Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-04-02
Special Correspondence Of the BaltimorA d..
FROM WASHINGTON '''

Remarkable Speech OF Senator snr.
The Tyranny Of the Dominant Fac,;o.
Its Lust OF Place and POwer-vb,
Speech Ia Significant-ButIer npd
Bill for Removing Political Disaht,,..
WASHINGTON, March %, IS69.-Tbo
markable speech of Senator Spracne q a.
livered day OF two ago, is very imporitouuee '
just now, in several aspects. It is fuI
admission land conclusive) of the infan, .un
tyranny of the dominant faction. "Pu
six years." says he, "for myself, 7 wor Hs
rather have storned triple line OF ,I iu
sented bayonets or park of artilIerPpt J:
full play than to have stood on this S N
and advocated any ideas that might bo oor
had. In fact, advocating those ideas c" Cove
mencing at the beginning, should Lor.
lost them, from the indifference fror' ~
inattention, and from the contemnt ' w
ceived by one not educated to faniIio,;t-
with debate and the confidence of the AoO.y
1t is not only tn my O,on person that he.
witnessed this inquisitorlal policy IT,
are those around me who have not vet ~
covered from the stings of the influence g,
the majority of this body for STANDING NJ
as they were determined to do to tbe;ps
duty as they understood it," IRefery;naa
to the anti-Impeachers. He goes On -
depict, in glowing colors, the bare faced
hypocrisy of his compeers in the matter ~
the war, brought about, as he alleges, br
their own internal secret Vaccinations
Allow me to quote a single paragraph
81, for one, in looking back upon tho
past history of this country-and the nao.
pie, whatever philosophers may say, will
come to the same conclusion-have CONE
to believe that you acdr has not been ,ro,,
for lie liberties Of any class of people,, y0r,
acdr Mat you haze just partially concluded has
had no high UirtWOuS principle ut The bottom
gift. IL has had simple contentious Jor DOR.
er, for place and for occupation, c0nanaenciog
here in this body, and permeaing MrOugsoll
the COu1atry."
These utterances are more important in
asmuch as they emanate from Mr.. Sprague
whose vote, even upon the impeachment
trial, was one of the surest IN the interest
of extreme Radicalism. They are still
more transcendantly significant for the
reason that the speech is known here to be
the production, and therefore chart of
the sentiments of Judge Chase himself
see that Butler has made statesman
like movement If his proposition (which
really looks like the seconding the motion
"Let US have Peace y shall prevail this
session, very important step will have
been taken in the right direction. If you
have not already published it's purport,
please do Butler the justice to let your
readers see it. I quote from the Radical
organ at this point:
1t is understood that Gen. Butler will
submit bill to the Reconstruction Com
mittee to simplify the manner of removing
the political disabilities of the Southern
people. 1t provides that all but those
specifically excluded may, by making an
affidavit before clerk or Judge authorized
and subscribing to certain conditions, be
restored to citizenship. Members of the
Confederate Cabinet. old officers of the
United States army who joined the rebel
lion, and others of high position, are ex-
cluded and will have to apply to Congress
for relief. The bill to become q law only
on the concurrent vote of two-thirds OF
both Houses"