New Orleans Republican., 1868-10-02

S suSSusa yer 10 know now II feels. They call
US hard-hearted, because we don't strike this
out now. | am in favor of it being struck
OUT, put not to-day. (Laughter) begged
ihem 10 entranchise me long time before
II was Done. So l am opposed to this
Mr.. Campbell Mr.. President-r wish to
answer one remark of the Senator from
Carroll (Mr. Lynch). There is not Sena-
tor on this floor, nor. believe a gentleman
In this State, in whom the whole Republi-
can party of the State have greater conf
denee, than they have ia the honesty and
Integrity of Senator Lynch. and am salts
ned that when he eirs it is an error of the
head and not Of the heart, but / wish
TO call his attention to what | cannot
nnt consider weak point in his argument.
his whole argument is based upon what he
terms acknowledgements" 1t is not dis
REIMBURSEMENT. Why, sir, we have upon
LUIS LUIS Iloor three gentlemen who were in the
Eonieueracy, and as ardent as any engaged
lu lhat cause They took part in that con-
Ilct, ana concur in what the Senator
rom carroll has said, and accord
to them the highest credit for the
PERSONAL bravery and enthusiasn1 they
may have shown in the contest These
gentlemen are here; they have sustained
the fact that they have aided in reconstruc-
ton, and by virtue of that fact they sit here.
| Why should not others be required to do
the same thing before being permitted TO
participate in the government Of the State
| The number is very small, indeed, who are
really disfranchsed by this article ninety
nine of the Constitution, and the terms oft
are certainly not unreasonable.
Mr.. Poindexttr: Mr. President, l don't
exactly know the meaning of this amend
ment. wish to know whether repeating
this article ninety.nine to-day will do any
good to any party before two years have
gone by?
Mir. Ray: In about two years it will be
submitted to the people.
Mr. Poindexter: Well. do you believe that
any gentleman here will thank you for ii?
No, sir; they will think it is only done for
policy. And it won't do them a bit of good
until it is ratified by the people OF the State.
Then why do you ask for il at this session
of the Legislature? 1t only makes you think
in your own opiuion, that some one will
think better of you for it. (Laughter.) If
| could see any good in this amendment !
! would vote for it. ! know there are sections
oftheConstitution that the Democratic party
| would rather see stricken out than this one.
! Now, II the gentleman is willing to include
| all of those sections that The Democratic
party is not satisfied with, you will have no
Constitution at all. Uaughter)
As | am satisfied l voted right when |
voted for the nineyninlh article, | should
be justified in voting to am end or strike it
| out
Mr.. Lynch wish, Mr.. President, to make
| q little eyp!anali N. Isuggest to the Senator
who has just taken his seat (Alr. Pollar1)
| that We are not here registering thanks for
the performance CT our duty. | have no
| doubt the Senator is acting from q strict
sense of duty, for | believe him to be an
honest conscientious man. l will take the
liberty, however to Call his attention to the
preCepts of the Good Book for | believe
| from his sacred calling he is habtual
student of the sacred volume, aud submit
that he should act in this, as in all other
| subjects Of the kind which may claim his at
| tcnJion, in accordance with the Golden
Rule. hope he will reflect that these Demo-
crats or rebels, or whatever he may see fit to
call them have some claims upon him. |
hope, if he can not rise in his action to the
broad principle Of the Golden Rule, be will
not be insensible to the simple virtue Of
gratitude. No less a parsonage than the
candidate for the Nice-PresidenCy OF the
Democratic ticket, General Frank P. Blair,
advocated on the stump the election
Of Senator Pollard to 4 seat in the Con-
stitutional Convention. Mr.. McCarde, of
Of the Nicksburg Times, also published
scirited editorials having the same end in
For distinguished services in the Consti-
tutional Convention, lie secured plomi-
neICa which led to his election to a seat in
this Senate. No telling but he may be our
next Governor and judging from the rapid
ity Of his promotion, IS there anything I'M
possible in the supposition that some day,
he may not be President Of the United
States5 (Great laughterl.
Now, sir, in view Of the substantial ser
vices rendered the Senator by these Demo-
Gratis in giving him such political prom-
nence, gratitude demands that he ought not
to oppose the entire removal of this disfran-
chistl>g clause from the Constitution OF our
State.
Mr.. Lewis: Mr.. President had five
brothers in the rebel army, and every other
kindred that | know of that were in the
F3T4lr OF al NJ on lot N5al =
representative of the family that was under
the United States flag in the late war; and
If my feelings are to be consulted. sir, for
the benefit Of these people, my own brothers,
SIR, would receive as much sympathy as any
others, because | believe that they acted
conscientiously. believe that they thought
they were doing God service. They went
into 1t neart and soul, because they lived in
portion OF the country where the general
feeling was in that direction. They were in
what is called the Western District of Ken
lucky. Upon this principle, sir, if kindred
should have any influence upon my feelings,
my brothers would have it, because believe
they are as honest as | am; and when the
last clarion notes of the war had been
sounded and peace was proclaimed through
out the land / would have given nv right
arm II all sectional bitterness could have
! been obliterated, and We could have been
once more as of yore. But, Mr. President,
| 1t Is not so. When | returned to my home
IN 1eXas from the battle field ! was ready to
strike hands with my neighbors and say:
" Gentlemen, the bayonet has been left
upon the Geld. Let US have peace-let
us now forget the past, and look
| to the future, building up of our country.
But sir, they were not willing to take me
by the hand with that friendship that they
should have done. / was scerned aud de-
flded. | was looked upon as an escaped
| convict, my family insuited and slandered,
and for what? Because had dared to raise
my hand in defense of that glorious flag
! which had been raised upon the the
bulwarks of liberty, and for this cause was
looked upon with most abeet hatred, and
scorned BY the people that had no other
grounds in Gods world to say a word of dis
respect to me. And to-day, sir if could
see such evidence that that spirit is depart.
ing from the land-if could think those
persons who have been in rebellion could
say that we acted upon principle and are
now willing to shake hands fn friend .hip
aud eace, and obliterate all bitterness en-
gendered by the strife of war / would now
pe Wliilng to bury the tomshaWk and every
tang else. would say let it go down to
t1e depths never to be resurrected and let
Us look once more With the same love and
with the same feeling TO that Star Span
gled Banner that triumphed over the blood
stained flag of England in the maintenance
of our independence as a nation.
Inever sought office. was dragged into
II against every objection; and when first
made my canvass, my opponent said upon
the stump as a citizen, that my every act
had been that of a gentleman: that no man
n al gnN Ia l..