The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1866-05-16
Thirty-Ninth COngress--First Session.
BRILLIANT SPEECH or G. v. SCOPIELD.
O. rESs-TLvASIA, APs-r i2sth lss
The Question OF Reeonstruetion Com
sidered.

The Question of Reeonstruetion Con
sidered.
Mr.. S,oEiELD. Mr. Speaker what il m
whole amount of dislOyal population in M
Southern states. 10 not include in mi
inquiry persons who have heen stigmafiza
a. 'simpathizers' or "Copperheads "muc
less auy other portion OF the Democrat
party. hut only those who sOnrht IN divil
ihv country into TWO republics. and VIII
noN le-r-t the failure OF their eDfernrisa
. Iie Whole amount OF white population Fl
f iAe eleven Confederate States is 5 0Q- ~
DeHucling from this amount the estimate
number ol loyal people in those States AM
adding the disi0yal scattered through IA,
other 1--we slave States viii give the an
,|ei to my question. Making This deduc
il0n ant addition from the most reliable
daia within my reach. conclude that Oh,
ul-lo} al population .u ;he whole South Wll
not "Ncred a. indeed % viii equal. emil
Aou lu all
ii The eleven Confederate States were real
mltied now, tiIe Constitution and laws r.
naming uuamendel. what amount of rop
rescntaiIon in Congress and the Electora
College would this i've million be entitled
lO claim They would certainly have these
eleven states There could hardly be- Il
doubt about Kentucky For If the loval
men ol that state, sustained by the mower
oi the Federal army and the persuasion of
Federal patronage. with the Young disun-
lonlsts absent ia The south and the old ones
DISTINGUISHED al home. could scarcely hold
their OWN what could we expect them 10
10 when these young men have returned
the disiIanChislng laws have been sueur
away, the army removed or palsieG bv or
ders, and the Federal patronage at least
uncertain This would give them twenty
four Senators. There are four more States
that belonged to the slave holllne class
Deleware, Maryland West Virginia. and
Missouri. Is II any stretch OF probabilities
10 suppose that two more Senators Will he
picked up somewhere in these four STATES
by the Confederate element / fear there
viii be more. This Will give them 20 Sena-
tors
Ia the House of Representatives this pop
ulailOn will have as large if not larger. pro
Fortunate representation. Bv the amor
tlonment Of ls6l fifty eight Representatives
were assigned 10 the eleven Confederate
states These States will he So dlstr.cted
by the hostile sentiment OF their several
Legislatures that not one true Union man
can be elected. To the other i've slave
holding states 26 were assigned hy the act
81 1851 II any one viii take the trouble 10
look over these districts, / think he Will
come TO the conclusion that even If the laws
DISTINGUISHING rebels i'm MARYLAND. West
\ lrglnla and Missouri remain i'm force. NOT
less than half Ofthese Will be controlled bv
the influence and votes Of the late seces-
slonisis This gives them seventy one
Representatives in The House. But even
ms large number must soon be increased.
The two-iiithS OF The four million freedmen
winch were NOT counted in the represeuta-
1--we basis oi ihe ilSl census must De- couut-
ad IN the census of So and lother thin.-
remaining thc sImel add 10 that uumber
hlrteen members more; So that the five
million disloyal population, as soon as
heir Iull power can be felt through the eIcc.
ions, viii have al least &c Senators and
i representatives, and one hundred and
en- votes in the Electoral Coll.re This is
1 low calculation. When We consider the
or rather should say fierce
less, oi these people the ability. ambition
ind courage Oftheir leaders. we may well
that the number Will he even
greater. Bnt this number j. their own
egltlmate and certain under the laws "a
hey stand. SuppOsinE the entire ponula-
ION OF the United States 10 be thirty-Gve
million now, this five-million will be inst
'ne-seventh OF the whole but will have
more than One-third the representation I'M
'Oth Houses OF Congress, and more than
me third of the Electoral Collere. The
ane amount OF loyal population at the
>orth ls represented by only about half
nat number. lfmy factions or party di-
'lsion among the lOyalists OF the conntry 4
heX could cOntriye 10 secure one sixth .
h'fe oi The representation. they wonll have 4
majority Of the whole and be able To CON
roi Federal legislation. elect the President
'nd distribute his patronage.
W hen these States are admitted and tha.,.
'eOple come 10 have the unabridged con-
tol OF this twOiold representation. how will I
hey desire % use it, DO not inauirp how
hey possibly may use H. but how. IN nnre-
trained 10y a united North il woulI he
heir interest and desire To- use il. For
le perpetuatIOn of the Union? ! fear not
hey have come back Ia the Union. we
hould remember, only by coercion. To
hem II Is a forced bridal. They submit f.
= but they do not, because they cannot
morace II in their hearts. The soldiers
lamed, wives widowed, and children or
named m their bad cause appeal To their
'aders Tor the promised support. bur the
mon has no pensions for them. The for
INES invested IN Confederate faith see no
ope or realization In the Union. Hatred
the North aud It's anti-slavery maiorities
ne original motives for secession. j. ten
mes stronger now than in 1861. and is
dcNed mp 10y $1,000. 600 600 of debt dam
res. and pensions. which. As they insist.
,uld in a separate government he levied
an export duty upon the cOttOn-eOnsun-
y world The life habits Of these peonle
ielr love Of ease and domination. their
rue arlslocracy. wealth. ami power were
u tue oul growth or an institution which
i-ul posslDIy be revived IN "a separate re-
uo"c' put which - forever gone i'm the In
'n- tohlederacy IS a word that must
uS DE 'hshrined IN their hearts by the ten
-r memories OF their fallen kindred huf
must I'VE rs they well know i'm the histo-
70 ualilions, anu ballads OF the Union. as
'0i@1eu with perjury. and dishOnorahle
iHie' ana cruel war. II they should pro-
- 10 love The Union We could not believe
ien- IL Is 50 unnatural that il would be
isieI 10 oeiieNe that they were hyoocrits
IAN mat they were monsters.
but lhey are neither hvpOcrites or mon
ers Iheo do not love the Union and do
Dt pretend 10. IL is untruthfuu men of :
IT section that prevaricate tor them. The /
me class oi men that misrepresent the
eHh9S oi the North before the war. and
Us deceived the South and goaded them
10 rebellion, now misrepresent the feel I
= ol the South 10 deceive the North and ,
Fe IL into irTetneFeable surrender. Re-
re the war they deceived the south and {
'lrayed the North; but now il i reversed I
ey deceive the North and betrav the Iovai 7
'uth- The same perIidi0us breath that
FRIED south the untruthiui story orn0rth {
n hate and thus prompted the war. comes [
'cN now with another story. equally un- !
lthiuu Of Southern love They ten rs 4
al the disloyal South Is a gentle bride. i'm 4
llent ;or the nuptialS. when they know [
al she submits 10 them with loathinr- 2
ave they not laid down their arms is The D
SumentatIve inquiry. No sir: their arms I
're taken from them. Have they not Sub- I
tted 3. No sir; they We're defeated IN q
ttie There = nothing I'm their past con- b
ct nor present attitude that iustlfas the u
g OF the w0Id submission. Prisoners of d
II have been taken. but they wer, releaS- g
on parole: rebel armies have l.,a, ~ o.