Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-06-02
A VOICE FROM THE CHIEF
H APOSTLE. I.'f
Wendell Phillips DenOunees the
chicago Ticket, and says IL Cannot
Carry the North. 4

Wendell Phillips DenOunees the
chicago Ticket, and says if Cannot
Garry the North. Et.
At the meeting of the Radical aborigines
on Wednesday in New York city, Mr..
Phillips thus delivered himself
We have been Observation-Disclosures at
Chicago. The warning Of all This is that
the Radical element of the Republican,
party is weak. 1t has been decided at
Washington that the White House must
not he checkmated. We are informed that
the Republican party feels its own weak
ness. The radicalism of the party has
been divided johnson has divided it.
The strength of the party is opposed to
giving the negro the right of suffrage
universal suffrage The Chicago resolu7
lions indicate the speedy readmission of
the ten Rebel States. The necessities of
the Grant campaign require it. The plat
form Of Grant sustains the demands of
these States. The Radical clement Of the
Northern States Is not strong enough to elect
Grant but it is compelled to bring in these
ten States TO enablerit to do so. This is a
confession Of weakness. The Lincoln party
OF to-day does notrdare 60 Into the field
or follow Grant in the field. What a
confession of weakness! and what does
it mean? Bringing back the Rebel
States means that within five or seven
| years there will stand up in Congress men
| elected from those Rebel States that will
exercise the same power and influence they
| possessed before they had the right 70 60
there. In order to elect Grant the Republi-
can party have got TO have the votes of
those negroes in the Rebel States while
their enthusiasm is at the boiling point.
But an empty bag cannot long stand. The
Radical element OF the party, then, dares
| not 90 into an election without the vote of
the negro. But it did not dare to put its
foot down at Chicago and declare 10 give
universal suffrage to the negro. Cries of
shame The Republicans feel as If they
talk well of Grant, and have confidence in
Colfax, although these men have the4up-
| port of the seven Republicans who voted
against Impeachment, when you look upon
that Chicago platform and marry il TO the
facts as they really are, it is self-eyident
| that IL is patched up simply TO try to elect
General Grant, and the Republican party
surrenders the black race into the hands OF
| white leaders Of the Rebel States For the
sake Of securing party triumph this IL "a
be done The Republicans surrender the
ronsciences Of the next seven years
Grant is pledged TO nothing, and be
is in the hands of party that
dares not impeach johnson, or read
ont Feasendeu, Trumbnll or Ross
II il the duty Of Abolidonists 10 hold up
the dominant party to renIorseless criticism
until it mends itSways Massachusetts has
ALWAYS been the central point of this ne
gro question It gave birth 10 the mana
gers of impeachment and to the counsel
for the impeached Massachusetts will
watch the negro until he achieves final sue.
cess. For The present the General has con.
ouered The laws Of trade, memorable il
their nature, will eat up Ross and Fessen.
den, and the other recreant Senator'S, while
the White House viii crush Grant 10 it,
purposes. There is power at work which
viii send the seven Senators to the region.
of the Pendletons and the VallaBdighaTas
There may be third party, 20 put Chas'
into the Presidential chair. Chase hsa sold
his soul for the succession but may Hea
ven help those men who have dlsgraceC
Themselves and are waiting f0r their pay
There Il not Radiealism enough in The ma
ton 20 do the proper work of the country
There is not faith enough 40 the people
The patriotism Of the Republican party
was chilled by the Wing party, and it there
fore inherils constitutional weakness OF
that account. Every page Of the srchiye
of the war shows Grant to bee no friend o
the negro. The record Of Grants career i
a damning Impeachment against his col
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