New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-08-03
THE KINGS COUNTY DELEGATION TO THE SARA
CONVENTION
speech OF Gsv. Hamilton Of Texas Hayri,
burg, Penu.

At the Republican mass meeting held in Harrisburg
on the inst Cen Cameron acted President and intro
duced Gov. Hamilton whose speech received with FIRE.
quent applause. Amer reviewing the IF President
johnson before the he said;
johnson promised the coorsd that he would be their
Moses" He did not become So The charge cannot ae
eoant for He SAID that treason shoad be yaae Sooas How
In constitutional way TO relieve themselves from oppression
in Orleans have been butchered aid BY the who
fought against the dag in the Rsbe under the orders Of
Mayor Monroe who Mayor when arragnt took the city
And these acts Of Violence have ben perpersted Under ,hs
implied sanction OF the President lAppaase He sets the
Governor Of the State at defiance u teegsps 10 ms TOOL
tho Attorney. General TO put down the convention MI
Johnsons predecessor immeasurby his superior had IN
dosod that convention which b; sSiOn had outraged
right interfere than be wouh have ~ interfere IN the state
Transatlantic Now the ie6e's cry that they are still IN
II he had gone South two years ago and said So his
bones would be bleaching acre now sometime; wish be
dcton Southera States Tbs people were
mes yanquished ren ana we esd the rsnt 10 dictate
highly unsteul AFTER having been snccored and brought
10 by she TUNED back upon US and
made war upon he protector without What casustry
or precedent withhold from debating upon what terms
the people South back under the protection Of
would never back into the Union and make treaty OF
peace with until they saw proper Practically the Rebels
were out Union during the i government de
fsctc or rsher military despotsm The States when
on'nes, making war upon u.s. They were oelliger.
makes great todo adopting constitutional amend
ments when certain States Dnrepresened Why should
they they rebeous with nothing done restore
them their former positn except By the appointment OF
Provisional Governors which were, in fact Military Gov
because had been declared and by his
thory Commander Chief OF the army and nayyi But
colld he who should The Supreme Court had
decided the whites TO be alien miles, but Mr. johnson SAID
that Only those should vote who used 10 that right under
the laws Of the State The loyal black who had fought
for the Union debsrred from that right The rebeous
whites allowed 10 vote upon taking the oath Of amnesty
Whence has he got this power TWAS nothing but nsurpa
ton his part II is for Congress 10 determine when and
how these States may return and events are rapidly
showing that this Is So that Congress had the right
hot State lines necessary and the country
1t thought proper. Applause These Rebels their hands
red with the blood OF your shall demand their restor
sih and the payment their Rebel debt They shall de-
mand shah be paid for They for wsgng
upon all tAe OF the Government They will take
any oath aud perure themselves the leaders did when they
obey the Constitution Of the United States The
SPEAKER referred the utter hopeessness OF Justice for the
negro 10 tho South Their hope was TO resnsisye himhey
wmld never help him. They will not resist the Government
Thy profess great love for Andrew johnson because he
queed with Congress and might perhaps excel them AZ tho
pont Of the bayone Congress has been The salvation OF the
country and the hopes OF the country rest npon IT, Ap