Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-03-24
HON. WILLIAM ] s:.Fl'IIRIDING, III


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Pie nreeamble closes az follows: n -
pbn zas5 mn mat fbev ynnst q ahaftI1nI fI,e;r
lar, a cheri,hesI f,nctr;ne of allied SnufK.
s.- 80 G. tns -;rh 80 81 = -. - - -
Tf,h;s ha % th -, oet;c,, rotrro,,v ooo,,s
whv . 70 the Sontharn naonia n,,rs,,e3 hv
onry,f ny afS;csi rniers With y;pd;ctiveness
almnst or n,,ite nnnarajleled in historvP
Nearly three yesrs- 400 thew laid down
ktbeirS arms and ever since istisyI have
Welded an implicit obedience to the Gem
stitution and laws, of the United States. |
hive 1manitestefI in 8verv nossible wav |
| sincere nnrnose to ba oood citizens in the
future have been. and now ares most al, x
lfoas to resume their proper status in the |
| lGovernment. that stains to which the Com
stitution entities them and have abandon
ed ali hone or desire for an independent po- |
I1itical existence outside OF the Union, And
VET thev are f]enrived.' Of zeverv rioht that
| is due to freemen.. and instead Of living un-
| der the benion rule of civil and republican
tinstitutions and laws, are Subjected to mar
t;aI iaw M The ,,nresfrsie3 viii of mill
,toansiers- and this in a.eonntrv
calling itself free and Fepubliean: and this
for the nIlrnose of forcing negro suffra pe
mon thempa suffrsoe that ,;s almost ev.
erywhere rejected in the North, and that
| has lust beei, sionalIv condemned by the
neo5ie M ~ 0h;ots 49, ~ = 'lfaoy' -
/ TO enfranchise negroes and, disfranchise
lMstSs tbe re d;cai @ narty y he Sontbsr, Ststes
ana narnati,st 70 fha now,er of ti,af partv III
lthes esRen,IblicIis the avnwed. l6biect of this
nolicvFa nolicv that sets 5esnotisrn above
liberty. party above country. desolation
above prosperity, and fanaticism above the
| tter,iaf laws Of nature. with tile teaclIings
of history before Them that The negro has
n.v.r u3S;nta;ned ] c;vil;zrfJs oovern M nt
anS taot. nnIi,;cai en,ial;tv hatween IN,
and the white roca whsnavsr and ,vberavsr
tied hos aiwavs r.snited in ;n;nry 70
I 10Th Nth nrnhabiiitv smonntiny olmost
~ .s'-tsi~tv hat sha ~ he
ts;ed IN tbs South viii tern,;n orc n, O nor
| ~f ranos ond thse extorm;n.t;on of The
\ piaai.s ;ti .ha tsr;a1 ;r+arasts - tbe
u "a
;shsd o,,d ,,n:yettiad co,,S;t;on IF the So,,t,
;.5 ,,o ST., ,,,;li;o.s r,s a,S,,ar.',5.
a,,er,, ,,aa- 70 opr a.ar,oons hnrdan 81 80
.s;o, y ~rior -. CO., The ,,e,tro ae,,,aEn
or 70 thar neoro snnremacv scheme of recon,
struction INF ;nfo eject. viii The fact natent to
ey, everv man ~ hmnderstandinr that the
schay,,.E;nI.tos NJ Siasn ostl ysro%;s;ors -
sS .av
tion ~ the naonla exnresseci in the recent
sIect;ons si, fresb n tbeir memories onr Pal
saai ,,isrs yor ~ ;na !, IL S;fh raIanrIaso
eai ye' S W ~ WIN IN rs
80 ny, and s;onol on ;nstonoo of in
/ f.tnat;on and toIlv has seidom' If ever
haan ssen heforte @ Wy f''7 - 7e's''
4 SThe frs, resolution is in these lwords.9
afs, Resolped. That it is the sense of this
HOMES vhs. .nu nn ag;tstion nf.a ton;o 40 lon@
discnssed inside and ontside of Congress'
and finaiiv settled nv force Of arms ii most
unu;Sa q nd nnT.atr;ot;c ond ono6t1to Ea
frowned down hv everv lover: ~ his co,no
trvn
The tonic here alluded Tn is. according to
the nreamhle, t.the so-calIed States RIGHTS
doctrine. >, Rnt what I,articniar states
P;<ybts dootr;,a ;ae ,,oant ,;o,,,, oor, ,,;ffao
are nnahIe' as heretofore'' to f3iscerna- Rs,t
| he IL what r. NAV. the ,nuestion naturallv
arises. If r. is unnatriotic TO apitate IL. WHY
rs II auitated bv the introduction of these
/ resolutions and preamble % saf }n ia
- The second and third resolutions are di-
! rectly opposed to the ground taken. by ey-
cry department of our Government during
i the war and up to December 1866, when
4 Congress inaugurated its Reconstruction
! scheme. and they are equally opposed to
j the manifestations OF the popular under-
4 Standing and will during the same period
and since y faFF IlFs.1 e'sIlIi 0775 si'-flIlc
! Ss Who then ia IL that aoitates? Who sets
himself up in Opposition to both the Gov
I
1 asserts. in effect, that the ground upon
which the Government and Northern peo-
4 pie professed to prosecute the war was false
and hypocritical? aS za6gtfs .sg
i +, We leave the mover of the preamble and
i resolutions to answer these questions as
I best he may. s3lffi5 ziaEt ;.''a1A
4 The second resolution is as follows: aUe
4 0 ''Resolued, That all, Southern States
Il who ! withdrew from the Union and
adopGeu tne Sons.i;usion ,,,. d. MOI mon.somery' 10
AIaoa.na, wiz iev,Iu ,aIsa Tar Jpom sne 300 ono
efai 0oveln % wiz eh SaiS 81 Iuvyoo ,,i.,
VI oul ulssi,Sn upon no,S S,1;. aSS'o
VIM causeu an TNpenu:.a,I o- o:tilonS VI
~ s'os Ssa.ss -, snS
IeaSom y. ~ ~;
themselves !, W o0ionsins W 'nie
orrSn mSn o,,,.;o, ass.~ts t,ot col, q ON
!. statasn hat com mittet1 the snecified snor-
n;tiee ore NO slo,,cer Ststes II the ITnion.
hnt .,re sTarr;f6riee = Those That did NOT
comn;t them orc Vet States Grammat-
;oai,u Construed the e~nression soil South.
II arn Stotss whn M w,thi5rew ), 80 would
sa..,, - .,,a,,, :. overv Sonthern Ststa ,ttat +
wirhSraS That IL" every Southern
state that committed the ennmerated
cr;mas forfeited its existence
pnt 90 No ono State did commit oil tbese
or;,'es os 90 oo os For i;nstanca no one State
sionghtered am O00 of onr rhretbrnn. it is
nneSt;onohla whether the resolution
awnSmta auusSU t,r .nvth;n~. whether r. declare
shs s,ac;de of AMI State. :, -
=. -. -
6uS presen,ns % unaV Gu sne ~ ansens.ot was ~
amrm InaS ene orc S.a Ssases M ttat a.Ien pesa @
70 seceoe are not oeases in sne y nlSL, III Cnt
nrst anonaiy !nas Plese1its ltsetl y, INA! lns
fresloens oi ene Cn..eT States - ciI.zel ~.
> OF one OF tnose Sea.es, iennessee, anu tna'
. senators ana, hepresentatives from ina
State now hold seats In the he5COngress'
How this can be if Tennessee, as affirmed
: bv the resolution. is only Territory. YOU,
;, committee leave it for others to explain !
lin the next place. your committee woulG
Il observe, that the resolution can be main
1891 -, ,.,.l.s 81 = .n,,.l IL tLo,, r.