The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-05-16

have braved his opposition. [Appl.use IA
say II WAS moot unfortunate for the south,
most unfsesuna fae our whole people, be.
cause hia bsnevolsnes would have impaired
itself y - whole people Of this country.-I
Those lefty attribotes Of forgiveness, of am
nesty ana Of rsooaeiliation which found 90
large ace b Ne heart Of Abraham Lin
coln, eoo1d not have failed to impart them
selves - She great mass of the people OF our
country. But In the providence of God~iu
the inscrotabls providence of God-he was |
taken away.
In his place was Andrew johnson, . disoi- |
pie OF Andrew jackson, who believed that
the American Union should never be divided; |
yet who held. at the same time, the lofty
ideaa Of aAgnanimity which characterized
bis predecessor in dealing with these, our
msled and erring people. Well. my friends.
the very instant that he indicated that no IN
tended to pursue the policy of his predecessor
in regard TO this issue which had arisen
the very instant that be had made 1T plain to
the people Of the United States that ne would
take this course-he was beset by the ran
calls. denounced as taaitor, as copperhead,
a rebel, drunkard, and everything else that
these refined and elegant" gentlemen could
lay their tongues to. Laughter The high
place which he occupied by the voice of the
American people did not shield him from
their attacks.
The great service which he had performed
| in standing ND alone and unaided in his
seat against the rebellion when it broke out
the great service which he had performed
| in the service of the United States, when he
rebuked the rebelling senators as they re-
tired and flung their anathemas back upon
the Union-this did not shield him, for moth
4 ing is sacred from the assaults OF these peo-
Die, No mans Misunderstanding high or
low 10 eacred from the assaults of this party.
They assailed him for what? For MAINTAIN
| ing what We had shed oceans of blood 10
| maintain-that the Union was undivided.-
| They assailed him for saying what Lincoln
had said-that those states were not out OF
the Union, but were in the Union. (Ap-
plause.) But they say, mo, these states
are subjected provinces" Sumner and Will
son both, although they chad voted for the
resolution which | have quoted, declaring
what were the objects of the war at the ear
ly period which had named, both these
gentlemen, and many others of less note In
congress, rose in their places, and beiied
| what they had said, and told us that the IN
ion men had carried on this war tor the sub
iugation of their brethren In order to hold
| them In bondage--that it WAS not crusade
for freedom, but crusade for the political
bondagss aud subsection OF the southern
states.
Well, now, these gentlemen have changed
| places with the rebels and secessionlsts. La
1861, and up to the time of Lees surrender
these rebels had contended they had the
right 60 secede from the Union-go out OF the
| Union-to withdraw their states from the
u MON, and now comes Sumner and Steven,
, and this phalanx of radicals after them, and
declare that the rebels were all right, anC
/ that they had not only the right, but did d.
it, and it was an accom- plished fact that tn,
states are out of the Union, only TO be admit
ted again such conditions az congress
D shall prescri be- among which, chief O
: which, and all OF which, result In this: tina
: there shall be universal suffrage. including
3 white and black alike. (Applsuse.) FO
3 whatever else they may pretead-they may
declaim as much as they please about bein,
{ afraid TO trust these recent rebels, will
D their hands red with biood"-they have
t grea. many of these metaphysical figure
o which they make use OF whenever anything
of that sort comes up, Nv hat ! rebels re
/ turn to vote, red handed rebels coming bacl
3 TO govern US by their votes in congress ~
| tell you, my friends, that when, on yer.
late occasion. u senator from Nevada got VI
{ and offered in his seat a bill or constitutions
= amendment providing that universal annest
i should be extended to those rebels, and tina
: political rights, and that thereafter the negr
Q should be enfranchised 90 far to vote, MI
L Sumner arose in his place and extended hi
e right band to the gentleman, and said 1t wa
d all right and Wilson, ditto. Applause, j
0 They are willing and ready to acknowledg
# the rebels shall come. If they can get the NJ
:. | gro also "a a voter. That Is the coudltlo
i they demand.
Sir, it was bat two three weeks age
{ that your senator, Mr.. Brown, arose in th
d senate, and, in brief speech of not NOR
y than two par graphs IN length, declared b
= never would vote for the return Of thos
q states into the Union until universal sutfrag
+ was granted to the enfrauchised slaves.
j. that the voice of Missouri? ('No") Why
It Mr.. Sumner-I have a paragraph from
i speech of his which | must read you. 1t
l. one of his elegant" efforts ON this subject =
" He ridicuIee the idea-the "proslavery" Ide
if tina. this is a white mans government. h
Gays:
l. "Proceeding to the proposition before us
10 that was proposition that the stats
t. might come back if they would, those state
% refusing to allow the negroes to vote Shout
10 also have the entire negro population struc
- out as a basis of representation that was tt
y | propostion-th that the southern states mlgf
.t return. The proposition came from tt
l. lower house no the senate. that the soutner
i, states might return to the Union and hay
a. their representation in congress, 1t they
IS those of them who allowed the negroes
e. vote might return, aud those who refuse
y should have the negro population entire
se struck out from the basis of representation
he and thereby lose in proportion to the numb
Of of negroes in the south.
e, Sumner says: Proceeding to the prop
"a sition before us" latter Offering great man
ID reasons against this proposition-this const
'r tutional amendment)-' denounce 1t as pc
70 rifying in the constitution the wretched pr
Oh tension of white mans government.
r. denounce it because it allows the states
W surrender their representation. or to prohib
ID the negro from voting"
n 81 denounce it az petrifying in the consi
q. tuition, the wretched pretension OF viii
40 mans government Could language mo
q. contemplate be used? Why, this man
n. whole nature rebels at the rule of the whi
IL man, aud nothing can please him except Il
j. interminging of black blood with the whit
(Applause.) Il denounce it as petrifylng
the constitution the wretched pretension OF
"a white mans government and l suppose
g. turned up his nose-God Almighty know