The Portland daily press., 1867-11-11
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Die Will estaDllsh tne TACT that Senator Wade
could never have served with ssour army in
Flanders" when its profanity attracted the al
tention of 'My Uncle Toby" but unless the
reporters lie about him most shamefulIy his
vocabulary embraces as goodly a number of
expetiyes as any reasonable Congressman
could desire. Washington may have corrupt
ed the original purity of his Western manners
and led him gradually TO talk in his present
halt horse, half alligator STYLE In the Press
of Saturday we gave brief abstract of his
views as impaired to Cincinnati reporter.
We have now the full report of the converse
ton, and in the extracts which we append
there viii be sprinklcd among the thick-sow
oaths some expressions Of good sound .kephDh-
can doctrine and perhaps more OF ms pecuiiar
jumping forward'' sentiments The reporter
writing from Ashtabula county, ONO. says:
Travalin., in this section OF the State, I
tlnuol,t n would not he ahliSs to pay visit to-
the home of Senator Wade ana ascertain,
,Lr,urb n short Interview, how the old Radical
,,ar-b9rse felt over the result of the recent
electlops, and what were his views of men and
measures at this interesting period in the po-
litieal history of the country. l had been told
along the Reserve, by those who pretended to
know him, that would find him droopjny
and Respondent over the loss of the race but
this soon discovered to lie "a mistake. There
he was "as large as life and twice as natural"
head and tail erect, as full of snorting def
apce as though he had won instead of LOST. ~
/ saluted the old gentleman in the language
OF Artemus Ward, How do you like it as tar
as you've got? ats the fate of war . said he.
we were damned badly whipped but it can't be
helped, We3mnst get ready for another round
at EN- The Niger whipped us" said Mr. Wade.
I'VE Went iii ON principle and cot whipped.
we should have carried lff,a off hvl %
good majority, II it hadn't been for the suffrage
issue. Still, am not sorry we made the issue
II It was to do over again I'D be for putting it
again, and III be for keeping itup until we do
win, for, by the eternal God they can't beat
us all the time on question like that 1 had
no idea that there were 30 many Republicans
in Ohio who were willing to see negro suffrage
| in the South, but wouldn't let the few nigoers
of Ohio vote. That's what got me. They all
seemed to be in favor OF it as measure of re
| construction, just as much as was didn't
| dream that they'd be mean enough to vote
| against it here In answer to question as to
| whether he thought the greenback issue had
| anything to do with the defeat, Mr.. Wade said
| he didn't think it had. 1t was nothing but the
| niger. The greenbaek issue was rot fairly
before the people, for when you come to sift
| the matter, the Democratic speakers made
very little OF an issue greeubacks The
niger was the only strong point they had.
and they beat us ON that fair and square :
but they'll have to keep on beating us. for
Well give them no peace till we beat them
Now" said Mr. Wade, because we've been
whipped on the first trial, suppose some Of
the weak-kneed brothers will be- for backing
out on that question. But won't back a
damned inch. Pm for il now as strong as
was before the election and stronger too, be-
cause there is more need of being strong for it
to conquer mean prejudice. But you'll see
smother it and to dodge il in every way they
| can, and men who call themselves Radicals
| too. Heifs full of such Radicals as wen have
now. I'm for it because 5think it's right and
! know it's right; and if a thing is right the
| only way is to keep at it till it wins, for it's
| sure TO win sometime or another There is not
! 4 great reform in the history of the world that
wasn't unpopular at first. And not one of
| them was ever carried by dropping it, and
| running like search hounds from It. after ii
was beaten once No. Sir; zoe are committed 10
| tie doctrine OF u,ticersat su6fage and no man
| is a Repubiicdn soho scould desert ii no,o But
although that's my belief, mark my word,
there'n be the damndest erawfishing You ever
saw from this time forward Well, let them
| 40. We can win without them, and we will
| Win, too, just as sure as, the Almighty is Just
1 and heaven above us. 1t will become harder
| every year for the tCopperheads to beat as on
| that issue, and they won't beat us very often,
| either, il we only make a bold front. and go at
| EN- with fixed bayonets every Tine
Referring to Summers suffrage bill Mr..
| Wade said he had not made up his mind ex-
MY WhCtuti ought 10 vote Tor 1t or not -
lie believed that under the last clause of the
thirteenth amendment, giving Congress pow
er to enforce the abolition of Slavery BY appro-
PIRATE legislation, there was ample authority
Tor the passage OF the bill, for no man was real
~ tree IN this country, unless he had the RIG ht
| 10 vote. But he was a believer in State rights
10 proper and legitimate way, and did not
know but that this bill was i'll violation OF the
light of each State to regulate suffrage Some
"i ms party, ne sait, were in favor Of what they
a. snll do bt,f
believed it was necessary To The proper admin
| istration of the affairs OF the Government that
the States should have certain rights, and he
did mol tet'eue thai State rights should erist onlb
Jof Me purpose O fepIesentotion in the Senate
and be a nuhstyy for all other purposes
Mr.. Wade's opinions are given on great
number OF other subjects - Impeachment
among the rest. lie expresses no opinion a.
TO the gHilt cf the President, but thinks The
Republican party would he stronger to-day Il
he had been placed on trial In his opinion
4Air Johnson Mould haYe h.A...-s--r-~-ssr-raa s
~int.r had u nSt been ior ''that Internal thinG
II oiliee-gsttins." lie complains bitterly o
Grants retieeIee-ala5 --spunIs with Amos
as0nhie bow lie General woald talk horse
when the senator wished 10 talk Of publ.
affairs He viii. however, support Grant i
Dc will come out Ike a man" He is read,
e. support chass, too though the CHIEF jas
tee has regarded him as an enemy sine. 1864
Mrs LiBeoln Is very severely handled by the
Ssnat"r. iie say. that she took a hundred
boxes Of s"snetisiIg ~ other he doesn't L nov
whst~awsy lfem Was,iRetea with her, aud
ilse Commissioner ~ Pailie Buildings swors
ilsre were fitren olisrs that sh. wanted q
smry a, and be- had g. Interfere 90 ,feve,a
her a any rate She oleahsd GOT abe " hits
fi"oss. lie didnt know bar she was going q
run nig hotel with az she carried on.
The b'-sf part of Mr.. waie's discourse 10.
lstcs {" Thad Stevens oonfscation scheme
The reporter says:
Mr.. Wade characterized Thad Stevens
pending coDiiscstion bill as damned, foolery.
The tiise i"r s"nil cation billsas said was dur
iug the war when they could lie OF use ia pre-
whiting nen from going into the rebellion, but
4, think OF passing such measure now, was
Iseer yoiig md nonsense. III dte negroes Of the
So''th soaated land, let them scork Jorh.