New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-06-23

EXTRACTS FROM THE SPEECH or Mr.. HARRIS
OF MARwLAND.-But these are not only all the
difficulties interposed some favor an almost in
definite p0stponement urging with zeal that the
South is too ignorant, too uncVilized to be trusted
with any share in this republican government.
Northern education and civilization must and
should be more extensively spread among them
before their admission to representation will cease
to be dangerous. The honorable member from
Minnesota (Air. Bonnelly) takes the lead in that
position, In speech delivered some time since
he declared, ''The great bulk of the people Of the
South are rude, illiterate, semioiyili1ed. Their
condition in this respect would be shameful to any
semcivilized people, and is such SO as to render a
republican government, resting on the intelligent
Judgment OF the people, an impessibility.p But
let us eritieise somewhat further this Phariseesm
this claimed and boosted superiority of the North
the South In "enlightennentand Christianity
Education is certainly widely difIused over the
North. Her people are greatly enlightened, but
they set a great many false lights Whence
sprung all these isms, even in the nineteenth cen
fury, and within the age Of this great reformer
from Minnesota i think the enlightened and
Christian North sentitled to credit for them all
Mormonism, Milerism, SpiIitualism, Frseloyeism,
and worst Of all (if it should spread beyond Mas
saehusettsl strong minded-w omanism have all
sprung aud spread over that highly civilized and
Christian region. The poor, ignorant, Unedncated
south was incapable of producing such evidences
of advancement and progress. But let US con
time the contrast little further.
Booth, the assassin, was not eaaght but 5rGUeEif
shot by company Of soldiers. He was krought
to this city in order that the reward for his arrest
night be secured by proving his identity. After
that his entrails We're torn out and thrown to the
hogs his head adOrns some psychological museum !;
his heart is preserved in spirits his spinal column
can be seen, which will display to the learned how
much he must have suffered by the near approach
OF the bullet to the spinal marrow; the balance
OF MS remains are deposited, God and our Northern
secretary Of war only know where. We know
they were not handed over to his poor heart
broken mother, so that they might excaim over
ms grave In burst of agony, "Would TO God
mad died for thee o, Absalom, my son, my son.
Let US look now at a Southern picture John
Brown was arrested for crime kindred to that of
Booth he was in the most formal manner tried
De2ng allowed every facityfor defense, no special
test oath being urged to prevent the services of
any advocate he was legally and justly convicted
70 pc hung; between his conviction and execution
ample time was given him for the settlement of
ms worlaiy affairs and for the preparation Of his
soul Tor eternity after execution his remains were
placed in q decent colin and handed over to
friends that they might observe such obsequies az
they might think becoming. This took place
among that rude, illiterate Eeni. civilized; peo
pie called Virginiansi who had for their governor
at the time, even Henry A. Wise
Look upon this picture and then upon that The
North is very learned, but do not think she has
any christianity civilization to spare What she
has she had better retain for home consumption
and, as I hope, for Improvement. She il mare
learned than the South, but which is the best esn
cated3 But, sir, denunciation and revenge must
orable reunion. The resentment of the christian
and civilized North it is attempted to rouse against
the unfortunate men OF the South by epithets un.
becoming the learned man or the patriot They
are denOminated "mErdereTs' "redhanded re.
bels, conscious traitors"
Those who use these epithets must see, If they
reflect that they are not true. They must
know that JeRerson Davis Robert o. Lee, Stone
wall Jackson, and the thousand others who en-
gsged 10 the late contest never could be answer
abe fer the charge of murder and conciOus trea- |
SON stonewal reBts in his grave, and your cwn |
eloquent Beecher has illustrated MS character and
rescued le nom snch an imputgtion. Time Witl de-
lend me character Of Davis ana Lee. That their
4ets imposed upon them no coneiousness OF criale
I nave no acubt The parting words of Jefferson I
DaYlA, ~ ing presence Of the Senate, breathe The
stton sest CONVICTION Of reedtude and a desire for
peace and 70 avoid hloodshed.
away, theni with these charges tbst these people
tte mnfderers, red.handed rebels and conoious
lfatteFs. they spring only srem de1rayed snlrit
u revenge, and with wise ana eonslisrate states
men ana patriots should neEar be allowed to inter.
pose OBSTACLES to the reunion which All ernst now
leslre- Away, too, with the expectatinn that tba
southern people will eyer degrade themselves In,
RELY accepting conditions from TIE bepsit AZ
yiheh you exelnde their o1n chosen leaders THIS
nan and Wiil never be- Let tue peenle sa.eep
nose obstacles aside, and as va Werg euenaies n
var, ~ peace letus hbfreads. -
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