Delaware State journal and statesman., 1866-10-02
NO. 70.

dead who repose in their last resting place
on that battlefield, where, we may say
without doing wrong to anybody, if their
victory had been followed up, the war would
have ended-the United States, say, bought
cemetery, and gathered the fragments of
our dead heroes and buried them there, with
uuS respect and christian kindness, and over
tnelr remains they raised this our flag, rpoint-
Ing 10 the American Standard as the most
ntllng monument to soldier and the Union:
Seheers) ana yet the reconstructed rebels of
1 virginia tore down that flag and trampled il
In the dust. (Cries of "Shame.'')
There was time in this war when a man
| VINO tore down the American flag met his
deserts. And that time will come again.
NOW the conditionI would impose-and you
snail judge whether or not it is a hard one
is that we wont have those States brought
Dack into the Union until our dead comrades
can sleep in peace and honor within their
Doruers. (Cheers.) And if any man wants
reconstruction before that happens, am not
with him for one. loud cheers.) There
tore the Committee have said in their resolu-
uohs that i was unfortunate that our propo-
sltlons to Congress were not received in the
same iraternal spirit with which they were
onered; until that time comes, be II sooner
or later, when every man can walk in peace
carrying the flag OF the United States if he
pleases, with devotion to the Union on his
ups, ana not be molesied in every reyolted
state, for one / do not want to see that State
IN the Union making laws for me- (Great
cheering.) The sooner that time comes the
petter, but never until the two comes to-
gether. (Cheers.)
MY friends they say that we have unkind
feelings towards those men that we are
governed by malice. Why, was at Phila-
delphia, and met the true Union men of the
south there, and the malice we showed them
was 10 take them to our hearts, to our arms,
and with every good feeling to embrace them
as the true brothers of the south. That was
the way we met the southern loyalists who
mad stood by u.s. For one can point back
to the time when we had achieved the great
est victory we ever did achieve when we
elected President Lincoln.
WIN his permission, and with his know
ledge, stated in New York, at a political
meeting, that the only thing we asked them
TO do was to lay down their arms, to come
back and resume their places; and if they
would do it We would receive them. But
they chose to fight months and months after
as long as they could. And then we asked
them to come back; and what is the answerI
The answer is at New Orleans, in the muir
der OF Dostie and Horton, The answer is
at Memphis, in the riots there. The answer
IS heard all over the country, for but yester-
DAY Union officer, for during his duty, was
almost kidnapped when about his law
iul business and taken to be tried for obey
ing the order of his commander, by rebel
jury.
Now, gentlemen, l say that until they
show the same fraternal feelings with which
we have asked them TO come back, and claim
no right but what the clemency and magnan-
unity of the north shall give them-until
they receive northern men, northern soldiers,
into their communities with equal rights and
privileges; nay, more, until every man, black
or white, who has ever worn the blue, is as
good as anybody else in the south--unti that
time comes, say, don't desire to see them
back. (Great cheering.)
How is this question, then, to be settled?
have some knowledge of the south and of
the southern men. But the encouragement
Of the President, by his most singular and
not to be explained course, and by the action
of those at the north who have encouraged
them, the south have come into very differ
ent frame of mind.
But fellow soldiers, let them sec that the
President does not rule this country without
the aid of Congress. (Applause, "Thats
it.O Let them understand that you take no
step backward, (applause) and that as sure
as light follows the darkness of the night, so
sure we propose to maintain the government
of this country for which we have fought,
and they will accept any terms we will offer,
and we will offer none but what are just
and magnanimous. (Cheers, loud and long
continued.)