, 1866-07-24
KECON>TkCCTIUN.
Pledges Made to the People Must
be Redeemed.
Speech OF Hon. =. v. moulton OF H.
1supfR.

admitted wbst .u1no11,J has ne renl to pass npon
lie question, lbe Pre-, taept OF Conesesst
me.sset 10 he freshmen Buresn bili, snd o. w.
nous occ4tlons tas assumed the ground ihat ne
has b1ought the rebel states 10 the doors OF Con
TEeSs aud IN eondlaon 10 nS aamst.sa M me ae
that each House simply Judges ofthe retnrrs and
qualifications Of pefsons sent hesc. and that INC
per,ssme 10 lie eoDai1on @ Of the ssbel SHE send
w!th the performances 81 this clerical duty; Or IN
other crus> that he Pteatdeut, and uos Coneress.
aity oi he souhern stae.. md whether they sse II
q eondl1lou TO be admitted into the Unioni and
upon sb1s Question md is Consequences the Presi-
sp. tsin1ns ,he views of the President We ond the
broken remnants Of the old penoctatfc party-ine
men who. for lhe Last i've years, reried and ahnsed
1ld every mau. including James buchanan and
Erankhu Pierce who has Aympsth,zed ~tth tres
son also. We and on the +nue side every mau Who
country, and tzsuors Norto and eoutb, and every
where, staiaing the Pteslaeufa policJ;
Tn the other side you find the grand Gai1n col
unhroken md unwaselins, sustaining Congress,
and tn voice that has tTen ,pcnetra'ed ne WINE
Houle, concemrlng the policy Of the President.
u,a.res al over the 1oJai states, proclaim and IN
s1st upon. Is eondl',on precedent 70 TIC admts-
sion Of the rebel states. indemnity lot tne paet 80
far ~ thar possible but security for the future
In some torm so As to prevent rebellion In the ~
tufe. a1d gtyc ample. f1 and complete protection
TO every one, without regard to lace Or coiof Inls
was sne qpG1 MnGa aIu
Cd Ms ,bpss urjncnie.. md the Union members Of
hs ess ens ese y Ss
, @ raa W .q ,hs nennia
who elected uR.
,ns .rtS,at ~ ,.ei nn,r - in,ensa,v tnaT another
:, !. ny ths f,r,rs ~ r yctories xnn Nv ~ MANI
precious crdces Of blood md tteasuEe shal1 NOT
scnrher,n, ,nstfsntims @ shaG be nnr1teI. and 1bsr
iiner1T .Tf ennsiifv sbonio he kecured 10 Iii Thls
!. 1he .ra.onable hop, expectation, and demand Of
np 6as il b.en me. by the Democratic party in
Ibis home every meatuFe ior The purpose OK
~ neI siaies. for the pQrpc<e OF protecting me
freedmen and Onion d,1zens IN tbose States, to
i.ninp iherry sn rnnsHfv IN the pfinctnIes Of The
i,ectarst1on 3f lndcnrntener. And eyeIy measure
1hs1 Ient.e1l IN the rIstrsnchIsemen md nnDtsh-
msnt Of Fehtls, has been uniformly and sttadtlz
ard viii s,ant ~ pernetnal eydence Of their ipus-
nee nrei1d1rx mn fllshrranfv They onno.t III
ame1dnsnls % lhe Constitution because i would
ntnc,ire tninsf,ce ami IN ms tnfamons ia ~ r the
Ian of is1re clss-es Of thgir own c1,xens
~ oppo.,tiog malnta,n and syow hsTs the 1ngn; ~
nast ;e.ripir acts or tra.ors tha The State latety
~ - neIon ,h1n1 at once he admittrf On an euusl
III with he loyal s1a'es. ana that hey Ae wlns
rebel VI d receive him with open arms and tal him
nrother. ="
PrtsiGenI and uoon Wbfch The new nary is 10 BE-
formed
,,nEa ara to b. tfI[ed Tha nocy wi, bfipr ID theIi
~ he ,+to,e Of Lees md Jolnsrons armies. aIj
re dntorv hnres and eueritIs bands ia h rebei
s1aics. al eytry uultor eyefywaere II Will bring
her. s and win ,6ass sece.tlops liey hone 10 III
umph 0yer 1he Union party and TO again transfer
tna Goyerpmeut frto the hs1ds Of tho:e woo have
oe de nasl four years been attempting 10 ues.rpy
tntcesr.
Il ID for the Unron members Of Congress 10 de,
etas W. tnxr tais stupsnaeus maud upon the rights
Of ,1s Union par,y. No hoforabIe man ior d no
s.ua Ds nss ne you'd ds,e 9e R9s9
MN s1eried him n, fhr nott1inn bts rnz hokiss
insIaii,9as = ~ ~ q he world sas bs:n Re
=, ~ h,s erer heen ts,lln- to arknnweave h,m.ri
Enilty I Of il. AID rel, n my opinion, Andy john
~ ved ~ h,s 1@-tv M ~ an usra,e ;rtonnnTs H.
~ ;,as " ~ - ro.. - nj honn-ahis MAJ III tba n
stsnc,s ~ sndv inhnznn m. sn,eMse,v sna,hern I n
| nt.ie 80 ~ ~. .,nS. E..,reTord ~ 70 rr,a S ~
Sor,ns,, nennie.w3nnw Henra her conaicnce T r.
Iohn. on. in nv oninion il a. TO NV the least m
rs sn.s is Sh,Md ~ th,s t;1es he =, IT,,
ss ss aIo s ,,,,a T,a Ee1n1s,or ronaa
LEW ~ tr1s n,1a ~. nrs pT aoes ~ cnr-sc
heG 80 ares 10y Asaa3Ae ~" """A Va "ee' ~ s'AAN~
- na0ne.., Marty rne,, the p,eut,,ert or, hi
LIE uast H. - .na nnt"n 49, "A1 -
Tha ifnGGn na..1 ,houohi Inn fI5e honest an,
t,ie,sn b NJ, ~ ;h,s hsSe rev rnt ncsn snsMr
| PAuiotlc, nui n u,a nans lucy LUZ oSeu ona1as
so45 ,sn.s,Ie ne.t1 hsre osa rr,n, the beotn
+a LEI t6s psatid,y, Won1a aesert the mi
nipk 1at s4e .I mUui1 ,,a - ~ y, ~
Ealea esee.eo a1n' anu Noui" 1s'pta y" VIZ n1'
v5rre ~ 1esipn NJ lincoln ms . of thu
SMef lne usatn y. ML. Llcolu !at sal1tSf W.
4
ihels conauct @ wei as taai q ieadinR teoels II
me sontn, nas !os long ..ms sapHn enal tneEe va
an undes*'andinE tost upon me atst favorable op
portnulfy me thin qeii mat coVetEo tue Union pre-
ientftns Or the f1esldenI should be thrown OF
!nat ne cnaoa Pss,y snd lts pfineip!es enenid .,
H. arms of The Democrane parry. Now. II, uha
pas time dcse1openl NOBODY Ptetends 1hat mi
ur1on n3sff u E1nsfess nexS % ,1. ne
,hat hs heen nrnccse ~ n on1Ieae ~ "ns,,,sn
Hae EpSMa,t ~ Rvxs h,,, III - ~
rhty WeTa nj d. .en he',e ~ 1b ,.o
ni. IN is md enorse ei Nv INCONSISTENCIES .Inri III
| IL. H. At he no1fs- - 1Ao'''4
AGs R1 ,ha @ rn.s,ou+ nv .hsse ores,or. a, nil,
,.nas rrr.r ss;Ih Htra P1es1fent ~ i1en, 80
s1t ,ahsy nswsnsne-s fn nuu nrs enH ~ r..
tes W ~, a. rs5s r. PraainaH Wn' ~ ~
- charged and It Is 10, lhe Union party oe.sie
leu Wy uuSs - ~ ~ @ IT, 49,; JIG app.a
na: o. aaus tae peepaI, n., ug peopH ~ tiae
5Tss. = ey ioxs ln:'les; Liberty, md fatF dealtnS
4 eMsn,. Ia 1e.e creal orest,ons Thew exDecf. and
hope tb., III! 6ot be ii appointed thai the Un,oi
ue1nrers III BE- rue 10 tpelr pied ,es rhcmseiye.
| aud the Country, and upawed by power or mt
| ronage. "
Now, slr. let US see what ls the real condition o
,h,ugn In regard to he 1cbel Stale..
Aifer tce collapse of the LonEederacy the peopl,
OF lie south d,d MOI expect scon TO De admitted a
equals NTH the loyel States. bur rather expelled I,
| be rrcntfd and consldeSed As conquered provinces
Tney felt and kpeE that they had orteitea ali thet
rlthis under the Constitution, and that they wer'
traitors md entitled to no rehss except what tn
laws Of var and 1ne crace of the ccnQueror CAV
sbep0- That life and property was ali they asket
md more INN they deserved.
such were the feelings and tenttnents OF fd