The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-01-10
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Attorney General STANBERY said al

Attorney-Genera STANBERY said al
the jackson supper in Washington:
Gentlemen,-I have been at the bar fol-
nearly half century, and have been 9
constant students not only of the common
law, but of our own constitutional law
and ] do not hesitate to say that the whole
of these reconstruction acts of Congress
from beginning to end-first, second, and
third, in the series-are unconstitutional
and void, There are times when to be
silent is to be unfaithful. There are times
wher men must speak out. I will not
attempt to school myself into reticence
upon these great questions, and I could
not if I.would.
Senator DOOLITTLE said:
Now, fellow-citizens, having thus ex-
pressed to you frankly, openly, fearlessly,
the truth on this question, it behooves you,
gentlemen, who control the action Of the
Democratic party, to see to it that you so
arrange your programme in the coming
contest that you do not attach yourselves
to any dead issue-that you do not place
upon any dead issues any dead men. [Ap-
plause.] You must seek the living issue
of the hour, and you must put living men
upon your tickets to represent that issue,
or you will be beaten in the canvass.
[Applause.] Let me speak to you plainly.
| have no concealments. [ speak to you
Just as I have spoken to the Republican
party, or Union party, with which have
been associated in the reelection of Mr..
Lincoln. / tell you, gentlemen, it is as
true as that God lives and reigns, if you,
in the next canvass, shall plant yourselves
upon platform which shall undertake to
condemn, either directly or indirectly, the
war to put down the Radicals of the
South-the war which was to sustain the
Union and the Constitution-you will be
beaten in the election. Applause.l You
must commit no such folly as that. I
speak to you as Conservative who is
ready to fight for the Constitution and the
Union, and tell you that if you wish to
take position in this Government as you
ought to do, and to overthrow the Radi-
Gals, you must take hold of the living issues
Of the hour, and plant living men upon
those issues as your standard bearers, and
they will carry you to victory. Ap-
plause.l
Now, there are some who suppose that
General Grant, by bowling down to these
Radicals, and running upon their ticket,
is to be so powerful that he cannot be
overcome in the election. Let me tell
you that if General Grant expects the
nomination upon this Radical policy, and
in favor of the policy Of negro domination
over the whites Of the South, General
Grant will be like Sampson in the lap Of
Delilah-he will be like any other man
Laughter and cheers.
Who our candidate may be we cannot
tell until after the convention shall have
met and indicated its choice but whoever
he may be, if he be living man CHATS
it) upon the living issue of the hour, which
is simply whether white men and civiliza.
ton shall rule the States Of the South, and
hold the balance Of power in this Republic.
we shall elect him. Hearty and pro.
longed cheering.l I will not mention
candidates, because we have a great
many Of them, but possibly it may
be Mr.. Johnson. Great applause.] A
Voice" Possibly Mr.. Doolittle." Re-
newed cheering.] It may be General
Hancock. Tremendous applause.l II
may be many others for whom different
States may express their preference. IA
| Voice-"I 1t may be Mr.. Stanbery."l
have no disposition on this occasion to dis.
cuss their merits, because I would discuss
nothing but the principle-to wit, The
maintenance of the Constitution and the
| Union, and the supremacy Of the white
race and Of civilization in the control OF
the governments of the South, and in the
control Of the whole country. ["Good,
good :" and applause.] / am not in favor
of any candidate who is in favor of the
Authorization of the South, and of Afri.
canizing the whole Republic. Prolonged
cheering, followed by three hearty cheers
for the honorable speaker as he resumed
his seat