The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-09-12
The Radical Programme Of Future Ac-
ton.

The Radical Programme Of Future Ac-
ton.
Trad STEVENS made a speech In Bed
ford, Pennsylvania, last week, in which he
boldly avowed that upon his return TO
Congress he would advocate the reduction
Of the southern States to territorial con-
di.ion, the conhscation Of the estates OF tue
late rebels, and the punishment OF .heir
leaders. He avowed himself also 10 DC IN
favor of negro suffrage. When II Is re-
membered that his will is law with the
marty Of fanatics and knaves whom ne
leads. too much significance cannot be at
,.ched 20 these utterances of this bold,
had man :" and We therefore furnish our
un.aors with liberal extracts from his
sroccb. He declared that the rebels had
",os, all by treason and the fortunes Of
"war: had destroyed their State govern
"meuts under the Constitution, and vol
" unfairly severed their connection with
"the United States, and thereby lost oil
/" claims to protection under the Constitu-
"tion had declared themselves alien enc
"mics, and in that character had waged
ga war Of savage fcrocity against the
Union; had slaughtered nearly half
"million Of our citizens, and inflicted
"cost of more than five billions Of dol
lars"
He repeats his old doctrine that the
seeded States were at the end of the war
conquered provinces, and that Congress
had, and still has, the right fix the quail
tcations Of voters in all Of them. He
saws that Chief Justice RrrrIN, 4" one of
the ablest and fairest of seceSSionists," has
given it as his opinion that the present
State governments arc invalid. THAp
says:
.No Republican doubts the power OF Congress
10 do what have stated. No sound constitutions
lawyer believes any one OF the ofs.nlhsuos n nov
.eYi.iiny in those States to be legitimate govern
Ynsnts Formed by the DEGREES Of u mi litary con
Yno.or, without consulting the people lhsy can ne
,Ss Jawmskins power provides them permanent
laws and forms OF government.
Assuming that his theories are of course
correct, THAD proceeds to tell his hearers
what Congress ought TO have done. We
invite the attention of the southern people
to this extract. He says:
"In NY opinion Congress was derelict In an
other particular. ! have always held that while
hut Jew of the belgerents should suffer the S-
irene penalty Of the law, yet that sufficient fund
should be levied out OF Their property TO pay me
July lss2 declared all their property forfeited, and
directed the President /" seize II for the benenl VI
perry thus became vested in the United states Pro-
ceejipgs against more than two billions OF proper
" including the anand"nsd estate, Rsd Sssa s
restored the traitors nearly the whole oft. Thus
has he illegally gwen away hall enough to pay the
national deht; lie has enriched traitors at The eX.
pense OF loyal men. Aud yet Congress, bold as II
was. mad not the courage I" reverse these proceed
ings and compel the Executive 10 do his duty l
trust that our constituents will give us more c"u
rage, that al the next ION We may compel the
President to do his duty and execute the laws;
These are omissions which frankly confess and
sincerely dcploTe: But our BROWNING SIN WAS the
omission 10 give homcstsads and the right -! sui
frage In the rebel states 10 the freedmen who had
fought our battles
What "fcast Of fat things" is here
presented in prospective to the view Of
the northern Radicals. He says that the
President has "illegally given" back to
The rebels all this property. And it was
Illegally done, then of course THAD and
his followers will take care that it shall be
returned to the United States. But we
have not room for much comment. We
quote his remarks in favor of
NEGRO SUFFRAGE.
Az said lie fore the great issue To DO met AT
this election i the question OF negro rights. |
shall no, deny, but admit, that fundans nial prin-
c!ple Of the Republican creed 10 that every being
poS,essing IN immortal soul is equal before the
law. They are not and cannot b. equal in strength.
height, b-sUty. intellectual and moral culture. or
frny, ri uIs
stances But in this Republic the same laws must
and shall apply TO every mortal. American. Irish
the finger of the Almighty law. gver Ye shall
have one manner OF laws, AZ well for the stranger
~ for one OF your own country Tor ain the Lord
your God
II need not be sdmonished that the support Of
Gus, especially in counties bordering ON the slave
States. deep-seated prejudice against races has
centuries /; has oppressed the black man and held
him in bondage after white slavery had ceased to
SGT depseI him Of d sssry In n tine
those wrongs. How has the Father Of this blame
less race rewarded this prcJudice-treated this
and the CORY graves that dot Thousand bloody
battle fields give the sad answer.
This doctrine may be unpopular with besotted
stand by it until ! am relieved Of the unpopular
public have fnl faith in It's ultimate tIiumph. ]
may not live 70 zee T. may y no, pc worthy Of
the hopes OF man thus eXtinguished, pay God
that, when il happens, may be insensibie TO hu-
nan misery; that my senses may Dc locked In
cold obstruction and in death.
That there should be no doubt as to
what he intended to do in Congress, he
thus declared himself boldly in favor Of
coSPIscATIya REBEL PROPERTY.
"Who denies that this is the law Of nations ex-
csIt the advocates Of treason, who deny our right
10 make them pay the expenses of the war. They
cry out against conscatiun Tor crime, rs II II wers
inhuman. God willing, shall try II again, and
zee If they DO not pay part OF the cost and damages
OF the war before they help 20 make our laws"
These extracts show the animus of the
Radical party, and warn us of what we
may expect if they succeed in overthrow
ing the party which now stands face to
face with them in the northern States. In
view of the designs here made public, how
utterly unreasonable and unworthy of no.
tice are the puerile objections raised by
grumblers in the South against the phrase
ology of part Of the platform adopted by
the Conservative National Convention.