The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-10-25


more than this VAS demanded. The North said you
must no, only become obedent 10 tho laws, must
only emanclpats your slaves but more than this
we viii now disfrznchise YOU" The North then de-
priv ed Of their political rights the intelligent, vg
and best minds OF the South The most inter-
essed in restoring peace aud harmony TO society;
the men ho when they once submitted themselves to
the LAWS had deeper interest than other men IN bring
II was not Their children, The wives their fani
lies live there; their estates are there; they had every
motive that appeal TO Of ae tion OF interest,"
OF good sense to try to heal the wounds that
our country had received; DO, all these dis
franchiset. Bat I'd en- step further taken Was
then said "Ycu must give the right OF suffrage TO
ths blacks" That has substantially been done, and
nov something more Is about TO be done Soon this
question OF conscaon 10 pass OF hands, IL Is
10 pass out OF the hands or Congress and TO
hand over the white mea and women aud children OF
The south bound hand aud foot unttored unedu-
Gated almost race and TO say The latter DO
what YOU please with these people Applause and cries
disrrancnsed the whites. while you given to tho
blacks the sole unlimited control Of political power in that
OF this country you know that this section Is 20
BIO readmltied again on that footing in form OF
States that they can make such laws touching the
government OF property touching the secuty OF life,
tonchng domestic order a. they may see dt TO pass
under tho influence OF tia worthless vile vndic-
passions OF these poor blacks livery man knows that
that must II is the inevitable this thing
nus ID Samnaon II not sops bae thew would
expose him ana his helpless children to tho rage
OF these black men as they, IN their ignorance.
Another thing Ia TO be done-and mark,
warn you tonight It is almost done now-and
unless 3 voice goes up from New York shall be
needed at the national capital u will be DONE and you
will have to live, we'll as the people OF tho south.
under black domination. am not now saying what
cannot prove 10 you in i've inutes When there shall
be up from the voters South representatives from
the ten States which now, we're, outside OF
the Union representatives. be selected by Congress
agents, aud voted for and to Congress by
negro va ca these Ten states that under the operation
OF Iness laws are 10 placed under the control or tho
Southern freedmen, will have twenty Senators. Tho
three millions OF blacks living in those States will have
fuuane ASnn fpHF n
white people OF the State OF New York
viii have bat two. That WIN be your
government unless check Ii speedily applied to the
party in power But that Is not all. One naf OF lhe
population Of tho United States live in nine States,
than half or the white population OF the country
Will have but eighteen Senator's while three millions OF
e.nsay them You know thar has been said mat the
representatives. OF these States should be admitted
, Mnen ,nsy n ~ s ,hse msn
but told from Massachusetts, and lately we have
been told from the state OF New YORK. that these men are
only 10 when they send representatives, IN accord
the majority Of the Senators and representatives.
who sit in Congress- You know how the South is or
ganized day. You know that IL is living under
government OF military dlctaton, government OF
Freedmen's Bureau AGENTS, ami there intelligent
man VINO will dare spute that these blacks
political action viii be governed by the advice and
counsel OF those agents, not the agents OF the people,
but he atents OF tue Congressional party who viii dc
tate who shall be SEM to the Capitol. appeal TO you
leaving out all considerations OF charity for the help
less women and children OF the South, leaving out OF
suffered so much and who now sitting down by
their dssoate homes perchaace looking over all that
cinders; II you willing 10 hand over
this intelligent population, who fought 50
Ike men Tor they did fight banluy, ana displayed
true American courage. II II the wrong
sdetne home Of Washington, the bone OF Jefferson.
will you have them bound hand anu foo. and gwen
10 the mcrciess passions OF an almost savage race
icries of mo, no) whiyou do another lhinswll you
sanction pocy that gives to three millions Of negroes
twenty senators, while State has hut twc and
while majority of The people OF these United siatss
have ba eighteens VIVA. is that Senate in which they
10 hold this controlling powerg Their twenty
ssar sDo % eu ~. aw
MI r..ss Your aiss'iss Il Se a. the ssssle, 8 Il.
South. come % speak to you upon this question OK
You JUS. tho galaerer reaches you out How
ever Indifferent you baye hitherto becl Y ths WA!
question, DO indifferent TO il no longer. for viii s0o
BE- too late. This Senate OF the United States is
branch OF tho law making power II has also the power
Of making treaties, power that rises above all law.
1t has power that to-day holds President bound in
snackel that he Till Office without it's
sent " u body tha holds its place by longer tonGre
than other branches OF government 1t has
the controlling branch Of government, and yet
in that ecdy men who tall, TAX about the
insso are tss MAJ who viii DESTROY ali Impartial repre-
scntation aud put you under the DONNA ION OF mi
Monty miserable in numbers and sin more miserable in
point of capacity and intelligence There IS man
.hsre who preends that this ougbt be entrusted
TO this poor people. who ara after all only the victims OF
Of the Senators they elected any thsa they
know their Names or Al oast tho names by which
and applause stand hero 20 deeply impressed with
these opinions that have political passions lett
impIere you, my republican friends to listen to what
have 70 cay 10 YOU. ask you, Will not these tnings
come home 70 you rs wen as TO us and |
70 tho people Of tho southY Can you afford
10 put UP with a government like that, |
mockery o. representative bodys ask you can you
afford erect such government that aud give
majority thu, qdar,er OF the pcopl,
n fn0
even intbcse s'aess Ask you IL Is safe Tor you any
more than IT IL for nss Again, ask, my republican
ton ator has committed itself TO just sucn policy
thisy Nay, more tnan this, when that policy is so
perfection that when the honest men IN s ranks
have failed 10 checs IT. is more violent faction Is 70 be
reinforced by twely Southern Senator'S who elect
Cd ~ the VII OF tnai party ana VINO VIII ropreson' IN
the States for which thcy hold their seats or OF
the Uni,ed States lnorghtai men in the republican
party trembio 10 view Of these thing. We mpo-cd |
them year ago no. to carry this state In direction
that would encourage the violent men OF their Own party
TO further excesses Tnoy were then more guarded IN
their language than now aod they then talked they
talk to-day temporarily than taeir actions Ind
Gated Afterwards their purposes 70 be. To-day AGAIN.
now that shadow OF defeat has fallen upon in
tle great OF Ohio Pennsy now,
solemnly believe, tao deeper shadow or defeat in
November elect ons has fallen upou them they use moro
temperate Than cyor They have snddenly DIS
covered that The foreigner mas rights trey have even
found that there is such tning going too far
In meddilng with mems private rights and lresd0 |
comforts sud freside habils They have essentially
!
there but tho chacs OF democratic Victory safer
coansels at talked your national capital and
mi der aud more temperate language used by po,-
cal Opponents. That "a why say thai 1t mlssor
10 the republican party, no less than 70 ourselves,
that they had IN department of the govern
msnl any check upon their political powers. hope
the day win como when otI organization patriotic
az believe II 10 be, shall havo power ibis
try that degree thas there shall be upon
our passions, check upon prciudces IL lie not
well, II not contemplated By the framsrs of our
government when they distributed political power
that the day would ever when IN the
course OF events there should not b. two
powers IN tho Siaetso parties standing face face
before each other critcizng action hold
iug each other CHecs, and making each otucr feel
that there certain limits beyond which
safe or wise 10 60 fathers dreamed OF such
. civil have just gone through; they never
provided for such contingency: they never imagnei
fnaL party would remain in power or
wears without any check upon us will. and II Is be-
cause their power has bean thus unchecked thai