Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-07-07
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The Democratic Convention OF this State
nominated the ticket which Gen. kim6all
is going to beat 80 badly, said in their
address to the people, IF our premises are
correct, the conclusion is inevitable that
20 conditions could be rightly required"
and Gen. Kimball is running against q
man who says these rebels shall come
back into the Union without any condi-
tiuns at all. For myself. lam for impos-
ing conditions upon them. You may be
in favor Of one condition and I Of another.
but we need not therefore quarrel and
divide the party. One thing above all
others we will require Of them-that they
shall abandon the doctrine Of Q State to
secede from the Union.
They are in favor OF Johnson. they say.
Let US see what he says. In his letter to
Governor Sharkey he says: IL hope that
without delay your convention will amend
you State Constitution, abolishing slavery,
and deny to all after legislation, the power
to ~legislate that there is property in man.
Also. that they will adopt the amendment
TO the Constitution Of the United States
abol,shing slavery. II you could extend
the elective franchise TO all persons who
can read the Constitution of the United
States in English. and write their names.
and to all persons who own real estate to
the amount Of $3.50 and pay taxes, you
would completely disarm the adversary
and set an example to other States"
These are the principal conditions.
johnson il in favor Of these, you see.
Then how is it possible these men, who
.ay they are in favor Of the State coming
back without conditions can be Johnson
mens They are simply Copperheads, and
nothing else, and they are for no man that
does not stand upon their platform.
I am like General Kimball, and think IT
they get him down their throats he will
choke them, II they must take these con-
ditions for the restoration Of harmony.
He is in favor Of having these States
extend the right Of suffrage to all negroes
who can read the Constitution. Are you
for that. nv Democratic friends He is in
favor Of adopting the constitutional amend
ment abolishing slavery. Are you in
favor Of thatf
He is for having the right Of suffrage
extended To every negro in the State who
owns $3.50 worth OF real estate. Are you
IN favor Of thati He is in favor Of sus-
pending the right OF ha6eas corpus; he is
in favor of military commissions, etc.
Are you in favor Of these? Well no. !
am not in favor Of anything Of the kind,
but I am for johnson. Why, what are
YOU for Johnson for Why, just because
being for him, I hope to defeat the Union
parry ; that is all. Not one single princi-
Pile or sentiment does Johnson entertain
rhr, these men approve; not one. he
cannot approve Of one sentiment OF theirs,
without belieing his life since Il war be.
gan, Was he not in favor Of the levy OF
taxes to pay of the debit They are not.
Was he not in favor of the reputation OF
the debt of the South? They are not; not
a dollar would they repudiate. l deny
rmphaucally that the Democratic party
are in favor of the Reputation Of a single
dollar Of the debt Of the South; for il
these States come back into the Union
upon the same terms they went out, they
are sovereign States in the Union and
have a right to levy q tax TO pay the debt.
and pay o pension TO their soldiers which
will stand a demand against the General
Government.
The Democracy Of this country contend
that these States are to return to practical
relations with the Government without
any conditions whatever, with oil their
rights under the Constitution, with their
power to secede again, II that Is possible.
and with the determination on their part
that whenever their liberties become In.
vud-d. they will secede whenever they
Zee a chance Of success.
but this quarrel between the President
and Congress is 40 violent that it will d.
vide the Union party I don't see any
necessity for il. What's the cause for
their disagreement The majority in
Congress have passed a Freedmen's Blu
reau bill. and johnson has vetoed it. !
do not think there is anything special In
rhe veto. that anybody need quarrel with
johnson about. or anything in the bill that
The President or the people need quarrel
with Congress about. The great object OF
rhe bill was to take care Of the negroes,
which is now being done, perhaps, as we'll
~ il can be under the circumstances. The
question whether the negroes shall vote
was not involved in It. For myself ]
don't think they are competent, as a gen
rral thing. to exercise that privilege. A
good many OF them are. ! have four ne
groes at my house. One of them is az
competent to vote as I am /; the other three
are about as competent to vote as the
horse which follows my pillow, and these
three represent the majority Of those in the
South. Whenever they become fitted for
the right il will be granted them. In.
creased representation in Congress will
make it the policy Of the Southern States.
NJ well as those Of the North to extend to
them this privilege. They vote now in
Massachusetts and New York, as they
formerly did In nearly every Southern
State. If il were necessary for the preser-
yation of the Union to have the vutes Of
the negroes. I would extend them that
right tomorrow. In the meantime the
most we can do for them il 10 secure them
the same rights we do the rrbels-the right
Of life, liberty and the possession Of prop
eriy. Under no possible circumstances
can we allow them to be made slaves
again.
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parties IN this country. One contended
that the negro belonged to an inferior
race, whose normal condition was slav.
FRY, while Others, and I am one Of them.
do not think that slavery 10 the normal
condition Of any part Of the human fam
lily. And now those who contend that
slavery is the normal condition Of the
black race. II they should come into pow
er. could very easily reduce them to slav
cry again, and II these Stats come Int
the Union without CONDITIONS, how easy
il will be to re-establish slavery through.
out the whole South. and here win be the
irrepressible conflict again renewed and
our children will have to fight the battles
over again. I want to have this matter
settled now.
As for the Civil Rights bill, I sometimes
doubt how I would have voted on the
question II I had been in Congress. I
rather think that while ! would have had
some doubts about Il. I would have given
the negro the benefit of the doubt, just as
I would a man on trial. think a little
explanation from the author Of the bill,
Mr. Trumbull, as to the meaning Of the
Objectionable portions in 1t, would have
satisfied the President, and the bad tenn
per that has resulted would have been
avoided. 2lc-eGg0