Abov
/. all there - 81 yo.ce sounding out soude
u tnan the tnander il men would hear K;
J. IS the voice OF God 20 this nation, "RYeal
y every yohe and ,ei the oppressed go free
l rejoice, Mr.. Speaker, 20 welcome S
20 manv wno are coming into The ranks o
- free men, ana 20 know iha.iLere is breas.
e ing Up u anh0ly alliances. i re Ore no
.e IN any mere party victory, out am glad
IS GeEeo n seeing men restored 70 their RICH
= minds and placing themselves IA the cur
IS rents cI intelligence and PATRIOTISM S
a, tha. when there shall be reorganizatio
II of the Government, " hen there shall be a.
ir adjustment, when the war IS ended, w
~ shall find men of ali classes and of al par
= ties allied together invoking The b,essin
OF Almighty God to the END that this ma
-, be the great, The glorious, the .ree, Ii
-, mighty nation Of tie earth.
~ ~ 10 conclusion, Mr.. Speaker, take pri9
~ IN the last, ana Aet IL 50 down 10 history
s, that put one gentleman on the other sid
> O. tie House tas stood up here % .-dvocat
- "ine snm o. all yillainies, American 81
* very. Thank God, he did not belong To
slave STATE. 4 thousand thanks these W b
= live in the midst Of The institution 90 nt
letnroae their reason and provoke the yet
. geance OF tie Almighty py standing .
" here III defense Of American slavery. =.
:, ie. him, lMr. Fernando Wood living Q
- northern SOL and IN a mighty city, degrad
:. il he choose, his manhood, defa!He tie y
ns rican race, and thus bear Oh all the homo!
~ ~ 10 which his pardering and vassalage er
- tile him. Let him eD Joy bis solitary IS
~ nomny.'' is said all around me. Yes, q
~ l repeat il. That gentleman, born an
-, . reared in free State, has seem 1T 20 stan
sp sp up 10 this year 1865 and declare that Anne
81 lean slavery ~ the hes. condition of Il
=. African race. He deserves the shack,es /
.n -, would fas:en upon others, and, rs Z u
" in God, believe his p'sterity will at !ea
:. wear his brand Of ignomy il not wear Il
-. =. chains which he would forge for Others
-. =. Reproaches discern for slavery's cefende
=. but thanks for .bose who have broken X
!, " shackles Of party and are coming forth f;
their countryi rejoice that ,his is the
"a -, day of freedom, and that we are now abol
an an 20 give liberty to millions who have T
- voice n :his Chamber.
=, Will now yield the remainder OF N
Va Va boar TO the gentleman from Illinois, IN
-. Earnsworth,) who desires to speak upc
-; this question.
az FREE COLLEGE TUITION ron D,sAnLI
10 SOLDIERS OR THEIR SoNs.-In consider
X ton Of the invaluable services rendered
ar our country By IT'S noble defenders, /, J. {
N shsefer, Presiden; Of The Iowa I.u,hers
College, located al Albion, Marshall coul
ne ty, Iowa, do hereby otter free tuition,
ry any or ali of the departments of said ms,
b. tuiion, to any soldier who has been cri
as pied manned or Otherwise disabled viii
TO IN aett1ai service or 20 the children Of GIL