The Placer herald., 1866-01-20

Hon. .. =. Cox on the Stump...Presidenl
| Johnson Policy Compared with Lin
coID's---DcmocratIc Meeting In Brooklyn
| New York.
Hon S. S. Cox was then introduced amid
in glowing terms to the advent Of peace spoke
as follows:
RECONSTRUCTION.
Much is said of the Presidents plan Of re-
construction. Mr.. Seward rather claims a
patent for it; others say it was the plan of
the Constitution, and, therefore, Democrat
ic. will prove that Mr.. Lincoln's pan, or
the plan of the Republicans in Congress,
which Mr.. Lincoln choked, yet proclaimed,
was as unlike the present plan as Democracy
is unlike despotism. Applause Mr.. Lin
coins plan was tried in Louisiana and Ar.
kansas. On January 2l, 1864, General
Banks, under orders of President Lincoln,
issued proclama ation to organize the State
by delegates to a convention for revision
on a new basis and an iron clad OATH The
thing was done after fashion. 1t compelled
negro suffrage. 1t was based on the idea
that the State was dead; or, in other words,
that null secession could work the death
Of the State That do not state it wrongly
refer you to General Banks letter of las,
winter to Gen. Lane.
As to Arkansas, Mr. Lincoln wished
one'tenth basis. He preferred that the
States should retain their old names, and, if
feasible their old boundaries, but he was
not particular. The Republicans in Con
gress thought that they, and not the Presi-
dent, were the organizing power, and intro
duced their bill, known as Winter Davis
bll-fnally passed, and po,ke,ed, and in'
dorsed by the President. That bill required
the assent of Congress TO the re admission
of the States, regarding them as dead. L,
disfranchised and disallowed any rebel from
Office. At first this bill was based on a
one-tenth basis. In my humble way at
tackled it in Congress, and showed that such
a system would allow, in Tennessee, 1928
to rule the State, with its l45 348 voters in
1860. How! One-tenth is 1854. A
majority Of that number is 1858, and these
are TO hold The rest in sutjec,ion. This was
the plan of the President, and Of the Winter
Davis bill, as il was first presented. When
the vote come off, on the 4lh of May. 1864,
(See Globe, p. 2. 1917 Mr.. Davis tried to
make it agreeable all around. lie amended
it, first, as he said, "lo exclude what my
friend from Ohio (Mr. Cox) objects to, the
rule Of one tenth, and requires a majority to
concur in forming government" Then it
i, allowed few rebels to come ia. Then it's
preamble recognized the pubicenemy doc.
trine of lhaddeus Stevens, and the States in
cal.. il 1t,,.,
Fifty seven Republicans voted for this doe
lrine, quite IA number joining our ranks and
swelling our vote to 7G; and the preamble
was ri scted, but the blII passed, 73 to SO,
Frank Blair fighting it with his vote as he
had with his Voice.
This bill Mr.. L'ncoIn ignored: vet he said
he vas satisfied with the plan, an'l would. il
adopted, give it Executive aid. This was
not our plan; nor is it the johnson PLAN
We held, he holds, that by the Cons itu'
ton the States are vital; that no treason
can laint the sta ehnod, whatever it may do
to it dviduaIs We opposed both the plans
of Congress and President, because both
were usurpations. The sword NAV cIeave
The State IN twain; but the ichor like tha,
If the fallen angels is tie element which will
bring their parts together. Laughter. T.
Mr.. Johnsons plan is liberal IN It's amnes'
ties; ignores the une.tenth, allows rebels to
work in restoration, expressly denies inter.
ven'ion, III suffrage, black or white, and not
10y military but by civil conventions reforms
the shattered States. Do you say that lie
requires that slavery should be abandonedl
As it is already abandoned, he has So all
vised. agree to that lie has not re
qured what any one ljec,s to. lie insists
that negroes may 90 into courts to testify
and have justice. Very well. see no OBJ.
lection to acting on his advice. | voted
that way. The olject of testimony is truth.
| would hear any one 10 court tell his story.
Negroes are not the only liars. Judging by
a criticism on a volume of mine in the In
dependent, TIton will not tell the truth.
would as soon hear negro testify as him.
Let the jury judge of the incredibility or
weight OF tue testimony. ! would allow the
way Of dogs tail in court, if thereby the
truth were elected. Laughter.
SUFFRAGE.
1t is not matter then Of dictation by the
President. lie desires to leave the question
of suffrage to the States. | care not, it
he prefers to allow negroes to vote in Ten
nessee who have property. They used to
vote there. So in his native State OF North
Carolina. The question is, will he interfere
to insist on negro votinga He will not.
Because he will not, the Radicals are howl
ing after him. The Tribune at Chicago ac'
cused him of uniting Northern Copperheads
ord Sout orp rohoIs in q Grand Presidential
party. Summers organ calls for his inn
peachment But here in Brooklyn lives
the Grand Lama of RepubIicanism. Laugh
ter, and cries Of "Beecher."
MR.. BEECHER AND THE "INDEPENDENT."
Mr.. Beecher who once preached the gos'
pei according to Sharpe's rife, has recently
made a remarkable sermon in favor OF len.