The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1866-02-14
Abstract OF Gen. ROusseau's
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The following abstract Of, a speech made
by Gen. Rousseau. -of Kentpcky, in Con-
gress, with be read with. interest. The Cen
eral has acted with the y onion party,
but nov sees that an il pot gold that gilt
ter,!'' Read lA[N
AiE Rousseau said he DID not justify
wrongs. but rose TO discuss the bill under
question. He was opposed y it, pot from u
personal spirit. butNoycause, il tbs Oppres-
sive measure sliyull be -passed, it would
lead to the injury of thnse it clalrled TO pro-
teet. lie was not Republican, but had
acted with the Union party and waS sorry
to say that the Union party and the RSpub-
lican party were not always the Samc. Dur
ing the last four years he had voted with
the Republican party to- suppress rebellion
and had given it a hearty aud honest sup
port. The object of the war was at the out
set declared to be to suppress rebellion, de-
fend the Constitution aud to restore all the
States to the dignity and rights which they
,joyed before the coDtes. began. There
we're now no armed rebels to make war, aud
should they, with such standing armies as
they could always obtain, talk about war
with the marmed men and women of the
South1 This bill was an absolute disgrace;
not only in his judgement but m that of
those who would suffer by it. Take care, he
said, of tho negroes. He would stand by
those who would do SO, but do not place
such po, or in the hands of bad men who
would he sent into the South. The whole
thing was without warrant, and washed
away the Constitution and laws of Kentuc-
l,,, a Z har
Freelmen's Bureau in Alabama, but it
could not prevent the hanging which Mr..
Kelly referred to. So far as he understood
the Freedmen's Bureau in Kentucky, it, by
its ilidiscretion, harasscd loyal men. Let us
do right ourselves before we demand it from
others. There was no reason whatever for
the Illegal and unconstitutional Legislation
proposed. After all the sacrifice of Union
men to put down the war, they hid been
told by the gentlemen from PENNSYLVANIA
| Mr.. Steyens1 and by the gent; lemcn from
Ohio MI" Shcllabarger land other extreme
men, that the Southern States are out Of
| the Union. and that the Constitution must
be amended to keep the Republican party
in power. With himGRMr. KosSeau,)
Northern and Southern secessioniSts are the
same. He held a position froin which he
could not be driven which is, that every
citizen of the United States holds pernian-
ent allegiance'to the General Government,
and that such allegiance, when given, vnti-
tie every such citizen toal tie protcction
which could be afforded. The war was, he
repeated, for the Union, and this purpose
was declared by Congress directly after the
battle of Bull Run But now they were
gravcly told that the Southern States were
out Of the Union. He referred 10 the re-
fuSai Of the House to admit the mcnhcrs
eject from Arkansas even the privilege of the
| floor, and to the mombers from Tennessee
being denied admission to their seats. -
These men were earnest and efficient in sup
port of the Union cau,c, and some of them
| rendered efficient service in he field.
Mr. Rousseau concluded his remarks, de-
nying that the Southern States are out of
the Union, Secession was bad at the begin
ming of the war, but we are now told by gen
tlcnrcn that it was a good thing. The very
ground TINT Jefferson Davis occupied, that
States could se,ede, was now occupied by
gentlemen on this floor But, said Mr.
Rousseau. we will appeal to tho neopla to
come back to the old platform ofthe Union
the Constitution, the enforcement of the
laws. IApll llause. .."' ".. s5.