The national Republican., 1866-07-10
wendell Phn,,p. :. Fr.m,.ss.-,


In Framinghsm, Moss, 10 . handsome grove,
easily accessible BY railroad, and in this grove d
sort Of natural smphthsatrs, where stand has
been erected for speakers and ssats arranged SUN
Client TO accommodate the old men and women Of q
large audience, while the stronger people can and
pleasant stsnding.up accommodation under the
trees within sAr-shot. BY the thousand. In this
grove the abolitionists Of the transosndsntai de.
gree are wont to meet on each anniversary Of our
National Independence, and on those occasions the
irrspressible wEsDsLL PHILLiPs comes out strong
very stropg-in his way. Last Fourth Of July, in
the course Of his address, Mr. PaILLiPs said
"The policy Of the South and the statesm auship
Of the nth arc courage, frankness and an ides.
fhe stAtssmanship Of the North is tmidity, CON-
promise and hypocrisy; and you read the history
OF the practical statesmanship, as you would marx
the passage OF the caravan across the desert, BY
the skeletons Of men who supposed Themselves
statesmen. and found out that they are only char.
latans amer oil. tApplause Nov, the Rspubli-
Gao party Of to-day enters on the same track
Look at its measures. It's plan Is this: Il under.
takes to cut down representation in the South 10
proportion to the sx .ent the South disfranchisss
the negro. Our fathers tried, In 1889, this policy
They said: Ailos the South three nfths Of I Q
negro population and political sslsshnsss, 10 order
to cineh the other two Aiths. She would raise the
negro from slavery to manhood We tried u for
oirsty years, and the South never made single
effort to get rid Of slavery. The Republican party
repeats the same cure, and hopes Il viii be success
full Our ieadsys in Coneress kao,u tA4f fs ssss1d.
msnf ,otH Be rejected. Of course IL will be- Toe
President has put his foot down against It, and has
warned the southern States not TO endorse It. He
has told them In so many words that they win
have his support In refusing TO rstify t. II 10 not
possible therefore, that the amendment will bs &C.
osptsd. as. u
Congress judges that the Republican party viii
be victorious al the ballot boz and that
by the adoption Of the amendment, Congress will
be able to pass act that will give ballot to the
negro. They hope and expect that sfter the defeat
Of the amendmsnt they will return to Congress at
They do not want that amendment accepted. The
worst possible ness that rhAd, Stevens could hear
would be the ratification Of the amendment I do
not Disgrace the whole proceedings when say that
1t party trick Zones Of Hear, hear Il 10 got
up to serve purpose, to hill time till after the fall
elections, and get rid Of . pressing emergency. L
wager you my head for foot. ball that, from Mas.
sachuselts Bay to Iowa, every stump-orator, and
ninsty-nine out Of every hundred Of the Rspubli
can press before the 18th day Of October next, viii
hold out that this Is their congressional plan Of re-
construction; and, II this is 80, aud II succeeds,
then the negro Is given back dsfsncelsss with un.
covered head with an unprotected liberty, into the
hands Of his former master. Th,.s, iaJassonsiv
beyond all covds, msaniy bsyond all description,
Congrsss dthbyaieiy giVes mp its Trisnds 10 The
hand Of their enemy and dselayes ths pay ended,
and piaeas the loyaiiss Of the rebel Statss under ths
iron heel Of heu oppress0rs - Hr.. H.. IfIrH... a