Delaware State journal and statesman., 1866-12-07

passage of Scripture (laughter), but, OF
course, the Senators are so familiar Win
Scripture (renewed laughter), and this crowd
is 50 versed in Scripture (aughter) that
need not quote 1t here, and therefore con
tent myself with simply referring yon To the
second chapter of the Ephesians, twelfth
Verse, for the epitaph upon the Democratic
party. (Applausc.)
Speaker COllaX, and others-"Quote it,
Senator Yates-O don press me, please,
for ! am afraid should fall short if ] at
tempted it, daughter
A VOco-"Giye him Il Bible; we want TO
hear it, ~
! Senator Yates-Wcll If you insist upon
ii, believe II is something after this style
'Ne are without Christ, being aliens from
the commonwealth of Israel (laughtcrl,
without the coyenance Of promise, having
no hope, and without God in the world
| (lMughter and applause.)
Fellow citizens-I understand that some
people are in very great hurry about nd
mittng our Southern brethern into the
Union, and giving them the control in this
Government. They asked me, out in H.
linois, when ! was willing to have them
come IN. l said, well am in no great
hurry about it myself (aughter); that |
never would be willing to have them come
in until free speech was recognized upon
lantic to the Pacific (Rpplause); that they
never should come in until every American
should have the. privilege of going to any
portion OF this country and enjoying all the
privileges OF the Government (appause);
until the constitutional guarantee of re-
publican government shall be given to every
state in this Union; until the skeletons Of
Union men shall no longer hang dangling
from trees in the South until we see peni-
a 40, H.. al.
Government. Never until these things occur
shall they come back again. (Cres OF "No,
never. No, fellow-citzens, not until Ga
Drels last trump shall sound daughter
and applause.)
Why | understand that our Democratic
lrlends IN my State are all on q sudden for
universal suffrage. Iaughter.) They say
1t IS something like the hoy who, being di.
recled by his father to take some castor oil,
said, But, father don't like castor oil very
well; ii is rather rich" (Laughter.) So
suffrage, especially my sort of suffrage, not
impartial suffrage or intelligent suffrage, but
universal suffrage, Is rather rich. daughter
and applause.) Now can say to my Demo
cratic friends this is fair race; il has the
same law ior all men, the same chances Tor
all men. Yes, God Almighty bless this
Government, that came and patted me on
The back as poor boy, and said, "You have
as good chance in this country as any other
boy. Yes, we are all citizens in this coun.
Try whites, blacks, English American,
Irish, German, Lapanders, Chinese and
Portuguese. (Applausc.)
Will again say to my Democratic friends,
II Is fair race; it is an even fight, and God
bless you. You can no doubt beat some of
these niggers. (Laughter.) You cannot,
OF course, all be Fred Dougasses (laughter),
but then, If you will read the Scriptures and
join the Republican party, with bet there
are lois OF niggers in this country which you
can beat daughter and applause Eel
low citizens, | desire to remind you that in
these cursorY remarks am not responding
III Dehall OF the Senate. | always speak
for myself, and the Senate will have to speak
for itself
Fellow-citizens-My heart is gladdened
with the prospect that the era OF human
wrong is fast drawing to IL close, and let me
say here that am against tyranny in all its
shapes, and tor man no matter what his
color, for God Almighty's humanity now
ana forever. (Applause.) See to 1t, my
lellow-citizens, that this war which has cost
80 much blood and treasure, has not been
fought in vain. (Crics of ave will.nO These
grand and overwhelming maiorities which
come up from the States, declare In emphatic
ana unmlstakable terms-and Rebels Presi-
dents, Congressman and men of all grades
ana opinions may us well understand it at
first as at last-that it is intended to have
the loyal millions Of this Republic exercise
the right OF suffrage in this country. Cap
plause.)
Fellow -citizens-I am against England.
but not against Engishmen. like the
spirit OF that old procession OF 100000 men,
when, as they welcomed John Bright, they
sung, not God Save the Queen not the
grand old Narsellaise, but the stirring Mar
sellaise of America, "John Browns body
lies mouldering in the grave, - SC. cloud
applause)
Fellow -citizens-The only man that has
ever been executed for treason in this coun-
try was John Brown, who was executed for
treason to tue State OF Virginia, while Henry
A. Wise, upon whose skirt is the blood Of
thousands of our countrymen, has the Presi-
dents pardon in his pocket. (Cries of "for
sLamen)
| myself was instrumental, by the verdict
of the people of Illinois, In sending 25s, 900
OF ouI brayest boys to the field to battle and
die in the cause Of liberty and our country.
(Applause) They slept in the swamps,
they climbed mountains, and unfurled your
proud banner above the clouds upon the
heights of Lookout Mountain. (Appause.)
Many of them now sleep on the banks of
the Tennessee, the Cumberland, and in Shi-
loh's dark and bloody woods, and in other
spots made memorable by their heroic deeds,
but they died immortal deaths. ain the
sweets fields of Eden, where the tree of life
is blooming, there is rest for you" cloud
applause)
But, fellow citizens, while they are lost To
us, we have amongst us the MANNED and the
wounded. Those who say-"I lost this arm
as climbed the heights of Vicksburg;" 81
lost this leg in the hard contested fight of
Chickamauga;n | lost this eye in the con
tlicts of the Wilderness" And now, fel-
low citizens, are you willing, when we see
100000 bloody shrouds rise before us to say
that this war has been fought, that these
men have died, that these men have been
wounded in vainY (Cries of "Nor) The
only sure guaranty against a similar misGor
tune 10 this country is to settle the questions
of the war upon the granite foundations of
Gods eternal justice and that is, the same
law for all men. (Applause.) | will not
cease this hight myself until we have liberty
in all its purity, liberty in the grandeur Of
all its proportions; until political, civil aal
religious liberty shall belong to every por-
ton OF the country in whom God has planted
an immortal soul
The speaker closed amid great applause
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