Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-09-01


with few slight tivariatioDs;il [ Applause ll
The worry Constitution under which they,
had lived from the origin of the Govern
ment up to their attempt at sepdrati0h.l
They made the attempt to- 0sdpabatc, and
We said no, you shall not separate you,
Will remain with, us and constitute part
Of the Government, as You have been liefe-i
tofore. They went to war they have been
Gonqueredg the rebellion has ceased. they n
being, force1to lay down their arms by the
army and navy of the United States. They
the1 accepted tile terms offered them by thu
Government. And what were they? We
said to them7before the termination of the
rebellion, disband your armies, returirto TO
your original position In the Governments,
and we will receive you with open arms.
[Applause,le J. The time came when their ar
mics were disbanded under the lead Of my
distinguished friend on my right. [Great
cheering for General Grant, to whom the
President referred That being done, what,
were the terms OF the capitulation? They
accepted the terms of the. Governments
They said we want to return. Some OF
them said we were mistaken, Others said
we accepted the arbitrameDtof war to settle
the question, and the arbitrament of our
own selection has decided against us'and
that being so, ae naghanimous foes we acs
ceptthe issue, Now, the question comes mp,
do we want to degrade and humble these
men? Do we want them to bow down to us
that we maytramp theminthe dust? [CheeTs
and cries No. and "Never."l / do not
want them to come back. to the Union de-.
graded and despised people. IF they came
back so, they would not be to be portion
of the great American family. tApplause.]
/ want them to come back as brethren
and become again IA part Of the great
nj I / m MI
all their rights and privileges under the
Constitution. lGheers. But in claiming
to come back aS-Loyal citizensof the Union
they, are, DENOUNCED as hypocrittcal ami
false. In TeturAlng they rhaye lost 1.-THE
wretchedness of siavery--the great apple
Of discord---and they take up the Con-.
stitution. under which they lived before,
and under which they desire again to
live. What then, is the cause of dis
trust-whatis the cause OF want Of conf
dence Is there any cause? Cries of
"No, no. do not come here Tonight the
apologist of the South. 1t is not necessary.
This Is now charged against me-that am
the apologist Of men who tried to destroy
the Government! Every act OF my public
life, either in speeches or acts, dsproye the
charge that want to apologize for them,
and if it is rot so then there Is no use in
man having O public record to refer to-
[Cheers. / am not one of those who justi-
lies or apologies for the South for her her
estes or her errors. The South did wrong,
the leaders did wrong; they formed a pub
lie. opinion and coerced and enforced thou
sands and thousands of honest men to bow
to their dictation, Yes, and when they
reached that point in rebellion, when they
saw the flag of their country receding in
the distance, and when they saw it float for
the last time, their faces grew pale with
grief. + Applause And after they passed
through the struggle, and When they re-
turned again under the old flag, thousands
and thousands of the people rejOiced In
their hearts at once HIUre DelIUl1lug tlIc
| flag, of their country-the flag they had
| loved so well, and under which their faith
ers fought. When Davis and others of that
class were talking of separation at the
South, there was. another class North, in
the shape of Phillips and Garrison, talking
of dissolution. This was Ike the anvil and
the hammer. [Cheers and laughter.l lam
for the Union, and am against all those
who are opposed to the Union. [Cheers.l
am for the Union, the whole Union, and
nothing but the Union. / helped my dis
| tinguishedfriend on my right (Gen. Granb1
to fight the rebellion South. We do not
forget his peculiar phrase that he was 60
ing to fight it out ON that line all summer.
| was with him and did all could, and
when we whipped them at that end of the
| line, want to say am now fighting these.
men at the other end. [Cheers and cries of
That's good."] We are engaged now in a
struggle and contest for the Union OF these
States. / have heard Iituadvanced that if
we let in tho Southern men they will CON
troll Congress aud control the Government;
that we want to let in rebels. No, we want
to let in loyal men, and we want none but
loyal men EYhink of tifty-siS memb 4rs
controlling two hundred and reighty-tWo.
The thing Is absurd. When the rebellion
I was first Conceived. I told Jefferson Davis
bthat the first result of separation would
be the abolition of slavery. That predic-
| ton was fulfilled. Think of it'll You feel
| that your system of government compre-
I hehds the whole, and not apart. And, feel
| ing, New York, with her vast amount of
kcapitaf-with her position in the confede-,
/ racy-holding the point OF gravitation-is
destined to play great and conspicuous
part in the restoration of the Union. Loud
applauseJ III have said before, and repeat it
here, that resistance to- the restoration of
the Union will be as unavailing as If man
| should undertaken to chain the waves or lock
up the winds ofsthe ocean. be- Applause.l i
You might as we'll undertake to turn the
Mississippi from its source, as to resist the
| great law of grayitatlOn which is bringing
| these States together. Loud cheers II
believe that the great mass of the people
| will take careo Of the Government and
when they come TO understand it, it will be
| all right. tApplause. A Voice-"That's as
| sure as you are born."g The ground swell
has commenceda The pillows have begun
to- heaYe. And tell those fellows who are
talking about individual aggrandizement
and the perpetuation of party, that they
had better stand from under [laughterb
that they had better get out OF the way,
that the Government is coming together,
| and that they cannot resist it. Applause
Now, gentlemen, although my facts give
| out, my reason tells me, my faith, which
goes beyond the present, tells me, that this
Government will continue.y [Applause.l /
believe that sometimes the fact that men
have sinned is the cause Of their becoming
better men. Cheets!] am not for destroy
ing, Lam not for condemning. The Son of
God, when he descended aud found, man
condemned under Che law, Instead OF ex-
ecuting the law, put hiuiself In their
stead and died for them. Applause.l
Ii L have erpedain pard0ningA 1 trust in God
/ have erred on, the right side, III i have
pardoned men,, believe 1t was for the best
Interest of the people. L fear l have tres
passed upon your patience, gentlemen, vim
this desulCOry talk.onIt has never beep the
habit of my, life to prepare, a speech, The
attempt to do so has always disqualified me
from making speech. Laughter.l gef1
orally take up subject aud talk about it
directly. as Il thinky and as asE6Smarter of
cniifscI sayitO you gentlemen. thatthe tate
oc tl,o ,onntrv Ia In vOur hands rrha feeua