Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-01-31
How to End the Contest.

In the House, Jan 20, Mr.. Bingham con-
cluded the debate on the new reconstruction
bill, as follows:
This people has right to insist upon it
that civil governments shall be restored, and
restored speedily in accordance with their
own law over that vast tract of country. 1t
has three times the territorial extent Of the
empire Of France, and is capable, in the
hands of honest intelligent freemen, Of fur
nishing homes of abundance and comfort to
three times the population Of France-to
more than one hundred millions of freemen.
1t is a part of your native land and Of mine,
and | stand here as the representative Of the
people to insist that it shall soon rise from It's
ashes. clothed in the form and dignity Of the
law. and invite there the industrial power of
representatives of every civilized nation on
the globe, and pay that it shall Its tribute from
year to year, and from generation to genera
ton, into the treasury Of our common coun-
try in order to make good our pledged faith
to the living and dead defenders Of the re
public.
Let this be done. Mr. Speaker, and all is
well with the republic. Let it be done, and
the dream of its illustrious founders is fully
realized Let it be done, and the word will
20 out over all the world that will shake the
foundation of every tyrant's throne, and
compel every despot to hold the reins Of his
power with a more strenuous hand in this
that at the going down Of the sun in the
land of Washington, and Madison, and
Franklin, and jay, Is a great, dominant and
po, erful people, second to none on the face
Of the earth. before the majesty Of whose law
every human beinr is equal in the rights of
persons equal IN those rlghIs "nicli are
as universal as lie ilate[iai s'rucluIe VI man
equal III those rights "iiich are tie Sn' Vi
Uod' ana 10 protect WHICH, "a AZ
instituted among men oelie'e tne gen'ie-
men on the other sue are - Hli'ld'lil9 I'ig eA
ample OF those VINO controlied tlle repeiiiyh On
years ago III tie co1llcils oI 'lie n"'ion' y
the arguments Wiilch 'hey au'iuge I IeI' IN III
answer TO what we have Said ana WHAT we
9a& no" ii suPloi' VI 'iii' .' iu'',i. ,,.L.,,
W men repeat 'lleHe u'V'rIneIs' "!iei =
quote theSe "orus rom SoGr L; 1i.o .t pa
illueIeiluGnce' every piiu " 49,
words oi LutieI' are lil,l "a''lt L. EJ fo
tieiheh Il.e III 'iieit Pi'Oe' 90 - ~
tiile ago III the oeiia'o' ''lI
these are put SiS'eIliS ,c
cil nourlShes ana lliat 'liS lueit 'iu'i1
itseii' that all men are created ECU anu
have common Brotherhood, Is at best
seit-evident lie. This Is their answer. 1t is
all rhetoric, 1t Is glltterlng generality, 1t Is
a seli-eyident lie. But, sir, 1t Is written IN
our Constitution that there are persons VINO
are native born citizens IN this land, and L
would like to know by what method OF reas-
Onlng gentlemen revive the Old dogma that
this world was made Tor Caesar and not Tor
man. should Ike to know how any gentle
man on tins noor has arrived suddenly at the
conclusion that any oi his fellow creatures,
born like himself within the limits OF tins TINS
country mas not 'hG Gc snG risIS 70 li'e neres
as that gentleman hilnsel- lf: l Ila' Is one u
the issues involved IN tills contest =,