The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-02-23
SENATOR STEWARDS SPEECH IN
REPLY TO DOOLITILE AND OTHER
C0PPERHEAD SENATORS.

proud of their representatives in th
United States Senate. Among tn
most powerful appeals recently mad
in that body in response to the DELHI
crate attack upon the plan of Recon
struction by the advocates of oh ason I
policy, were the speeches made by Sen
ators Nye and Stewart. Nye's effor
has the stirring ring which has, of
repeated, and never wanting when oc-
casion requires, gained for him the
reputation of one Of tie most eloquent
and forcible orators of the Republic
The following extracts from a speech
delivered on the Sd inst. by Mr.. Stew
art upon Doolittle's resolution instruct
ing the Judiciary Committee to report
certain absurd provisos in connection
with proposed additional reconstruct
tiou measures, are replete with strength
Of argument and logical cogency.
That our readers may be made &C.
Guainted with the terms proposed by
Mr. Dooii.,le, we herewith produce
them as given IN the Congressional
Globe. Of course they have reference
10 tie Freedmen
l. He shall have served as a soldier in
the Federal Army for one year or more;
, He shall have sufficient education to
read the Constitution of the United States
and TO subscribe his name to an oath to sup
port the same ; or,
S. He shall be seized in his own right, or
II the right Of his wife, of freehold of the |
value of $3.50.
Striking ct the uu9uestionable deri-
walton of these notions, Mr. Stewart
caused to be read the celebrated dis
patch of the President to Provisional
Governor Sharkey Of Mississippi in
which he suggested, among other pro-
cedures, the following:
II you could extend the elective franchise
to all persons of color who can read the Con-
stitution of the United States in English
and write their names, and to all persons of 6
color who own real estate valued at not less ,
than $50 and pay taxes thereon, you
would completely disarm the adversary and t
Ct tAdiuplt OtueE states Will fOilOw.I
i his you can do with perfect safety, and YOU
thus place the Southern States in reference Il
10 free persons Of color upon the same basis Il
with the free States. hope and trust your +
will do this, and, as conse- Il
I 'ence, the Radicals, who are wild upon "
negro franchise, will be completely foiled in Is
their attempt to keep the Southern States te
f. 1m renewing their relations to the Union p
~ not accepting their Senators AID Repre- S
te
Passing through a brief review of 4
the early incidents of the rebellion and ii
The connection of the Democratic party a. a.
herewith, and, after replying to sneer pt
by Senator Buckalew against New Eng pl
Iaod and the far West, Mr. Stewart elo- fc
luen;ly said: al
As to Nevada and the sparselv-settled RI
states of the West, the time is not far dis nj
mt when they will be sufficient in numbers or
lid influence to command respect. The vi,
iturai advantages OF that great country tn
rest of the Rocky mountains are being St
apidiy developed by an enterprising and an
.berty loving people. Nevada can afford to "
uduIe the sneers of that party who would ,r,
lace this country under rebel rule. She is sni
wal she is rich in natural resources We
ae is contributing annually to the wealth no
the "ofiu twenty hiiuiohs 0! tue precious tyr
letals her mines are extensive and mex tbs
austi5le and although she has deserts and in
astes she has more fertile lands than some ch,
the large and populous States. Before we
iO,her census is taken her population will of
r exceed the requirements of the Senator
III, Pennsylvania for the organization of
~ State. At the time of her admission po
II population exceeded that of mauy of of
e new States when admitted; and her req "