The New York herald., 1866-03-31


whether the majority of the people OF that State are
loyal or not II Congress shall find loyal constituency
in any State assure will be as ready as any per-
In any part OF the country 10 restore tho rights or
that State and 10 admit It's representatives TO Congress
No assaults, come fr IN whatever source they may
will ever induce me 10 admit representative FROM
o dlsIoya State. Cheers and applause.l That is
the distinct issue have made with our an
ceut enemies. What is the condition Of Tennessee
shown by the testimony before the commit
tee? In all but two counties aud portion
Of another the people by force took possession,
away and they thus elected dsloya TO all the
local occs The result Of the election was that twenty
dsoyal had resigned their seats, aud left the
Legislature without quorum for business and the Loys
laure had been sitting and adjourning from day TO day.
for the purpose Of filling those vacancies To accept
representatives from that State and 70 restore TO them
their State government you would have to furnish
the loyal white in that State, or you must
establish q military government in some other form;
and OF these things are In ccnsonance with
republican institutions n republican form OF
government These In tho South and their copper
head friends in the North desire things
First representation in Congress; second 70 cmbarass
the government, then TO increase tho public debt by
assuming the debt Of the Confederate States; or by
another policy rcpudiae the federal debt and lastly
10 involve US in foreign and then 70 avail
themselves OF the broken credit OF tho country thus
embarrassed TO accomplish that which they failed To
complsh before--ihe dissolution OF the Union What
have the Southern done 10 eniitlc them TO hr
they restored to their senses, that they have
come TO their right minds and are willing 10
support the governments but tho Uniform testimony
Is that they merely accept the situation, and that they
have not changed their opinions with regard 10 the
government and that they still desire separation II
practicable There s way to remedy all ths 1t is to
confer upon the negroes OF the South who loyal
this government the right 10 participate In the govern
ment Cheers and app'au'e During the war We used
the uniform OF the United States and they thus portci
patcd in saving the Union They did good service TO tho
service at the ballot box--(cheers) for the
preservation Of the government Tho best way
10 secure those rights TO the coorcd and -
the safety aud preservation Of this Union by
ciuding traitors from any participation In the affairs OF
ns % Oy oa az Ss o %
still rebellious South aud their synpahzers In tho
North (Cheers)
SPEECH OF GENERAL BANKS.
General BANKS the next speaker and coming
forward received with enthusiastic applause He
said Fellow Citizens OF Connecticut-I reluctant TO
Of the great topics conaected with the impending cleo
ton. II Ia many years since ] participated In the dis
cusslon of the questions involved In the partisan
arc many Of yon who can better apprc late
and understand these questions than myself l feel,
triumph is involved the triumph and safety OF
try. look upon this assembly OF Connecticut frcemcn
As would look upon the face Of chlsain leading his
cause upon you devolves the honor well the
sponsbiy Of first opening the great campaign Of tho
futuremore important to the liberties Of this country
and OF tho world than any we have fought, any
that has been fought hitherto by countrynen
do not overessimate the Importance Of the occasion
the responsibilities that rest upon you. can give
you not only my reasons but my convictions and which
my convictions without sound foundation. II Is said
sions this that this the most important event ever
submitted TO before; and repeat this " 10, and
lac 90 sasr yss s ss ss
from the obscurty and ncapAcy and want Of power 10
the grand level whsre influence psrvades all tho at
pnna ul.ora and ptVolu mr. IeHU fho
ment q ali nsiions-iha. we fssi that sv.
cry great struggle Is moro important than ths
higher I'm moment FSs present one Of ,tcss oceasans
II u OF no ordinary momcnt or counde i1on, and " 10
ton on tho ordinary msasurss Of government. We have
passed through : trouhious. war soe the names q
70 speak they would ten you what porils have
been encountered and At what . cost The triumph
Ut last secured. But moro patent would be the
having sacrinccd their lives in tho defence q lbeir
memories are pressryed in the hearts OF your people
stronger and indeble characters than be writ
sn on ns ". u s ss
VIII cover With is shade. from ne opers:-oa q
and Of all nations- tAppIause.l Thus Providence
has given to the American people higher and nobler
Is, shall give this country and this government over
TO tho hands OF our enemcs-to men who for i've
years foash, and struggled 20 destroy ~ You know
But this contest IL different from ordinary
elections, because u has different objects. The
have been for the preservation Of one ai%lntraioa
rather than another II was whether one class OF
mens or ano.her; but whether one or the other sue
ceedcd, the government was tho same. II was In the
hands Of friendz, and. although they might differ
about the tarin the currency, quos-
tons Of local interest, affecting the interest Of
portion of the country moro thnn anotbor
The election Of this year which you lead the van has
for It's sole object the preservation of the
e party or the party ih., claims o b. Ssmoessse were
srdggng for the power of the governments 20 that their
views In administrative matters might be carried out
and their would not peril the existence u the
government FOR one should mot be here Vol night 10
sue In favor Of your cause or TO express my tcns
any party whom say know for myself wei a. can
know anythinz-that the succcss OF the Democratic
soysrnment and must lead to is immediate,
II not 70 Its certain destruction For this
reason ! sm opposed 70 th:m. The brain Of The
in the south and tho whole time for sixty seventy
years. there have besn but two Prssdep elected BY the
and of southern origin Poor Pierce and moro unfor-
tunaie Buchanani would have been .bstter
hsa Ss sssn .psd ss' the misfortune sSsn their ~
minls,rAiion cheers and sPplsusel b., with thess
the directors, have been In the south and from the
souin The brain Of the democratic parry, there
fore, ! usume as corrolary 70 nv proposton,
wss In the south In the past and N IN
the south Now comes the contest In which
ensaged FROM what quarter does spring. In the
House Of Representatives. where every loyal state and dis
tsic IN represented the democratic party has only forty
foryhvc members cut vf the hundred and eighty
t~o hundred members there sursIy ihis insaree.t
States party do not hope 70 carry the country this
election n the elections 10 como IN the summer
and autumn. There IL no possible chance q that tin<
II hes expectation u ths sort; but has another
sxpcctatiou-perhsps veil founded perhaps no<-thas
for a. TO decide is that BY maintaining connder.
able power, important power, 30 A. N regulate the
the election In the e<ates, they may thereby gals
greater suoeesses and 90 sequlrs ineressed power
Where DO they look for allies or support
u w. In the insargsnt states, jast conquered
ia ha,tte and out Of The Union.
against Me liberties of the pcopIe well against ts
government of "a. United ststes This conspracy
csried secret for quarter OF century AGAINST
the belief of all peop In 1901 burst out and the
war upon u- and IN that they we're completely over