Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-08-12
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SENATOR DooELITr'T1.Ll.EE7 S. r'1.l:. =.
DeEivered at Ihe Grand Ratifica tionu
.tsiSs66s day. y.1Aaeast 5, isss. : -.
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FELLow CITIZENS have listened
with profound satisfaction to the clear,
able and eloquent speech of Mr.. 4lilden,
to every sentiment Of which all heartily
respond. yEbsepI y'oDc9 snsh" - dIe IeS8- S,s -si
In following him. / shall adetain you
but short time: I shall not speak of
the great issues which arose before the
rebellion which controlled both menland
parties nor Of, the, issues which arose
during the rebellion as to the best mode
of prosecuting the war TO suppress it. a
All these issues are, now passed. into
history.HsIA shall confne myself TO the
greathissde1 which has arisen since the
rebellion was over, and which for the
last three years has been, and still con-
tinues otbe, "a the great and paramount
issue of the hotir,s1 ID ~ = -
What Is that great and l,p,aramonntS is,
sue which now divides the country, and
demands and will have an answer in the
coming election9 I viii state that is
sue as simply and coucisely as 1 can. "A
The close of the war, the assassination
of President Lincoln, and the inaugura-
tion Of Mr.. johnson all occurred nearly
at tire same times about three years ago.
"A plan of pacifcation, inaugurated by
Mr.. Lincoln and continued by Mr.. john
son was put in operation, reorganizing
the States of the South in accordance
with the Constitution upon the civilized
white basiss .E.GASR !E,EIAG
But upon the assembling of Congress
in December, 1864. Radicalism seized
control of Congress, under the lead of
Stevens in the House, and Sumner In
the Senate. REM
Since that time but one idea, one -pur-
pose, one sentiment one passion, one
phrenzy has ruled the majority, and that
is: to force universal negro suffrage
upon the States of the South against
theirwill. 80 asga .sisor'.,s " & a8f ~ ~
All their speeches. all their resolu-
tious, all their Legislation. all their usur-
pations have been directed to that ;end,
as,fthes one paramount; all absorbing
purpose. .zs-i u Z . las ss1ai7
"a To do that, they have declared those
States outside the Constitution and that
their people have no. rights under it. Q
TO do, that, they have abolished all
civil law and civil government even.
To do that, they have, established ab-
solpte military despotism, and forms of
trial and modes of extorting testimony
from witnesses, which call to mind the
Spanish fnquisition itself i'7ats ,It.i'
10 do that, they have violated all the
pledges made during the war. e9 ye41'
To do that, they have violated the
terms of pardon and amnesty. 10 sss6
To do that, they have kept the Union
divided q .d:I : u hl 10 - z : Il -
To do that, they, have paralyzed the
industryiof the South 5- s.I fsli ia ].
To do that, they have prevented the
restoration Of the national credit ,r,,s
To do that, they have maintained a
Freedmenis Bureaaand a standing army
in the States Of the South, at an afnual
expense Of MORE THAN FIFTY MILLION
of dollars, ormore than one. dollar and
p half forIeyery man. woman and child
nidWisconsinyo whereby the State sof
Wisconsin has already, been made to pa pay =
for this Radical attempt to, force negro,
suffrage, upon the Southwthat which, for
herself, she has three times rejected
FROM FOUR TO FItB MILLIONS OF DOL
I-aRs3 o guxirSy1d 10 oscgTvo adt rel r.oe y
fflifsS'I cd gli duI1 li1laisj His-a h1s 's
Yes, fellow citizens, to force negro
suffrage upon the South, they would Set
aside the Constitution; they would de-
grade our republican institutions !; and
they would rAfricanize and pauperize the
States Of the South q si9a . aloL q sui5ao
To force negro suffrage :, upon the
South, they abridged by law the jurisdic-
ton of the Supreme Court, and snatched
from IT'S decision the case Of McArdle,
because they knew that a majority. Of
that Court would pronounce their recon
struction acts all usufpations Of power
net.granted by the. Constitution..zszss:ss
To do that, and because the President
would not lend himself to do that, they
impeacheds him. and then by threats of
assassinatiop, endeayored to force .Sena-
tors to vote for his conviction.
To do that, they would centralize all
power in Congress, trample down the
Just prerogatives of the other branches
ofthe= Government, and destroy forever
the rights Of the States, reserved and
secured under the Constitution. a I have
only briefly stated thess propositions,
upon each one Of which | might dwell
at length. ..lsr sr.s.iashl "a q q5.or5.s s
But on this occasion I will only dwell
upon the last, fora few moments, as that
is the only point of real danger appre-
hended by our forefathers. tb51z ,
I know there are some persons who
express surprise in the strongest possible
terms when we speak of centralizing
power in Congress, and say that the acts
Of Congress are violations of the Consti-
? >tion. l-sIsra .s7.sre 90 .'es-
Is it thing incredible that Congress
should usurp undelegated power2@ w
Who does not know that it was only
from the usurpations of Congress that
our great ancestors apprehended the
overthrow Of our Republican system of
Government z nsst e, .os a.i
Who does not know that has carefully
read the history of republics when pass
ing, under the yoke of a military, master,
that despotism bas alwaysbeen preceded
by the unbearable usurpations of Legis-
latures Or Conventions preparing the
wayq
1t was the domineering spirit of fac
tions in the Roman Senate which pre-
pared the way for Caesar to cross the
Rubicon.
It.was the fanaticism, folly and usur-