The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1868-02-07

races which in the West Indies enacted
scenes of horror to sicken and appal the
world.
That war is now impending over all
the South-it is only the presence Of the
Federal Army which prevents its out
break upon a gigantic scale-a war
which, once begun, will end, fear, in
the exile or determination of the blacks
from the Potomac 20 the Rio Grandc. |
know the Senator from Ohio (Mr.
Wade in speech in the late canvass,
had no fears of such Il war or Of its re-
suits. lie is reported to have said, "let
that war come; let them fight it out.n
God grant that war may never come!
But, If ii does come, no amount of mill
tary discipline can compel the white
men of the North to take part in the
massacre of their own race and kim
dred."
Mr.. President, having considered at
some length the second answer to my
question, and finding that it is not sus-
tanned by the facts, that it il bad in
principle and worse in policy, | repeat
the question a third timc--why press
this negro supremacy over the whites
of the South ? What reason can you
give?
The leader of the Radical Gorces-that
against the Constitution.
"The strongest and the ficrcest spirit
That fought in Heaven, now iercer by despair
answers with bodncss, and in plain
English gives the true reason, Damcly,
to secure party usccndancy. This is
the third and last answer which l pro-
pose to consider on this occasion. On
the 3d of January, 1867, Mr.. Stevens, in
the House of Representatives, used this
language, which find reported in the
GiO6c.
" Another good reason is, it would in
sure the ascendancy of the Union party.
DO you avow the party purpose, eX-
claims some hOrrOr--tricken dema-
goguc do.'
The party purpose il here avowed in
the House. In his speeches and letters
elsewhere Mr.. Stevens again and again,
in stronger language aVOWs the real pur-
pose of this !egislati0n; to them |
mainly refer. The negroes, under the
tuteagc of the Frecdmcn's Bureau, led
by Radical emissaries or pushed
By Federal bayonets, must take the po-
li,ical control Of these States in order to
obtain their votes in the Electoral Col
legc or in the House of Representatives
in the election of the next President.
Here j, a reason, and just such a reason
a. the bold Radical would give. 1t is
in keeping with his own revolutionary
History.
The letter of General Pope, when in
command of one of the districts, re-
Gently published, draws aside the veil
and discloscs the fact that the same party
| purpose seeks to control with the bayO-
net also.
This argument, for party ascendancy,
all can understand. 1t is bold, clear and
logical. lis the argument of necessity
addressing itself to unscrupulous ambi-
tiOn. One Syllogism contains the whole
of it: "We must" says the Radical
"elcct the next President. The negroes
under the lead of our bureau or the con
troll of our bayoncts, will vote for our
candidate. The whites, outraged by
our attempt to put the negro over them
will vote against him. Therefore thu
bayonet must place the negro in power
in these States to give us seventy electO
, raj votes for President, twenty Senator
and fifty members Of the House"
All honor to the Radical chief, III
great Com noncr, who. with all hi
faults, is too great II man to resort t
subtcrfugC or shams, or attempt to con
ceal his real purposes in hi, Legislation
Some who favor these measures d
not admit his leadership. But tn
truth is, in some way or other he doe
lead or drive the Radical patty in tn
end into the support Of ali his revolu
tionary schemes. Now ana then ON
shrinks back. More than once hav
seen the ''galledjade VINCE but nevc
! fail at the last to obey the lash of he
master. Would to heaven it were 9th
crwise! Would to heaven that th
l H. QnIIlI
its suicidal policy! but fear the ma
jority have become bound to it-boun
hand and foot with chains they canno
break ; that, however much some ma
regret it or strive to conceal regret, pc
litical necessities compel you to go on
and right on 10 the bitter end. Io
have staked your all upon it. We mus
live or die by it,
, The Senator from Massachusetts MI
WILSON,, rs if by authority, says: "W
will take no step back ward" Mr.. Col
fax, in his recent letter, re-cchoes "NC
hairs's BREADTH" Such fear is tn
fatal resolution taken by the majority.
The result of the recent elections
showing that Il majority in the North
crn and Western States is opposed
that policy, 20 far from changing rcsC
luton from which the Radical part
u
madness of DESPAIR. II sees that il
majority in lhe North and West i. a
: ready lost. 1t dare not exclude III
{ south in the next election. The Sout
= must be forced at thp uoint of the bn,
- onct, bv white disfranchiscmrut an
= negro snllmge. 10 vote for the Rn,lica
Q or he will he beaten. The majority
2 the Northern and Western States again
= him. must. thcrcioyr. nc oynrcunIr i
f. the negro vote, of the South.
/, Sir, we shall sec if the ppople of n
! United States will allow the regular II
g my, which now controls this irporaI
I negro vote in the South. TO hold the bn
= ance of power in the Republic and
$ elect to the Presidency tire candidate
+ negro supremacy. upbeld Inv militnl
e despotisrn. Shall Pratorian bands co
G troll the Presidency, as in the deren,
= ate days of Rome they set mn the er
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