Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1867-12-27

prosperous and thriving until they admitted the
negro to share in their government and COM
1nepced With the work OflniscogenatiOn-
In continuation, Mr.. Brooks referred 20 the MS
tory of the Mexican race. and attributed thel1 e.
feminacy and degradation to the sdmixture with
CoIOred races This might be the last time that
he would address Il white audience upon this floor,
for it seemed to be fixed fact that negroes were
to be brought down from the gal5rie and brought
to seats with the representatives upon tIls Ro9r
North would never submit to the insult, ana II the
dominant party now blackened these halls with
negro representatives,, the Democratic parry OF
the North would at the next election Whlton them
again. ~
Mr. Stevens replied 10 Mr. Brooks, aud said he
seemed to forget the language OF the Bible Whlcn
declared that the Creator had made OF oDe Dlood
all nations Of tho earth. The gentleman says he
made them Of all bio ds. He has gone into
lengthy history Of the negro race, but Will me ne
dare to say they have not souls to be saved: The
same God who will Judge the negro will also damn
the gentleman from New York if he deserves it.
(Mr Stevens unless he IS mlsrepresented, does
not believe in the existence OF a God.) he had
no doubt of the genteman's great ability and that
he superior in intellect to ali the House but
he (NIr Sevens) would like to have a contest for
the championship Of America, and he would put
the gentleman from New York against Fred
Douglass and Langston. douglass and Lang
ston are both half white and their superiority to
the negro illustrates the strength of the White
| blood The gentleman (Alr BroOks) might
choose two OF the Judges for the discussion on any
subject except negroes Sims, and II the gentle
II.
| he (Mr Stevens) would cOncede him to be superior
| in intel ect and attainments to any gentleman in
the House. Mr.. Stevens then demanded the pre-
/ vlOus question.
Thanks to tMe President for his Patriotic
| sage-Comme,sdation of the Conduct
of Gen. Hancock.
At a meeting of the National Democratic
Resident Executive Committee held at the
| IT, TDkC no 0if U nf on
on Wednesday evening, December 18th,
/ 1867, the following resolutions were nnani-
mously adopted
Res0lced, That Major General Winfield S. Han
cock in being 9 the first officer in high command
south Of the Potomac since the close OF the civil
war; TO declare his allegiance t. that civil law to
which by unauthorized act Of Congress he had
| been made superior, has administered deserved
and signal rebuEe to those who should have been
| the guardians OF cur Constitutional Rights in
stead Of being their destrOyCrS, and has thrown a
ray of hope over the future CT the Republic for
all which he merits, and will receive the heartfelt
gratitude and admiration Of every real friend OF
! our Imperfect institutions.
| ReSOlced, That we tender to the President of
the United States our sincere thanks for his prompt
recognition of the merits of his military subordi-
nate, and for the admirable tone and temper in
which that recognition is expressed in his mes
sage this day communicated 10 Congress. And
we venture the confident assurance that whatever
may be the reception CT that document in the
bodies to which it is addressed, it will meet with
a cordial response from every true American heart.
Resolved, That copies of these resolutions be
respectfully communicated to the President and
to Gen Hancock.
| CHAs. MASON, Iowa, Chairman,
THos B. FLORENCE Pennsylvania,
! HENRY ". HARRINGTON, indiana,
SAINT j. RANDALL. Pennsylvania,
JAMES G. BE2RETT Washington,
JONAH D. HOOVER, Washington,
| CORNELIUS WENDELL, Washington,
| WV FILM, Washington, Secretary.