The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-11-07
BOSTON.

After congratulafsng the audience upon the
result OF the ga Is election, and particu arly
upon the elecu'Sn of two colored men to the
State Legislature In Boston and Charlestown, he
stated that his subject tonight was, "rhe
swindhng thirty-ninth Congress of the United
States, thfA passed the last winter In session.,
and mee@ again on the fourth of Decem per,
he intended to describe 1t, not because ne
counted 1t IN as one of the combatants I'D Lne
light at present going on. He dlo not' ne ne
thought that in this QUARREL ss IN III most
Others, there were but two parties. mere
| were hardly any great national quarrels that
| ever admitted more. Neutrals always iaded out
| of sight, and Congress Is neutral: On one SIDE
of the present battle stands nne Soutn' enaea-
| her banner borne by the President. On the
| other side, marshalled against her, aIe the
| people struggling through every channel and by
| every method TO say no to the policy OF the
| Executive and there are no other parties to the
| 1narreI The Republican party is only one of
| the outlets in the popular protest Down deep
in its popular heart the nation understands
what it wants, and is determined to have 1t. In
opposition to that is the effort of the President
to restore, as lar as possible, the Southern
States to the spot where they stood in 1860, and
the millions have gotten their hands on the
neck OF the southern arstocracy, determined
to strangle IL beyond recovery. There
are Two parties to the quarrel, and Con-
gress has COMMITTED suicide, faded out
ike ether in attempting to find a neutral
spot to stand on. There is no man great
enough to-day to differ one hairs breadth and
survive. Witness Grant. The real attitude of
America to-day is the attempt Ot the people 20
carry out its great purpose, and the only thing
that opposes it is the Executive, representing
this effort OF the South to regain her position.
Congress undertook, in its last long session, to
lind neutral spot that was neither up to the
level of popular idea, and not 10 w enough to
come under Executive appreciation: and TO ex-
anime their position to-day is only valuable as
one OF the mile-stones on the way we have lust
gone by. If they don't resume the sceptre; if
fhauh on foL hnl1 of fhn halp, 80 staNa ,tt
next session, then by some other means, through
Congress or over IT, the masses Will accomplish
their object. | say this because look upon
the amendment which now constitutes the
policy of Congress as not only a swindle
but as an exhibition OF purpose to remain
neutral until after the election until Pennsy-
vanla and New York had spoken in this great
struggle betwlxt the South, tnat knows what
she wants, and the people, that know equally
what they want. The South is determined that
the negro shall never be reckoned among the
political elements. She believes more thoroughly
than we do in her own system. II is no sham,
no hypocrisy. She understands that it is neces.
sary, and thoroughly believes that the Govern
ment belongs to the white race, and to select
party even among that race, andIthe negro, even
# he be man, is not entitled to be reckoned
among the political elements. 1t is an oliearcby
and recognizes ho other safe form of govern
ment. The South aims at the Northern idea,
and Congress aims at nothing. This is what |
call a swin1ling Congress- swindle result
ing, think, fIom a dread of the people,
from au undue dread of their own party. from
an unwi]ingness to /be representatives and
attempting 10 be only delegates. Ii, as sena-
was not safe Tor loyal black man to 90 about
Arkansas, and, from lack OF United States au-
thor1,y, 25OO negroes have been ruthlessly mur-
dered IN Texas, whose fault is III His. Whose
fault is it? Congress-. Why are they not in
session! Why did they adjourn if the flag did
not protect white men in New orleans? Why
did not they stay in Washington and make it?
III General Grant did not perform his duty, Why
didn't they summon him before committee TO
make answer? Why? And if the fault lay in
the White House, why did not they impeach it?
or H., as you say, they cannot impeach, stop the
supplies. l am Tor Government that is not
boys piay. What is NOT boys play it ma
iorty issuing an order, and determined to be
obeyed. One man made New Orleans safe, and
surely Congress could make the South so. One
soldier, left TO himself without troops enough
to man his tort, Obliged TO appeal to Africa ior
aid. made the first and worst city of the South
safe ground for NOrtherners to trade and to live
in. II the white men of the South are hostile
TO the North, then the Government must hold
that territory by the iron arm OF a military des-
potism for some years TO come. Exactly as
Butler governed New Orleans is the South to be
governed during the next five years. There
never has been a friend to the South in the
Northern States except the AbOlitionlsts. The
Democrats deluded her to bloOdshed. The
Wings cheated her. The Aboitiouists stood
upon her borders, and said:-"It is in vain to
light aea eainst the thick bosses of the Almighty
buckler You are endeavoring to sustain sys-
tenn which is against the laws OF God and the nine.
teenth century. Carry i out, and you viii MAKE
your cause" But the South closed
her ears, and rushed on to destruction. The
same party now stands up and says, "Come into
the line with the nineteenth century, tread
under foot the chatf you call logic, found your
institutions upon the laws and economy OF
Gods kingdom; - whereas Democracy cries out
"Come as you were. The civil war undertook
spite Of both sections, to make the Union OF
history. In that great struggle the only une-
quivocal allies of the North was the negro race,
and, the war ended, we said we would protect
the black race. Protect him? From whom
We're they to protect our black allies in South
Carolina From whom! In the month OF M9y,
Wade Hampton, whining on his knees, and
with halter on his neck begged that he might
be hanged. Protect the black man from him.
What harm could he do? What black man
fears him! Not one. We raised Wade Hamp-
ton, We unloosed him, we took the halter
IRON his neck, we organized him as
a South Carolina gentleman, and, as a
political element, we gave him mis- estate, We
gave him back his influence, and then we set to
work to protect the black man from the power
he created. Protect him! My plan is 10 go
down to the South and give the loyal black men
and white all the power, fetter the ReOel, and
then protect Wade Hampton from him. Give
the loyal black men OF South Carolina the rights
which they ought to have politically - land,
capital and every right that belongs to the
Ioyal, and then pass Civil Rights bill to protect
wade Hampton from Robert Small. The Freed.
mems Bureau bill should be for the purpose of
protecting the Rebels from the oppression of the
black man. The negro don't want any civil
rlghts bill TO protect HIM. He wants the territory
OF south Carolina, which belongs to him; but
under johnson we commenced at the other end.
We sent a Governor, Mr.. Holden, to Carolina, and
made hlm tyrant, and then got down on our
knees TO be- beg him to save the black man from
harm. The problem of the negro is one on
which the financial condition OF the country
depends. If these busy millions can be kept