, 1866-07-17
TIE RECONSTRUCTION
AMENDMENT
Speech Of Hon. Jehu Baker Of
illinois,
Delivered in tht Iya">e of Representa-
xtres. Iusy o. 1860.

nd nr. I'd M! Als. ht,ti.,rr ~ 4hnn Ure1pa"Rs |
be Suites q Europe, an h1ed *tta aom,tsuor q,
It'd nas provided Tor CIVILIZATION IN this "ett'fn
VOID.
ro1I VI ,ch MIN Ii. Alrcsey ptrormed IN ,hls new
ecpe; Mpcu I rt1lI That Wilhin Il tx more lhAu
tno tetlrneA he has hcwn down tha t0Fttt.. aud
dsa,pea The ,uamps. au1 lutLstsa the Mauu!atts
ol q continent; wheL lo,,A at his great eities,
alnGss qusI l0 Par1s- London. OF snceht Hour.
4. 20 uso b Rtea.~f 'hso thcas; ~ben consspn.
plAtF his shtp. going snu com'uy oros escsJ seA j
Z 100 the plxnes; ~htn conrldcr tas doek.3atdt
1t hls commercial emporium, burdenet *!tu =
tn md ~iaon h,s e<is Of ieep:rrtxatta .is4ta.
intp!ng hi broad nxess ahd beautiful lakes;
hs tre nsrs.h,lf s:eam carr, humorous a.an army.
t,rhspipx n,rssenvrr 81 ii. ,houSh's. by whiea
de+p sn.wels un'o t,seg. ard 'or e'ste,1 spes1'
ftuetlt1,ue ~Hh tecnlluE abundanec 1uhfokcn
sf.outsnur ol nat'ea Ut the ket beautiful connu3
thee III, =, ny f.tnlr1'ion moupt. y, Higher,
snd my love of coans, Sfo"s 10 st'li deepss pas
Hu,. rurn put a,lce Ill this na'usai be.aty and
nagbnccuct: ' hrh ejo.e the ere Ut eus~ 10 I'll
Iii. grad. sbtoie pe7E. rsaaaec, wroash out In 20
.Lot' ,ps Y tns cunning r. ,t s.na 1 0f 1nt , eoun.,
tie prra toul Of lhe nation. and rnn,.drf ~eat ho
ruin. what tniefnRyucr. nhss nssh purp''.d 4
end,.-th.n ii 4 ,haI n, hoe af coun'sy i, pso.
iounde., for thcn II n ihRl nsItzu tho lu mees.
nre Ut tts I'll tstnef.
MI 1ssf wi nncr11h'rned acaafat ca and uacon'
querra sfladicrs. II scrJ truih the Antrncau pco.
plt A1e mbts diIanct}vr1J p<o31f, ecl con .e1ua,
a.lf ihltktnR, stlt ACTING. std aspiring 10 hlthes
aud heller teasaon.. fh,n u !" be seen etse~ hrte
OF tsfta 10 DAY. Of tuuto sxpsdcd 1pup Ant Of tne
es' ~, 'Se q ~ a es IL e n
ur thAnkUut+s to tapd tnas tle tas set IN as fale
he.nasc people ~i!h such ansscetsaa.s aud ad.
III II Kfx
| hirh spraa on, oi sae 11uc democratic .arA
Upon lbc'e rfesI qualptes Of tac popular raat.es
the American rate,flah mutt avrf rely IN hts con-
'es.k win lie .Amtf1tan 9emagoRpc. hnu III erer3
carr Of urrcnt and po-if!te nrtr.tliy hoy cAr b
tell upon ~.th Implicit eohadrl C. They hare
Will rave II lro1n third. When slavery went aho"t
o.ts'usca,nc The great atdmAtk' ot h9cuy. auo
asn'ic ettabl..b at~"lute rnle orr be na'op
Dy lhr ballot. When ne1i il took lbs s~o1d 10
te,sf TIE heruh!e u eait, 'he t'sopls cFa.eed i
IA now, M st.ss ihe efe.t sIpssie oi s.. i. o,rr.
aiIer more than hslt million u parsot lives hase
te3rhtd tn tue con1tct, tos r. ople win >et 10 II
ib4' es-r thing .haiI not bn ft Al loo.r erds-un*
Vaasatu. ,uree4ge. aud nstAs to collapse 10 Q III.
| o b.f public ealan,ty-hpt Thai thr ha.s Of pscld-
es',ou sa4a 1so4'e r1op+r aad Just seensitses faF
When lhr ttr<i peril came. The dtrnaEosuc advised
th~ peoult 10 how helF ueeks 1nd v az the YoEc ol
hes Tes Psos ss s
KoRtr tdylsed he people to ict the nation peri IN
pts cr, 1ather than KNOCK Toe ro1pes on ~. h-ad
Nlo "eFu RS king iss hIe. Ara,n The p.ope spn:n'
eH The ccn,aroer. And now lhat The thsid p4ril Ii
tprr Us. tie utrla1oEuc e*sF true to his IN sor BY
't,1ns 70 peFs aade the people MT tot,1
tia lhcy shnuld take 10 them-e.stA 10 rris,hit
guarantees ttat 1t has pof teen .used ont tu vain
kas nor fof.ss+i. this uobla people, they Will spun
Ai.rr lug. earnest. and 1seoriou. consideration
this tnnss. -. - scFY Errst M 1of1ties N boil
tion T., sctted c..on fundaD. ptat h.s1s for IL
| pse Gcal4un AID fufu,e .ecurly Of lhe Kspn,t,c
It. he .rstai., .kvald tsxe lrso It's osn hands
ke.Itrc Of , own ttenr,sie-- 1t clearly Et. nl ~
tlat l'r great Irr1a* nj tne Advancement thnnld 9
1n'o tie GeE.'tt rLun Of The country. Accordingly
| the PIN rE. -euttC cons.it Of a proposed sElena
nent OF lhr I,itn,op. toate up Of i've tctsions
ihis amendment resa,a a. one q O., 1mm;nt .; =
futnls peri, ci, or enhstct ali thar many desired
-, IS full Of strung. pr-c;,ca1, and most v,lrabi
sas salnarle ior iar security md fa,ure growth
hurry. On tie Whole, rtEzrd 1t as very fair =
prtt..oa OF the average e,nse ana averaee cuita1
Ard t Vii say here that i. sppscbend II, tb
| frowih Of tn Nt1sion+ snd nse!tts III any eaunu
, II snd muet b but The forward movement oi th
| AE.ksge renee and culrure+ IN the dc, e1oon.1t
iIs c11ltzatlon, The wholt of national rocety. an
especially Of d. tnociattc eoce 7. mu.t b. locke
sss4e:a ne tie oee ttem Mea It 1csal.s ,sss II Il Il
toe,s1 nnn tutlonaf pfogre.s Of The comuolI
Will coufus1n Fell, no to The highest tnonkht II
| u
as nave said, 10 The general ayt1axe oi ,he Who
masA.
;. ,iose and Tue grow i of civilization, every in
e uiee ihtnker. frticbted though his Mod uaxy
r ut'h dastur corcep.,ons nh,en b. longs o-ee cot
= resslJ fta!l1ed. viii aectpt It ~ pt0Efdenhsit
raj e. nent. coricnt h1n.eH with audsng one aat
ntnalt to itc ed!dee Of agrt, ana thus coatri
nudar ne @ caa,lnen. o. tn tue to- wei we..eia % "a wor, @
VII es man II knons. bccanse its punJ ei1,st, =
= s1ided ~ 10 .Etnlte infell'Eenee. Man 100. y.
tn.n hc pescencs, beeate The order cou ta1euee i.
up:hot nftts etIos Il fk.hfoped, no. b. ntm. h
py that tame rrtuite Intelligence sh!ch il compt
= 1nE hup,zt bl,tosy, ayr Astet sce. even n pc
con posts dsamA-act after act, scene atftr scent
n,u The working ou' Of the P.aud nrale Ut ham
.etms slow. sna Inc aspiiiar bss1t sinss Hi1n a.
If nets. We may 1rncn,otr ailh The eEea. Christ.
u, .aIher. rbnt t;oa IL patient. h+ean.c lie has
:! ,n eIusti;s isoa1 IL .sase' a ss. ne n
10 1nous ideal tmbodlurnfr of lhc past; Tor We b.
htfe IN Gut o"n Country Al actual subs1. ting poll
r. ,esospp',sn1y p " sqpsor = - wnole, 10 any'ai's;
1t u Eaeon, iev Osana Of Il .sf,nrtat,. OF h U,pc
q. af stuoFc. ln vlcw OF this great iaw which .sos
DC riet, ~ OF ph, sics ute we nav rs
re 10 tEasIrn onr 1npa'lcLcc Without auar.us
- YEA. std 70 accept thankfully Tor the time th,
d. dies- tile ol good We arc ahfe 10 attain. II The
re wll het gro" IN adEance oi culture. II In patti
he = N hsu!aaIie.. me t'rrsm Will not du* AZ
IT, .fGoa'e i lei deep down II ihe bottom Of
n. tFnc OF thlrct. further down thau lln,lc me
"a trnc.' may ever be ablr |" peaetra'e. maize
or ,uat wUpu' rful 4sr4uccntnL By un!ch .he iutly
nj aaf he ,oIisI. uuts1 The Eli icaa and euIixi.
~ fe q rnsrktn' nut pa.s By tadnsi adsancet,
Ii. sl'o he hikh.s Good+ Of liberty md r,r,ue i
~ sssm. III. hs "ns.pIsss Of s:rletioa se haye 4
Il | f14Alt1 f3t,l hrf
It OIL t.'total crlluse has b Cn equal 10 JAR ratio
-. af1,etion. sna W mag kuus that :he htool a
le tu,iantts sps1rA trou, the ero1nd ara noaer 70
ct. 10 The iuil i'u.lton Of human user Shw, d
lst tnr tulnfv, pc ufHot rcsufn Will he nadt Tor
IL. ! laic bsuLlEtoHs hcfoitnl And tuntf1uR u The
e te lion.
II. Mosf enecuracire IA that profound eh,ngc for
lie i,'e ii Fubi,c 'houaas. The poralar nj @nd r.
ne pefc ie'. 7 nj p snys'r. set In shadonJ out,s
'lst titefe ie higher i,'s 1nsn any Of humtu
qutrrnep.s OF wa!eh every na',on ouRh, 10 conf
i1 ns ~ ins.intons anc Its lass ;n.t a. The uas
~ ~ s b H. p1ns 9s ., :, TIC
leg !f!larc. Hire II tie foundation Of that parry
hc rceErrt 10 which belong. tht tn.nre OF cur CO
e.s riassstt ,onnr Rtpnris, brr tout upan 1he mo-
ey prtcaout blood q her raln d,cct npon
led a murr husuanc 10, {, 4 tlcner rarpo.e ana "
i, 1ook than rae rver s-tn t,-Ie belorr. Like NsQ
sns nas nunf e ssF 'es 6c, N
~ fs' sne hn nt tn,s~d cInaoscsl. ,a'o .nat his
lhc the old. ,,Ej lie a7esi 'heash,s thas aacsea
iii ,p'+Ilect. ihr noble aspirations sass ln.pire
,rh hea1s, h1e prupac,1c Of tnc p s1te.. brau'y
- e3of3 tno f1Ehtt With Ehall cfo&n
- eaulrg hte.
Lis xeauin.r. content with The possibilities Of
NE pre- en-. nusLtpg Hutb inv tne httlrF rr4llzA.1
.cs. 81 lie tu'nc ss u 81 nJ analyre ,bi. ruconst
In, ton atrrpcrens which ne h,se rendered t..
on. s,ete. r!ss,,sa hAsia for The zss'osed poi'
lle} ftorcd. comment rron the pcrer1l sccttopa y
aoo eempo,e shI- auseEdtncAt may well te nt'ef
shtrr an sonc proportions, ,be 1uttice and PIT
the ~ o which -sr 10 Obvious 10 their e!tnp1e u
nor n,tn'. tkal they canpot ne mach helped b.
tad ! smGunt Of aTglucn, Or ILLUSTRATION.
nd The n'ss iec,son Of the amendment II n
ane "sFc, !. All peroa. born Or na'nrat,zed ID
vho Gifted >!stse. and tnnt Ct TO 'hr jaf1.dlct II
bed Of. arr ritiyens OF the United state. and Of
.na eniutce ans la~ which shall ahsidrr The pr1vif
on, Q. ,uu'snitr. of et,issn" Of III" Ented -
Il cry, o. ? oIT,D. alshaus aus pdoen>* OF lsw
tbs aefJ 70 m, pctson ihin H. the
mi. THIS rcction r. car, - mor+ rala.,le f,r e
ine awsy bad interpretation. snd had utes o1
he'd Consultation Il = 'nan 1or an. Eo*iilvs rFas
bles how n,sns }ust ~ ,be ,ryeral nr,,it,,ns Of
u'a- ':Ai pesses< pera OF n+.vTa1iHrd in .ht y.
,een S,strs, md tuheet The jatlsalclon thereof
:een einysns q 'he ln,ed s'ases and or TIE
hey "ef1sln toe3 sst.so ,,,., p.
raty ,,,,,+n IL H. ni,.d si.,r. ~ ,tn,ees - I,
eGa 1ui1soletion snt3rtt 10 tasa'lnn. 20 military
pl1le ver. Ill nufdeu- OF society, both st1e xne
ribes itpra.. ought. upon every pr,oep'e Of msnl'
Vas t,tr crise IN tnyu from &ocrty 'ht' pso'e
B! sn.eo taso!.ea ~ .oe t,1, ~ .o,ete,.te;'on
s to .s1ri. - nsr r1rr 1sres snd nrht Tonr bs,
lans snd mi xishh6td INN htn, fhts rtateusnle
kin. ufe Of rec.procsl proiec,o i. 10 say the
with 10 call II ns no harder psne, podsteal I'll
SOL Ft,eh eErsr a t1cn u de'nos'&uc eonn15
lred, 70 q ssasmto o3; GSo AGs" :. .t,,~s x,-,.r
with fuso ~. .t1i.. ~ ~. gr1,rr1t,t4s ~
Tha I spNs sArttVkc+ A4e f4A'.4< b. ~ *-'AANN- -