The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-06-03

and Ohio with the same result, and oil be.
cause the grant of 1857 said that north of
the Ohio slavery should never 60.
He would say, then, put your hand to
the pillow, cultivate your soil, and make
Virginia what she ought to be. In Mis-
souri, and Iowa lands lying side by side on
either side Of the line materially differs in
price. Whyi Because of the institutions
of the two States. Your lands in Virginia
that are now worth fifty dollars per acre
would, but for this cause, be worth 5000.
Politically, then, slavery Is a curse to any
country. TMr. F. speaks Of the lands of
Loudoun. Would that he could speak of
James River lands as being worth fifty dol
lars.-Dispatch.l
He would be expected to say something
upon the subject of reconstruction. After
the war, Congress proposed amendments to
the Constitution. Then came the civil
rights bill, guaranteeing equal rights to all.
Tennessee had acted, and her representa-
tives were admitted to Congress. Had
Virginia done the same thing, she would
have also been received but she was led
off by the persuasion Of Andrew Johnson
and such friends of the South. Now, my
white friends, you see where Andrew
johnson led you. He said: "Don't do it.
am going to the people. W. H. Seward
tells me they are all right, and Congress
will be overthrown." He made that re-
markable pilgrimage to the West; a
swinging around the circle with the
various clowns and hand-organs Of a
grand circus, that, like Dan Rice,
they might have an occasional side
show. Some Copperheads came out of the
crossroads and threw up their hats, and
thew returned to Washington, thinking it
was all right. But when the election came
on, the indignation of an outraged people
was plainly manifested; more stringent
measures were adopted-the military bill
and supplemental bill. We now say we
offer YOU the olive branch. Adapt your
laws to the Constitution without distinc-
ton of color, act in good faith, and your
senators and representatives shall be ad-
m;tted.
Government does not deal with rebel
States as with loyal ones. If we applied
all the usages and rigors of war, it would
be much worse with you. Thad. Stevens
don't 20 half as far as the law.
Some persons relied upon the DECISION
of the Supreme Court, but those hopes
were passed. What if it had interfered
It would have had no more effect than the
decision of justice of the peace of Lou
doun county. The spectacle of body OF
moderate lawyers, with considerable re-
spectability of person, dressed in black
gowns, setting up its opinion against the
ma jority Of both branches OF the law
making power, would have reused the in
dignation of the nation. The court is
mere creature of the law but the court
had no disposition to interfere.
Mr.. Stanbery has recently delivered a
very remarkable opinion. If any Yankee
or Virginia lawyer could understand it.,
thew would be smarter than anybody he
had vet seen. He (Stanbery) don't un-
derstand it himself. Who is Mr.. Stan
berry? He has some fame as lawyer, and
is known as the law officer Of the Govern
ment. and is the hired mouthpiece of
Andrew johnson. He makes an opinion
viii CHI, in the language of Captain Cutie,
is an opinion as is an Opinion-as clear as
Jack Bunby's.
He then alluded to registration Any
man who holds an office, State or Federal,
which required him to take an oath to
support the Constitution, and afterwards
went into hostility to the United States,
was disqualified from voting.
Now, what is to be done? Adopt a
Constitution that Congress can approve
stop quarrelling. We don't ask you to
love us all at once, or to love us at all
but trust you will when you come to
know us better. If you will come to Hi
nos we will treat you well-we will let
YOU 90 where you please and do what you
please so long as you do not strike against
the Government that protects you.
What else may be done | cannot say. L
do not think there are many members OF
Congress disposed to contiscate, or that feel
bitterly against the South. / believe that
the North has more charity than you think.
In old times there was a wall built up. You
could not we'll come North and bring your
slaves with you, and we could come South.
But this is not so now, am glad to know.
We NAV be friends, and we may come down
in the future and help to build up all waste
places. He would address a few words to
the colored people, and would congratu-
late them, from the bottom OF his heart, Tor
their emancipation. He had always OPP
posed slavery, and had left the Democratic
party when scarcely voter, and dld not
run with that machine any longer. But
emancipation did not mean freedom from
labor it means that you may eat your
own bread in the sweat Of your faces ; that
YOU NAV compete with others for the good
opinion of people that you may form good
habits, lead we'll ordered life, and own your
own wife, and eat your own corn-cake III
the morning, and to educate your OWE
children in the fear of the Lord. Emancl
patton does not mean liberty to get drunk
YOU had that when you were slaves, If you
could get the liquor. Be orderly; learn
to read your Bibles, and learn your chill.
dren to do so too. Teach them to love
the government of their country, and to
know the difference between their friend:
and their enemies; but to forgive then
enemies, He ridiculed the. idea that the
Democratic party had ever done anything
for emancipation. They had misled the
South when their leaders said the Demo
cratic party of the North would have to
be slaughtered before the South could
be coerced. He would give 1000
for the carcass of every Democratic
leader who crossed Mason & Dxon''
line to help the South. A few sneak
ed into the army, and he would d.
them the justice to say they had fought,
and fought well but'as a party they had
been false to the nation false to you
false to their own party and false TO- God
and now they want to make you the tails
to their kites, to fly into power. They had
but seven principles for a great many
years-five loaves and twofishes.
He appealed to his fellow citizens to ap;
preciate the greatness of the destiny OF
their country-to go to work in earnest te
f,rvard its attainments: and in conclusion