The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-04-20

licly, some Of my present trdducers ana
| calumniators we're lat removed from the foe
| and were enjoying ease and comfort.
| rCbeers and laughter.l But care not for
| mem. care not that SANDER, the foul
whelp Of sin, has been turned loose against
me. care not for all that; and let me tell
Won here to-day, that although pretty we'll
advanced in lie feel that l shalt live long
enough 10 live down the whole pack Of ira
ducers and slanderers. Applause.
Tnev have turned the whole pack loose
| to lower me in your estimation, ("verIly,
| they can't do it.') Tray, Blanche, and
| sweetheart, little dogs, and all, come ong
swapping and snaring at my heels; but
| he'd them not. [Cheers.l The American
people, citizens, soldiers, and sailors, know
| that ON my awe 1t into public life to the
present moment, have always stood un
| wavering y the advocate and defender OF
| their rights and interest. [Cheers.
We are now in the nations third ordeal.
| We are not yet through. We denied that
States could go out Of the Union. We de
MED the doctrine Of secession, and We have
/ demon strated that we were right. We de-
monstrated il by the strong arm; yes, the
soldiers and the sailors, God b ess them
have demonstrated by their patriotism and
strong arms that States have not the power
TO leave the Union. Applause ]
The Confederate armies were overpowered
and disbanded, and there was a willingness
/ on the part Of the people Of those Sta es 70
come back in obedience to the law, and
/ acknowledge she supremacy Of the Cons:i-
tuition of our fathers.
For what have We passed through the
| tried ordeal? Il was 10 prove the principle
| that no State had the power to break up the
! Government. Ii was TO put down the rebel
| lion. The rebellion has been put down, and
/ ichat f0rR Vas az 20 destroy the States 2
| VeriiV, ncUcr For what have all these
| lives been sacrificed, and all this treasure
! expended? Was it for the purpose OF de-
| stroying the States? mol l. was for the
! purpose Of preserving the union Of the
| States. That is what we have been con-
| tending for, and 10 establish the TACT that
! the natiou can lift itself above and beyon /
! internal wars and treason, ana establish a
| home.
/ When the rebellion in Massachusetts was
/ put down, did that put Massachusetts ous
of the Union aud destroy the Slater When
| the REBEL on in Pennsylvdnia was put
down, did that destroy the State and put il
out Of the Union? So, when the recent
great rebellion was put down, and the Con-
| stitutiou and laws Of the country restored,
the ,tates engaged in the rebe lion being
crushed, the Law Ieitored and the Constitu-
/ =
the Union, under the Constitution, as part
OF the orious and bright galaxy Of States.
Loud cheers.
In passing through this ordeal, what has
been done IN them under the direction of
my lamented predecessor? We commenced
the work of repair. We succeeded, before
/ came here, in restoring the relations which
had existed between tennessee and the rest
Of the Union-with one exception, aud that
was the re alton Of representation.
I came to Washington, and under extraor-
binary circumstances succeeded 70 the Pres
ideutisl chair The Congress Of the United
States had adjourned without prescribing
auy plan. / then proceeded, as / have
done in my own S ate, in ihs Reconstruction
of the Government, 10 restore the other
States. How did we begin We found
that the people had no courts; and we said
TO the Judges, District Attorneys, snd Mar
shals: Go down aud hold your courts. The
people need the tribunals Of Justice opened. :"
Was there any thing wrong in that? The
courts were opened. What ese2 We looked
out and saw that the people had no mails.
They had been interrupted and cut off by
the rebellion. We SAID to the Postmaster
General, let the people have facilities for
mails, sni let them again begi1 10 under
stand what we all feel and think, that we
are enc people.
We looked out again aud saw that there
was a blocksde-that the Gu tom houses
were all closed. We said. open the doors Of
tle Gu tom house, and remove the blockade.
| Let the pursuits Of peace 60 on. It was
/ done. We thus travelled on, step by step,
| opening custom houses, appointing collec-
| tors, and establishing mail facilities, and re
/ stor ng all railroads that hal been inter
ruptcd by rebellion. Was there anything
| undertaken 20 be done here that was not
authorized by the Constitution, that was not
ia titled by strict necessity Of the case, that
/ has not been clearly consistent with the
/ Constitution and with the generous spirit Of
| our Government lCbcsIs
What remained to be done? Ons other
| thing remained, TO show the civilized world
! that We had passed successfully through tho
/ ;Eiei ordeal Of our national ex steuce, aud
proved that our Government was popuisr.
A great principle was TO be restored, which
| was established in our Revolution, when
oar fathers We're cOnteuding again the
power Of Great Britain. What was one OF
the principal causes Of their cymplaint2 1t
was that they were denied representation,
aud they c7mplainei of taxation without
| representa- on. CHEERS One Of the great
| principles laid down by our fathers, aud
which fired their hesEis, was that there
should be no taxation without representa-
ton.
How, then, does the matter stand? Who
has been usurPiug pOwer2 Who has been
] defeating the operations Of the Constitutions
and what now remains % be doae to com
ple.e the restoration Of these States 20 all
their former relations under the Federal
Government, aud 20 finish the great ordeal
through which We have been passing9 Il
IS 90 admit repre- cutaton. LCheers.l When
ID
mcan2 We mean representation in The con-
stitutonal sni lsw-abiding sense which
was understood az the beginning Of the
Government
The Constitution declares in express
terms that each House. the senate and Low
er House Of Representatives, each acting
for itself, shall be the judge Of the returns
Of she election and qualifications Of its own
mOmhcrs. il is for each House 70 settle
that question under the Constitution and
under The solemn ssnction Of en- oath; anG
can VIC believe that either House would ad- |
MT sny member into ITS body 10 participate /
IN the legs alton Of the country who /
is not qualified? They have power-not /
the two Houses, but one House for itself /
The Constitution further declares that no /
State shall be deprived Of its equal Suffrage /
ln The Senate Of the Tn ted States without /
its consent Where Dc we stand An that
IS needed 20 finish the great work ofresiora- \
ton, Is Tor the two Houses respectively 70
decide the question,
on but some one will say, q traitor
might come in. The answer 20 that il, each
House mpst be the Judge Of il; and Id
traitor presents himself, / cannot helm il.
The House knows that be is traitor. An
plauss.l
IL he IS traitor can they not kick him
cut Of doors aud send hira back, saying 70
the people who sent him, @You must send
ps loyal man p Cheers Is there any
about thats fCIies Of sNo, no.
and cheers'l II 5 traitor presents himself
70 either House, cannot that House say 70
aim' NO, you cannot be admitted toto this
body, 90 back; we will not deny your
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