The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-02-08

the midst of reVOlutlOn-that gen.
tlemen seemed to think that we were
in the Union, but that we were only
surrendered people, awaiting the de-
cision of our conquerers. The people
of the North were preparing the con-
ditions, and if we treated them with
contempt, we were not acting the part
of wise men. True, the President lad
offered propositions, but he was only
the Executive, Congress has proposed
am amendment to the Constitutien of
the b United States Sixteen of the
Northern States have already ratified
it, and the Others would follow in
their train True, he had objections
to portions of the proposed constitu-
tional amendment, butft was now
question . of r ldiplomacyinwe have
to meet it---f1tis mot for us to4de-<
eide. The march of .radicalism is
ever "a forward. Reverted to the
history Of England in 1910. when the
King, Charles T., was driven from his
throne, tried, convicted and executed
by the Cromwell Radicals, that for
twenty years ruled as with rod of
iron the fair land of Merry England,
and that riveted the chains of down
trodden and suffering ireland. Mr..
A. took the position that Thomas
Jefferson was the first Radical
that this country had ever pro-
duced-that his ideas were engraft-
|. ed In the Declaration. of Independ-
ence, wherein he declared ''thatall men
were created free and equal. Now
the people of the South construed this
| to be applicable only to white people,
but those of the North assert that it
has reference to all persons without
distinction of color. 4R
Jefferson asserted that taxation with
out representation was tyranny" and
again he asserted that the march of
the Radical party is onward-they
will sweep away all opposition-the
fat has gone forth-the programme
has been written you.eannot resistit.
In reference to the first section of
the proposed Constitutional amend
ment, Mr.. A. remarked that there
was nothing in it that has not been
acknowledged by many of the best
jurists in the land as the principles of.
the Constitution itself. Referred to
the political history of Missouri and,
Illinois where the question was agita-
ted, and said that Congress had now
determined to settle the matter final
ly, and settle it, upon the policy Of
Henry Clay and other statesmen who
advocated a similar doctrine to that
expressedin the proposed amendment, 1
In regard TO the second section, Mr.,
A. remarked that it settled the ques5
ton that the States have the sole
right to regulate the suffrage within
their own limits, and as "a Southern j
man he would take all the represent
tation he could get under the Consti-
tuition. Hqil1W "a "a
He was opposed to the third Sec
ton, not because it was dishonorahle |
for that lisa matter of taste-but we |
had drank the cup of bitterness to its
very dregs already. moa II a,4-a
o We were called up to declare our
former slaves Free We did so.
z We were told we must repudiate our |
own war debt. We have done it.
We acceoted and acquiesced in all |
the conditions imposed upon US by |
President Johnson; tooklthe amnesty |
oath; did not deem it dishonor, but a
political punishment; and he would |
tell the people of the South that it |
would be 40 dishonor to them to adopt |
the Sd section, for it did not take away |
the rightof suffrage from any person;
it took away only the right to hold |
Office. ifao
AS to section 4, he was opposed to |
it, but vas willing to accept it in a
spirit ofdiplomacy. aW
The PEOPLE who have conquered us
had a right to demand that their war |
debt Should be paid, aud that the
I people subjdgated should assist in the
paynneIt Of the same-=tis a. right all |
nation, claim, and there was justice in
the sane. aDb5ilt 81
'sf He would make 0 no more conces-
lIsions-would standuponthe platform I
that the adoption of the Amendment I
Should be che finalIsettlemenf of the
;ffiattsr at issue, and would wait until /
the North were willing to fhake;it 4 =
finally. Z8b491a8Z breed SHiYi9 lid 4
g lie would send delegates 70 aid the
work of restora ton. We should have
no feeling of contempt for the North I
@forthe will OF: that Congress was the
wit of powerful 7nation--we- are
weak and they are, strong. i'' ~
he asserted that if the State Of, Mic
sissippi was not restored upon this
bisiis, it would be restored by the os;
t,acism Of every white man, and the
government given into the hands of |
the negroes Northern people were |
Educating the negro for that very pur- /
pose; far more was being done in this
State for the education of the negro1
than for the advancement of
the white population, and the t
negro educated win rise suo
perior to the uneducated bite :
man. even the children of the present |
generation; said the cloud was rising +
that FIVE years ago no man imagined p
the present status of affairs % that d 2
Radical party Of no mean pretepsionsH
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