The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1866-09-19

'ir The cause Oi difference, however, be-
tween the q Republican party and the
President was that the. former did mot
care to restore the Sonths 10 tbeoiHnioh,,
until provision bad ,bosn made to organ.
ize the nigssrs of the South as an adjunct
Of the Radical party, in order 10 preser rye
their power in Congress, tits all trick
for power, place und patronage, that the
paid pimps Of Congress might continue
to fatten off Of the, crushed white men Of
the North and South Applause j The
difference Of opiriqn between Congress
and the Prosident was manufactured, il
was managed exceedingly well by few
military heroes like Sumner and Stevens.
? What care, Thaddeus Steyensand Cha..
Sumner for the Constitution? What care
they for its provisions and exactions q
Power is what they seek, and what they
will get, if the people do not take the
Constitution out, of their keeping.
II What was the condition Of the coun-
try at the close CT the late war? Peace,
yhite,wingcd peace, lowered over the
continent. Men everywhere South, ac.
cepted the results Of the war, The ultra
principle of State secession was dead, aud
the South as,ready to return to its allie.
glance, Why was it not permittedY Who
vlared to say that the fruits of our labors,
and suferings, and privations, should not
be reapea? Fraternal relations were es.
ttblished with wonderful ,rapidity, and
the future of our country chsered tb,
heart Of the patriot. 4'sa5uh r17s.T
81, When the war closed, a feeling akin
to the old brotherhood that existed took
possession Of our hearts. We in The
North appreciated our Southern brethren
for their nhood-they respected US fol
our manhood Southern men changed
their ideas about one being equal to siz
North, and Northern men learned to be
lieve that Southern soldiers were men Of
nerve and. berois o, We had begun to
look at each other right. II is true VIC
both had much to remember, for the lit
tie hills here and there, and The mounds
and bitches spoke eloquent words for rp
membrancc; but We were smoothing
down tho bitterness Of our late cat.sauall
and wore both beginning to sympath'z z(
with the sorrows and troubles each haC
gone through, and we're, suffering. VT
were extending our hand out toward oul
Southern erring brother-all bloody tina
it was-a hand equally as bloody, ThC
eloquent words that the mingling Coufed
crate and Federal graves spoke, told VI
that we had something to keep in memo
ry porhaps, but that We were nevertheless
one people, one race, and with one com
mon country. .s-.. .,,'...g -.r.
When the war closed, fellow comrades
the authority Of the Union was cheerful
ly, cordially recognized everywhere. :.
Even the tax gathercr, that always un
welcome visitor, was kindly received by
'the Southron. He looked about him
among the shattered fragments of hi'
wealth, for the means to meet his new OBJ
legations. Crushed in power, broken il
wealth, yet brave in heart, as an Ameri
can should be, ho was casting about fol
the means of recuperation, and the Nortl
ern man was preparing to aid him. Why
o comrades, was not this suspicious futur
dawniug upon us, as the fruits of cur la
bor. permitted Ia burst forth p Ap
plauso n' '-a ,..'tif aE'l-' 1oi''f
But Congress has been in session fo
many months, with sub.legislative body
of its own creation, in the shape of
"high directory" of fifteen, to dictal
terms and prevent the restoration of tb
Union, [ApplaRse. Who eyer hearc
of one legislative body creating another
Where will we fud it in history? Whert
on earth has similar body sat, without
we find parallel in the diractory whicl
ruld France in the bloody days Of tn
Revolution and IuquiSition? n.y.
He spoke of the character Of th
Freedmen's Bureau and the Civil Right
Bill, exhibiting the character and fel
purposes of each. No man who had vo
led for either, but violated his Constitu
tional oath and purjurcd his soul If tn
American people were rot long suffer
ing people, we would have long since rea1
them lesson that they would not sool
forget. Applause. rai .ymoao1o1c
He alluded feelingly to the treatmeu
Of voorhees,, by the Congress revolution
lists, TO show that partiality, passion, AFRO
gance and a want of honesty, were TIL
component parts Of that body, and revo
luton their ayowed purpose. s ei POO
ga A great howl has been set up about ad
hitting rebels to Congress, whose hand
were ieeking with the blood, Of loya
brothers, and all that sort Of thing. Hi
experience among them taught him tha
this class of loud.mouthed loyalists nevc
had any brothers in the army to furnish
blood for traitors to dye their hands in
Laughter and applausc,] dT -5'
That was mere subterfqge, unworth.
of men protesting to be statesmen. il
was well known that each house va
Judge Of the qualification of its members
and illustrated the point. Suppose a "red
handed traitor" was sent up from tn,
South as q delegate and rejected--hov
many times would they continue to sent
him up for rejection How many time,
before the right man would be sent up
Besides tho oath was the test whether J,
representative was a trsitor or not. l
be could take thot oath he wopld be o.
good as those who are now lcgislating an,
ccnspiriny against white men, rebel Q
not. Applause. Nobody wants rebel
or trqitors, or expects them to represep