Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1867-03-20

radical men. With due reverence I as
sert that Jesus Of Nazareth, the author Of
our holy religion, was q radical, while
those learned Doctors Of the Law compos-
the Jewish Sanhedrim, who consigned
him to Calvary and the cross, were pre-
eminently conservative. And Paul, who,
when arraigned by the learned philoso.
pher, of the Epicuresns, and Stoics, and
brought to the court of the Areopagus,
standing in the midst of Mars hi"
said. 'Ye are too superstitious," was q
radical. The British mobiles who wrested
from a conservative King the Magma
Cha-ts were radicals; and Calico, who
demonstrated the truth of the CoperDcisn
system and determined the revolutions of
the heavenly bodies, was radical; while
the holy fathers of the Inquisition, before
whom he was arraigned were eonserva-
tives. Listen TO their learned decision:
To maintain that the sun is placed immo-
vable in the centre of the world is an opin.
ion absurd in itself, false in philosophy,
and formed heretical, because it is express.
ly contrary to the Scripture. To MAN.
tain that the earth is not placed in the
centre Of the world, thatitis not immova-
bic, and that It has even q daily rotation
or motion, is also an absurd proposition,
false in philosophy, and at least errone-
Gus in point of faith
Columbus and Newton and Beeon, Watt
and Fulton and Morse, and in the Theo-
logical world, Luther, Melancthon, and
Wesley ana a host of other great men
who have aided in pushing forward the
car of progress, were all radicals. And
who are the conservatives? They are men
who have so deep q reverence for the dead
past that they can see nothing bright OF
hopeful in the future. They have the
greatest respect for precedents and hardly
dare TO perform an act or indulge a
thought for which they cannot find pre-
cedent- Some one has Wittily said they
can hardly tolerate the appearance of the
new moon out of respect for the old one.
The American Indian is an excellent spec
linen Of true conservative. He can tol-
crate no change or improvement. He
lives in the same kind of bark Wigwam
that his ancestors occupied thousand
years ago. His squaw is the same kind Of
domestic drudge and beast Of burden, as
were his maternal ancestors in the remote
past. He stalks the deer and buffalo and
spears the salmon Just as his fathers be-
fore him. He can bear no Innovation
He breads the approach Of the iron horse,
and the telegraph inspires him with mys-
terry and terror.
I regret tina. my young friends from
Knox and Richland and Wyandot are not
radicals. With their strong and cultiva-
ted minds, their fine social natures, and
their words of burning eloquence, they
might lead on the hosts who are battling
for human rights, and human freedom
even indulge the hope that their sense of
justice will prompt them to vote for this
measure. OF the old stagers of their par
ty have no hope. Like the Bourbons
they never learn anything-never forget
anything.
And now, Mr.. President, I call upon
Senators to remember that the eyes Of our
Senators and Representatives at Wash
ington are upon US. They have Just
passed an act conferring the right Of suf-
frsge upon four millions ofrecently eman-
cipated slaves. Tne eyes of the loyal and
patriotic people of Tennessee ara upon Us.
They have recently conferred the right
upon their freedmen. The eyes Of the
loyal people Of Missouri are upon Us, and
the ask Us to get out Of their way and not
remain stumbling block to them. The
eyes of ten thousand colored men in Ohio
are upon Us, many Of them MANNED and
crippled by rebel bullets, and rebel sabres,
demanding justice. May I not add the
spirits Of $4,000 colored men, whose bod
les are mouldering on nearly all the bat
tie fields of the South, surround US, and
are whispering to our hearts and eonscien-
ces that we should do justice to their sur
viyors.