New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-02-07

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cause certain Northern States have done wrong anu
mean thing. Pray, sir how can the failure OF tnese
States affect the power Of Congress IN great Pn dny
on the present occasion Is identical with power. no
matter II this power has been long dormant. IL nono
the less vital II Is like that sumbering statnte "ucn
Cicero describes sword in the scabbard. tdn4udh
gldiius in rdsind 1t only remains that II snou'u p'
drawn forth. c....,,
Amendment which. after providing Tor the hDo,l'on
OF Slavery empowers Congress to reinforce ny
appropriate legislation" Clearly. under these wo.us
Congress may do what in lis discretion. seems
pirate" to this end and there Is no power 70 eau ,s
action in question. On this point the authority VI .ne
supreme Court. in the mastery Judgment OF Chiet
Justice Marshall, is most explicit;
"The Government which has light 70 do an ACT ahu na
imposed on 1t the duty OF performing that act n"s,
Ing the dictates of be allowed to select the e,
aud those who contend that may not select any
neans that particular mode OF efecns the o5sot ei
ceped take upon hemseve. the burden Of establishing @
exception. Let the end be legitimate e M De within
the scope Of the Constitution and az means which are sp
propise which plainly adapted to that end whieh Are
no, prohibited. bat consist with The letter shd " III
Constitution Constitutional" IL Wheaton, H. fV' vi
MeCuAopsd agt Bank Of MayyiGnd.l ,..o,hr
These words Of the Chief ustice are REINFORCED "
kindred declaration from another great authority, MI.
Justice Story speaking also for the Supreme court U"
an important occasion: --,,.....
The Constitution unlvodaby dealt In general ahgusse
IL wa not intended merely provide for the exisences
few year, but endure through long lapse Of sges tne
events which locked In the inscruhoe puPo
of Proyidence Hence tile Constitution leaves 1t to the les
latiye power from time to time, 10 ddopf ~ o@n ",
rrccfudfs
Apply these words to the present question: and the
conclusion is irresistible. Whatever legislation snan
seem 10 Congress appropriate to enforce the aoo-
litiOn Of Slavery; whatever means shaii seem
proper" 10 this end must DO within the power oil on
gress under the Constitutional Amendment hou sah
not deny this principle without setting aside thoSe
most remarkable judgments which stand as ahdnhi As
of our constitutional history But WHO can do9p. tuu'
the abolition OF the whole Black Code IN an us o
garchical preiensons, civil and political Is apyropr
ate" to "enfoice" the abolition OF Slavery MARX
Won please the language Of this grant. Congress ma!
enforce abolition and nobody can question tue
means" which it thinks best to employ Let II nor
hesitate TO adopt the 'means' which promises 10 pe
the most effective. As the occasion is extraordinary so
the means employed must be extraordinary.
Mr.. Sumner, it will be seen, opposes not
only the Blaine Conkling Stevens Amendment
but all amendments of the Constitution what
ever. He considers it good enough as It Is
insisting that il empowers Congress to ehlrah-
chise the Freedmen as well as to protect them
directly against violence and outrage. We ask
those who haJitually insist that " the Radicals v
seek to punish, deyastate, plunder and impover-
ish 1.-THE South " to ponder the following passage;
Having pleaded for the freedman now plead fox the
Republic; for 10 each alike the ballot Is nsc'sshg IL
Is idle 10 expect any true peace hIde tne Ieeunun ~
that vengeance which is re0dy to wrras upon hl inc
di.arpOIntmen, Of defeat The country, simpalheuo
With him, will be In condition ~ pffp~tuhl unresI
With him IL will suffer. and with him alone eau II
cease 10 suffer Osly through him can you redress
tho balance Of orr political system ana assure inc
safety 81 pltfio citizens. Only through MN cah you
save the national debt from the ine'iioe Ieluula'
ton which awaits il when recent krDe.'' ID eohluns
ton with Northern allies. once Linie behf sway n.
Is our best guaranty. Use him. He was once your
.IIow.solder. he has always been your Fellow man
~. Il ia FIR
good enough 10 vote And now that DC u ready To up
hold the Republic. II viii he madness 20 f'ect hln
Had he voted originally The aet' o. secession ph'
have failed. Treason would have been votd down;
You owe this iragica and the debt now flstebed
upon tho country to the denial OF tis iisht vacant
chairs In once happy homes innnnerabe graves snu'
dcned hearts mothers fathers wsos sisters bro'hers
MI mourning lost the poor now ground Nv lhNi
tion they had known before all test against thai
Injustice by which the present freedman Was not allowed
To- vote Had he voted there would have been peace
N he votes now there will be peace. without this'
YOU mast have a standing army which Is sorry SOD
sttuie for justice. Before you the plain alternative
OF the ballot-box the osrTIdge'boN choose ye De-
tween them
P,aoH too in every war and with every voice cries
out In IN son with necessity All policies a expedi-
encics all economies take up the cry Nothing so I'M
poltic as Wrong; nothing ine1pedieni Us Tyranny
nothing no liite economical AS The spiiit OF Cash
Justice IL the highest policy the truest exedieney and
the most comprehensive economy In inns ihspIa'on
act DO you wish save the national credit now IN,
periled by fatal Injustice and especially 10 secure god
az the national currency Then do not let the question
Of Equal Rights disturb he Soaply WIZ Ms so'nnJ
that the cotton crop has failed DO yon wsh iaoor 20
smile and cotton 10 grow Then SOW The land WIN
Human ig is ana encnele II round asoht win usve
The freedman will not, cannot WORN WINE you
DENY his rights Cotton will NOT cannot grow IN such
an atmosphere IL is absurd to expect H. In using The
freedman you now do you mnate those natDaf 1o
Irish who insisted upon Flowing by the horses TAN
nnil An act OF Parliament nerercd 10 require poWng
by harness The infinite folly must be corrected among
US if Tor higher reason than because IL Is unpiont
able But il il contrary 10 nature ana on s account
renders the whole social system insecure. Where lin
man Rights set nj naughi, there can be no tran
guilty except that of force. which IS despotism. LUIS
most reasonable conclusion is sustained by the phoSo
phy OF history which speaking by one oil us orhctt
Tue greni Italian Nico. tells us most stntentousy ina
nothing ont Of ts natural state can either easily SUD
sst or last long" Trner words were never uttered a.
statement Of philosophy as warning Ia injustice
enacted into iaW.
MIR President already have taken too much time.
and still the great theme In It's various and nuliitudi
nous relations continues to open before u.s. At each
step rises In new aspecassum every form
of interest and dutynow with voice OF comnand ana
then with voice of percussion. The nat0na security
tho national faith the good Of the freedman the con
Germs Of business agriculture Justice peace reeoncui.
alton obedience 20 Godsuch are some OF tue forms II
aker. IL the uone OF all these speak to-day hoping
10 do something for my country and especially Tor that
unhappy portion which bas been ara!ed IN arms
against u.s. The people there are our e' low, e,ens
and gladly would io nan 'sss ssc,on .s l sS%1
. tho South'-but an integral part OF the Re-
pubic under Constitution which krows no
North and no South aud cannot tolerate any
sectional" pretensions. Gladly 20 | offer my best
efforts in ali sincerity FOR their welfare Bat zee
clearly that there Is nothing In the eompas Of mortal
power 30 important to them In every respect morally
politically aud economic that there Is nothing with
such certain promise to them OF boneheent fesutstha
there nothing 20 make their land smile with
industry aud fertility. the decree OF Equal Rights
which now invoke Let the decree go forth 70 cover
them with blessings, sure 10 ecenJ upon tber children
In successive gencra,iobs They have given US war
we give them peace They have ragged against US In
tLe name of slavery We send them back the benel.c
ton of Justice for all Ihcy menace hates We offer In
r.inrp a the sacred charities Of cosury together with
oblivion of the past This is our Measure for Meas