The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1866-08-24
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recently made telling speech in St. Louis,
from which we select the following, which
will amply repay pcrusal;
But, my friends. this question being pre-
sentcd in tho manner in which il is to the
people Of this county, II is SO plain and
simple an issue that in my judgment, no
Iaau can mistake or err in the way in which
ho should go at least, no loyal man can do
so, suppose, 50 far as | am concerned TO
say TO these people of the South, You
have forfeited your rights, civil and polit.
ical, and we intend to bn tho people that
shall judge when you shall he restored TO
your civil aud political rights, You can,
not restOre yourselves, you are not in
situation legally tO do so, We must do il.
When they adopt this constitutional
amendment, aud put themselves on the
same basis that Tennessee has done, then
would say to them, elect your Senators and
Representatives and send them to Congress,
and il they can tako that iron-clad oath
without modification, without blotting o
letter, crossing ~ or dOttug an a. then
we will admit you to your seats there, aud
not otherwise. (Cheers) And | will go
farther. IL he cat comeup there like Alex.
Stephens aud take that oath, thereby com
mittng perjury in the face OF that Senate,
would like him to tako it, aud in two min
utes after ! would Introduce resolution to
expcl him for committing perjury in the
eyes Of tho world. In my Judgment, this
is the only way you have to restore this
country on proper basis. You cannot do
it unless you exclude tho leading rebels in
Che land from office aud from all participa.
ton in he affairs of tho country hereafter.
Place the Government under tho colt oil of
loyal mon, and Let them establish loyal
party in tho South in opposition to these
leading mon, and thus build on that founda.
tioG such an organic alton Us shall DO calcu.
lated to preserve thoso States hereafter
against rebel ion aul treason. Uuless we
do ii in suuh n mtuuer. the time will come
soon when you will DO called upon again,
and the tocsiu of war W Il bc sounded again
to suppress treason in this hhd, in my
Judgment We are realy for it, voices.
Yet tue Conservatives say Oh, 1t. is n
great hardship to keep those people out OF
Congress" Well, it Is, perhaps, at least
they feel so. They have been III the habit
of going to Congress- in yoars gone By, and
teaching tho people just such doctrines ~
they thought proper aud as suited their
evil dispositions toward this Government,
aud in that way encourages The people in
iutn treason against The Guverulneut aud
forfeiture Of their rights. | say, let these
ge tleme take back seats. For how mlny
years. For one2 No sir. For two? No
sir. But for so long as Gol Almighty shall
allow this Government to stand. Cheors
Let them stay back there and solioquizo
to themselves. Let them in their modita.
tious say, L did it. committed treason
1t was that forfeited my own rights; |
that drew my sword against the Govern
ment: it was that dehed its authority and
power it ia that ain DISTINGUISHED for
ever, and by whose aot2" He thinks for
n moment and raises his eyes to heaven.
From my own act. and for that misfortune
AMI misconduct on my part, | mllOre and
invoke the blessing OF heaven and forgive.
ness 1T my transgressions. Let him do
that and become peniteut. Let him repent
ninety and nine times, aud after he has
repented ninety and niue times, let us still
say to lin, sir, raise your sons in the way
they should go and they, then as loyal men,
shal! have rights in this country the same
us inc, but you shall not. Loud cheers
This, though would not, as | said a few
moments ago, apply to tho common people.
| would not apply that restriction upon
the people who had been forced into the
rebellion or went against their will, but
only those mon who were tho cause of it.,
aud God knows there ia enough Of them ;
they are in Missouri and Illinois aud all over
the land, aud should I've deprived forever
Of everything in the way OF participation
in the affairs Of the country. ask YOU
my countrymen, what fruits they have
brought forward siuco the rebellion 10
show they are disposed to be loyal to the
country. Oh! yoe, they have brought
forward fruits and much fruits too have
they brought. They have brought fruits
from Memphis, and of what do tbcy consist?
They consist fmurder, arson and bntchery.
The vilest and iamuing deeds known in tho
catalogue of crimes have been performed
by these man upOu innocent freedmen in
the land who did them no wrong. Turn
your eyes for q moment to the butcl cry
that occurred a few days ago at New Or
leans. There was convention OF civil poo
pie, quiet men, who had been loyal and
true TO the Government. and who had en-
dured terrible trials during the last four
years. Such were assembled in peaceful
loyal and quiet manner to transact thcir
business, and what was done. The Presi-
deut Of the United States telegraphed to
the Governor Of the States that there must
be no moro usurpation of authority, mean.
ing thereby that this convention was com
posed of men who are usurping power and
authority. Blsing their action on that dis
patch, tuo Mayor of the city organized tho
police and set them like bloodhMnds upon
their work OF butchory, and the first
men they got outside Of the hOnse they
shot down, aud then went inside and
shot them down. These are some Of the
fruits of this Administration these are
some of the fruits of the recognition Of the
" rights Of the rebel in this land; these are
some Of the fruits of the policy thai has been
pursued, and like Dead Sea fruit, it turns
10 as!les on your lips" But il is said "My
Policy" must be indorsed- laughter my
Conservative policy must he carried out.
Al the little Postmasters, Collectors. Asses
SOrs aud others, must indorse my Policy !"
if they dOr't, will take OF their heads as
the rebels take off tho heads of the Union
men in the South. lnasmuch as it is a rebel
programme, | suppose it might as well be
carried out by the head of the nation il
might AS well be carried out by the tail.
Nav, fellow countrymen, | want you TO
examine these questions AMI look at them
in fair and manly way, coolly and DELHI
eratcly, as honest men without passion,
and tell me where is the man who has
lorul sentiment or Uniun heart within his
bosom, that can ever indTse the PROPOSE
tions now promulgated by this man aud his
co-workers who have forfeited all the
rights they had to cliim sympathy from
the Union or loyal portion of this com
muHity. II there are soldiers in this crowd.
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