The New York herald., 1870-09-04

tion, because It has denied office TO the old poit
isnea the poiitcaI equaiiiy S'o Of the % ooicrea
croached ON the rights of the State. the
meet them pa' IN Ine eVns coming % eabaI apoS ali the
issues which are really involved. l say really in
questions when exist only in democratic imagina-
tons. Whatever may be The case elsewhere,
Se n greater ps sanara se Stes slae, 'la, isIs w
Iumn will express the sentiments Of tho voters
on the subject OF reconstruction, which includes the
late constitutional amendments and all Kindred
matters. what in some parts OF the country Is
established ana laid up among fundamental rights
is here In controversy. Among w there is little
light taxation, Of speedy or deferred payment OF the
pnolle deot, OF large or small public expenditure;
or maintenance or the navigation laws. OF the
enlargement Of our territory or ADHERENCE
these matters Will not control their votes upon the
record. SO far as the record is made up by the
fact the controversy is In part about State rights so
called. and III part about human rights-the asserted
right OF state to overrule the national authority
to discriminate In political rank between the races
that compose Its own people; the right OF q man
otherwise qualified 10 pursue any lawful business, to
contract to testify TO sue, TO VOTE to hold oice TO
be educated, without regard to race color or pre-
vlous condition OF servtudc, and to do these things
under the profession OF law, Notwithstanding the
adverse humors Of these bodies polite.
There IL. too, an element III the contest which
ought TO be obsolete, but unhapplly Is not. Mauy
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resentment against the power that prevailed In the
war and crowned It's success by causing the
patton OF slaves. Though this feeling IS weaker than
II was two years ago. II has not yet disappeared from
our Southern country. In great measure, then, the
controversy Is between the spirit OF the late Con-
1ederacy and the spirit OF the Union. The repub-
lcans take the side OF the Union Some OF US adj
hered TO the Conederacy but when II fell we gave II
%sen wh0 w dSs that required ali na Ss
had been involved in the contest. When
We submitted to The national authority after
authority our allegiance, our attachments and our
patriotic devotion. We resolved that even II our
to nad peen ron nseess we Wo@a
that so tremendous war should settle something,
and conceying tnat It had established union and
their consequences Hence we have no han.
kerlng after a, separate government after a
pef pes w sy o for Slave o
race over the colored race-Stale rights illustrated
Some OF us were unable to command any admiration
reduced 70 practice IN State rights government;
liberty and we experienced tyranny At
this day we have q reminiscent horror OF COnrede-
rate conscription, OF Imprisonment. OF enormous
Ga $ation, OF discrimination IN favor Of the most
prosperous classes OF society, Of a deprecated cur
rency, swarns OF useless military daldies loungng
about our towns ana cities, and upbralding
the people for not engaging more heartily
ino N cause from the haidshlps OF which
military guards in every railroad car, OF lhe neces-
sity Of pass whenever man left his neghborhood,
OF arbitrary and Careless arrests. These memories
DO not endear To US tie state rights doctrine. we
cannot embrace 1t IN the Confederate sense and we
cannot see that it is much modified or improved in
pearsls among US. What is it in the dem
ocratic sense? have definite conception OF
IT, so lar as democracy Identical with the doctrines
upon which The late Coniederacy was fOu nded, Tor
these doctrines were integibie and dstinct. Ii
was one OF those doctrines That tue American nation
ality IL represented by the government that Is seated
at the capital or The State ald not BY the government
that Is seated III The capitol OF the nation u was
ned with the general government or their
sister states they, nave a right to dissolve
pleasure q whole continent into confusion. IL was
"a docrne OF some, though IN ustlce should say not
ali, that any Stale has right, whenever 1t chooses.
TO ENJOY all the blessings ana at tue same time
reject all the burdens OF the government TO which t
tell US thai they nave abandoned some OF nese doc
trines. Thes tell they have abandoned secession,
for the war has crushed secession: bar they tell you
tnat they stl adhere 10 every particle OF the docrne
OF State rights except the doctrine Of secession.
They keep the tree. root, stem, branch and all,
ana say that this terrible war has merely Topped Off
one OF the fruits that grew on that tree. The diff
terence between taem aud Us Is this. We 40 not
Tree that bore the lrut; we 90 not quarrel so much
with one consequence IA we did with the general
cause from which al these pernicious consequences
now. But what IL their exact dOctriney 1 nave
watched carefully to see II our democra-
TIC. trends have any de1oite ideas OF SAFE
people, and upon which they are Wiling 10 go DIS
tincy before TIE people and have watched in VAN.
There Is vague talk aboIt state rlgits-the same
sort OF tak mat we nave neard over forty years
Dut it Is hard 10 find oui what they mean ny II.
After anaiyziDg fully the act,on Of the Democratic
State Convention recently held IN TINS city lie salu,
regarding harmony between Jhe races,
MY friends, seriously, n there is anything that
desire III reference w pubic affairs, U s that there
shall be perfect harmony between the races. How
will Tie conflict Of races come u VIII come, II at
all. by one race denying what another race on good
Z ll VI.
tween the races, ! viii tel you, my demo
cratic friends. how you can have IL. The colored
Of steel To the republican ticket whenever they
vote according TO their viii. Not new privilege
which tney have acquired bui l. direc ~ or ndi
recIy due TO the republican party. fhey gratefully
Own 1t. Now. my democratic fllenas, If you want
perfect harmony with the other race come out
and Join the republican party. (treat applauseJ
There win thea he no conflict OF races.
for both the races VIII be gong together
What objection nave you TO Joining usY What hin-
ders YOU DO you not ike the men the party puts
in o1iceg Cone lnIO the party and enter into our
ami have Other men nominated. DO
yon say that the men who lead our parry are not
pure You believe yourselves 10 be pure
and II you are so come into our party
piause.l We VIII let you go thither If we
Are satisfied OF your capacity for that place Do
is deficient IN able inen Then bring your able
selves INTO it and there WA be plenty OF ability,
cordng TO your conceit. DO confederate rcmlnis.
cences stand III your way?
Act IN the living present.
Act FOR the coming future, act with that part,
that represents the nationality which was triumph
ant on jhe 1eld OF battie. that nationality which
now ana IS henceiOrth to be. IN spite of all your
murmuring. considered by the great OF the
American people represented IN The United states
government Do your scrupes relate TO the present
or to thc pasty Are they living, VITAL profitable.
pertinent TO the business OF tie spresent hOurf
or are they simply resentful and vlndc!ivey The
cnrreut OF nationality h0ws On and VIII lOw on In
spite oi you. Those people who owen between the
Atlantic Ocean and PacaEc coast and between the
Gulf Of Mexico and the Northern lakes are
de telJnihed to i've un0er one government. The
tendencies VI this 3gc-fendencles winch are
stronger than any polltical natl0naitics--
are toward political union where there Is an den
tity OF race aud language. ltay IN our day has
become Germany our day, has almost be-
come one. the general tendency OF modern ciyu-
zation Is al one way Here ~ the
Southern States there has been
exception. ps!niegration was attempted here
NDen inle9raton was gong on everywhere else, and
why Because there was a peculiar institution