The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-11-05
Meeting Of the Democratic state
Central Committee.
DENOcnAric Stair CHS. CON R0QN.
COLrMBrs. October 20, 1870.

street. Columbus, Ohio. \ full attendance
Is requested.
IonY G.. THOMPSON, Chairman
.
A Part Of the Programme.
Before the election in Pennsylvania,
TuAD. SrEvENs, at Bedford, made speech,
In which hc laid down certain positive con-
ditions which Congress should and must
exact from the southern States, rs the ba-
sis of restoration to their former political
relations n the Union. Unlike goodly
number, Of lesser Radical leaders, old THAD.
generally means what he says, even when
hc is suspected Of acting the braggart
ON this occasion he held that Congress
shall pass laws oyertlrowing and discard
ing the present State Governments in the
Southern States, rs utterly illegal--and
providing Governments for them as con-
quercd proyinces-liXing the qualifications
Of voters and requiring uWirersdi negro siV-
f'dge; that Congress shall pass laws by
which "a sufficient fluid shall be levied out
of the property of TIE Southern people TO
pay the expenses and damages of the war;
that, beside the right To vote. Congress
shall donate from the Southern domain.
confiscated estates, &C., homesteads to all
the colored soldiers who fought in the
Union armies.
These conditions he promised To exact.
claiming that the people Of the South have
forfeited all their rights by the rebellion ;
that they can claim nothing under the Com
stitution, and that the National Govern
ment is not restrained. IN the slightest te+
gree. in its dealings with the Southern
States and people, by any of the provisions
of that fundamental law. II need not look
to see what powers are conferred upon it
by the Constitution, nor need It regard its
limitations and restrictions rs of the
slightest consequence in its dealings with
the south. Its own will is its only law
What he means by the phrase. "National
Government" is, CoNGREss-ihiS Congress
of radicalism, whose Interpretation of and
respect for the Constitution are so well nn-
stocd He holds that it has all the rights
of a conqueror-that the lives, fortunes,
property, rights, mmunities-evcrything
belonging to the rebellious scction-are Mt
W. obSbihAN NioINHtAlS Allhl NHt NOllSlllutlOll
was even abolished by the war; for, SAYS
lie, no principle is clearer than that in war
''all the former obligations, treaties and
compacts between the parties become null
and void, and after the war are to be re-
newed or repudiated as the parties agree,
or as the eonqueror DEGREES" The Consti-
tuition, therefore, being compact between
~, L.. I ,
as the 'conqueror may dccreew
These bold, audacious and revolutionary
sentiments We're deliberately avowed and
earnestly meant. When made, their rio-
lent author anticipated encouragement in
such an extreme course, at the session,
by the elections then pending, in Pennsyl-
vania, Ohio and Indiana, aud, doubtless,
the results will be so taken
When this published programme of the
Radical leader of the House In truth. the
master-mind of Congress-appeared in
priut, the New York Times, moderately
Radical then, was utterly shocked at its
wickedness, saying:
was there anything in secession half so
mOnstrous AZ this doctrine! II It'll Is true
then success in war to put down rebel
lion utterly destroys the Government re-
belled against, and Overthrows the C0nsti-
tuition under which alone we have any
right to wage the war At all.
These doctrines may sound wild and alb
surd, But they are deliberately nut for
ward and proclaimed as the programme OF
his future operations iu Congress. by the
recognized leader of that hody-who has
both she Will and the power to carry them
into effect"
The Tribune was reioiced-was In costa
cies, at the pledge that bold, bad man. tc
renew, at the next session, the agitation OF
the violent measures which had failed in
the last. Said that paper:
"We expect no less of Mr.. Stevens than
that he would renew, at the next session
his bold and radical policy of restoration
lie does not give up his principles. The
territorial status of the South, the right OF
cohilscation and impartial suffrage, are the
elements Of his creed, and he declares that
popular or unpopular | shall stand by il
nil am relieved OF the Improbable labors
Oh earth, Pennsylvania has reason to be
proud of this man, whose -enerpies aof
cannot wither, who combines, with an M
tamablc Independence of thought and ac-
tlOn' the tact of leader. and who has the
honesty to differ with his party without
repudiating its claims on his Services
This is ample, to show what radicalisn
intends to treat the country to, when Con
gress again assemblies, AS well as to fore
warn our people of the Internal spri
which viii control that body in pursuing
It's intolerant raids upon the welfare of IA,
south and the peace sentiments Of III,
whole nation.
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