The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1869-02-26

'' ~o"e wv" 'ne ptop'e thf0ugh Stat
Conventions! IL II not right that y hen ",
change 1t we shall come ~ near 10 the peo
pie as 10 possibIel
z Who says that member OF . Legislature
elected last summer or TALL ought to act 10.
on question that was not considered by
the people when they elected him! Did
understand some Senslor 10 say thst this
question was considered in the election1
t 'nnk that some Senor interrupted the dis
''"gu'shed Senator from Ke entucky and call.
ed his attention to election last tall. Icall
your attention 10 election last ia II, no ora Bile
Senators, aud flask you nov to stand upon
the pledge Of honor tha, your party made 10
'he people In the election last fall.
The position of the Democratic par,v
'ast summer, presume. is not question Of
doubt or uncertainty. That the Democratic
party. in casing its vote for Seymour and
Blair. did not vote for negro suffrage, 10 plsjo
enough. That the republican par,y last
'sll In voting Tor Grant and Colfsx cas-, o
vote Tor universal suffrage il as. plain. You
TOOK The question away from the ne oble.-l
You said that they need not consider it,
You said that they should not consider Il las,
summeri and now understand d /, TO be pro
posed TO submit it TO Legislatures thai are
not sgain responsible TO the people, but tha.
were elected before this question 10 submit.
ted. The second section Of the Cbicsoo
ph'form. not yet year old. declared the
doctrine Of the Rspubiicsn party, ind I s,m.
ply ask honorable Senators now TO ma he the
pledged and pIignled faith OF their party 10
the county coed aud true. and no, in III face
OF the nalion aud Of humsniiy 10 give il the
lie:
"The guarantee BY Congress Of equul suf
frsee 10 all loyal men at The South was de.
msnded by every consideration or pubHc
ssfety, Of gratitude. and Of justice, and
mus, be maintained"
This 10 plsin enough. IN that you say
that the guarsn ntee Of suffrage 10 al the Iov ak
men 10 The South wss called Tor bv hioh
consideration and must be msintsined-jl
Your party took plain ground upon that
question:; bat in the Northern States, io the
) ate that have The honor 10 represent in
his body. what position did you tskel You
20 on to ssy: . i
"Wbile the question OF suffrage in a II the .
oyal States Properl, belongs TO the people
II those States"
Not yet yeerold is this political fa;,h,
declared BY tie grand council OF your party.
ipon which Grant ard Colhx stood before 9
be people: and now you pro pose. without, y
living the people a voice OF a hearing upon
he question. 10 say thet The rig b, to control u
ufrage in the Northern S,stes does not be.
one to the people Of those States. v
Task honorable Senators. upon this ques. G,
lon submission for ratification, what that,
lighted faith OF great party to the people
i'd meant Was Il an evssion! Ifso, your.
ar'y 10 unworthy Of . ns,ior's suppor,Y-..' =
Vssn o trick and sffsud! Then YOU are =
OF only unworthy Of q na,iosss support bu, \.
0rthy only ofthe condemnation Of vjr,u. :
Us manhood everywhere and in all sees.-l''
. the people yc, submitted the question:
e' fall. did you! You Interrupt the Sens. ly
= from Kentucky and say thar the lection II
stall meant something! II 60 what did ,r,
mean! You said to the parry when thew
'st ballots for Grant end Co!fsx: .Your :.
'ilo' If II means anything on this subiec, !.
cans just two propositions: first, thotipI..,
e Southern States Congress shsll maintain !"
iual suffrage to loyal men: but In ,be other
a'es. 10 the Northern States, in The Nor. biz
ern Slater, the right to control suffrage So
longs to the people of those Sts,es.' DidIty
belong to ,hemi Then give voice . upon NJ
and make this declaration Of your par,v -.
'e, and not stand before the nation and ~.
fore the world ss declaring ! falsehood in n,
rational platform. N ''' n M :"
circumstances may change In q con,ry 90 (.
that the policy Of parry most change dru
mewhst. Ihsve heard much ssid abou, sys
Q logic Of events.' I have heard ipcon. en'
!!encies 10 political sc,ion and conduct, The
. fai'h spo'ogised for upon the general II
'possIon Of the logic Of events, But
go the 2olh day Of Msy LAST. % 10 The ma
sent hour. what events have occurred lss