The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-10-03


singular Providence that your security is linked insep.
arably with the recognition Of his rights Deny him II
question TO the iatss and state rights are pleaded
aganSt the power OF Congress- This has been the cry
A. ne beginning TO prevent efforts against the rebelon
ana now al the end prevent efforts against tho
Vivai OF the rebellion WhichsOever way we turn We,
encounter this cry. But II you yield nov you will com
mn the very error Of Buchanan when At the beginning he
declared that could not coercen State Nobody
donbts now that State In rebellion may be coerced;"
ena = ny o MIND : equally clear nss sa,s Just
dtion which ~ raquir by tho public But there
are powers OF Congress- not derived from the rebellion
time 10 exercise them and thus complete The work that
has been begun was the nation that decreed eman-
cipaton, and tho nation must 10 H. by every oolga
Of honor and justice, that cmanc patton lis secured
IL Is not enough that slavery abolished 10 The
een,sd rn,,res ibe otter and ccn,es 81
slavery from the soil OF the rcpublic but ths be
accomplished only by the eradication Of every inequality
and caste, that all shall be equal before the law
BE taught by Bnssa The Emperor there did content
himself with naked proclamation Of emancipation. He
followed This glorious act with minute provisions
ing 70 the freedmen rights OF AZ kinds, hold pro-
perty and testify IN court % vote and 10 enjoy
the advantages OF education AZ ms Was secured by
the power which decFeed emancipation. BE Taught
also BIZ England speaking by her most Industrious states
men, who SILENTLY warn rs against trusting 70 any local
authorities for justice % the coored race begin with
Burke, who alt questions with the intnitons OF
stesinan expressed himself with the rloaaeDce %
the orator. Here are ms aords uttered in l7A2:-
r se e. aim s,e ~ ~ 81 ne egro
II is trilrg They have hla aud tiat lt,s e
good To- nothing beeaise does carry With tbs esecn
tory principle
Should leave this question tue States should
nnd that All that they lii. would I've ,'ariart ,r,Gng
testimony OF Edmund Burke Followed shortly after
wards by that OF Canning, who IN 1880 EXCLAIMED
There SIGNALLING il the relation between The despo and
whatever iaws me n 'ossc ne seaea Of The
however ne adapted they MIGHT appear q e evils which
they were INTENDED % alleyGe mat nia.an, pc married
ang defeated In .ha execution.
Then again he says:
T,st not the nssrrs q sayes in What concerns iessa
depend upon u sey ,hc- application
laws Gan never fcaeh wii nese- cFe he evil There IS
something a tie nature o. abs ule uno'ity which nakes
competent and rir1e cxrou OF II, provisions
70 favor q the objects o. it, powcrsanning speeches
voi. I, PIP l9S, 1884,
The same testimony was given 81 later dav by
Brouga Who, In OF his most rahIe speeches,
while protesting against leaving 10 the colonies egsla
ton for the freedmen, cxlressai hnsoi us ioiows:-
entirely il he q Mr. Burke rapca.
II Slaves sp e no u 81 sed s,h Rus NV.
npon slavery; thnt nothing they do Is vt'd rectnal;
a sss 3 osa 's NJ
sGEes i ahs es s Eis',ps '-" 70 execute
Such IN the concnrrrg testimony of these three states
men orators whose eloquent voices anie to warn
against trusting the freedmen their old Rcu-
s in harmony with ibis authoritative testimony
surely u is not natural to suppose thu people who have
claimed property IN their fellow man, who have in
property IN man,, viii become 81 the Kind and Just
legislators Of freedmen. II is contrary 10 nature to
peel IT, Even II they have made up Their minds
cpaton they are, from nveterase habit and pr udice
incapable OF Dong jnsae 10 the cnlored race fhere
the resident himself, VINO once charmed the country
and the age by announcing himself the Noses OF
their redemption; and yet he is now exeripg all his
mighty power against the establishment Of those cafe
gsaris without which thefa can BE- no iIae redenip
lion. IN the isegssons OF tho DAY the old Croslayerv
spirit thns in him. with its hostility 10 prnci.
pes aEl 70 men, comes Qua anew, a. when on the
n mil, nj IN nm IA n
bugie OF Baron Munchaasen sct going and broke
fort as freshly az when the bnglc sonhded before.
People do not change Suddenly or completely. The old
isv,s are rot M cast ont a. once Even Tho best con-
vers sometimes backsde II is recorded by so grave
writer as soathey, n bis history Of Brazil that venor
abio woman accustomed 10 consider human fesh
exquisite dainty, converted 70 Christianity while
In extreme old age The faithful missionaries sroee
there was any Kind Of food which she needed To
I'll which The venerable convert rei,ised:--"Iy sto
mach Goes against s.cry hing; there + but one thing
little tender boy think could pick the bones; but
me there Is nobody 10 go out and shoot one for
mc'' In simiier spirit our Presidential convert
yoarns for ,nste OF those odoIs pretens.ons which
part Of slavery Now when person thus situated
with great responsibilities % his country and 10 history
bound by public professions and by political
Citations who has declared himself against slavery
and has every motive for perseverance, 10 the
end-wheD such person openly seeks 10 preserve
some Of It's odious petenson-, We not adnonshcd
again how unsafe Il would be 10 trust those masters
VINO are under no responsibility and have given no
pledges, with the power o. icsislang for freedmen
protest against a. claim this power for the nation. IL
be said that the power has never been exercised then
say that he time has come when il should be
escd claim " on ~ least three several grounds -
FIRST there s the constitutional amendment, al
o"eres PHI, conarv 10 "h ses,,s ,nSs ny
abolition OF slavery; ave, It's extirpaon, according 20
the promise OF the baltimore platform, including the
right 10 ADD testify In court, and the right also
vote rhe distinction that has been attempted between
what are called civl rights and political rights Is
modern invention Thee two words ..civii'
HpCllticaif origin have M
meaning One r. derived from the Latin aud
the otner ncV the Greek Each signifies that
the elective franchise appropriate TO the
sStnpatonn OF slavery, Congress has the power
sue and testify in courts wh;eb has already done.
Every argument, every reason consideration by
which you assert the power FOR the protection Of coored
persons In what cacf their civil RIGHTS Is equally
sgrong for their protection In what called their
political rights. In zach case You iegsaic 10 the
,sined in ina. liberty which has % ,ar1,iy
oeen accorded 20 him. and the legislation Is rust
az appropriate IN one case as in the other second
There Il slso that distinct clause the constitution re-
curing the United states ITO gusiantee 10 every State
W the Union republican form Of government
has for its use Lot Il be declared, that State
which disffanchiscs any portion Of liz citizens by q
Of color canno, be considered republican govern.
The principle - oovaeas, and is practical adop-
ton would ennobie the country and give 70 mankind a
new definition Of republican government
Third-But there y another reason which " with me
percmptorr There Is no discrimination q color in
the allegiance which you require. Coorcd citizens,
like white Citizens owe allegiance 70 the United
States. therefore, they may claim projections MS an
equivalent Ia other words allegiance and protection
must he reciprocal An you claim allegiance OF coicred
persrns Won must accord protection. One is the
sders'on Of the other And this Profession must be
all the rights OF citizens civil and pofcsi Thus anin
do brng home 20 the national this solemn
duty AZ this has been per- ormcd Ia times past II
has been account Of the ,yranuicai influence
OF slavery, which perverted our government
hui, thank God that influence has been over
thrown. Vain the victories OF the wsr N
this infuenc. contnues tyrannizs the national
government Formerly the constitution interpreted
always for slavery insist that from this forward
u shall be interpreted always for freedom THIS " one
OF the great victories ~ tho rather Ia tho
browning result OF all the victories One Of The most i'm
France wnoro tho Mohammcdsns who had come M from
Srain for three days conended with the Christians under
harics Marcel ON this battle Gibbon remarks that
had The result been dinerenf, perhaps the incrpre