Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1866-01-31

large as man IS hand, 1t has developed
into gigantic, overmastermg power,
and has marched on untilit has twenty
three of the twenty-five loyal States
under its control, and / doubt not it
will take possession of the others
about as soon as it. desires to get
them. Earnest men mourning their
fallen Kindred are in no temper to be
triHed with, to be bought OF TO be sold.
Thet are stronger to-day than they
were Yesterday : they will be stronger
tomorrow than they are to-day; and
if anybody desires to put over the ad-
iustment of these questions to another
year, and 90 before the patriotic peo-
pie Of this country on that Issue, we
shall welcome the contest. l predict
that the result of such action will be,
that there will be fewer in these halls
willing to allow these vacant seats to
be filled without further guarantees.
Sir, said Mr.. Wilson, we want these
freedmen protected. We mean to
have them protected. And there IS
another thing which we want. We
want it settled that we are not to pay
two thousand millions of dollars for
slaves emancipated, and that we are
not to pay debts, whether they be
three thousand millions or ten thous-
and millions, incurred to destroy the
country-and that we are not to pay
pensions to men who fought against
this country. / tell Senators that In
view of the manifestations in the rebel
States during the last sixty days the
holders of your public securities are
growing anxious, and some of them
more than anxious, in regard to those
securities. Those statesmen of the
country who breath an atmosphere
tainted with the breath Of traitors and
Of sycophants, and the men of the rebel
States, should realize the condition of
affairs and accept an adjustment that
will give security to man and property.
/ Mr.. Wilson proceeded to urge the
passage Of the bill, and to show the
utility and the benefits of the Freed
mems Bureau. Sir, said he in con
cIusiOn, all that we haye got to do is
to 90 right on with this work Let
timid men halt. Let anybody halt
who will, We know that we are right
We have record that is fashingiwith
light from the past. Let Us do this
not talk about war: but let us engage
in a vigorous prosecution Of peace
and We shall put this country where
it will have power among the nations
by the beauty of its life, that will con
troll the world and change the desti-
MES of nations,
Mr.. COwan replied to Mr.. Wilson
at some length and with some attempt
at severity. When he had concluded
MIR. Wilson again sprang to his feet.
"The Senator from Pennsylvania tells
lis, said he, that he is the friend of
the negro. What, sir! He, sir! He
the friend of the negro Why sir. there
has hardly been a proposition before
the Senate for the last five years look
Ing for the emancipation OF the slave
and the protection of his rights that
he has not sturdily opposed. He
comes here to-day and thanks God
that they are free-that YOUR work
and mine, which has saved country
and emancipated a race, is finished
while from the word Go" to this time
he has made himself the champion of
"How not to do it," The Senator"
said Mr.. Wilson, thanks God that a
work is accomplished that he has
done his best to arrest; and | tell
him to-day that we shall carry these
other measures, whether he thanks
God for them or not, whether he op-
poses them or not"
Here there was so much laughter
and applause that the presiding Of
fieer threatened to have the galleries
cleared if it was repeated.
Mr.. Wilson proceeded to answer
some frivolous remarks made by Mr..
Cowan In an earnest but severe man.
ner, and then told him that the DAYS
Of class and Of casts are over. The
tollmg men of the country. who call
no other master but God, and call no
man slave, have stood by the rights of
humanity, just as the ranks of our
army IN Texas stood by the flag when
lwlggs betrayed them. We have put
down the rebellion against them
We have put down slavery, the prolific
mother of all our woes, and we have
buried deeper than plummet ever
sounded the ideas & policy of the past |
Among Mr.. Wilson's retorts was
an allusion to Mr.. Cowan's sneers
ABOUT the Negroes heel and the negro's
leg The negro" said Mr.. Wilson |
may not have so fine a leg as the |
gentleman from PENNSYLVANIA. but
there are many negroes who have
hearts quite as good as the heart of
mat Senator, and | know some of
mem with brains quite as capacious
ana quite as well trained as his own.
7lr'lt Is time for men who rally around /,
.he lag Of the great Union Republican
party TO understand that this Chris
ian people do not want their feelings
Wounded by these vulgar sneers at an
oppressed race, which has been kept
Town Tor centuries and wronged and
outraged. The man who turns his :
'ack today upon poor black man. |
, , allows INN to be trampled under t
ne 1901 OF the oppressor, will turn his '
'acK upon the poor white man and lot
I'm DC trampled under foot. 1t is this I
of the poor and the on
ressed which has brought defeat and b
ofrow upon the democratic party c
Among other good points made by Q
l.. w ltSOn was a