The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-11-04
SPEECH or SENATOR JooL1TTLE.

report Of his re- Tnarks;-
Mr.. PIesid ent and -Citzens;-For some
m onths cast have been absent from my natlVe
land. have been removed from Ine eAO5I1..nnB
aeSsoes of political strife. nave haIuly tsau the
Dcji,jcoI Frewspapers of my own country, but
durins these months have hao leisure I5 w IonecC
much upon the situation OF our @peioEeu @ C0uh-
Ty. LiS,n pino co. to hear upon it, have been con
6rmed in the belief which was lorceo upon me
moTe than two years ago, hamelYl that the
nniicv Which was then proposed 0y Mr., Lincoln
Roi.aosydiotelv upon the surrender of the armies
of. the Rebellion, TO recognize at once the
States of the South, to have them
sestored to all their constitutional rights,
and to their representation in the
Union, was the only Just, the only wise, the
only constitutional policy. ADplause.) From
thai time forward have struggled 10 carry that
oolcy into effect. l believed then, and avn
now more than ever firm in the opinion, that it, /
two years ago, Immediately upon the surrender
of the armies Of the Rebellion, the States of the
sonth had been recognized with their constiu-
tlonal rights, and admitted TO their representa-
ton in the Union, under the policy OF Mr.. Lin.
coin, all the difficulties which now surround us,
both financial and political, would have passed
away. (Applause.) ! believe tnat if two wears
a 10, that policy had been fairly adopted the
bonds OF the Government of the United States
this day, at SIX per cent, would command
premium in gold in every money centre
OF the world. (Applause.l / will state tnis
fact-whiCh hope no one present will forget
i have met 10 intelligent man in Eurore
ID
our States OF the South hal been admitted to
representation in the Union, that the whole |
world could see that we were one people, one |
nation, with all the States represented and |
taking part in our legislation our six per cent. |
bonds would not only be at par, but would !
command premium in gold. Why not ? !
Why should not the American securities at six |
per cent. command high premi lm in gold, |
when the English three per cents. command |
ninety-three per cent. in gold? No earthly rea- |
son can be gwen, except that these States are
apparently divided and dissevered; that the
States OF the South are kept out OF the Union
by this radical policy. / charge this home to
the leaders OF that policy. The whole RESPONSE
biltty rests upon that radical policy, which,
Iampling the Constitution under its eet VIC.
latlne their plighted lait and the policy of M
Lincoln the often ayOwed policy which elected
him, refused 10 allow to ten States of the
Union all right TO representation. (Ap-
plause.) Fcllow-cidzens, il is not nv purpose
TO detain you for auy length OF time. / only
wish to express in few sentences two or three
thoughts. The great, al-absorbng idea which
underIles radlcalism is precisely the same idea |
which underaii secession (Applause) What
ls that idea? Let us not deceive ourselves
Ideas rule the world. What was the idea which
led the South into this Rebellion? 1t was this.
The Constitution has no authority over the
southern States against their will; tney have a
right to withdraw from the authority of the
Cohsttnuon AZ pleasure, aud therefore, after
tne passage OF their ordinances of secession, the
Consutuuon was practically dead in the States
OF the South. The people of the South went to
wa war 10 enforce that idea What did we do
We maintained precisely the opposite idea to
tue Constitution has supreme antho.
rity over the States of the South as well as of
the North, ard that the States of the South
should DC made to acknowledge the supre-
macy OF the Constitution. To maintain that
ldea we called two millions of men to the
iheId: we poured out our treasure and our
Siood Ike mte water Sie TO maintain that idea
millions of dollars. To maintain that idea five |
nun9red thousand OF our sons went down to |
battle and to death, By the blessing OF God we |
were victorious in maintainng that idea Of the |
supremacy OF the Constitution over the States
OF the south when we, at length S,ter long
and terrible war OF four years, compelled the
Senth TO surrender to that idea; when We com
PEELED the people OF those States who made
their appeal to the God of battles to decide the
question between us to surrender the contrO,
yersy; when the South yielded aud acknow-
le5ged the Constitution to be supreme, and that
the flag of the United States was the har
which they owed allegiance; the -, 20
Thaddeus Stevens. Cher'C summer Papdi up IISes
T,"N0' ""U radicals of the North, to pro-
-rnim anew the idea of the secessionists, viz.
the Constitution Is no longer the supreme law OF |
the land in the States OF the South; that we do |
not hold the States of the South by constitu- |
tional authority; that we hold them by the |
sword and the sword alone; not under the |
Constitution, but outside the COnstilu ution, by |
a power which is above the Constitution. |
That is the idea of radIcalism. 1t is not only |
AKIN 10, but tits Identical with the idea of seces-
Constitution of the United States. Whether il |
is asserted by Jefferson Davis at the South or by
TbadGeus Stevens at the North, it is a new |
rebellion against the Government of the United |
States. (Applause We have by force of arms
put down the Rebellion of the secessionists at !
the South. We do not expect to be compelled
to put down this new rebellion at the North by
force OF arms. (Applause) We expect to put
1T down by moral power alone, by argument, by
reason, by persuasion, as we have one in Con.
nectcnt, in California, in Pennsylvania, and
Ohio, by the power OF the ballot.box (Great
applause.) Mr. President will not detain you
any longer. trust the Americans will rise in
the majesty of their strength and by their
moral power, by calm reason, by earnest and
truthful argument, and by their votes proclaim
again the supremacy OF the Constitution of the
United States in the States of the South not
only inrpite of the Secessionists in the South,
but 10 spite Of the radical anarchists and reVo-
lutiOnists in the North. (Great applauseO
can very well see by the election returns that
a change has come over the spirit of the
country. When l come to Racine now, the
place where have lived for fifteen years / am
not met by an infuriated mob who would pre-.
vent me from speaking to the people of nv own
loRn. (Great applause a migntY change is
pelng wrought. (CheCrs and great applause)
IL L attend a meeting III the neighbor,ng
thefe, IN which believe rhe very existence of
constitutional liberty TO us and TO our children
islhVolVeo, there will be no one TO interrupt and
htult me, TO prevent their utteraaCe or to inter
tb; WIN WIN me IN any manner, (Applause.) Why
lhb changeF Simply the work OF time Non
are beginning 10 reflect TO reason to i6inI Co.
themselves The excitement and passions and
pi.JuuICes winch war has engendered are mass
,a1'co W. or orc anu COOL dispassionate judgment Is
+ tbaVi, Ca ttng us legitimate sway
think we shall have occasior ~, see, anu
thankful Tor what is yet to come D9 c yeI more