New-York tribune., 1868-10-10

one preense and another, every step by when the Ie
publican party sought to work out the problem OF lib
ery during the blaze Of war All II you were to select
liberty to every man in the land If you were to search
the world 1t seems to me you could not hnd another
at leastwas less qualified to do than the Democratic
party Here, before the people, stands on one side
to their Country loyal to the Union Who have given
their sons and have given themselves, many OF
poured out their their blood, their money; who have
% he nad% b cr and pfar @ for ten has been
their consistent and unvaying course on the other
tried expeden TO undermine the cause Of liberty 70
Tiyet the old doctrine OF oppression upon the country
country and claim the privilege OF taking possession OF
the Government and ousting the Repubicanpart cen
tlemen, do you remember the parable when lhe pruG %
groom came. the five vrgins that were wise ncd ther
lamps with oil, and trimmed them and were ready ana
went in with the bridegroom Now come the hye Demo,
cratic virgins saying, 1--WE have no oil; give
Prolonged sU applause aUd lU la"ghtcr # is too ae While
they were gone to buy the door was shut renewed enc @
plause But is proposed by them in their newborn
zeal Of patriotism in their desire TO serve the country
they saying the Republicans have been false to
their trust, seseeking that they have ovesaughed the
great principles Of liberty and that they Will reverse tne
policy OF the Republican party, and undo all that they
have done declaring IL TO be Unconstitutional and y9d
elected TO power There is at least this merthey have
proposed frankly their programme All tie states lat
nnrDose 1een are now be cast out again
They are to pass again into confusion and by the shock
and reco be turmoed as II nothing had been done
For the five years complaint has been more inces
SAINT than that the Republican party were keeping out
the Southern States and for their own bad purposes II
was charged Now they brought in, the Democratic
party says they shall not stay I'M they shall go out
when they offered to take the "ironclad oaths;"
they wonld not admit inc % & aq pemncrc
Now that they have, admitted theIn the Dei.oeauo m
party says they shall be kicked ont they sham sthy IN
Congress; they shall go back again Now that govern
menfs have been formed in South and the machinery
Is working smoothly the Democratic platform DOdiy
and punge again those states into cOnfusOn II not ac-
tual rebellion Al least, gentlemen, there ,,oI Is
n is said however that there in these States condi-
and usages which destory liberty ana violate inc
stutons that existing IN the Southern states ana ny
whom have they been odGGeG tar rs se coercion OH
gentlemen I'm the olen time nave stood IN NorwlcI on
The Old green OF the Church where Puritan fathers
nscd TO come TO worship in tic first settlements Of that
town. They obliged 20 come with their Ilnes anu
prowliug would otherwise steal upon them IN their wor
ship and destroy them. suppose some man Aau hseu
t ono wa, - la g"s brd bv these men who stood
there TO protect them where l@gisS'u,es anS
violent the South undertook TO destroy them ana
our army put sentinels there Simply 10 lIolect ne
did they form their Constitutions under the coercion oil
tbe havonei II was protector and not arbitrator,
a sentinel not dcspOt Applause hul ~ y n, ''t @
constitutions were not formed by the whole people;
No They wonId not have been so good II they had II
the men that had before that framed laws 10 execute IN
iGnty II the old plantation class that had done the
thinking legsiatng Tor the south for any me ior
% years, II they had tHor way 10 Ioln NOS SUs1.u ~
tios they would not have been, venture 70 say lust
what they are now. lApplause VINO were lhsS
formed byi They were formed By the common ieope;
Very common they are down there They were FORMED
by the people n is said hut they were the poorest Ia
dies and gentlemen there Is no els VI bp haye been
ground under the heel of oppression Apliause m W
well the who aches. Laughter ana aplla1sseJ
Look at those Constitutions IN "ha ie,ttot ar my ~,
courts and introduced foren pnGes. aE1 ny no 40
any manner, changed civil aharr ava "a
witt Have they m any manner changed the chanel-hu9
courses Of commerce interfering with tbat when Coz
meant sbould be ms free as the air In single whii.
The charge that is 10 be made, u any cdIt "t AZ 80. "V
made To stahd y tas W.; ~ ,f con,nore ttySraiy
with the North H. the hgh of thc eHIen,nee %,
the last year, the Constitution Of south Chions ana
OF Florida and OF Georgia are u many r-pci- n.t,ef
than the Constitution OF New-Nork or Massishnsetts,;
ont many those reforms for which We nave sIi'sn'
ana AZ dr TSh law: and Would ask other thing
by Which TO test the fruit Of this great war urged ~ ~.
IN point 10 those Constitutions made By the votes 0 back
men who for two years tOcd nnrequittd III the ICo
tons and challenge the world 10 hud Constitution @ho.
compares with them in regard TO te e%oh.i % '"tIIm '
For destroying class influence viii point the NoIu 70
those Co,'utsS'ONs Of tSc Time in which We live lAp
plauscl That which Southern men owcct 70 r, ~ ~
ih"se Constitutions Is not that they are despotc They
are full of liberty That il the trouble Applause,
They have broken down political dlsllhs stiOhh VIZ! as
infused an element education; they have given every
man chance an canal chance i the battle Of lie. They
have given 10 any OF those accustomeu 20 tv1
power either place, kceptcr, or influence Ana my
nave made the people the governors Oi the pcopS AZ
pianscI The trouble is with All these thngs that lIe
blacks are made CitLcns IAht 10 the ivl 81 ,ho N Ivy
matter The blacks made ciiizcns! Well many per
sons say they are not t TO be made cllAeh ".n Ne
are they Ut to bel They certainty arr nos ~ yc W ~
slaves I is tho pOoTeststuH That was ever hauc 1HsV
Applause machine that Is made TO run Dy Wl.a CauhU'
De any thing II run by water ana lhdCl''l .." a.
70 by water cannot run " steam; NV "Va 49,
mighty made man machine OF iHteIiai V,i'U -, Won
and when youapply external not,,C % ~, w., very v3st
pcrycrt the machine, aud make Olt ol IL uIo NciI m
thing that can DC put to- Man was NOT h'uc 10 & o
a slave, but 10 be sell governing ceautv, H. I'D ~
were The same wheel put into tne Arau ] "
Conscience, faith hope similar feason. pereeptlye'
reflective the love OF oh!Ideh tne oNo VI H.
making up Of the c0lorcd man ~ mug a. IN the nlaH
up OF the white and to attempt 10 mao ali % ~
men mach hines Of men, 10 most mOustOuh 'Olat4oh "a
% NJ 49, s,,t' w. c,nfnrIned 10 Cod Orig mai decree when
wc h"ve made men citizens in the South and am sure
that IL ought not DE oiicnse ln NorthtTn @
nv the bose Constitutions the first time have pro
i',,Dd ul,rv to an that arc Ia the land Applause
Bnt IL Is said that while the pach peVIlc , sii1 49,
Vc thcr politcal rights preserved, they are not III
o., tho c,riise of suffrage TcllOwcluLcus theIc has
beeu n question hi my mIud' WIetner W. ,%,o,ir %
secnre suffrage best for them by precptatng II suddenly
thcy should accept it, delayed Attle no.,
/ suffrage is best for them suhiage , n ds moro
for every man. for every woman as WSi as, s SaG tS
surely. never have had uouDt % as W W. catnro ,t in
man lChccrsl Suffrage belongs 70 every t rsron
sncirty tha il competent 70 think TO choose 20 pS rcpv
sibe before God aud before men ior ns nT :" sny
and his actions. II isas broad Us huhat! ~ nan 10 Gttcd
that the blacks were not fitted Tor IL 40 % ,v y cnr,es
it until he has exercised u WY, Nonns laugh
! Ter and Rmiause Voting right comes TON non
education which the duly OF NoliE Ihi
Vntnc riht does not belong the color OF the hkn ~
does not belong TO nationality Il docs nG be9ng 20 R R
uorruar faith II springs out Of the wisdom OF lha hoi
iove Which God has given 20 every single lNing man ~
is the same In innnother. know people sy % ne
should bc educated 10 vote. say nothing educles lhch
no vote But N they Are not intelligent TINS is the oron
ing of door toward IL. Can man aim ms IIio !,
without learning 10 aim IL well In the very bundcr tae
ne makes In the very which ne marks upon tnu
| hoard me ~ being trained There are n Thousand men men
inferesied in the souh where black men vote, 70 per
shade them on the side aud on the 0her ana 40
suppose that those naughty southern eannlaacs wou,
a