The Greene County Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 185?-1867, 1867-07-03
GEN. RAWLINGS SPEECH.
GENERAL GRANTS VIEWS RLFLECTED
Union --LOyasay--E Equality.
[From the Chicago Tribune.1

[From the Chicago Tribunc.]
We spoke last week OF the speech
OF Major General Rawlings, to his old
friends and neighbors, at Galena, upon
the present condition of political affairs.
This speech has peculiar significance.
General Rawlings is the Chief of Stefl
to General Grant. He was Gen. Grants
personal friend, and Chlet of Staff dur
ing the entire war. He shares the con.
fdence of the General Of the army more
than any other man in the country, and
he merits that confidence because Of his
great personal integrity and patriotism,
and TO! his ability as soldier and an
executive officer. The speech Of Geuor-
al Rawlings is careful and deliberate
review Of the political history of the last
six years, and, while it will excite es.
peclal interest as coming from a gentle
man of his standing and attalnmeuts, it
will not be less interesting when accepted
by the public as an exposition, to some
extent, of the views and opinions of
General Grant.
General Rawlings speech will be wels
coined by every Republican and Union
man, North and South, who wishes or,
der and peace restored on right prnci-
pies, the Union once more in harmon>
GUS operation, and civil and political
equality enjoyed by the whole people
freely, and without paltality or obstruc.
ton. 1t is the voice ofthe army calling
for that peace and union which its valor
conquered, ard tor the extinction of ev-
cry trace Ct the rebellion whose armed
force 1t subdued. 1t aflirms:
/. The power and duty OF Congress
and the President as the lawsmaking
power to protect and guard the Ameri.
can Union, and to preserve inviolale the
Republican form OF the National and
State Governments, and the rights, Lbs
critics and property OF this whole peo-
pie.
2. That the condition Of the country
after the close Of the war, and the re.
fusal of the provisional or temporary
governments to secure and protect thu
rights and liberties of the freedmen, de-
manded OF Congress the enactment of
the Civil Rights Bill without which these
people would have remained subject TO
all the disabilities, with none Of the pro,
lection of slavery.
g.. That the rebellion was undertaken
to establish Government having as its
basis the perpetulty OF human slavery.
That IN dealing with the rebellion the
United States, with great forbearance,
during nearly three years, omitted to
stnke slavery as it might have done, and
that when it did SO, it destroyed the
chattel character OF the slave, made him
a full freeman, and as such, entitled to
an equality in political and civil rights
with all other freemen. To have given
the negroes freedom, without political
equality, would have exhibited the ano.
maly of four millions of freemen, neither
citizens nor aliens, subject to the laws
and yet not entitled to their full protec-
tion.
4. That the government instituted by
the President OF the rebel States. hay.
ing failed in almost every essential to
adapt their constitutions to the repubi-
can form made necessary by the change
in the political character of so many
millions Of the people Of those States, il
was the duty Of Congress to inquire into