New-York tribune., 1868-07-28
- n .ho - hnr thc rrt Of holdIng aeats In te

3 Ggi'tlG % n ana for ts people OF the South that
Ills should be ho case but When asseu ~ p M ~ y 70 , Go
d tr e1rnen OF fIe East and the Middle States, they
said ko they are entitled TO t, yih ~ 5sd beon
gwen 10 them by the fathers oi the lhu lIc 'ic
organization Of the Government tAty a,D I'LL ti NOD
Revolutionary fathers who fought ana WIN h'Il uloD
- Tho lihcrty of this cOuutry-by their wlsd0m adopted
Won tno 'r5ov sbaO have Il white mans gov
he Cons, @ % ri "F II. fhcy deserve It; but for
those Rebels down SOUTH those men III Voob',i & lnu
women and children IN IN 49,, 0gC' s,"ra1fesd to tbem
no sIcb Goyernmeut" Ny friends what tmlk yOh OIL
I o non of ihc Norhl What think you Of tie Grants
& Cifvesi of The Tiad steveusesl the Summers and
% wilson. of the North who went to Chicago ana then
@ - r. o,rn I'm cold bl0od-there WAS passion there
was no eycifcmeut-thcTe were no warOhes souuahB
h a. Down mon their platform: "The people Of
Won must submit to niger suffrage, you must
,bnt to uigccr supremacy; but for orr own pcone we
reserve the GA landmarks OF tho COlstituuonP Today
tLov defend mo policy which puts these nggors IN the
rni sIotnra To-day that platform says my friend tpOut-
no to Ar Toomls and myself are properly and Justly
excluded from the right OF suffrage, from inc fShg oI
holding 0nce but these nggcrs are the proper people 10
T,aIo laws 10 govern and control this great
Northern mon who arc prepared TO perpetrale
tis T5t y;rnl and outrage upon people Can You
say IN fler "BrDthcrP Can yOu say to them Friend
can Won welcome them TO your house, and when thcy
conn, I'M vrr midst either with the insignia OF Office, or
i'm Ie habimcns Of private citizens. Why Should thcy
wander ard stand amazed, because we bid them NOT TO
the feast when our friends invited TO assemble anu
,ollo iav ernour Themselves Shall these men, ought
these men 10 expect itf Pardon il dwell upon Il,
want 70 express IT, audi urge 1t upon YOU IN there
,bo csf i'm the heart and soul OF every aud d2ugh
fer that was aud breathes her pure air and lives upon
her happy soil this conviction that these men OF the
North these Chicago men, these mon who call upon you
10 vote Tor aud Coa, and that Grant ANA CoiN
who have iudorsed these things are neither W9fy o
vour vote your respect OF your confidence OF
your Kindness and hospitality. Ny friends, they are
our enemies state 10 in cool and calm debate II lhey
were our friends they could not thus douDy WroAG u.s.,
nd II there beat n their bosom single kindly emotion
for the people of Che SOUTH they would never nave Ho
this public declaration 90 the world Ol your uhWOrm-
mess and the contempt which thoy feel ior YOU Ene-
ucacc In war we drew tho sword and bade them dc!-
aUce; n peace gather mp the manhood oi nc aoui
and raising tho banner "l eonsltluGual c4ui'!, hli
gathering around 10 the good men Of the North as well as
the South, hug utO their teeth to-day the same de-
ready for 70 f you are. lGroat applauac But my cout-
trcu. II these the feelings which rise IN our BOSOM,
iu reference 20 these men oI lhc Noiln- thc5e he
who have no bond Of union with you-these mon
who tread upon your ao uhlr.s u was 10 pluhue
and TO r0b-thcse men VINO Know not thcec Nomth 'it
these Childrcutncso men Who have mover Wof Ptd ai
your atas. who never commgned with tho good men anu
women 0l your oi"', aIohl9 'al .'iIl etc,tu 10 VIC
living Godif these are your feelings toward strangers ~
blood and sympathy nnd association, wIat can o5 your
feelings toward those men OF Georgia VINO taNceo lh''
hundreds OF miles tO meet These men nc thlcaso VINO say
upou the bench with tlcm, who went uto lAe council
chamber with thcn' aud VINO llctc J'ea tneIr No.,e
and united their hearts IN plUuouhcinI tLat tlc mon
whom they have tit Dehn1 tHSniItho l,n oi w. 10 %,
who had houOIcd thCm over l.,h, VINO n" liH'i ] ]..'i
mp when they were lying low dow" ana cleNA.tl il' NJ
step by step and hour uy hour until ~ tne fen'en, Oh
their hearts thcy h'l h''Ped ,mVoH llelH ",ii., .
of honor, profit, aud trust. NHat say You OF
such men Who went to Ch,dsoi nEt 'I,ie' up, '.o.g
upuwcd faces your enemies declared tAdt leee so'N
people O Georgia deserve tue fate hnt hao come upon
thcn ol being put under the ban ot hcEl" sup macy
ly couutrym,n, don't think ssal, harsh words because
ay hard truths speak OF those men, speak OF those
delegate To- me CHlcaE2 IohE'@t,t3n, @ ',1 oi tu ~
here tho other day lac heard another say that by
dozen vote, for Joe Brown Well come 10 make half q
dozen moro to-day. lie and his associates were at
unurc'ne th, Infamous ductuuc-thc Niger is good
enough Tor Georgia, but not good enough for
C""ypla RIGHT IN assigning him the status which
he las taken for himself II nlgg,r' are good
enough foe Georgia it IS that Kind Of Georgia that h. h
plausc Let him associate " ia them. but white men oi
tqiu. down your valleys. from your od men and yoir
" overheard Ui'h him" lie has turned uligrto tie
country. irl YOU Neiy i%"'4ly % & ,y ~ & a. NM m
au utulcr3Ht man; bHl Whel zee "A..e nun l'"i 5
10 oc Brown and that class of men, feeling oi rtNuou
talking 10 negro ilc sorry FOR thc-ucro That IS six
moro votes Tor Joe Brown. viii give him about three
~ 10 yonr.cycs YOU owe tito the noble dead who sleep
th,r graves, % observe these thnS, You 80 here aud
cog pee i t,nl, ,,d brave and r,pefon. mon,
irpiau-cI But as you return from that solemn duty
un your bacI. 10 the right aud l,t upon those who dis
Won owe 10 % your children aud % their children.
Write down in their memories this day aud ull days and
With which you regard and estimate these men. o.,
Heaven for some bstcus words that may write ln-
iulIy upon the forehead or lro men iippau.'Ij th't
cy may travel through earth dc-plsOd ol al men and re-
ie,ied of heaven scoracd hy ths devil muia,h III y
the mudsills OF that ancient Institution. daughter
ana appiau-cl FciOwcltleus boinS M counsel
ling and advising mood today not bclug gwen
much IN NY feelings 90 the spirit of speaAiug.
disposed 10 AK favor Of another cas' of our follow
citizens; class o whom nave hOi asked tFoH hereto"
fore They have been amongst us Tor thr aat thrte
years, Of thc North, some Of them In hsl military
position some Of them wearing the simple Ncstmcnts oi
private Mle Now the time has come whom they are
10 leave and return back - their homes ana IN tne
part which they have played TO return no more Tor ever
Auf.auscJ Now, OF these Ecuurmcn personally, know
nothing, but hayea word TO AK th,ln ana 10 say TO
them You have been here lof tlrtc years 1"1 came
here aud found our land one general pllh 0I d,59Lo
nOw stands. You found our pc"ho, olci"heimcu ny
numbers, conquered ptopc, II you please, nut
been in our midst and have seen tho wrongs
that havs been done this people. 1Ou have
their old men aud thGlt yOnuS men torn from lhe
b0,0ms Of their families, and rom thcr laDor ana occn
patton, without warrant or authority Of constitutional
law. You have seen them carried 10 the dungeon ana
ton under the Constitution. Toll your people Of the
North these things, "hch you 60 len lheih 700 you
have seen tho pn5 opened you nave 5ecH ngt hopt''
sons born upon the soil ana reared under her Institutions
States; yOu have these sons, upon whose character
the polls Tel them tlnt! Tel them that yOn have seen
the poor, ignorant dcbascd, unhappy unfortunate aud
ana OF argument 1ul by power NHeH ne cgd hot 9h
dare not rct, and you have seen him go aud on mp that
baOtboN that formerly received tho votes Ot tho good
and true OF Georgia Tell them that you have stood
here IN her legislative halls GryhC1dcd fathers have
ana irucst mon of the aud her Crawford, her Lumpku
her Wayne her great and good men n the days that are
past Around here see the gray headed fathers Oi
inns land who once filed these seats Tell them who you
saw there on yesterday. True, somo OF her soDs good
and true men, arc there 10 Try TO save ana rescue c!r
State from wrong but tell them that the seats OF Troup
aud CLARK were filed by two negroes who could NOT
write their names. Tell them that my old
county Of ClarI.-these men Will recognize the
name when speak OF Clayton, Doughcrty Hall, aud
Hone and later days the brave and gallant Delaney
and other good citiZcns-cl them when you 10 the
North the seats OF these lcd By the iterac
ttrltf. ut iu mat
YOU were told that the good men OF Georgia assembled Ut
her capitol TO her government these whose
names have mentioned TO YOU but never In all the his
tory OF this State was any man. DC he good bad placed
I'm that chair, with those insignia Of Office but