Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1870-03-23

Nfrffh WAVES y Apfcrh'
The negro senator from Mississippi,
rcgalcd his brethren with a patriotic
speech on The iTih lie demonstrates
very concluslycly that tho $4,000
uiggcrs who dcvourcd the Govern
mvht rations for several years under
the guise Of soldiers, were tho chaps
who overwhelmed tho rebellion aud
saved the Union According TO his
line of argument the "whitc trash
nrc under obligations 70 the gentlemen
from Africa for their bread and butter.
What in creation were the one
million of white "boys In blue doing
while tho niggers were putting down
tho rcbellionY But TO the speech.
Hear what the Rev. Revcls says to
his white associates:
| remarked, Mr.. President, that I rose to plead
| for protection for defensclcss raeo, who now
send their delegation to the seat Of Government
to sue for that which this Congress alone can So
cure for them And here let me say further, that
the people Of tho North owe TO the colorcd race a
deep obligation which IL is easy matter to ful6l
When the Federal army were threatened by death
and disaster, and somhro clouds 0verhung the
length and breadth Of the Republic. and the very
air was pregnant with rumors Of foreign interfcr-
ence; in those dark days Of defeat, whose memo
ories even yet haunt us as an ugly dream, from
what source did our nation in its seeming death
throcs gain additional and new found powerY II
was the sable sons Of the South that vniantly
rushed to the rescue, and for their ntrcpidity and
ardent daring many Northern hrosde would
miss to-day paternal counsel or a brothers love.
Sir | repeat the fact that the eolored race saved
to the noble women Of New England and the
Middle States the men on whom they lean to-day
for security and safety. Many Of my race, repre-
sen,ativcs OF these on the field Of BATTLE secp
in the countless graves Of the South. II those
quiet resting places Of our honored dead could
speak to-day, what a mighty voice, like to the
rushing Of mighty wind, would como up from
those sepulchral homes. Gould ress, the
eloquent plcadings Of their nppeal All, sir, ]
think this question Of immediate and ample pro-
lection for the loyal people of Georgia would lose
its legal techniealities, aud we would cease to
hesitate In our provisions for their instant relief.
Again, | regret this delay ON other grounds.
The taunt is frequently flung nt US that a Nemesis
more terrible than the Greek peronation Of the
anger of God awaits her hour of dreful retribu-
tion. We are told that at no distant day great
uprising Of the American people will demand that
these reconstruction acts Of Congress be undone
and blotted forever from the annals Of legislative
enactment. | inquire, sir, If this delay in afford
ing protection to the loyalists Of the State Of
Georgia does not lend an uncomfortable signih-
cance to this boasting snecr with which VIC so
often meet Delay is perilous at best, for II is
as true in legislation as in physic that the longer
we procrastinate to apply the proper remedies,
the more critical becomes the malady that VIC seek
to heal. The land wants such as dare with vigor
execute the laws. Her fcstered members must he
lanced and tended. lie is bad surgeon that
for pity spares the part corrupted till gangrene
spreads and all the body perishes. lie that Is
mercful unto bad is cruel to good.
There, white soldier, what do you
think of the allegation of brother
Revcls. "Thc noble women of New
England" we suppose will lean for
all future time on the arm of brother
Rcvels and his fighting hosts. "TM
colorcd troops fought bravely" ac.
cording to this sable Senator, but II
they "saved the nation" somebody
has been lying like Tom Pepper
and the white "bOys in blue" have
been cheating all around tho board.
How fortunate for cold Abe" and
the country that we had few thou.
sand niggers on hand during the late
rebellion, and how very satisfactory
to learn even at this late day that
Sambo was tho "indiwidual7 that
"hung JEFF Davis on sour apple
tree" while the white Yanks were
foolin' with him.