The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1868-08-19
Doltticol.
WISCONSIN,.
THE CANVASS ISSUES.
Senator Doollttte's Milwaukee Speech.

FELLOW-CITIZENs We have list
ened with profound satisfaction to the
clear, able, and eloquent speech of
Mr.. Tildep, to every sentiment of
which we heartily respond. In fol-.
lowing MIN 1 shall detain you but
short time. l shall not speak of the
great issues which arose before the
rebellion which controlled both men
and parties, nor of the issues which
arose during the rebellion as to the
best mode Of prosecuting the war to
suppress it, All these issues are now
passed into history. L shall confine
myself to the great issue which has
arisen since the rebellion was over,
and which for the last three years has
been, and still continues to be. the
great and paramount issue of the
hour. What is that great and para
mount issue which now divides the
country, ana demands AMI will have
an answer in the coming election ?
I Will state that issue as simply and
coucisely rs I can. The close of the
war, the assassination of President
Lincoln, and the inauguration Of Mr..
Johnson all occurred nearly st the
same time, about three years ago. A
plan of pacification, inaugurated by
Mr.. Lincoln and continued by Mr..
| Johnson, was put in operation, reor-
/ ganizing the State of the South in
accordance with the constitution upon
the civilized white basis. But upon
the assembling of Congress in Decem-
ber, 1865, Radicalism seized control Of
| Congress, under the lead of Stevens
in the House and Sumner in the Sen
ate. Since that time but one idea, one
purpose, 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 their Will. All their speeches,
all their resolutions, all their legisla-
! ton, all their usurpations, have been
directed to that end, as the one para
mount, all absorbing purpose. To do
that they have declared those States
outside the constitution, and that
their people have no rights under it.
To do that they have abolished all
civil law and civil government even.
To do that they have established abso-
Lutte military despotism, and forms of
trial and modes of OXtOrting from wit
nesses, which call to mind the Span
ish Inquisition itself. To do that
they have violated all the pledges
made during the war. To do that,
they have violated the terms of par
don and amnesty. To do that they
have kept the Union divided. To do
that they have paralysed the industry
of the South. To do that they have
prevented the restoration of the ma
tional credit. To do that they have
maintained Freedmen's Bureau and
a standing army in the States of the
South, at an annual expense of more
than $50, 900, 900, or more than 81 so
for every man woman and child in
Wisconsin, whereby the State of Wis
consin has already been made to pay
for this Radical attempt to force ne
gro suffrage upon the South-that
which for herself she has three times
rejected-from four to five millions OF
dollars. Yes, fellow-citizens, 10 force
negro suffrage upon the South, they
would set aside the Constitution they
would degrade our republican insti-
tutiOns, and they would Africanize
and pauperiZe the States of the South.
To force negro suffrage upon the
South they abridged by law the juris-
diction of the Supreme Court, and
snatched from its decision the case o1
McArdle, because they knew that 8
majority of that court would pre-
nounce their reconstruction acts all
usurpatiUns Of power not granted by
the Constitution. To do that, and be
cause the President would not lend
himself to do that, they impeacheC
him, and then, by threats of assassin
alton, endeavored to force Senators t.
vote for his conviction. To do tha'
they wonld centraIize all power il
Congress, trample down the just pre-
negatives Of the other branches of th(
Government, and destroy forever tht
, rights of the States reserved and Sc
cured under the Constitution. I have
only briefly stated these propositions
upon each one Of which might dwell
at length. But on this occasion 1 viii
, only dwell upon the last for a few
! moments, as that is the only point O
real danger apprehended by our fore
fathers. 1 know there are some per
sons who express surprise in the stron
gest possible terms when we speak 0
centraliZing power in Congress, ant
. say that the acts of Congress are vic
: lations of the Constitution. Is it
thing incredible that Congress shOul
usurp undelegated power? Who doe
; not know that it was only from tn
) usurpations of Congress that our grea
ancestors apprehended the overthrow
of our republican system Of govern
a ment? Who does not know that ha
e carefully read the history of republic
!. when passing under the yoke of
5 military master, that despOJism he
always been preceded by the unbea
able usurpations of legislatures c
. conventions preparing the way? J
was the domineering spirit Of faction
in the Roman Senate which prepare
the way for Caesar to cross the Rub
con. 1t was the fanaticism, folly IAN
usurpatiOns of the long parliamel
which allowed Cromwell to ent'
with his train bands, and in tellir
: them "the Lord had no further nee
i of them," to disperse them. It W;
the same usupations of the FrenC
:" convention which, outraging all IL
rights and liberties of the citize
made it easy for Napoleon to do Il
same thing, and sustained him in d
ing it by the almost unanimous vol
of the people of France. In the vel
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