The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-02-09

delight the men who stand up and de-
fy the general government in attempt
ing to suppress the liberties of our
people by putting the bayonet at the
| throafs of the voters. Now, sir, my
letter to which he refers says that the
military should be made to undo their
usurpations at the South. i say so
still; and you have only to withdraw
them from the South and their work
will be undone. (Cheers.) That car
rion crew of carpet-baggers who have
gorged upon the plunder and drunk
with the blood of the vanQuished peo-
pie of the South, will disperse them
selves in an instant if not sustained by
the bayonetsl of the Federal govern
ment. There is no item of that letter
that take back--I stand by it. / be-
lieve in the construction given of the
Constitution of the United States by
| the Supreme Court, that this recon
struction was Unconstitutional. My
hope in going to the Senate, ii. /
should attain that high position, is
! that I may aid in Withdrawing the
troops from those Southern States
who are aiding to saddle upon the
backs of that people a parcel of car
pet-baggers and scalawags, followed
by an ignorant mass of negroes; and
that the people of the South who have
shown disposition to abide in good
faith by the arbitrament of arms re-
new their allegiance to the. govern
ment, be allowed to resume self-goy-
ernment among themselves, as we
have done in Missouri, Cheers -
And whilst may not expect to carry
with me the gentleman from st. Lou.
is, my colleague, who seems to have
devoted himself to the interests of the
gentleman sent by Count Rodman
from the Ninth District, and those
who were in alliance with him, still
believe we can surely and certainly
count upon the cooperation of the
great body of liberal men that assist
ed us to relieve ourselves from SINH
lar tyranny in the State of Missouri.
(Cheers.9 Mr.. Henderson, who spoke
the other evening, in pursuance of
the indication put forth by the gentle
man from St.lLLouis, was good enough
to give us portion of his political
history and kind enough to refer to
me, and congratulate himself and the
Democracy in coming up to the stand7
ard of Frank Blair, atfthe same time
claiming that the Republicans had
taught these lessons to the Democrat
ic. party All have to say, Mr..
Speaker, is that 1 have been "a Demo
crat since I have been q man grown.---
Upon one subject, weHu understood,
separated from the Democratic party.
1t was when the Democratic, party
was in the zenith of its powerJin the
State and in the nation, and / left
them to lead forlorn hope. But, sir,
that subject of difference has disap-
peared in process of time. 1t was.
like an island in river which sepa-,
rated waters. The Benton Democrats
and those whom the, gentleman (Mr.
Henderson, was pleased to call old
pro-slavery ! Democrats composing
this obstruction which divided us
have come back together upon old
Democratic principles. They have
united like the waters of q river af-
ter it has passed the island. There is,
now cooperating with us in this
House almost every gentleman who
was of the old Benton stock, and who
Mr.. Henderson is pleased to call the
pro-slavery Democracy. He omitted
part of his history. He was one of
that pro-slavery Democracy, and if, as
he asserts, the Democratic party, the
pro-slavery Democracy, have learned
some lessons, think he was a much
apter scholar than any of them. /
well remember when he was an advo-
cate of those celebrated Jackson reso-
lutions which pledged the co-opera-
ton of the State of Missouri and the
Southern States in defence of the in
terests of slavery. He perambulated
our State denouncing our then illus
fr.In nl k<,y, 1,.o
he denounced disunion and treason
out, that he and Count Rodman, Rep
with other gentlemen, united in a
meeting held in the city of Louisiana,
Pike county, and declared that with
their strong arms they would resist
the invasion of the territory of Mis-
souri, by Federal troops, and this for
the reason declared in those same res
olutions (Which Mr.. Henderson de-
tended in speech there) because the
people of Louisiana and Pike county
sympathized deeply and profoundly |
OIL the question Of slavery with the |
inhabitants of the Southern States
But a change came over the spirit of
his dream. He was converted instant
ly from the attitude of Ajax ,defying1
the lightnings, and became briga-
in the United States ar I
my. (Laughter.) How this happened /
is more than I can tell. We have seen
since that time his agility in jumping
from one position to another, but new
er such an acrobatic feat as that. Why
he even led troops from Pike county
against JEFF Jones, from the kingdom
of Galloway! But when these two
hostile battalions. approached each /
other, instead of making a desperate /
on Jones, he simply agreed
that if Jones would go home and STAY
there, that he would go home and do
likewisel daughter.) Mr.. Speaker,
that is a part OF the history of the war
.one of thase laurel leaves which
adorn and decorate the escutcheon of
that honorable and distinguished gen
the ex-senator, which should
be the last to take from him. But,
sir, he did one good act for which / |
forgave him almost everything else he
had done; he stood up like man in
the Senate of the United States and
voted to acquit Andrew johnson, and
l found it in my heart to forgive him
his old pro-slaEery record and a great
many other things, some of which /
will not speak of here. But for that
--and that sole good act I have ever
known the gentleman to do-he was
by large portion of his
party, some of whom have their rep-
upon this floor, as having
been bought. never believed it, IL,
believed that he had done the act from
a patriotic motive; I believe so STILL
Mr.. Speaker, do not desire to detain
the House, and will now move the
previous question, as the gentleman
seems desirous of having it done.
A Harry HoME.-Here is some
sound talk from an old philosopher.
almost any one can be courteous IN /
a nefghbor's house. If anything goes
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