The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1868-02-06

tation, and who pretend to be the
especial friends Of that ihsiramentg
The great mass of them only three
years ago were in arms to overturn
the Constitution aud establish that
Of Montgomery i,e its place, or
were sheir Norlhern friends, who
wore aiding aud symPathiEing in
that undertaking.
Ihad occasion the other day 10
speak of what was described rs q
constitutional Union. man "a man
living inside of the Federal lines
during the war, sympalhizing with
tho rebellion, aud who endeavored
TO aid il by insisting that every
war msasure for the purpose Of
supprsssiug it was q violation oi
the Constitution OF the United
States Now, these mon who claim
to DO the especial friends Of the
Constitution are the men who
have sought to destroy it by force
of arms, aud those throughout the
country who have given them aid
and comfort. Sir, you will renem
Der that once celebrated French
woman was being dragged to the
scatJId. and as she passed. the stat
ne of liberty she exclaimed: "IIow
many crimes have beer committed
in thy name;' and | can say to
the Constitution, how many crimes
gIinst liberty, humanity, and pro.
gress are being committed in thy
name by these men, who, while
they loved not the Constitution,
and sought it's destruction, now
for party purposes, claim 70 be itt
especial friends.
My friend from Wisconsin yes
terday compared what he calico
the Radical party Of tho North K
the kLlicals Of the South, ant
when he was asked the question By
some Senator, "who are tho Radi
calls OF the Soath?" he lid "they
are the Secessionists" Sir, tn,
secossionists Of the South are Dem
ocrats to day, acting in harmon,
AMI concert with the Democratic
party. They were Democrats dur
ing tho war who prayed for th
SUCCESS Of Mcclellan aud Pend!c
ton, aud who would have bcen gIa
TO vote for them. Thoy were Dom
ocrats daring the war, men VIII
symplthizod with the rebellion
who aided in bringing il on. Thes
arc the RIdicas OF tho South, an
my friend from Wisconsin, afte
all, is acting with that Radical par
~.
The bardcn Of his speech ycsler
day was that tho roconstructio
MEASURES Of Congress are intende
TO establish negro supremacy. Sil
this proposition is without an,
foundation whatever. | believe
was stated, yesterday, by the Sen
ator from Illinois Mr.. Trumbull
that in every State but two tn
white voters registered outnun
bcred tho colorod voters; and til
fact that in two States the color
ed vo'ors outnumber tho whit
voters is owing to tho simple acci
don't that there are more coloret
men in those States than thero ~,
white mon. Congress has no
sought 10 establish negro suprem
acy, nor has il sought to estab
lish the supremacy OF any class O
party Of men. II it had sought I,
establish negro supremacy IL woult
have bccn nm easy matter by OK
Guiding from tho right Of suifrag,
all men who had been concerne,
in tho rebellion, in accordance wit
the proposition of the distinguish
cd Senator from Massachusetl
Mr.. Sumnerl, in his speech ,
Worcester, in 1865. He propose
TO exclude all men who had bee
concerned in tho rebellion, an
confer suffrage only OH those VII
were left. That would have estaI
lshed negro supremacy by givin
the negroes an overwhelming m
ority in every State; and ii thI
had been the object Of Congress
could have been readily dono,-
But, sir, Congress has only sougl
TO divide the political power botwoC
the loyal and the disloyal. 1t Ia
disfranehised some fifty thousan
disloyaI leaders, leaving all III
rest OF tho people TO voto. The
have been enlranchised on bot
sides, that neither should be pli
ced in tho power of tho. otheI
Tho rebels have the right to vot
80 that they shall not bo unde
the control and power Of the Unio
men only, and tho Union me
have been allowed 10 vote g
that they shall not be under th
control and power Of tho rebels
Thisls the policy, to divide tn
political power among those me
for tho protection OF each. Sil
the charge that We intend to or,
nte negro supremacy Of colore
State governments is without III
slightest foundation, for it woul
have been in tho power Of Coz
gress to have easily conferred sue
supremacy by simply excludin
the disloyal from tho right Of su
irage "a power which II had II
clear right to exercise.
Now, Mr., President, allow m
10 consider for a moment tho
mendw2nt offered by tho ScEatc
from Wisconsin and upon whiC
his speech was made, and soc VIII
is its cfRect--I will not say its pu
pose but its inevitable cffcct.
should it become q law. | W
ask the Secretary TO read the
mendment which the Senator fro
NUga..!- II