The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-09-11
CContinued rom tbe Mrs, Pooo. y

the truth when he said that the American repubtc
was no longer an experiment, when In the midst OF
n5trio SW W war so great statesman and so pure
patLiOs as ADraham Lincoln could be peacefully
N 1,eOIeu 70 the highest office in the gift of free
In this country il was the landed aristocracy,t
ORGANIZED and executed a rebellion that was ex-
peoted to make the capital States independent of the
labor states ConfiscauOn would have prevented
this landed aristOcracy from ever regaining dominion
AZ nome or In the North. But this act Of 1862 is q
dead letter upon the statute books.
And am here reminded OF the tact that, as / sat
az the pleasant freside OF the great cOmmoner, he
who lived closer to the popular heart than any Eng
out to me the danger which threatened the British
government He prophesed that his children would
live to see an English revolution, unless those who
owned monopoly Of English soil should yield to
the popular demand for an extension of the iran
chse and for more generous policy ON the part of
the rullng classes towards the middle classes.
Mr.. Golden also called my attention TO the fact
referred to IN bis speech concerning the "Land Tax
Exactly one hundred and forty years ago,
when the landed arlstocracy got possession OF the
throne in the pereon OF King William, at our go-
rious Revolution they got rid Of all their old
and SERVICES these membranes were given up
tor a bona fde rent charge upon the land OF tour
shilllnRs the pound, and the land was valued and
assessed one hundred and torty-nine years ago,
at f900000O, and upon that vdtudtioR land tdT Is
yet tdid Remember that the land owners never
time"
The last sentences of the last speech of Richard
Golden have peculiar significance to the Ameri-
mind hating between two opinions on the
question OF impartial suffrage. de said;-
"Do you suppose Il possible, when the knowledge of
the principles OF political economy mas elevated the
working CLASSES aud when that elevation is continually
progressing, that you can pedn etg ereLude swhole
sass q @ 9f hs reneh,s2 IT is Their interest," @ to
ger they ought to do without any further delay"
Mr.. President, have, with less brevity than pro-
posed to myself when began, given my views upon
the Congressional plan of reconstruction. This
measure viii receive my vote, because believe IL TO
be both wise and just and sternly demanded by the
necessities of the nation. II will give peace to ouI
people; 1t will give permanence and power to OUT
institutions and, as final settlement of long and
bloody conflict, 1t must make the Anne. lean name
feared at home and respected abroad.
These are perilous times in which we live and II
becomes every good citizen, as Roman Orator once
said to write his toreheld his faith in the Repub
lic. 1t have not written on my forehead what
threaten the integrity OF the country have al
least in plainness and sincerity expressed my
opinions upon the questions which so nearly con
cern us all.
the world pledge myself to the immortal truth Of
the Declaration of Independence, that " dU
CreGted equal" By this sign we shall conquer
Upon this ioundationst stone of equality before Mt
Eoac we will build regenerdted Republic!
In the Assembly, Mr.. Leon Albeit Democrat
of Hudson, moved to postpone indefinitely the
election OF United States Senator.
THIS called out several members on the Demo
cratic side of the House, who all conten1ed thai
the present Fsession could not legally fill the
vacant seat in the Senate, because it was a mere
continuation of the previous session, and the
recent act of Congress required the election tC
take place on the second Tuesday OF the term
which was long since past.