Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-01-28

the Southern States. Now that the residents
OF the South have laid down their arms and
renewed their fealty to the Union and the
Constitution. the radicals of the North have
commenced new rebellion against the con-
stitution. They propose to commit eight
| millions of their own race in their own land
into the hands of an inferior race Is there
anything that would make the people of the
South curse and hate the Union, and transmit
this hate to their children, than this PROPOSE
ton to disfranchise theirvery heart and brains,
and hand them over bodily to the control of
their late African slaves, but half civilized
This policy was the cause of the fearful riot
at New Orleans, and if it was persisted in it
would inaugurate war OF races which would
result in the complete determination OF the
negro from the Potomac to the Rio Grande.
The Senator from Ohio Mr.. Wade) is re-
ported to have said he had no fears of such
war, but if it was to come, let it come. God
grant that no such war should ever come. IF
it did come, no amount of military discipline
would compel the white people Of the North
to. assist in the massacre of their kindred in
the South. The real cause of this legislation
was to secure radical supremacy, as was bold>
ly avowed by Mr.. Stevens, in and out of the
House of Representatives. Would to God
the party which now controlled Congress
would modify its suicidal policy; but he fear
ed such could not be the case, as all seemed
bound to the party leader, and though they
might vince at frst-and he had several
times seen the CALLED jade wince-yet at last
they all wheeled into the line.
The great Northwest was in danger of be-
ing lost to the party, and they could no long
er postpone the admission of the Southern
vote in their favor. 1t was to be seen wheth-
er the people would permit this power to be
given to the general of the army. Were We
to have patrician bands elccting President
as in the times of Roman degeneracy? He
was no prophet, but he did not believe the
American people were ready to submit to this.
The democratic party of the North had,
as a general thing, heartily supported the war
measures of the government; democrat and
republican stood shoulder to shoulder in the
contest, and sleep side by side in honored
graves. They remembered when a feeble
minority raised its voice in this Senate against
the attempt of an INSCRIPTIONS majority to
impose slavery upon Kansas. This iniqui-
tous attempt outraged the heart of the whole
country but how insignificant was that at
tempted wrong in comparison with this at
tempt to tasten negro rule at the point of the
bayonet upon six millions of the Anglo. Sax
on race. And another outrage was to be at
tempted, the sanctuary of justice was to be
invaded, the Supreme Court was 10 be strick-
en- down for party ends.
Three judges in favor of the acts of Con-
gress were to be more powerful than FIVE in
opposition. But he did not despair; the
people were organizing everywhere from
Maine to misunderstanding not to con-
test dead issues, but organizing to resist the
fearful aggression upon the constitution-they
were organizing anew the Democratic party.
Mr.. Morton would repeat the question
whether those whom the Senator denomina-
ted the radicals of the South did not act with
the democratic party?
Mr.. DooLITTLE believed majority of the
Southern States voted for Breckinridge.-
There were a great many there who voted
with the democratic party.
Mr.. SUMNER.-Is there any doubt aboutit?
Mr.. DooLITTLE said there never was any
great party that did not have radicals in it.
There were quite number of radicals in this
chamber. [Laughter.1