The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1866-04-06


sovereign State of her chosen representative, On
the miserable pretence that he was not legally
elected. What faith can the people place in
men who let nothing stand in the way of their
retention of powerP Their willingness to confer
upon the ignorant and Enthusiastically negro of
the former slave States, the right Of suffrage, is
for the purpose of perpetuatng their power, and
the monstrous acts which they are almost daily
attempting to foist upon the country, are but
a part of the desperate means adopted to ac-
complish their selfish ends. No time could be
allowed a Democratic senator to enable him to
vote Oh SO important proposition as the dis
Establishment, in part, of his State, but album
dance Of time can be had for the purpose of can
wasting Connecticut Six senator's can leave
their places at the Capitol, let the legislation of
the country 60 undone, TO enable them to 20 to
neighboring State to make political harangues.
These are the men who have the interests of the
dear negro SO much at heart, that they propose
to make him a witness in our State courts, in
violation Of all State laws, and against the policy
of this government from its foundation. These
are the men who make pledges when it suits
their convenience, and break them at will
These are the men who vote better and purer
men than themselves out OF Congress, for no
other reason than that they are too honest to
support the measures hypocritical Jadi: alism
that abuse such Republicans as Cowan, Of Penn
sylvania, and Doolittle of Iowa, for daring TO
exercise the right of conscience; who would f,r-
ever crush out the freedom of.speech and of the
press, except only when used in their behalf and
for the purpose of carrying out Their base de-
signs. This is the party that threatens State
Senators with personal violence if they refuse to
obey their behests at least, so says Mr.. Scovel,
President of the New Jersey Senate. But per-
haps it is as well TO let the honorable Senator
speak for himself. We find in the Baltimore
San of the 3lst March, the following:
A dispatch to the New York Herald referring
to the vote of Mr.. Scovel, says
He made speech, saying that although he
had been elected on the Republican ticket, still
be could not in justice to the interests of the
whole country, as an American citizen, loving
the lasting unity Of these States and good gov
eminent better than party purposes, vote with
men whose whole course was against the govern
ment-the policy of Andrew johnson. As for
himself, he said, he intended to sustain the Pres
ident of the United States and his policy, and for
such considerations he voted with the Democrat
ic side of the House. He said that he had been
threatened, in his room, q few hours previously,
with exposure by being 'posted'' all over the
streets if he did not vote with the republic
cans but he cared nothing for this threat, and
intended to stand up boldly and meet his enc
mics, and pursue Il course, without regard to
party interests, which he believed the times de-
manded of all good Americans in Office. He
even intimated that he had been led to under
stand that personal violence against HIM was
not thing to be entirely lost sight of. Before
concluding his speech he read the following
letter:
Washington, March 3d. ls66.-Eon. James
NJ. Scovel, &c.-Dear Sir By all means hurry
up your election. Give US no conservative. A
radical like yourself, or nothing. A copper
head is better than twaddler.
THADDEUs STEVENS"
From the tone of Mr.. Stevens letter TO the
Jersey Senator, it would appear that the rad-
Gals are getting restless. The great Pennsylva-
mia "Anti-Mason," at least. fears that ''the bells
time are ringing changes fast" and that the
doctrine held by the Radicals to-day, may not
be held by the masses of the people at the coming
spring and fall elections.