The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-08-31

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out their representatives or to impose
any condition upon them, and thoro-
fOrO when gentlemen Sny to mo, "COn-
grCSS has no right To say what MnsSn-
ChuSStts shall do" l Representations
Congress nor the President has any
right To say what Massachusetts shall
do, or Pennsylvania, or New York--Or
omit to do. But when Massachusetts
rcbals against the Government, and
takes up arms, and after four years or
-four months Is SuhdnEd, after she has TO
surrender because she cannot fight any
longer, and lies bound hand and foot
before the power of the United StutCS-
l will say TINT Massachusetts then has
lost her rights, and that she has to
como under the law of tho GOnuucror,
and Cun como bNUk into the Union only
when in tho Judgment of the loyal
States 1t shall be for tho benefit OF tho
whole country to receive her back.
and for tho first Otime the President
0nuncIHted tho doctrine thnt these
States had right to representation by
loyal representatives. ltHlwuyS seemed
to me that there was II lnllacy in that
statement, that it WAS sOphistry, and
have seen very muny good, honest,
loyal men that were stumbled by this
argument, "why don't Congress admit
the loyal representatives i'll tho Union,
Is il not wrong for Congress to keep
out loyal men ?" Suppose tho South
is disloynl nnd sends loyal repre-
scntatives, why should they not be ad-
mitted?" suppose, my friend, you who
have II doubt upon this question--sup-
pose the loyal States should send dis
loyal men to the Congress OF the United
States? Will You admit the disloyal
representative? No, because he mis-
represents his constituency, and he
ought not to be admitted. Suppose a
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representative, should he be admitted?
No. Why? Because he misrepresents
his constituency. Is it not perfectly
an answer-R perfect one, and not to be
overcome by any arti1ice-that the
right o representation is not the right
of the representations, but of the COnstit-
uency. If the constituency is loyal,
then it will hardly do to inquire into
the constituency Ofthe representative;
and therefore we all applaud the answer
of John Randolph when asked IL he
was old enough to come to Congress
he said, task my constituents. There
fore we are brought back to this-if the
constituency, in the first instance, is
loyal, they have II right to be represent
ed-but not by rebels-and if justice
was done them they would not have a
man of the rebels left to represent
them. IApplause.l But if they are
diSloyRl, 1t Is no matter whom they
send to represent them, because this
year they will send loyal men, and
having got established, next year they
: will send dislOyal men, saying, "Nou
have recognized our right to represen-
tatiou, and you must admit these men" "
! Have the people of the South such IA
( love of the Union, love of country, as to
be entitled to take part in the govern
ment of the country? That is the Ques-
I ton. I assume that President johnson
. hal m NI,.t
they had surrendered in good faith.
| What is surreuderiug in good fnith?
| l suppose that IL horse thief whom he
gets into IA State prison, SurrenderS the
right OF horse stealing in good faith.
1 He doesn't mean to steal any more un-
/ til he gets out. Laughter.l They sur
rendered, not because they wanted to,
but because they were Obliged to; not
, for love of country, but from fear; they
surrendered because they were whip
/ ped, and soundly whipped, too.
think | do no discrcdit to President
{ Johnson to say that | think he was
/ mistaken.
4 The issue is now made. When we
/ talk with anybody who claims to sup
/ port the policy of President Johnson,
! he Immediately tells us about the Con-
stitution and the wisdom of our fathers,
and that he is content to do as our faith
ers did. So am I. What did our
Z
( for she WAS always thought to be rabid,
but will take the State of North Caro-
/ lima, and at the end of the revolution
/ what law did she pass? She gave the
tory amnesty for all his past miSdc-
! meanors, protection for his life, liberty
should he have any part in tho govern
nent of the State. go back to the wis
dom oft fathers, and every State in
| the Union at that day passed the same
or similar order, except South Carolina,
and she let the tory pack take pnrt in
l her government, and the consequence
/ is that she has never had republican
government to this day. 1t seems that
heretOfOre, under the Constitution of
the States, the President has never be-
/ fore undertaken to sny II State was or
was not fit to come bHCk, but by the
law of Congress. States carved out OF
/ Western territory came in by laws OF
| Congress, and in the purchase of Lou
/ isiana nobody doubted that it was the
, right of Congress to recognize the right
of taking States III the Union by pur-
chase or otherwise.
! TIE SPIRIT OF THE soUTH-THE DUTY
OF THE NORTH.
| l believe have gone all over the diff
ticulty between the President and Con-
gress, and the question is broad as the
| milky way, plain in every mans sight
It addresses itself without sophistry,
and without gloss, are you willing 10
have every man back when no man is
safe fl ON the mob in the most civilized
communities in the South, and when
any man undertakes to mako discus
sion with you, ask him If he is in favor
of what was done ut New Orleans, read
him Gen. Sheridnn'S letter again and
say care you willing to walk arm in
arm with these mon? ! trust the time
will soon come when the loyal men OF
the North and the loyal men of the
South can walk arm and arm through
the stI eets of New Orleans without in
suit and dread. Then am willing 10
I receive back these men, but until that
time cannot call them brothers when
they are ready to stab me under the
! ifCh rib. Until that time shall come, ]
say let the President or Congress keep
| these men down in some form. hear
IL said yOm cannot keep them ClO,Cn, you
| cannot govern them. IOH must not tIik
! IN nle, for ! kIlOW better. I have done IL.
| [Applause.l You can hare LG'C and or
I der, you cuH have IL as safe az tie streets
! n NcT Orleans a. ia the streets of you,
OWH torn, and tI'iS man can iCGLk from
one end to tic Ota = S'ICc Ip LlCc aud pro-
| pen ", not Ly LOeEtHD arm ia arm, but by
locking something entirely different.
| aIn going to speak OF matter
| which is trait In the society of the
South, and also why they are eHsily
governed. We hear It said every day
that they are n high spirited people,
and ought to DO cOnciliated; but this
struck INC as n distinguishing trait
that having for about twenty years OF
my life been in the practice of criminal
law, have seen husbands pleading for
wives, fathers for children, and chill
dren for parents, but never saw NOR
tai kneel to mortal. Yet when was
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