The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1866-05-09
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In the House yesterday Mr.. STEVENS, Of
Pennsylvania, referring TO Mr.. SUxSkR's op-
position in the Senate TO the constitutional
amendment, which was probably killed by
the repeated blows Of the Massachusetts,
Senator, said. ~
That together with the amendment repudiating
the rebel debt, which We also passed, would have
gone far 10 curb the rebelllous spirit Of secession
and 70 have given TO the oppressed race their rights
Il went TO the other end Of the Capitol, and vas
there mortaiy wounded In the house Of It's friends
"Af,er having received the careful examination
and appreciation Of the committed and having ro-
ceived the united Republican vote OF one hundred
and twenty Representatives Of the people, Il was
denounced a. utterly reprehensibe,n and ''un-
pardopable," TO be encountered ss public enc
myi" positively endangering the peace Of tho
country, and covering it's name with dishonor."
"a wiokednss on q larger scale than the crime
against Kansas or the fugitive slave law gross,
foul, outrageous; m incredible injustice against
the whole African race" with every other vulg ar
epithst which polished cultivation could command
Z" II was Slaughtered BY puerile and ped antic
criticism, BY perversion OF pathological dshnition
which II, when I taught school, lad who had
studied Lindley Murray had assumed. would have
expelled him from the Institution a. unit TO waste
education upon. But u is dead, and unless this
ieas efficient admit shall pass its death has post
poned the protection Of the oolored race perhaps
for ages. confess my modification al It's defeat
grieved especially because II almost closed the
door Of hope for the amelioration Of the condition
Of the freedmen. But men In pursuit Of justice
must never despair. Let Us again try and see
whether We cannot devise some way TO overcome
the united forces Of sslfrightsous Republicans and
unrighteous Copperhssds. II win not do for those
who Tor thirty years have fought the beasts Of Ephe
sus to DO frightened BY the fanss Of modern caia-
mounts" .-......-.-
Again referring to the same subject, Mr..
STEVENS strikes at GUNNER right out from the
shoulder, thusi ....
"I admit that this article 10 not ss good As the
one We sent TO death In the Senate. In my judg-
msnt, We shall not approach the measure Of justice
until We have given every adult freedman home
stead on the land whore he born and toiled and
suffered. Forty acres Of land aud hut poisid b
ngors vaiuahs 10 him than the iplmeSrats vigh 70
vots. Unless We give them this, We shall receive
the csnsure Of mankind and the curse Of Heaven.
That article referred to provided that II Of the
injured race was excluded the State should forfeit
the right 10 have any Of them represented That
would have FASTENED their full enfrsnchisemsnt.
This section allows the States to discriminate
among the same class, and receive prsportionats
credit In representation. This dislike. Bet II Il
. short stsp forward. Tho large stride which We In
vain proposed Ia dead the murderers must answer
to the suffering race. l would not have been the
perpetrator. A load Of misery must sit heavy on
their souls "