The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-05-11
ELOQUENT Tribute to the Union Men OF
the SOuth.

the South.
On Monday night last, 9th inst, Hon.
SCHUYLER Colfax in the course of an eloquent
address, paid the following glowing tribute
to the faithful men of the South. We copy
from the n Y. Tribune
regret, indeed, that Mr. Summers amend
ment requiring provisions in the new Con-
stitution for universal education as a con-
dition of reconstruction, did not prevail E;
hut hope the good sense of the Southern
people will establish it voluntarily, insuring
them warmer welcome as they return t."
the council board. But l cannot omit to
state that one of the essentials to the recon-
struction policy is the election of Congress
men who can honestly and truthtul1y take
the oath required by law. We would have
been faithless, and worthy of the slow, un-
moving finger of scorn." if this essential had
| not been insisted upon infexihly. When the
waves of treason swept over all that region
there were faithful few who refused to bow
the knee to Baal. Branded as traffic RS
to the Confederacy because they would not
surrender their birthright, they never swerv-
ed from their allegiance Punished by con-
fscation and robbery, threatened with out
rage aud death, they never faltered and
when they could no longer live peacefully
at their homes, they fled to the mountains,
| the caves, and the swamps, and, Welcome
! contiscation, robbery, exile or death; but we
stand by the stars and stripes to the last
| drop of our blood and the last beat OF our
hearts," App,ause) God bless these faith
| full Union men They are to lead back these
States, clad in new robes of liberty and JUS
tice; and we should have had "Anarthema
Marantheman written on our doorsills if we
| had abandoned them in our hour OF victory.
I cannot doubt the future of the great party
which has won these triumphs and established
| these principles. 1t has been so brilliantly
successful, because it recognized liberty and
Justice as its cardinal principles; and be-
cause, scorning all prejudices and defying
| all opprobrium, it allied herself to the cause
of the humble and the oppressed. 1t sought
| to enfranchise, not to enchain to elevate,
not to tread down; to protect, never to abuse.
1t cared for the humblest rather than for the
mightiest-for the weakest rather than the
strongest. 1t recognizes that the glory OF
! States and nations was justice to the poor
| est and teeblest. And another secret of its
wondrous strength was that it fully adopted
| the striking injunction of our murdered
| chief: with malice toward none, with
charity for all, but with frmness for the
right. as God gives US to see the right
(Applause.) Only last month the British
Chancellor of the Exchequer, in defending
his reform bill, which holds the word of pro
mise to the ear to break it to the hope ex
claimed: "This is a nation of classes, anc
must remain So" If I may be pardoned fo
replying, would say: This is a natior
| of freemen, and it must remain So" Gap
plause. faithful to the traditions Of our ia.
theirs in smpathizing with all who long fol
the maintenance and advancement of libert,
in Mexico or England, in Ireland or Crete
and yet carefully avoiding all entanging al
liances or violations of the law, with a re
cognition from ocean to ocean, North ant
South alike, of the right of all citizens bount
by the law to share in the choice of the law
maker, and thus to have q voice i'll the coun
try their hearts blood must defend.