The New York herald., 1866-08-30

has right 70 keep out or to impose
any conaMea -pcn tuem, and therefore when gentle
men say TO me Congress has right TO say what Mas
sachusets shall do agreeneither Congress nor the
President has any right 70 say what shall
do or Pennsylvania, or New York-or omit 10 do But
when rebels against the government and
takes arms and after -four four mosths 10 sub
dued after she has 70 surrender beca she cannot gh
longer and lies bound hand and foot before the power Of
the United States will say that Massachusetts, then has
lost her rights and that she has TO come under the
& Of the and can come % sba oaen oSs sS ssos .e
shall be for the benefit Of the whole country 70 receive
her back Congress came together in December and for
these States had right 10 representation Wy loyal repre-
sentaives II always seemed to me that there was fall
lacy in that statement that i was sophistry aud have
seen very many good, honest, loyal men that were
stumbled by this argument, "why won't Congress ad-
init the loyal representatives into tho UnionS Is y not
wrong for Congress to keep out loyal meni Sup
pose the South Is disloya and sends loyal Representa-
lives. why should not they. be admitteds" Sup
pose my friend, you who have doubt upon this al
loyal men 10 the Congress Of the United States
VIII you admit the disioyal representative No.
ought not to be admitted Suppose dsloyal con-
sti,ueucy sends loyal representative. should he he
admitted' No. wpyf Because he misrepresent nts his
constituency Is it not perfectly answers perfect
one, aud not TO be overcome by any art6ce-thst the
right Of IS not the right Of the
loyal then il will hardly do inquire into the loyalty
OF the representative and therefore, we all applaud the
answer Of John Randoiphs when asked II he was old
tueuts" assume thai President johnson believed that
they loyal and that they had surrendered in good
faith. What Is surreDderng good faithY suppose
that horse thief when he gets IN state prison. sur
renders the right OF horse stealing in good faith he
doesn't mean to steal any more until ne gets out
lLaugher They surrendered not because they wanted
TO- but because they were Obliged to; not
from love of country, but from fear; they
surrendered because they were whipped. and soundy
whipped, too. l think l do discredit to Presi-
dent johnson to say that I think he was mistaken.
These men said we have surrendered In good faith we
ha, toya nnrra aattp in
States: and in 1865 in May June and July, that was
their feeling They Ike the convicted sinner, ready
But tho si,aIcuty was, thoy found ,nat they nrst
obtained pardons and second that they were susta
by the Presidents and third that the North was far TOO
lcnient aud forgivng; and then this most
trous theory that they had all the rights which they for
meriy had under the constitution; that the terms which
Sherman gave to Johnston and which the President
OF tho United States rejected, the true terms
which they surrendered. When did they get these
terms2 understand that Alexander H. Stephens,
one Of their able.t men, claims that they arc not
those rebels who left their seats have the right to
back and vote upon the question whether men
money should be furnished to put down the rebel
lion And the answer Of Mr. Stephens before the Com
mtee Of Reconstruction Is that the south are not bound
by nythng done In their absence and the bonntes OF
soldiers not binding upon them pensions OF our
wdo and orphans not binding upon them, because
they were unfortunately absent when they vo ed
,AppIause) In the spring of 1895 they ready to
accept any terms but they went on claiming right after
right until at last the question came between the Presi
dent and Congress The President claimed the right to
say when they were in ft condition to become por-
ti0n Of the Union, and Congress claimed that was the
House OF Representatives and the President to say
when these men were 1T to como back, and this Is
the struggle The issue Is nov made Whcn We
policy of President johnson, he Immediately
Tells us about the constitution and the wisdom OF our
ahers and that he is content TO do fathers did
So am 1. What did our fathers dor won't cite Massa
,husets for she always thought to be rabid but
will take the State OF North Carolina and at the end Of
Dou ffopx a. t1aVg IA oan
ory amnesty for all his past msdemeanois protection
or his life, liberty and property; but never-forever-
90 back TO the wisdom Of the fathers and every State
n the Union at that day passed the same or similar
'ers except South Carolina and she let the tory pack
hat she has had republican government 70 this
lay that heretofore, under the constitution Of
he States the President has never before undertaken 70
say u State or was not 1t 10 come back but by
The law Of Congress- States carved out OF Western
tory come in by laws OF Congress, and in the
purchase II Louisiana nobody doubted that II the
of Congress 70 recognize the right Of taking States
the Union by purchase othcrwse We tha. the
d. 10 come back What is the evidence on thai poin,
Whether the right Of Congress Of tho President let US
baokf On that point have lately had instruc
ton. There assembled at Philadelphia tho 14th OF
be called delegates who generally went their
own book-a convention Of men assembled ana under
took 20 tell US by proclamation what our political s6is
which they did not favor, did not Hght speak with
gres, and interest on this point Let me
bal bai news Sss' from tho army in virginia were
not certain Of your fellow citizens seen In the
WIN s%nF knew %oas
be so !" II told yol this war failure and when
Of glorious victory, like rarragut at New Or
II don't believe that telegram 1--WE shall hear the true
account in a few days That is the class OF men sent
- delegates TO Philadelphia Where they undertake 10
instruct you on your dities you should ask them did
you night for our sidcdd you favor III No, they say,
hat we want to settle IT now. Much obliged. but 40
want settle ourselves; We fought 1t in the neid. aud
We viii settle II here The delegates OF south Carolina
and Massachusetts walk arm and arm INTO hat Conven
tlou and therefore the whole matter Is a;ernized The
v hoie country is fratcrnilod You remember what IS
the emblem OF South Carollna--the rhttleshake. And
whhn the ratesnake and coprerhead twne aud twine.
dom, seem make much difference 10 the res, OF The
beasts Of the field Therefore, II you VIII allow me 70
r. back moment 10 the language OF my profession, II
demur' n these men instructng me IN my loHncai
duty Aud these come together representing nei-
ther section. We know that the men who weni from
hels DO represent Massachusetts, There as no man
bind, child 90 foolish. who cannot see that those
lnen afe not the avcs OF Massachusetts, Take
old friend Mr. Winthrop, for whom personally have
ITO highest regard knows tha he has nol FOR
tsn years controlled anybodys vote but his Take
that respectable lawyer, Judge Curtis, admirable
Judge ana profound Scholar II was only in 1851 that
iAdctGbie ofence, and since then NO have pot
heard word rem him unt this Philadelphia Con
vontlon ] will only say this, gentlemen, that when
you AND any body from this tate supporting slavery, you
VIII hnI a, he only carries wan han TIE clio hes ON las
beck. hnvc ssid o you that these tncn do not repre-
e North, am IN lhis rcspcc, that convention
the memorable that wns ever held. Not speech
allowed from Southern ana not rep.cseL Ltah Q
Southern man there. Mr.. Orr shorn of his power
snd shows you that he don't represent the people Of
the South any than our would bo Governor Couch
represents Massachusetts Wade Hampton, tho rebel
ohosn Dad 70 0eR and pray that they would not vote
for m and would vote iof orr he would have been
lactei IgAu, Goycrnr Perry chosen by President
Johnton becauge he had been abooed during the by
the antre voice Of the South. and be claimed 10 he
almost no only Union uan there DO tnev represent
The South And what did they DO They passed ten
solutions For fear should make a mistake broc eht
them N my hand and viii give you eynorsis o some
0f them
t-No given you evidence OF the Philadelphia Conyen
uonahich 10 teach Us ouI ruI,lca ugty, and 10
show tha, the South ready 70 frRtofnze, aDa
grcred moro than | would ko 10 express tbecagao
have had kindly personal relations With the Prcs
deat % the United states when heard OF bs
the coinmltteet0 Reteriy johnson, man vho, when
was IN Baltimore stood the fence Tor than
month not ing which way to leap untii DO found
that considerably The strongest Federal Hill,
and ouf guns poact towards his houssI erietcd,
ay hear the President say that portion OF Con-