The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1867-08-02
Senator Wilson.

ScHlttOT st1ksDE.
Below will be found an extract
from a speech of Senator Wilson,
delivered at Saratoga, July oath. A
few matters regarding negro suffrage,
worthy of note, will be found:
And let me tell you that Grant is
for negro suffrage, not only in the
South, but in the North. Cheers. I
So is Thomas-that great General
whom his soldiers niclnamed "Old
Reliable" so is Phil Sheridan, and
nearly every General of the country
who has made page of the history
of this war. / find q very large share
of the men who have opposed US in.
dividually say it is right. but they
say they have got o great prejudice
vote behind them, and they must
pander to that. L think it becomes
statesmen to speak the truth-to
come out in advance of the people
and maintain what is right-and the
people will follow them. There is
no portion of our countrymen so
ignorant or prejudiced who will not
do the right when they see it clearly.
Such is the present condition of the
country. / think it is hopeful one,
and it will be better next year than
it is now. The men who emancipa-
ted four millions of slaves and have
established liberty and justice in the
land. are to have the country next
year. Whether Grant will be the
candidate Of those men or not, and |
think he is very likely TO be, that
candidate viii be elected. There are
to day three millions of those voters
in the country who would vote for
Grant, or Sheridan, or Thomas. for
Chase applause, OR brave old Ben
Wade applause, or any of the true
and tried nlen who have carried the
country through the dark and gloomy
DAYS OF the last seven years. But no
man VIII" opposed the cause of the
country during that war, no man who
opposed emancipation. no man who
opposes the civil rights of the eman-
'cipated races, no man who opposes
negro suffrage, will ever be President
of these United States again APP
.plause. If there are any here to-
night who desire to act with the mas
ses, and move with events, and who
wish to be with the successful, re-
spectacle, and triumphant. 1 give
them this piece OF advice, that they
joint he negro equal suffrage party
at the earliest possible moment. 1t
has become fashionable to do it, too.
Laughter. remember when first
entered the Senate, that q Senator
was denouncing the anti slavery men
OF the country, ana talking about
''nigger, niger, niger Mr.. Sew
ard turned to me and said, That
Senator will never be President of
these United States. He was an as
pirant for the place, and everybody
knew it." l asked him why, IN my
simplicity. "Oh," said Mr. Seward,
"the people of the United States al
ways intend to elect a gentleman
President, and the man who spells
negro with two g's is not q gentle
man, and the people will never make
him President" :" 1t is just so in our
time. Those who sneer at the equal
rights of men in Christian and Re-
publican America, though they may
pretend to be fashionable and genteel
to the masses of the people, are only
vulgar fellows. Applause. Let
me say to you that patriotism, iber-
ty, justice, humanity, christianity,
everything that is pure and noble, all
good pulsations of the human heart,
all that is beautiful in woman, all that
is lovely in human character, is to-
day in America on the side of the
men who are fighting for a united
country, and for the equal rights of
all men, of every cline and race -
Applause Ard it is our glory
and our pleasure to struggle on and
fight out that battle. Ere q few brief
months are passed we shall haze 4
united country, a free country, a
country of equal rights, and can
stand before the world illustrating
the beauty Of Democratic institu.
tions. l trust all of us, ladies and
gentlemen, will contribute by word
and deed to bring about that result,
which will be so honorable to the
country and so glorious to human
nature. Loud cheering