The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-05-23
Why Congress Does not Adopt the
Presidents Policy OF Reconstruct

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Those who read the following ex-
tract from a speech of HENRY A.
: WISE, delivered at Richmond at the
late anniversary celebration of the
death of SToNEwALLs JACKSON, will
I comprehend why our patriotic Con
Il gress does not approve President
JoHNsoN's policy of reconstruction.
Mr. Wise gives expression to the SEN
timents which prevail among ,ex-
rebels I" If / had triumphed, !, said
this distinguished rebel-and the au-
dience cheered 8 Should hare Jauo,.-
led stripping them (the loyal people of
the North naked. Pdrdo7ti They
might hare appealed for paro8o,s, bit x
'o0ald haze seen them the patriots Of
the North damned before r. ,oosld
haze granted It, But we viii give
his sentiments in their connection
Elk General WISE said sa s 2
4a Il don't know that / am a prisoner.
! Laughter: 4 am bound by no chain /
Z. nave ave q pass to go where please'u upon the
soil OF nay native land. AT least General
Grant says ses ! may be arrested. but
wanted no man living totelI me whittier
might go. siCheers.l I have the proud sat-
lsIaction Of saying that I fought until we |
mad lie won the privilege of being paroled. /
tApplause.I There is no authority here or
elsewhere to arrest me OF. to stop my mouth:
SO long as 7 obey the conditions OF. the mar,
ole; and upon that parole Ilsl1alI stand 80
long as Tive. sfApplause. 7 You cali me j
prisoner Of war; 4 ami not, a prisoner ~
war. II prisoner at all, L am a urisofar,of
peace Among the last shots fred bvin-
fantry at APPROXIMATION were those fiys,, n, +
ne troops that ! had the hon or AND, ,,I.s
'olead; and there at AppomattoS, enaaaaoea +
vas brought about. Tg E - t51TF
al You call the cause lost Il is t,3t Lost
f.itlis. lost, the cause Of civil liberty & 4
ioorned, for 1t, too, Is lost. There was ! :
iarfa af lost and Al Paradise ,regaif1ed. and
here5wiA be a Paradise regained in ft,is 1
country. The blood that d as been smiled
too precious / should not believe in
tod # Ibid not believeth hat a special Provi-
encewould yet give victory TO and secure
ne triumph of civil liberty in this conn I
ry sHt 04 VIgsiTESI 10 Gof3sEeHNa
One thing can be said, there was one
nan VINO could not be driven to do thar {
7hlc len he did not, consent to do! AS lone 4
> one man in this COMMUNICATIVE "a \
olce, What Common wealth u = what
commonwealth There never was but a
ae' Virginia. But tell you, Old Virginia a
not at home. She viii come back some h
these days, and then the devil take the
lndnost! am watching, and win tell
Of when shecomes what has been done =
her absence. In say, Mamma. your II
llldren did not do that. It was done nv cl
lposters and pretenders.' Again I5sssavjj e,
ere is but one Virginia. They have :
Ken and are welding her powers. If ri G
q a traitor, why don't they try and hang p
eY 4 have lost my lands and property n,
y would clean boots on your streets
oner than bow to usurpation. I Z nod o,j'f a. a.
eanphed, should hare favored strfDof,,o5I ct
m Naked [Laughter.l Pardon! Thev fe
GIT hare appealed for pardon but I,oouId I i
re seen them damned before soo,sscz he1pe w
1nfed it, For myself, the boot being on sp
? other leg, take no oaths--I aslr Il 4, N,
rdonsi prolonged cheers. Is / give Won al,
at brigade=-the old, the lasting. the en- ~ =
ring Wise Brigade. Cheers and ap- OF
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