The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1868-02-07

rebellion, il gone forever. 1t can never
be revived. Nothing can incite another
rebellion at the South, for they have no
| power To organize one against the Gov
ernmcnt, and will not have for many
! years to come.
And why, sir; why should they not
| desire peace? For that rebellion, into
which in an evil hour the Radicals of
| the South plunged them, they have
been punished already by the sacrifice
of all their slave property valued at
| three to fOurthouSand million dollars by
thesacrilicc ofmore than threc-fourths of
all lotherpcrsonal property, probably two
| thousand millions, more; by the sacri-
| flee of thcirspublic and private credits
at last Il thousand millions more by
| the depreciation of the value of ail
| their real estate at least scvcnty-hvo per
ccnt-amounting probably to more than
two thousand million dollars more
| making in all Il sacrifice of property,
credits, and values in the Southern
States alone of at least nine thousand
million dollars.
But there is another bloody and ter
rible page in this accounts page in
account with death. 1t is estimated
there have porishcd in battle, by disease,
exposure or other cause incident to the
| war, at least three hundred thousand
ablc-bodied white men Of the South.
takn no account oi the uhut'erabic an
| gui II Of millions of crushed and bleed
ing heat'H' 40 language can express,
no igurcs measure that! For that rc-
p'i ION INC Wnite man on the south has
been most terribly punished Nine thou
sahu liiiilioila Oh values are Sonc-losi
forever. Three hundred thousand able.
bodied white men OF the Hover and
| strength OF tIlc Honth now ne III thelr
ploodN expenditure graves! Great God!
Is not TINS PUNISHMENT enough? Must
Wtgo iurther MUST WGh now PUNISH the
| Whitc men oi cN0uth ~ placing them
uhuer inc dpiiliilaIot ol halI-ClNlllAed
AFRICANS ANA IN orttrE 20 90 tlat snail
we PtillSh ourselves oS GIVING over 10
Stnilu ana nrutlsh ignorance the po-
! il'lG"! 'o'ltrol OF ohG-louftlI ol theStates,
anu II may o"'uluer the controi OF the
! army lile nalahct ol power IN me thiteu
| 0la,cH chait we 2iriG'tliAr the South
ana MeAlcahlHe the "hoir Nepuhtc'
KNOW thcrG measures ol cong esS
| nave d0nc iii'lch To- wound nothing to
neal vet Notwithstanding al that
congress mas donc 10 cunlttcr their ha-
trtd toward inc hadlcal poilcS, there
Is heither tnouGht, nor WISH, nor hope
10 restore slavery, nor 10 separate rom
the mon, nor OF rebeilloh agalst the
authorlty OF government all evidence
proves thc contrary
IN thc Wnoie rcpcl army Whlch sur
len'creu ci!'liciiSc any senator 10
polhl me TO Il single instance IN which
ihe repei oiiicer mas violated ms parole;
OF 10 single man, Oh any, position or
prominence a, 'ne South, VINO atter
taEiiS lic oath Oh u,iog'ahcc mas VIOLA
teu ms pllghted lalth.
No man can more deeply lcci that |
90 the great ana nioilstrous loiiy ana
crime OF 'hat rebci'lon, winch brought
= so hlucn OF agony ana ol bioou upon all
parts OF our DeioVed inhd, which robbed
) Us Oh our sons ana dearest kindred, ana
) lhrcW II siadc OF 9orro" over our heartr
5 Whicn WIZ never pass away untii they
: cease 70 peae. but now tnat Dlood hao
} ceaseo 10 NOW; noW that ihree years o.
r peace nave elapse; now that the Wh0tt
Y south mas surrendered, ana every IN
L selesi 'heS ila.e Ut Gan liope ior II W D'
o iouii, uhuer tnc ,ohSltutioh nov
f INA. 'heF htTP IN soou iaitf Piedge'
t autW tH?Ir aIicsia,tee, uhu uesire 10 JoiI
. WIN u III iehui'"iiis ene waste place.
= oNcIITh lf thI' ueao!a'ihS war now
| N's't '"o! nave ~ I"e', Ccaseu 70 p'
it"uia, My Si"ii W. con VoI'iIlue ~ ue
/ H"tt"vt 'ilcn' 40 itnetS' uilu uoai III o''
/ power 10 colnpel lheih 10 ne repeis, ai'
l. ~ remain rcpiea anu enemies forever l.
' .i''t. tiIc way 10 restore prosperity
e VA, Mi t1c t4ursc oi WISE alaleShi''iiship'
WI tlt"I ptiilS permanent peace.
G i,"e uo .nH sIe,tI cAaiil pre- ol ms
= !CfS 'tnci, w nm II! uohilliS WIN Iepeilioi
= II hot ,i'"t, allor r'l'n mas neeil supdue'
= oE l1rce' haShahlhitE Is more power
4, iui M t'Iu ltNVHbc, lii"t io'e coiiqueri
=, Wilat hl'e never cali,-the hearta ano
t aiiTGiioHa ol = people
a men latiun', one OF tile roman pro
| Eiiiccs; fcNo''ou' ana 'hr feNoit WAS pu
+ uo"h Ny arms tie iucH'ioii "rose III tii'
| hoiiah N'i'',', VIM slia'i pc uoi'e WIN
f haliUhl ana tIt p'ol'ie Oh Latium
n lhoIV va o"ii't men "ho tIieu, uis
e ''auoiiHt mem o''irIn - ~, saiu, coii'is
cale 'heir property. lhcre were non'
! VINO Shlu, 9u'Joc' 'hc'h III Nt7a!i'.c t'
Il men shy. ,,,
\ bul oiu 'nni'iiuH, III tiia' speeeh WhicI
! leNen'eu ms si'ati'THS, uii" mite M
Il !i"nlt ''ilIl'.'sa'' 9"''t senators = maxi
: ,nein SuuI irIinM ,ylti"un'' nti nv u
h ada 10 me pHWcrHll" Ei9rEol hohe;" II
S lhla hiSh li,ep, ~ 'hlN ,NTi'"to Oh IN,
3. SfftH' hopu"it. VI '''t m"I w. ou'SioWti
q! thH lNlli"",tol' ol H'' inc "Ee9,taiiiilo
= we, senators, lI5V 10 thr heISht ul INA
= great argument ,,
II ~ tiV9un.' "II1'uo We uo11tu -N''o,Y -NoY
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