The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-07-26


States will enter on liberal, progressive policy
such as is pursued In the New England and great
Central and Western States of the country
There is not Democratic flag, floating from the
Potomac to Florida, and they dare not raise one
The people of the South will tell you that the
Republicans never cheated or deceived them
They were led into the Rebellion by words of
encouragement from the North. But they will
tell you the men who said these words had Ia
go into the hght and they met them on
battle'telds, Then the old Henry Clay Wings
who are in the ranks Of the opposition OF
that part of the country, let them raise
the Democratic flag, and they fy and
carry thousands with them into the ranks of the
Republican party. The old national men of 1913
are doing the same, OF course the followers of
John G. Calhoun and his theories OF government
would not be expected 10 do anything but to
maintain the position and spirit of hostility: but
they will be defeated, and sink down one by
one to disappear IN the end from the govern
ment of the country, as the Tories of the Revo-
luton disappeared. For myself, want no more
punishments than have already been inflicted
on these men. They have suffered, and have
been disappointed more than any body of men
in the history of the world. Seven years ago
these Chieitains trod the halls of Congress proud
and defiant They raised the banners of revolt,
They went out to establish slaveholding re-
public that should include Mexico and Cuba,
and command the commerce of the world,
They would be the great agricultural por-
ton of the country that should produce
cotton, rice, and sugar. They were to be
omnipotent. They went into this great
struggle Z to make5 slavery strong, to extend
1t into the Territories of the United States, and
they came out of the contest without the po yer
to hold slavery anywhere in the country. Gap
plause.) Their ideas, principles, and policies
are all gone forever. The hope and asDlration
of their souls are lost They are baffied, de.
feated, humiliated, conquered. For one have
it not IN my heart TO pursue the system of con-
6scation, or any other systems that shall bear
harder than those that have already been
adopted TO bring them into the country, and
lra fhoun norf of thn .gA
want an Ireland or Poland in America. CAD
plause.) But want free States, where every
man is the peer of every other man-where every
man, no matter what blood may course through
his veins, no matter where he may have
been born, is man whom God made and for
whom Christ died, and who shall possess equal
rights with everybody else. We want free
States, tree men, and that policy that has been
lnaugurated will be accomplished within twelve
months, and all those States within year will
be brought back iuto the Union. They will not
have the power to dictate the policy of the coun-
try, but they will be the radical and progressive
portion of 1t. We shall see these things, and
say to you tonight, gentlemen, not merely as q
partisan, but as an American citizen, loving my
country and my whole country that 1t Is enough
to make the heart tbrob with gratitude to
Almighty God for what we have witnessed
during the last seven years OF progress (Cheers.)
The friends OF the country have been misrepre-
sented throughout this contest. We were told
that we could not con luer these twelve millions
of people. Well, we did it. We were told we
had no constitutional right or power to do it.
We exercised the powers of the Consti.
tuition to save the Constitution and the
country, and we have done 1t. Now they
tell us we have no constitutional power to pass
the laws Tor reconstruction; but we find the
powers and we have passed the laws, and the
laws will do the work The President of tue
United States may do what he pleases; the place
that knows him will not know HIM great
while. daughter and applause.) The fourth
OF March, 1869, at any rate, will come some
tine "a voice: "What about impeachmentP')
He may stay in till that time, and he may not.
(Cneers.) 1t will depend great deal on his
future conduct. II ne undertakes to violate the
laws OF the country, and arrest the conduct of
the Government, he will have but a short time
to stay where he is (Applause.) But l tell
you, gentlemen, he may do Just what he pleases,
friends in the South, who believe In reconstruc-
tion, in united country, and In freedom,
three-fourths of million OF them will bring
those States back in spite of anything Andrew
johnson or anybody else can do.
/ LOOK upon Mr.. johnson just as
look upon Bull Run. tLaughter.) Bull Run
during the war brought a sense OF shame to the
cheek of the country, but after all 1t was a
great lesson to the country. Andrew johnson
seems 10 be a sort OF pe ng broueht into exist
ence for purpose. He stands right there, aud
every time he undertakes to do anything against
the cause of liberty and Justice, the country
rallies and goes further than 1t ever would have
gone before. daughter and appause) He
got the opinion of the Attorney-General the
1
reared their heads, and began to hope again;
but IN day or two went the news on the breezes
! that Congress would assemble, and the Rebels
closed their lips. Congress assembled and
made an additional and stronger measure
than ever before. He may undertake to set
| it aside if he pleases, or do what he
pleases; our friends in the South will take
| care of the cause of the country. And let me
| tell YOU that Grant is for negro suffrage not
| only in the South but in the North. lCheers.l
| So is Thomas-that great General whom his
| soldiers nicknamed "0ld ReliaOle;" so is Phil.
Sheridan. and nearly every General OF the coun-
| try who has made page of the history Of this
| war, / find very large share OF the men who
| have opposed us individually say it is right, but
| they say they have got a great prejudice vote
| behind them, and they must pander to that.
| think 1t becomes statesmen 10 speak the truth
| 70 come out in advance OF the people and main
| tain what is right-and the people will follow
/ them, There Is no portion OF our countrymen so
| ignorant or preiudced who will not do the right
| when they see il clearly. Such is the present
| condition of the country. think 1t Is hope
| ful one and it will be better next year than II
| Is now. The men who emancipated four mil.
| lions of slaves and have established liberty and
| iustice in the land, are to have the country
| next wear. Whether Grant will be the candi-
| date OF those men or not, and think he Is very
| likely to be. that candidate will be elected.
There are to-day three millions OF those voters
| in the country who would vote for Grant, or
| sheridan. or Thomas for Chase (applause), or
/ Coifax (applause), or brave old Ben Wade TAP.
| nIause\ or any of the true ana tried men Whs
| have carried the country through the dark and
| gloomy days of the last seven years But no
man Who opposed the cause OF the country
nsto5s no man who opposes the civil
rights of the emancipated race, no man
| 1ho onnoses negro suffrage, will ever be Presl-
dent OF these United States again. Applause. }