Nebraska advertiser., 1867-04-04
TIPTON ON REOONSTRUCTION.

The following remarks of Senator
Upton were delivered during the cOnsid-
GRAFTON of a proposition to the Supple
mental Reconstruction bill requiring a
majority of all Registered voters in order
to carry an election, instead Of a MAORI
ty of the votes cast:
Mr.. Upton. / have just this to say f.:
that the more this question is discussed
the more / feel an lnteresi in it, and the
Senator from Indiana Mr.. HENDRIcKs1
spoke the democratic truth when he said
that such a rule as that now proposed,
so subversive of the principle of democ-
racy, would have kept a recent State out
of the Union. That is true. You never
required it of the people of q Territory.
! represent a people who were permitted
to come here in case they could show a
majority in favor Of Estate organization /;
and / will not, therefore, under any cir.
cumstances or anywhere cast a vote by
which some other constituency shall not
come here by a single one Of a majority.
That is my democracy on a question of
this kind. So far as il is said that men
will stay away and not trammeI this op-
Grafton because as rebels they will not
take the oath, that is not true in fact
So far are they demoFalized all over the
South that | understood their pulpit
taught il to be a high Christian virtue
everywhere that men should periure
themselves for the benefit of the confed-
eracy and when Mr.. Llncoln's amnes-
ty proclamation came within the lines
they hocked TO our headquarters every.
where and took the amnesty oath, and if
they were then taken the next day they
were found with the amnesty oath in their
pockets when they had been shot down
with arms in their hands. / say that /
am not here to legisIate for the rebels of
the south only incidentally as l am CON-
PEELED to do 90 when / come here to legis-
late for the loyal men of the South. /
have made my position clear and emphat
ic in Nebraska upon this question. l
told my constituents there that if / came
here feared not to counsel with the lOyal
men of the North in regard to how /
should cast my votes on q question Of this
kind, but | would come here to ask the
loyal N en- Of the South, and then | would
vote to enfranchise the loyal man Of the
South, be he white or black, if necessa-
~ for the good Of loyalty in the Soulh,
and | have nothing to take back upon a
subject of this kind.
! must declare that a superficial obser-
yer during the discussion this day would
suppose our fret business here was to
legIslate IN behalf Of rebels, forsooth
Sir, we went to a loyal minority when
we went with arms in our hands to release
them /; andI propose 70 60 TO that loyal
minority now, and a minority perhaps
that would be willing 10 give as good at
tenton 10 the poor remarks ! should make
as many Of the Senators here Just at this
present speaking. / go 10 thatl0y al MI
noriiy and ! say a minority Of them, 50
help me G9d, shall control the destiny
the South and the destiny Of The rebels
Of the South.
For four years we have done without
the representatives Of disloyaltS in this
~ @tAA gGoAS mNA9 AG IN
DO without The aid Of the disloyal III au-
thorizing States at The South and loyal
white men aRd loyal black men who have
lately sustained The flag Of the country
wlll come 10 our and in this matter. III
am not willing that The disl0yal. BY any
classification. By any mathematical ca aleu-
lauOn, shall be permitted 10 stay AZ home
and assist IN defeating The VIII Of The
loyal men Of the North. This may be
called spsriCus morality and phiIanIhro-
ply. ] Wcaid sinsnlv sgqress for sks
6enedt 81 ne Senator from lie SIate Of
New York Mr. CosKLIEs1 that when
he gees on q peddling MISSION with his
hneloothed combs he may End as much
necessity for them in the p~erlieus Of the
city Of New York as in the humblesl
freedmen's cabin IN the whole STATE Of
South Carolina.
Cyton err,.s P,,k.,. w.,khc.rs. I.,t.~,.