The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1867-01-19
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lately in instruction,
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ion. that this bill should bc pfoccedcd
with until The final action. ! desire,
| " possible, this should oome ~ a
conclusion as 20 what 4 ~ I've done
With the rebel States. This becomes
more and more neeeernry every dny !.
and the late decision n The Supreme
Court of the United States has rcn.
dercd immediate action on the part
Of Congress upon the question of ~.
tabllshing governments IN the rebel
States absolutely indispensable. That
decision, although IL terms perhaps
not 10 infamous as the Drcd Scuit
decision, Is yet far more dangerous
and disastrous In its operation upon
the lives and liberties Of the loyal
men Of this country, That decision
has taken away even protection in
every one Of the rebel States from
every loyal man, black and white,
who resides there. That decision
has unsheathed the dagger Of the
rebel assassin, and put II to the throat
of every man who dares to proclaim
himself now and heretofore Union
man. If the doctrine of that decis-
ion be true, then never were any
men in such terrible pcrils as our
loyal brethren in the South, whit,
and black, whether originally resi-.
dent there or having gone from the
! North.
Mr.. Speaker, unless Congress pro.
ceeds at once to do something to pro-
tect people from the barbarian horde
who are daily numbering them, (th'
whites and pulling to secret graves
hundreds and thousands of the col
ored men, unless Congress proceed a
once to take means for their protec
ton, | ask you, and any man wh'
loves liberty, whether we are no
liable to the just censure Of the worlt
for our negligence, for our cowardice
for our seeming want Of ability to d.
it. 1t is for these reasons, sir, that
insist upon going on with the consid
Grafton Of the bill. This is an ac
TO enable loyal men in those States
as far as | could discriminate them
to form governments and put then
in loyal hands, that they may pro
tect themselves from the outrages
speak Of. Not one of our General
commanding departments in th
States lately in rebellion dare, unde
this decision order his officers to en-
force the laws of the country. On
of the most atrocious muderers tha
was let loose upon q community, ID
Watson, has been released under thi
decision. Therefore, for these reasons
it becomes all the more necessar
that we should promptly take mean
to reorganize the South.
Mr.. Stevens proceeded to read
written argument in support of th
bill. He gave the condition {
affairs in the South, and said on
RACES were committed by the lat
rebels upon loyal persons, white an
black, and that the country in whiC
such a state of things could exi
was not a true republic. Tweni
years ago he had denounced OF
Government as a despotism becaui
under il then twenty millions I
white men enslaved four millions
black men, and he pronounced il. I
nearer to q true republic now than
was then. The freedom of a goverl
ment did not depend upon the qualit
of its laws, but upon the power
having authority to enact them. \
Government could be free that d
not allow its citizens to participate
the making and the execution Of
laws. There were degrees in tyra
ny, and generally the larger 4
number of the rulers the more cru
the despotism. Congress was boul
by every consideration Of honor,
policy, to protect loyal people at {
South. All Obstacles standing
the way of such action must be
moved. The President was col
mander-in-chief Of the army; b
Congress was his commander, and
would be compelled to obey. He a
his minions must learn that ours
not government Of kings q
satraps, but a government Of /
people, and that Congress is the p,
pie.
1T REQUIRED HIM.-Beast But
having discussed the justice Of har
ing Robert +. Lee for his share
the Andersonville crime, the Mob
Tribune thus mathematics:
"Hang Robert +. Leel II
highly just that such sentiment
the devil should be uttered BY