Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-08-08

ing the validity Of the constitutional
amendments, and of such reasonable
legislation Of Congress as may be nee
essary to make them, in their letter and
spirit, most influential This resolution,
very mild and guarded as you will see,
was adopted by l2i yeas to IS nays;
only eight of the yeas were Democrats.
All the nays were Democrats. The reso-
luton OF Mr. Peters was followed week
later by one offered by Mr.. Stevenson,
OF Ohio as follows:
Res0ired That we recognize as valid
and binding the existing laws passed by
Congress for the enforcement of the
Thirteenth, Fourteenth and Fifteenth
Amendments of the Constitution of the
United States. and for the protection Of
citizens in their rights under the Con-
stItution as amended
On vote upon this resolution there
were I07 yeas to 90 nays. All the yeas
were Republicans and they are now
unanimous IN the support Of General
Grant All the nays were Democrats,
WIZ Hlt ltVh tifIdli unanimous ~ tlit
support Of Mr. Greeley. IL is idle to
affirm, as some Democrats did in the
resolution offered by Mr. Brooks, Of New
York, that These amendments are
valid parts Of the Constitution" so long
rs the same men on the same day voted
that the provis ions Of those amendments
should not be enforced by Congressional
legislation The amendments are but
sounding brass and tinklng cvmhals to
the colored man until Congress makes
them effective and practical Nay, more,
if the rights OF the cOored men are t.
be left to the legislation Of the Southern
States, without Congressional interyyn>
ton, lie would, under Democratic Ad-
ministration, be deprived Of the right Of
suffrage in less than two years, and h
would be very lucky it he escaped some
form OF chatel slavery or pconnge; and
in roof OF this damage might quote
volumes of " sdom and warning from the
speeches Of Charles Sumner. When,
therefore, you point out to the colored
men that their rights will be safe in the
hands of the Democratic party, you de-
ludc and mislead them, | do not say
wilIiully, but none the less really. The
small handful of Republicans compared
with the whole mass who unite with
yourself and Mr. Greeley in going over
to the Democratic party cannot lenvrn
that lump Of political unsoundness even
It you preserve your own original prin-
cipies in the contact The Administers
ton Of MIR Greeley, therefore, should he
be elected, would be in whole and in de-
tail Democratic, and yoa would DO cons
PEELED to 90 with the current or repent
and tnrn back when too late to mend the
evil you had done Your argument that
Horace Greeley does not become n Dem
ocrat hy receiyin. Democratic votes, H.
Illustrating it by the analogy of your own
election TO the Senate, IL hardly pcrti>
nent The point is not what Mr. Gree,
ley viii become personally, but what
will be the complexion Of the great leg.
iSlatlye branch of the Government, with
all its vast and controlling power You
know very well, Mr. Summer, that ir MIR
Greeley is elected President, Congress is
handed over 10 the control OF the party
who have perslstently denied the rights
of the black man. W hat course you will
pursue toward the coIored man is Of
small consequence after you have traus>
ierred the over of the Government to
his enemy The colored men of this
country are not, rs class, enlightened,
but they have wonderful instincts, and
when they read Your letter they will
know that at n great crisis in their fate
YOU deserted them Char'cs Sumner co,
operating with Jefferson Davis is not the
same Charles Sumner they have hitherto
id0lized, any more than Horace Greeley,
cheered to the echo in Tammany Hall.
is the same Horace Greeley whom Re-
puhlicuns have hitherto trusted The
black men OF this country will never be
ungrateinl for what you have done for
them ~ the past, nor, IN the bitterness
OF their hearts, will they ever forget that,
heated and blinded by personal hntred
OF one man, YOU turned your back on the
millions before whom IN pusf wears Won
have stood rs a shield and bulwark of
defense, Very respectfully, your ODE.
dlent servant JAMES C. RIAINE