The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1867-04-10
A Model Radical STATE.

General Frank P. Blair in speech in
Bridgeport, Connecticut said:
I'm the State of Missouri, from which I
come, the Radicals have set up one OF their
model governments. Itwas first established
| by means of the bayone!, and only about
| sc, 900 votes were cast for the Cor stitutinn,
though the State gave 100000 men to the
war and out of that vote it only had about
1900 majority. 1t is evident that about
20, 900 soldiers were excluded by the test
oath which was required. No man is
allowed to vote, by that oath, Or t. teach
practice law, or preach the Gospel, unless
he swears that he has been guilty in no way
of any act, even of any sympathy, with any
of those who We're in rebellion. In a State
like Missouri, where the question of Union
or secession divided families, to require that
man should swear that he never had any
sympathy with his brother, who had
committed the error or the crime of lifting
his hand against the Government, is the
worst kind of despotisn. a man was not
allowed to proclaim the doctrines of salvation
as preacher of the Gospel who could net
take this oath, AMI hundreds of preachers
in my State, especially the Catholic
clergymeu. were seized and imprisoned and
fined under that infamous law because they
refused to take that oath. They said they
were commanded to sympathize with all OF
their fellow creatures, and because men had
committed crimes and errors, they were
more in need of their sympathy than if they
were blameless in life Rev. Father
Cummings appealed case to the Supreme
Court of the United States, and the law
was held to be unconstitutional, null and
void and the Supreme Court required that
the clergyman be dismissed. Applause.
II, my:elf, though | had entered the
army at the beginning Of the war, and
remained in it until the end, because [
would not take this iron-clal OATH was re-
fused the privilege Of vote. Laughter.
There were people near and dear to me who
were guilty of the crime of fighting against
the Union, and sympathized with them. |
did not conceive that it was necessary for
man to BE- do- and devil to be union.
lCheers3j lfa nan is only Radical now,
however, these gentlemen are not very par
tlcular as to how bad a secossionist he was
during the war. LAUGHTER. IL is the fact
that most of the Radicals were originally
sccessionist There are only half dozen ex-
ceptions in the whole list Of the leading Rad
icals Of Missouri. They were the mcanest
kind of rebels-thosc who persuaded young
men to go into the rebel ranks, aud staid at
home themselves. Loud laughter. When
they found out how the war was going to
turn, they became the most rampant Rad
icals there. were to be found
They take the oath-they cnuld take any
oath-yoa might as well try to choke them
with good living. Laughter ana cheers.
If only the loyal men Of tliat State were per
mitted toyote, Missouri would give fifty
thousand majority against the Radicals 90
morrow; and the Supreme Court has de-
clared- this test oath unconstitutional, at the
next election, we will give it. Cheers. l.
There is, one thing we want--for which we
are looking, and that is, for little old Con
necticut to stand out, and give us an exam
pie. Great cheering, we will. Here you
have no test oaths; here you are still free
men. Looking at the magnificent creation
of ycur genius aud your enterprizc, have
felt reassursd and the hope b5rns within
me that you will make the pivot upon which
thecountry will make the grand right wheel
that is to sweep these Radicals from power
and influence. [Cheers. p