Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1868-03-04

our race.
The Northern Radicals are stfiyinr
to make the Christian creed, emhod.
led III the Declaration of Indenend:
ence, the vital, animating ana livinp
faith of the Republic to enIighten the
darhened Intellect, protect and lift ",
the poor, the dependent. and the low:
~. The Southern Radicals. to pre.
serve tie spirit of caste. to preserve
the soul OF slavery. though the BODY
Is dead. are striving TO excite the cow.
ardly, brutal and vulgar fear of negro
supremacy n man NAV Be a North;
ern Radical and live in South Carroll
ma. The Senator is illustrating to n.
the tact thata man may be a South.
ern Radical and live in Wisconsin,
SIR, the Senator has deserted the
Northern Radicals and gone over to
the Southern Radicals. lie thinks
the Northern Radicals might have
been Southern Radicals If thew had
been born and reared in the South
he honorable Senator has become a
Southern Radical, although he was
born III the North. His proposition
and ms speech embody the spirit Of
the party to which he has gone. and
OF whose cause he assumes to be a
champion and leader.
loved by these Radicals of the New
" orld as they are by the libertv.ioy:
ing men Of the Old World. At home
these Radicals. branded here now be-
cause they want to finish the great
work they begun, have smitten the
CHAINS from four and a half millions of
human beings, lifted them up to man:
hood, given them civil rights, and arc
struggling III the face of a terrible on.
position OF misrepresentation and pre-
Judlce and every unholv passion of hu:
man nature to complete their grand
work OF making every man Of every
race an American citizen, and cloth.
ing him with all the rights and privIi.
eyes OF an American citizen. Sir.
since the morning of creation there
has not been a political organization
on this planet that has fought battle
so unseltish, that has fought on so
high plane for Humanity as these
branded Radicals of the North; and
tell the Senator from Wisconsin
they Will finish their work in spite of
has abandonment Of their cause we
may miss him, but others will take the
places he and his associates have
made vacant. Let him 90: let him
60 let him and let them hurl back at
Us their vItuperatiye phrases, and covs
er, II they can. our cause with onptb.
brlum. We viii remain true to our
convictions, to our sense of public du-
ty, to car endangered country. to the
oppressed whoever may desert us.and
whatever may bctide us.
Sir, measured by the standard Of
justice, these Northern Radicals. be.
hcving IN human equality before the
law, believing in the inspiring utter.
ances of Washington, Franklin, Ad.
ans, JAY, Jefferson, Madison. and the
IIIustrIous statesmen who founded the
Government of the United States.
have stood during these fourteen wears
amid obloquy and reproach, apostacv
on the right hand and on the sleft -
These Northern Radicals. denounced
by the Senator as he quits their ranks,
have stood at every sacrifice as tho
champions of equal and impartial JUS.
tice to mankind.
Sir. we intend to stand there and.
God willing, we mean to triumph
there. The apOstacy Of Presidents or
Cabinet officers, or of Senators or
Representatives viii not defeat this
body Of men who believe in God, IN
Humanity and Justice: and who will
fight 1t out on that line until crown.
ing victory shall be achieved. Meas
Ercd By the standard Of a broad and
comprehensive humanity that sympa-
thIzcs with the poor. the oppressed
and the down-troddeD. the wide world
overi humanity that contributed
SO, 900, 900 during our great war IN
relieve the sufferiugR Of our soldiers
that humanity which went into the
hospitals and sat by the sick and tho
dying, that dealt tenderlv even with
rebels; that lifts mp bat never pull.
down, that breathcs itself cut for tho
poor and the oppressed of uEr race.
where on the globe has there been or
IS there body Of men whe have done
50 mncl Or been so true as the R,di.
Gals Of the North?
Sir. you may open the volumes Of
our history and every word thcv have
uttered. every sentiment they have
breathed. every act Of theirs has been
70 aid the suffering and to lift up and
carry forward the cause Of Humanity.
These men, who never fred on the flag
Of the country never murdered one Of
the coantTv's defenders. never shed a
drop Of loyal blood who stood bv the
country in tie dark and troubled night
Of civil war; these Northern Radicals
that ever maintained the liberties Of 4
poor, despised and hated race; these
Northern Radicals that have contend.
ed for the same Justice TO the poor.
toiliDE man that Is given 10 the veal.
thieft man Of the land these North.
ern Radicals whose hearts throb for
who have been the cham.
ploas Of Christian civilization in the
" esterh II orld thes e Northern Rad
lcals, who have written their names
on the pages Of history that the world
VIII not let die. have i record which
coming ages Will reverence. When
their deeds are traced. as they will b..
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