The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1866-02-15
Shall the Rebellion Rule the Nation |!
SPEECH or SENATOR HOWE.

OF WISCONSIN

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Mr.. HOWE. Imove that the Senate proceed to the
consideration OF the joint olaton Introduced by
me. providing for provisional governments Tor Ger
tain communities. >sas -r AE ft5
The motion wa agreed to; and the consideration
of the joint resolution Is. r. No. IL in relation to
the organization OF provisional governments within
The states whose people were lately III rebellion was
considered as IN Committee of the Whole, the ques
ton being on the motion of Mr. Howe to refer
tue resolution to the joint committe reconstruc-
ton.
MIR. HOWE. Mr.. President it is not often
think, that resolution encounters SO rouph mass
age on Its way to the committee as the resolution
which had the honor TO introduce on the 10Th INST
has encountered. 1t was offered on the 10th and
has not X ached the committee yet. CONSIDERING the
two formidable assaults made upon it bv tie honor
able Senator rom Maryland, and my colieauue il
seemed to me proper that should not allow It to 90
10 the committee without lew remarks in reply to
what they urged against 1t, and have been In no
haste TO MAKE that reply. For myself consu ,tinp
my own feelings, should have preferred Co submit
such remarns as had To urge IN reply immediately
on the conclusion OF the speeches made BY the SEN
ator from Maryland and by my colleague respective
". did seek the floor Tor the purpose OF replying
to the Senator from Mary and 1t not the pleas
ure OF the senate to near at that time and 1t has
not been IN my power to OBTAIN the Aoor until this
time. That has, however, occasioned me no Dartc-
uar embarrassment. have not labored under any
such embarrassment as seemed to have oyertaken
the Senator from Maryland. He thought he ough
not 10 allow the remarks when submitted to the
senate 10 go 10 the country single day without an
attempt to reply have been entirely willing thai
the remarks which he took occasion to make 10 the
Senate should go to the county days and week,
without an EFFORT to reply. Indeed. SIR am not nj
all anxious, am not at all concerned Tor the effect
| o. this debate upon The country. i desire, on this
OCCASION 70 ADDRESS myself To The Senate. Ii seems
TO me at this time, above all others in the history
the country we should stop talking to the conniry
ana that the senate should reason together as Il
what ought to be done in this very critical emerpen
cy. 1t is no time to build up parties il is no flmt
TO incucate doctrine it is no time for missionary
WORK is time for Legislative deiberatiop There y
NO. X enough Tor al do: he rticr
WORK. allow me to say, to which wish the nationa
legislature TO address Itself is work in which no DO
ltlca party that hives now, ever did live in this
country has any partisan interest 1t is a work thai
ought not 10 be lett TO the hand of any party IL il
work TO which all parties, in my judgment oughI
| to address themselves. What is 1t sir?
All my life have known, as other Senators about
me know, that there has been deposited away dow
| at the bottom OF American society great mass OF
unassortec humanity which has not had a fail
chance IN American society, has not had iail
chance in the world. Now, if government be an es
tate enjoyed by those VINO possess its prerogatives
perhaps they are entirely right in ignoring this mas,
OF humanity; Ii II be trust to be employed Tor tht
benent Ut the governed rather than the governors
there is no portion o. American society which, il
| my Judgment, comends Itself to honest govern
ment 50 heartily, cordially, emphatcally as the
very class to which refer; and tunk they come
before us at this time with peculiar claims because
day
This resolution upon which wish to address tn,
senate has reference to society existing in norton
OF the country which formerly constituted clever
states OF the American Union. There are TO BIZ
found millions of uneducated and uncultiyated col
otored men VINO by a national decree have beer
maize free, have been changed from chattles to mel
N the eye OF the law. There are other millions OF
| there aie other numbers, do not know that they
| amount to millions, who have been reduced iron
men almost TO chdttels because of their fidelity Il
our nag, to our constitution, and to this country
hesl two classes OF Anne rican society seem IN m,
| 10 ~mand some protection, some care, some nour
ishment which they have not hitherto received /
| is or them speak.
| +.
institutions TO carry out to execute the doctrines
the Declaration OF Independence to make mel
equal. That they are not equai in social .timation
that they are not equal in mental uiture that the
are not eq ua Iii physical stature, know very well
| bat have thought the weaker they were the NOR
the government was bound 10 protect and fosts
| them. Il government BE- designed for the protec
ton oi the weak, certainly the weaker men are III
more they need It's protection. / know that a grea
portion OF these people on whose behalf speak az
| dneducatcd and ignorant. have supposed that
was IN the purpose OF republican Institutions [,
give culture and education to them all. / suppose
ought to be done. was little startled the othe
day on hearing the Senator irem Pennsylvania MIR
| Uowani start an objection 10 this. lie told us Wit
great dead of emphasis that it would not do to nav
every man as learned and cultivated as the Senate
| from Massachusetts. What will Won do for boot
| blacks, says the Senator rom PENNSYLVANIA VIVA
vii you Go lOf men to perform your men.a offices
Inc inquiry mad not occurred 10 me. 1t did startl
me. 1t Is rather solemn warning 1t did awake,
| me rom the dream in which had INDUCED for
great many years. 1t ought to be attended to- Yol
VINO tnlnk men, American citizens, ought to b.
made equal, take care that you do not destroy tn
profession Of bOot-bIacking. You that think that il
| the course OF coming generations all men are to b
brought up and placed upon plane OF politica
equality, listen to the solemn admonition of nh
Senator from pennsylvania, who sends his warnin
down the line OF these coming generations and chai
ges you TO be careul be careful haw Won enlaro
your universities; you had better shut up your ID
ademles. your school houses if you do not tax
Care you will have nobody to b ack your boots
Wei now, Mr. President this is a serious matter
IL commends Itself TO you gentlemen who have YOU
names fairly writ on the conservative list Won
take heed to Ii. As for myself | am washed ont r
that fraternity. Ever since have taken any actiy
part in political affairs have been so firmly and 5
fully welded 10 the idea that it was the work of tn
law, as OF the Gospel to bring all men UP to their NJ
mot capacity, that am bOurd to prosecute that Is
Dor myself. must go along in that path lam hope
essiy committed to it. must follow it out, even
my boots 90 Unblacked.
But, ST, do not admit that any consequence 8
die as that would follow. Something NAV be don
yet to secure class o. men to pc form these oeni
0thces. W have not tested the stretch o. orr can,
bil1tles YET we do not know how much can be don
or the preservation o. American society by associ,
TED effort: suppose you organize societies for III
propagation OF boot-backs, would that NOT do som,
thing Tor rs to save us from this calamity?
have thought OF another thing 1t twas sugreste
10 me by what remembered in the economy d. 81 v,
ry thrifty man in the town in which ] vs- aised
the State of Maine. The state OF Main. ... Iyhen
1ved there too far north to cultivate corr. , adv,
tage-the seasons were not cutie long ,uDh I
one partlcuaryear however, remem + the seas0
was very long, the frosts We're late and the corn
-hOu wei. II was the habit the ia
mers there to use the unripe cOrn-Yhllf they "a
the soft cornto feed to the swine and SO 1bev c
II hog corn one year the corn rtpened veiy wei
and one fai mer whom rerat mber in the tSSum = :
which was raised was SO very fortunate ar ', ~
tunat that his corn all ripened and he had no so
corn Tor MS swine Ot course his swine conId n,
" al3 I 70 go Wltnot Corn he snapped with HI
n'lShoors VINO were not circumstanced in the san,
lWay-swapped his sound corn for soft 10 FOOD 81 ~
hos. " hen the time comes that American socint
Is an educated above the capacity TO black HOT
tperfaps something can be done in tina ~ D .
change to supply us. Undoubtedly We sn,T - ~
mar mar polnt many years ahead of Europe or Asia 9
AFRICA can we not swap our cultivated men "a h
cannot perform menia Offices, for yatad ~,
VINO cannot 40 anything clseand drive a GOOD has
Mr.. CONFESS. We do now.
Mr.. howe. We have got plenty of boot-blscl,
now and we have not much OF anything else T on
sorry to say. Laughter. How much viii II not ad
10 our commerce, when we can send out q sbi, I "u
OF summers and bring back a cargo of chimp"
sweeps Laughter You see we Could not afinT;
eddy one such cargo would bring two OF the ch;
Ihey-sweeps; shlp-oad of Browns would hrin.
| back whole argosy of boot-backs D''"i
| 1t seems 10 me it would add very mIcb f.. - -
m"rce; and we should be carrying il on Won S a.,
upoh preclsely the principle upon which Great Rrit
lends very little cloth and gets back IL, ons
deG OF raw material OF cotton and of food KS
should repay her with the same policy; we shond a
port cry little mind and import great deal nf M
Gle IN payment for it, So sir am NOT ~ i
that We shall be left entirely destitute OF the
o. getting our boots BACKED even if we f
! q en0rt IN which have been so intent ii
sald; slr mat had been III no haste to make tbi
lGpy. sad mat had felt no occasion for alarm
ana yet nave noticed some things which ought nar
maps Ics % nave alarmed me. Commenting UPON the
very a9e speech OF tht Senator from Marylapd r
iced that the New York Times pronounc9d its i ~
mastery: do not know but tnat as sincere "a
2one|t friend OF this admin straton ought 70 bauo
been alarmed by such commentary as that 49, Iia,
you consider that the llgic o. III. senator frr Ne
land stamped everything which has been dom b
the PRESIDENT OF the United States since the snreS
der OF the rebel armies Illegal illegitimafs ana
revoutl9nary do not know but that the frie nd
OF the administration ought to have been aiarmed
Wheh an organ which styles itself the Chief the lead
loglc as mastery; Still, Notwithstanding that
rave waited until the present time before claiTning
NE agtenton OF the Senate any further upon this
resolution. Now, sir. what is to be said F 'tt9
irst ~