Mississippi index. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1865-18??, 1867-07-30

stupid as not to see what all this meansi
The result will be the substitution Of the
Radical party for all governments, both
State and Federal; and the substitution
of Radical viii for all lawl Take that
home with you and digest it. That's
where you are gOingl Kentucky is ex-
cluded from representation because it is
alleged her representatives were voted
for by dislOyal men. What is meant by
dlslOyali Every man who does not sup
port the Radical party will soon be de-
clared dislOyal, and every State that does
not vote the Radical ticket will be dis
loyal, and her government illegal. tell
You, unless patriotism shall wake up
from the stun which the hOrrid cOnru-
sion Of the war has given it, the Radical
party will be our only government, and
Radicalism will be our only law.
look for this revolution to go on.
Whoever thinks this war upon the Con-
stitutiOn will stop with the ten States is
a madman or a simpletOn to be pitied
or a knave to be despised. l have ex-
pected them to take charge of Connect
cut because she dared to elect a Govern
or that did not agree with the Radical
party; and sure enough Sumner in a late
letter strikes that key note He says a
similar bill for all the States is a short
cut to universal suffrage. The sO-called
Congress Immediately on its meeting
took charge Of Kentucky and excluded
her whole delegation with one exception.
1t they can reject these, they can reject
every one who differs with them, and
they will do so; and they will receive
only those who agree with them. These
they will receive. | care not what may
have been their sins heretofore; if the
very worst secessiOnist in all the land
will whine around the streets now and
say he is Radical, he is as good as the
saints in Heaven for radical purposes.
(Applause,) They care not for race or
color, nor for antecedents; if you now
favor radical schemes you are loyal, aud
if you oppose them you are dislOyal!
But you say you are in favor of going
into the Union, because if you do not
your property will be cOnfscated A
gentleman of this city few days ago
said to me that he was in favor Of the
acceptance of these military bills because
he thought il the best we could do. l
said to him: "YOu do not say that for
yourself, but for your brick stOresp
(Applause.) But you are not half so
wise as you are knavishl You would
lose the Constitution and the country to
save your brick stores, and then by your
very course you will lose your brick
stores alsOl l am ashamed to talk or
use arguments about oOnfseatiOn in time
of peace 1t is war power, not known
TO International law except as a war pow
or, to be used only in time of war, upon
an enemy's gOOdl COnfscatiOn in time
ofpeace is neither more nor less than
robbery
But you say they have got the power
and they will exercise it, unless we do
as they bid us And will you, in this
case, abandon your only protectiOni-
It IS going out into the highway and
surrendering your purse to the rObber to
keep him from takingitl
could introduce a great deal of high
authority to establish this point, but l
win not insult the radical portion of this
audience by reading from any authority
for them, except from a Massachusetts,
Judge. Here is what he says:
ct has been supposed that if the gov
eminent have the rights Of q belligerent,
then, after the rebellion is suppressed, It
will have the rights Of conquest; that a
State and It's inhabitants may be perma-
nently Invested Of all political privileges,
and treated as foreign territory acquired
By arms This is an error, a grave and
dangerous error. Belligerent rights can
not be exercised where there are no bel
lgerents."
That is what / said; "Confsoation is
only war measure, and ceases with the
war; Again:
when the United States take pos
session of rebel district they merely
vindicate their pre-existing title. Uu-
der despOtic governments the right Of
cOnfscatiOn may be unlimited; but un-
der our government the right Of sOve-
relguty over any portion Of State is
given and limited by the Constitution,
and will be the same after the war as it
was before"
There is one LOtin Massachusetts,, and
Il Abraham were alive to-day would
have him pray to God to spare that State
and trust it-nOt only to ten men, but
even to one. There Is at least one good
man in it, and be is Judge, and dares
to proclaim to all that security to prop
srty IS given by the Constitution, the
sane after as before the war. And now
will read for the patriots of the audi
encr something from the most distin-
guished ola writers Of international
law;
fWhen sovereign, abrOgating TO
himself The absolute disposal Of people