Delaware State journal and statesman., 1866-08-21

uue oouTbs peoOme the supreme law OF the leuu.
A law, thank God, which not even Andrew John
son, the dligent VetOer Of all Vetoable laws, can
deny or forbid. Tbe fret provision Of this
amendment guarantees the right Of citizenship
to all citizens especially. The man who objects
/ to this is only tit for the company Of ro-saVery
Rebels, with Andrew johnson at their head.
The 700 900 people in South Carolina have but
10000 voters, because only white males may
vote. 10 Illinois, 100000 citizens have 14O 900
TOtersi now the Rebels claim that the 1000
Rebel voters in South Carolina ought to have
just as many Representatives in Congress as the
| l4O, 900 loyal voters n Illinois Our Copperhend
friends, who SO modestly think that one Rebel
is as good as three Copperheads, may be right,
but tell you that all the Rebels in South Caro-
lima are not as good as ono loyal man. Our
friend, Andy, thinks this is not an opportune
time to amend this basis of representation; very
likely Is there a soldier here Who thinks his
vote ought not to count as much as 9 Rebels
voter l"No.nO," from all quarters of the house.
The next provision of this amendment forbids
Rehels to hold office: will any man tell me why
| he objects to the, Ia the Rebel army such
good school for loyaltyf It seems to me that
the Federal army was q better school: but Mr.
Orr says, We loyal men, THAT is, We Rebels,
will consent to hold the offices. Was ever such
meekness seen beforef Aud our CopperhsAd
friends say that Stephens, Breckenridge, Davis,
Mason and Sldell, are all loyal men, now, ell
obeying the lsws; now, all quiet and pesceable
Yes, it Was very quiet at New Orleans the other
day, and little earlier at Memphis, and at Mo.
bile very quiet. But tell me, IL man steals a
horse to-day, aud goes to Jail to o.morrow, is he
any less horse thief tomorrow than to-day?
Certainly, BY this logic, he is an inofensys.
law-abdng citizen In Jail, because he doesn't
steal any more horses. JEFF. Davis is very
laW-sbidiug, loyal man. now. A voice, at
makes him sick, thought Yes 1t makes him
sick. (At this moment Governor oglssby
entered and was loudly cheered) The Rebels
laid down their arms, 10 be sure. Was it
because Of their profound respect for our flag?
Why didn't they march under it from the first
then? No, Mr.. Johnson, we will never trust
these men again. Let me ask you a ques-
tion. If man bad declared on your streets
two years ago, that Alexander Fl. Stephens would
within two years be Senator Of the United
States, how long would that man have lived
/ IA Voiee-Not an hour.1 We notify these
Rebels that as long as there are loyal men
enough in the country to hold the Federal ofsces,
so long Rebels must stay at home. What next
We will make all candidates for office swear be.
fore high Heaven not only that they are loyal,
but that they have been loyal; and If they
swear to lie, we'll expel them from their seats.
Moreover We declare that the loyal citizens shall
not be taxed to pay the Rebel Debt, and We
have too much respect then for Rebels to permit
them to be taxed for so unpatrotc purpose
England feels badly but we can't help that. We
say to England the Rebels shan't pay you, and
we say to the Rebels you shsn't pay her; this
amendment is our platform, We have made It
such and on II we will stand, and on it We will
conquer, for we will not be beaten ct the polls
after couquerug on the field. If our Rebel aud
ooppeIhead friends think they haven't rspresen-
tation enough, they know how to get more. Just
let them make more voters, and we give notice
Of two things; First, wen never give up trying
until the amendment is finally passed by the
requisite constitutional number Of Legislatures
and becomes the supreme law Of the land. II
We can't pass 1t. this Winter, We'll try II next
Winter; and If we can't do II next Winter we'll
try for the next forty Winters, if need be-
Secondly: Until this amendment becomes the
Law of the land, no Rebel State shall be repre-
sented in Congress. Andy and his anxious
Rebels must watt that's fair warning there's
where We stand, and on this line we shall fight
II out Now let the soldier come forward who
ia not on our side, and let me tell him that all
The men who prayed snd lsbored and wept for
him while he was on the embattled field are on
this platform every one, and only those who
cursed his loyalty and hoped for his defeat are
opposing il. Is there SCARED veteran here who
has so far lost all the best impulses Of soldierly
manhood that he will exchange his conscience
and his sef-respect for post.oiice at cross.
roads Then let him have his post.oiics he
is only fit for it, Bring every man who fought
you at Vicksburg, at Missionary Ridge, ct At
lauta, at Nashville, at Lookout Mountain, or in
the Wilderness and you will bring SO many men,
every one Of whom opposes this amendment.
Bring every man who hlssed you as Lnooln's
hirelings, every man who insultsd the poverty
Of your darling wives and little ones left in want
because you we're giving all for God and liberty,
aud you will bring so many more men, every
one Of whom opposes this amendment The
decision Of this question may decide the fate
md destiny Of this country. Our salvation lies
in showing the traitor at the White House, that
the people are alive aud that the people will
speak. Nothing but such a rebuke, as only the
people in their majority can utter, may suffice
! to stay the madness of treason already desper-
ate. Another revolution has been threatened in
Congress; iu the Senate of the United States;
! has been threatened at the White House since
Congress adjourned. Let it be said once and
forever that the clank Of the slaves chain shall
never be heard above the graves Of our martyred
heroes, buried under scorching Southern sun
Let this political campaign be carried forward in
the Grant and billy Sherman style. Mcclellan
; is quite too antiqaAted. Don't let US Wriggle
Don't let US be afraid to hurt them. DON'T le
us do anything but hurt them till We brlns
them to every condition We have laid down
They don't like to be hurt any better than any
other people; only give them to understand tha
, when We say ultimatum we mean just ultimatun
and just nothing else, aud they will take up oul
> views Rs fast as we can read them out No meI
in the world, think quite 80 much of office al
those Rebels and johnson men. Only let then
see that this Constitutional Amendment mus
become the supreme law of the land before ont
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