New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-11-12
THE NEw PRESIDENTS POLICY.
SPEECH OF GEN. RAwLrNs.

after the viii or the peoe upon tilS
was made known TO afford an immediate ana ehectiye
corrective Of the condition OF things IN the
the authority Dy m 70 every
the Union republican form OF goyernment-ah authority
INC STATES would ratfy the constitutional Amendment
and would in due time and without sudden ehange an
right TO participation their government, until these
would cease be derived from favored class or from
| upon republican institutions. In ascertainlng the
authority conferred by this provision Of guarantee,
nnteed they did not consult the opinion of the
Hon. Thomas Ewing OF Ohio, given in partisan Interest;
but they consulted the opinion OF James Madison one OF
the authors OF the Instrument and its ablest expounder
And consulting his opinion they did not lose sgt OF
the fact that there had been rebellion and that tbe
compromise OF the slave manhood III tne oohsuLuot
which saved to the seeding States republican forms OF
sroyed by the people of these States In their own wrong
fu OF rebellion and that those who were slaves now
constituted part OF the society OF these states; Had
Slavery been abolished by amendment to the Constr
tuition while their relations to the Government were I'M
dence to Constitution and laws abolished It, their re-
publican forms Of government would not have been ques
tons, there now, resulting from their wrongful
acts, to guard against and settle To secure repub-
| aud the ratification OF tho Fourteenth Ar
cle Of Amendment and he protection Of life and prop
put into the hands Of the coored people the ballot and
thereby reinforced the friends of the Union as Mey had
reinforced the army Of the Union by putting into Their
hands tho bayonet. Thus in the extreme OF national
who had helped fight for the Union, aud TO whom Gen
Hancock had appealed for assistance the hour OF
greatest national calamity Seven OF the seeding States
lave established for themselves republican forms OF gov
ornment ratified the Fourteenth Article OF Amendment
TO the CONSTITUTIONS and have been restored TO their
proper relations TO the Government by the admission OF
their Representatives to Congress. In these States the
severely denounced by the War.forhe Union party,
have ceased to exist and the military power there sub
same law aud order does prevail there in Illinois,
1t Is duo to the same dsorganizng element stu
ernments and lnaugurated the disruption Of their
relations with the Federal Union In 1861 The ratification
by these states Of the Fourteenth Article OF Amendment
has made II part Of the Constitution OF the United
States and its validity as part of the Fundamental law
the Legislatures Of thirty States whose governments
by the Supreme Court Of the United States that the State
governments from which Congress admits Representations
however established to be recognized and sustained
as the Of the States everay Of this Union
MILITARY DICTATORSHIP
Gen. f. p. Blair finding that his proposition 10 elect
II woud be- pays meritcd tribute 10 Grants generalsbp
that GEN Grant wns OF all others most likely
attempt to dctatoria power and sought to i'm
Sheridan and others In the regular army by intimatng
that they would not be ayerse to his doing so. But
this Il nothing In 1900 when Sherman and Sher
dan Democrats aud voting the straight Democratic
ticket, Blair denounced Them and because they remain
true to genuine principles Of tho Democratic party and
their patriotic records In defense Of the Union 1t Is not
coming alarmed at the threatened disaster to his party
upon the real issue, and TO cover up says: Press
taxation resulting from the rebellion Of the Southern
ccdcr from the National Democratic Convention Of
Yes repeat the debt aud taxation upon public
attention. aud let the people II they want TO double
treble IT, vote for another and II that not sufficient
inducoueut for them 10 do So let them 20 to Arlington
Heightsa cemetery OF our Union dead-where 1900 re-
pose among them moro than 1900 whose names are un-
known and 10 whose memory a monument has been
erected with this inscriptions
- 90 ~ var % NJ. e.is Of Bs Ras AMI ,b route 70 th Rap
rh,nnoes Their oad not be hsaai bot their AL
honor q their noble Of mayr' Nag theJ rest
And see and hear did the occasion Of strewing
their grave, with howersa circle OF from 30 TO 100 little
children from four 10 IA years OF age-orphans OF our
Union dead crcling around that tomb singing the pa
thetc song entitled, Father Come Home" and i after
they vote for another war we are mistaken In
our appreciation Of humanity
They tell Congress has effected what the rebellion
failed to accOmplsl-dsunion that II has denied repre-
aud subjected them 20 military control and has thus
been guilty Of the greatest crime all hstory-of subu-
mcrccs Of 100000 OF baborous Africans But they do
not EEL s that IT. n1sr RScs O vote OF Thanks as 6S
Illinois should amend her Constitution, and author
TO voting aud holding office and the Legislature should
provide that no man should be eligible to vote or hold
eminent bonds and the electors and Legislature under
this Government should elect Representatives and sena-
tors TO congress- she would ten nave an ahtikepuDl'
can Government, with Representatives presenting them
selves for seats In Congress What Is 10 be dono The
Courts OF the state would not II they could afford relief
and the supreme Court Of the United States could rot,
aud appeal made TO the President TO enforce the
United states guarantee TO her OF republican form OF
government 10 would De powerlcss to do for he
Is made to him by the Legislature Governor Of State,
aud then only In tho Of invasion instruction.
and sena,ors We all would answer without hesatlng-
no. Ihsus Union of republican governments and not
OF nil ed Observation-Disclosures, ognrchical, and
monnrchcal. The United states guarantee OF republican
forms ~ government Is 10 the States within this Union and
l. just as imperative upon the United States as that they
shall have rcpresentntonn fact the latter depends upon
tho existence OF the former Now supposed case
Illinois. how Is this guarantee 10 be cniorcod Neither
the supreme Court nor the President alone have the
power The authority TO enforce Il Is Jointly in Congress
and the President Congress would refuse % admit her
Representatives to their seats bo because Of the antre
publican character or The Government they represented
and the power II would give them TO Prevent resora
non To her OF rennDuc1n government ana would de-
clare illegal ana antiepubllcan her state Government
provide the manner which the people should restore
their republican government DISTINGUISHING, necessary
Der mountaineering aiisocrats uhtl such gov
eminent was restored; and, II necessary would send
protect the people IN life and property during the
process Of restoration just they have done I'm the lately
Illinois out OF the Union or be wrongful denial To her OF
representation or an unjust infringement upon The rights
rosed case Of illinois denv them as 10 the r.bejos
States II there II other better plan O enforce the
constitutional guarantee TO states Of republican forms Of
government II has rot we have heard been suggested by
an the concentrated wisdom Of It's opponents The state
ment that soOOOO00f white AngosaNons have been put
under the domination the barbarous African u simply
absurd Even the idea that such thing could be done IL
ridiculous when take into consideration their boast
in the beginning OF tho war that one southern man was
equal 10 i've Northern men, and which their leading
per, The Nec io,k World IN its attacks Grants gen
eralHhp' maintains was true ana urges northern
men To indorse IN measure, its statements By voting
To destroy tho Constitution because IL denies TO u
Southern white man superiority over tho Northern
white man IN the Government OF the United States.
THE SOLDIERS VOTE.
And are told that soldiers. especially Irish soldiers
whose nets of glatry shonc conspcuousy In defense
OF the Union, intend 10 vote as The Atw York World die
ates but We do not believe H. do not believe that they
viii vote that Wade Hampton could be aud onoenth
times the superior Of the gallant and gifted Col Timothy
OMeara. were he living whose blood helped swell the
torrent Of freemen's blood that guored the sides Of Mis-
sOuary Ridge, and on the tide OF which the flag free
dom was planted above the clouds Lookout Mountain
And as We dsDeeyed Of them we disbeleye IL OF Irish
soldiers everywhere. We do not believe that Irish sol