The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1866-05-18
SPEECH OF SENATOR HYE OF NEVADA.


As It was known that the eloquent Senator
from Nevada was to speak on the Presidents 3
Policy, the people crowded the Senate guile
rics and many Representatives came over,
and the orutor had full house. The enthu.
siasm at times conld not be reprcsscd.
Gov. Nye said that he would continue his
remarks by asserting that President johnson
is not now standing OH the Baltimore plat
FORM or his position was not correctly repre-
scnted by Mr.. Doolittle yesterday. By The
speech of Mr.. Johnson in accepting the nom.
ination, traitors wer ordered to the rear.
Why did Mr.. Dooliule bring them forward,
after the COnmander-in.Ch Chief had ordered
them back? In an evil hour the doctrine OF
that speech had been departed from. Mr..
Johnson had there proclaimed that traitors
had ceased to be citizens, and the loyal men
of the country said amen to that. How could
il be that they had siuce become fit TO partici-
pate In the government? If they had since
been purified, a greater miracle than Paul 8
conversion had been performed. Mr.. John.
son had said that traitoB must go through
severe Ordeal. What ordeal had they gone
througli1 Lewis F. Parsons had been up.
pointed Gov. Of Alabama-a rebel who had
not taken the oath prescribed by law-ol,
what change had come over amy policy
He (Nye) hoped that Messrs. DoOlittle and
Cowan would be able to eyplainit. The Sen.
ator from Kentucky Davis had said that IL
he were President, he would turn out the
present Congress and recognize the Southern
rebels Us the constitutional body. Tic (Nyc)
knew not whose sentiments Mr.. Davis echoed,
hut he had seen them in every newspaper In
the South, and in newspapers in this cliy. II
that issue Is to come, let II come, and the peo-
pie will settle the question forever. The trai
tors must be punished, said the President in
that speech, and the work Is in our hands. II
the work had been done, it had not attracted
much notice. The work was still in our
hands, aud if the President would not do H.,
Congress would. What traitor had been pun.
ished or impoverished as Mr.. Johnson had
advised in his Nashville speecll2 Why had
his promise not been kept? The voice of
millions asked. and let him who made 1t an
swcr. 1t was due to the loyul people of the
South that it he fulfilled. Mr.. Nye next re-
viewed the promises of the President to the
colored people OF Tennessee. How had they
been kept by the veto of the Freedmen 8 Bu-
reau Bili7 Thut veto had awakened the admi-
ration the Democratic party and joined the
Senator from Wisconsin and the Senator
from Pennsylvania (Cowan) in sweet COM
mliIliOn. This was the first marked deviation
from the Presidents promises. II was fol.
lowed soon nfler by the veto of the Civil
Rights Bill. There never had been such re-
ioicing in this nation since the morning stars
sang together, as there was over the passage
of the Civil Rights Bill. Il would stand as a
lasting monument to the glory Of Congress.
He hailed il rs an announcement of the fixed
purpose Of the American Congress. The
Senator from Kentucky (Nlr. Dayis) had ad.
vised the President to put this Congress ont.
Il would never go out until its constitutional
term expired, and when it went o,lt, IN every
case those who were true and faithful, would
receive tho Endorsement Of faithful constitu-
encies Of swell done, good and faithful SER
want" Speaking of the Presidents speech
of February 22d, Mr.. Nye said: In this birth
day speech see the birth of something
strange. IL repeat" says tho President, ~ nnl
for the Union" That's good. II am he
SAYS, "ior preserving all the States" So AM
l. II aIn for admitting into the councils Of
the milton all the representatives who nrc I'M.
mstnkably aud unquestionably loynL' So
am I. "rhe man." says the speech, "whO
acknowledges allegiance to this Government,
who swcars TO support the Constitution, must
necessarily be loyal" There is the trouble |;
there is the mischief; and rs a proposition
deny il. Brckinridge took the oath, while
perjury black as hell WINS slnoullcring in his
heart. The President of the late Coniedem-
cy had taken this same Oath over and over
again. Wigfall had taken il. And were they
loyal? Sir, deny the proposition That swear
ing makes man loyal. These rebels have
committed double perjury. They have not
ony sworn to support this Government. but
another, and they have broken both. MrNye
read further from tue Presidents speech, TO
show that he (tlc Presidcnt( was in favor OF
the repeal of the test oath. How the gull has
become impossible! Here he must part with
the President; here he iNye) must stop. Zap
plallse in the gallcries.) He never would cast
vote to admit single one OF these rebels.
lie would not have that sin to answer for OH
the judgment day. He did not intend to fol-
low the example of the hisbandman who took
frozen copperllead into his bosom and was
bitten to death for his Kindness. In discuss
ing S,ate Rights, Mr. Nye was Interrupted by
Mn. CowGN. Who said, "Wlat State right
are you opposed to !"
Mn. NrE. Secession.
Mr.. CowAN. mean except secession.
MR. NrE. am opposed to Rll State rights
TINT mar the harmony of the general govern
ment. (Applause in the gallciics.) What
State right are you in favor Of?
MIR CowAN All Of them.
Mn. NrE. / thought so-i~cluding sccess-
ion.
Mn. CowAN. Secession il not Stntc right.
In conclusion, Mr.. Nyc appealed to the Sen:
a,e to stand firm und see TO il that there could
be no recurrence Of the rebellion; that what
was done be well done. In the name of the
immortal dead aud the mangled living, he dc.
munded this. Beyond the grnye we shall
meet an army Of 300,0O dead that will never
again answer to roll-call on earth but, sir, on
the day of judgment they will be there. LIZ
their name, by their memory, by The Immortal
deaths they died and lives they lived. de-.
inand that Congress and every department of
this government shall tread cautiously upon
this great ground of reconstruction.