The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1866-08-23

have o amjority of eighty, in which
that eighty will be so corrupted
land seduced as to assume the rebel
debt and repudiate the Federal
Edebts You must have great conf
dence in the American people to
believe thatl Why, fellow citizens
What is it but to distrust ourselves9
tDo you suppose that these men of
lthe South are so much superior to
1.-The men of the North that we are
! Ito be ruled7by the South, when we
have a majority of eighty? 1t is
possible that we of the North who
have conqured the South, to whom
| they have surrendered not only
Etheir armies, but the cause of the
Conflict by giving up slavery root
land branch-by giving Up the pre-
A Tended right of secession for ever
is it possible, I say, that we who
have conquered them in arms are
: to tremble before them in council9
| Are we not equal to them OF the
Sonths Can not the people Of the
| North choose representatives who
will be equally true, equally intel
lligent, equally brave with those of
the South to meet them both in the
House of Representatives and in
! the Senate. .,..'.f r..r .r
! "EQUALITY OF REPRESENTATION"
j But what do we hear on this sub
.Iject? Obi there must be equality
before the law! And yet how is it
in the Senate. Do the men ofNew
York have an equal voice with the
men of New England. TVoice,
"Not'a bit of it."] The men OF
i New York, with her four millions,
have two votes, while the men OF
New England with her six millions
have twelve votes in the Senate
) And that is what you call equality.
Talk about equality of representa-
ton between the North and the
South! If we are going into this
| question, let me say to my friends
we have to do with New England.
} She has dominant voice in the
!. Senate to which she is not of right
entitled, if this new distribution of
! power is to be made. l am willing
to stand by the Constitution as our
: fathers made it. lam willing to
submit to the Constitution and lei
| little Rhode Island speak just ais
loud q yoice,in the Senate, as the
State of New York. But if yor
insist upon amending the Constitu
/ tion, in order to make things right
u insist that there are other changes
to be made. [Applause.] And ii
is a dangerous doctrine for New
England. She had better be con.
tent. - ...4..,... ...
EFFECT oP RESTORATION on OUR Ma
TIoNAL CREDIT.
But, Mr.. President, I fear that
have detained you too long. [Cries
of "Go on" and loud applause. i
The plan OF reconciliation adopted
by the President brings peace tc
the country; it brings prosperity
to the country and every pant O.
the country; it brings unity and
strength to the nation; it makes
: the Union what our fathers design
ed it should be, a Union Of the
States under the Constitution; il
!, places us in the position where oul
, National credit can command the
money Of the world. But in this
disjointed belligerent position il
which Congress forces these States
to remain, the effect upon oul
credit is most disastrous. I have
no doubt whatever that if, on tht
first day, of the session, Congress
|, had pursued the policy o
the President and had admit
ted into both Houses of Con
!, gress every loyal man Of the Soutl
! who came seeking admission, and
who was ready to take the oatf
. prescribed, as a member of the
! House or Senate, the bonds of this
Government would be to-day from
ten to fifteen cents on the dollar
: higher than they are in the markets
of the world. And az to our influ
ence among the nations of the
f world, as to our influence will
France, had we admitted these mer
!, !, from the South, under the circum
, stances to which l have alluded
! Macmillan would have left Mexico
before this day. 1t rs because the
crowned heads Of Europe point tc
our distracted condition, point tt
' our Congress at war with the Pres
,, , ident, point to Congress that de