The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1868-02-21

no right TO 60 tnat.
As members of that great Caucasian
race which has given the world its
civilization, we have no right to do
that.
AS statesmen who desire to restore
the blessings of peace, we have no right
to do that which would inevitably
make eight millions of our own race
and kindred in our own land eternal
enemies Of the government.
AS statesmen who, with ordinary
sagacity, should look to the future and
possible wars with foreign powers, we
ought to make haste to restore sentI-
ments of affection and patriotism in all
that vast region, larger and richer by
far in natural resources than England, ,
France, and Prussia all combined.
And ask, Mr.. President, with all
the earnestness of which the soul Is
capable, can any human being con-
ceiVe Of a measure so we'll calculated to
make the whole white people of the
South, men, women, and children,
hate and lOathe our government, to
hate it with a perfect hatred, to gather
around the family altar upon their
bended knees to curse it, and in the
agony of prayer to call upon God to
curse it, as this Radical reconstruction
which seeks to disfranchise the heart
and brain of the South and to subject
at the point of the bayOnet the white
race to the dominion Of their late half
civilized African slaves? Instead OF
peace it gives them a sword; instead
ofcivil liberty it gives them military
despotism. White diSfranchiSement
In,
which inspired and provoked the riot
at New Orleans. 1t has arrayed every
where the blacks and whites in hOStil-
ity to each other, often resulting in
blOOdshed all over the South. Ittends
directly to bring on that war OF races
which in the West Indies enacted scenes
Of horror to sicken and appal the world.
That war is now impending over all
the South-it is only the presence OF
the Federal Army which prevents its
outbreak upon a gigantic scale-a war
which, once begun, vii! end, fear, in
the exile or determination of the blacks
from the Potomac to the Rio Grande,
| know the Senator from Ohio Mr.
Wade, in a speech in the late canvass
had no fears OF such war or OF its re-
suits. He is reported to have said, "let
that war come let them fight it out. )
God grant that war may never come
but, ifit does come, no amount OF mil
itary discipline can compel the white
man Of the North TO take part in the
massacre of their own race and kind
red.
MIR. President. having considered a
some length the second answer to my
question, and finding that it is not sus
tanned by the facts, that it Is bad IL
principle and worse in policy, | repeat
the question third time-why pres
this negro supremacy over the whites
of the South? What reason can yoI
give?
The leader Of the Radical force5-tha
inexorable MolOch of this new rebellion
AGAINST the Constitution,
''The strongest and the iercest spirit
| That fought in Heaven, now fercer by despair,
answers with boldness, and in piail
| English gives the true reason, namely
/ to secure party ascendancy. This /
/ the third and last answer which L pro
! pose to consider on this occasion. Oh
/ the Sd of January, 1867, Mr.. Stevens
! in the House of Representatives, uset
language, which find reported in tn
| Globe.
"Another good reason is, it wOul
insure the ascendency Of the Unio
party. Do you avow the party pul
pose, eXclaims some hOrrOrstricken df
magOgue Il do"
The party purpose IS here avOWed i
! the House. In his speeches and let
ters elsewhere Mr.. Stevens again an
again, in stronger language, avOws tn
real purpose of this legislation; to then
| mainly refer. The negroes, unde
the tutelage ofthe Freedmen's Bureau
led by Radical emissaries, or pushed
by Federal bayOnets, must take tn
political control of these States in or
der TO obtain their votes in the EleC
toral College or in the House of Repre-
sentativeS in the election Of the mex
President. Here is reason, and JUS
such a reason ~ the bold adica
would give. It is in keeping with hi
revolutionary measures, and In keer
ing with his own revolutionary his
tory.
The letter of General Pope, when i
command of one Of the districts, recent
Iy published, draws aside the vail an
disclOses the fact that the same part,
purpose seeks to control with tn
bayOnet also,
This argument, for party ascendancy
all can understand, It is the argu
ment Of necessity addressing itself t
unsorupulOus ambition. One syllC
gism contains the whole Of it: "W
must" says the Radical, ''elect tn
next President. The negroes, unde
the lead of our bureau or the control c
our bayOnets, will vote for our cand
date. The whites, outraged by our a
tempt to put the negro over them, wi
vote against him. Therefore the bayC
net must place the negro in power i
these States to give us seventy ele(
tOral votes for President, twenty Sena
tors, and fifty members Of the House.
All honor to the Radical chief, tn
great Commoner, who, with all hi
faults, is too great man to resort
suhterfuge or shame, or attempt
conceal his real purposes in this legisls
ton.
Some who favor these measures d
not admit his leadership. But tn
truth is, IN some way or other h
does lead or drive the Radical party i
the end into the support of all his rev
0lutionary schemes. Now and the
one shrinks back, More than once
have seen the t'galIed jade VINCE" bu
never fail at the last to obey the lash {
her master. Would to heaven it Wer
otherwise! Would to heaven that tn
Radical party could pause and modif
its suicidal policy! But | fear the pis
iOrity have become bound to it-b0un
hand and foot with chains they canno
! hrpak that however much some ma
regret it or strive to conceal regre
poiitical necessities compel you 10 g
on, and right on the bitter end. 70