The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1867-02-09
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The report made
| nm represented as having md
that | preferred political anilintiou
with the radicals North IA 70 coalition
with the Democrat. of the same .cc.
ton; here lc. an error IN the report
! expressly advised against any coali
ton or aniliation with any political
party or faction North. | said
that the Democrats, like all other
men North, had fought us in person
and by substitute, aud 80 far NJ their
course towards Ms in the late struggle
was concerned, they were known to
us only rs our enemies. That |
would not look at any question or
party IN lis relation to the dead past
that my face was TO the future; that
! was now searching for our lost lib
erty, that we might once more rise to
the dignity Of frcemen in a perma-
ncntly restored Government; that,
looking TO the future without prcju-
dice, what hope had we in the Demo-
cratic party? that il was poor and
not able TO take care of its Northern
friends; that it had been routed in
every conflict with the young and
growing Republican party; that its
issues were dead issues; that the
party was stronger to-day than it
ever would be again; that for that
party there was no resurrection, and
even if it had power, what induce
ment did it offer the people of Mis-
sissippi as a reason for the rcstora-
ton of former alliances? The mem
bers Of that party had voted maHi-
mousiy in Congress against the third
section of the Constitutional Amend
ment. They had voted unanimously
that treason was crime, and traitors
ought to be punished; this vote, as
all knew, was in reference to the
Southern people. They had voted
in Congress, all, except four, against
Mr.. Schenck's resolution TO appor-
| tion representation according 10 the
number of male citizens having the
qualification requisite for the most
numerous branch of the Legislature
which resolution, had il passed, would
E have increased the rcprcscntativ,
power of the South in this, that
while the South would have lost rep,
resentation for four millions o
: blacks, the North would have los
representation for ten millions of for.
eigners. Finally, that the Demo
! cratic party at the North had n,
power to help Us, il they would, an,
their record showed that they woul,
i, not, if they could.
: Next ! spoke of the sections of th'
4 Constitutional Amendment sc-ioim
: OF the second section | said: Tn,
9 Constitution as it now exists give
G the South full representation Tor al
n her blacks, that the same Con-titu
. ton gave us while these blacks wer
= slaves representation for but three
d fiths. Could We expect to 20 bacI
.s to Congress stronger than when "
= came away? Could we hope for al
/, increase of political power AS resul
/, of the war? And could we contcn'
y for this increased representation whc
4 By every Southern State constitution
n the freedmen were excluded iror
/ computation in the apportionment q
70 representation. As the question no'
i stood we denied that the negro shoul
.e be represented in the political powC
4 of the State Government. Io'
;. could we contend, with the hope {
{ success, that the negro should i
-c computed in estimating the rrpr,
p sentative power of the United Stat'
Il Government. In speaking OF ii
(. amendment as whole, ] said Tht
ID / was opposed to its adoption--thi
- il was submitted to US upon the sin
nj pie question Of It's merit; that 8
10 Southern man could vote for it
10 this form--that there was no induc
"a ment. But that if the Constitution
ii amendment was submitted to Il
1. South in the form of final al jus
ment of all questions in the way
il restoration, then the question Of
of adoption was another and ditierc
d one-it then became a question
ID diplomacy, a question Of expcdienc
and in this spirit | had no hesitate
in declaring my willingness to ado
at once, the first, second, fourth, al
~ fifth sections Of that amendment, al
he stood ready to debate the justice Al
II. the propricty Of the third; but II
It was only in the spirit Of final
ID that | would act, and with this vie
= instead Of rejecting the amendme
I would memorialize Congress; de
cd gate a commission with authority