New-York tribune., 1872-09-26

would be held accountable and made 70 feel Me edge
Of wrath and said we must stand by them Nhen, IN
1866, very commendable effort was uaue 70 %
the country; 10 bring ~ in harmony without saying
one word In behalf Of the blacks, was not rony ~
was said let the states 10 IT, Bat "o 80 Sed pacs and
refused TO oin that movement because IL seeea 10 me
tnSt NO nsog o e south 60 would Be fairly treated
went on demanding that they should ng ~ ,s,
assured as yours and mine. They better assured
than those of the southern whites; LOT wnhe there
good many white men who are allowed no
voice i'm the disposition OF their own property vhe
enormous debt, so that at this hour do believe that
there are States In tins Union where moItgago @
of pHbic debts salaries and forth, is equal to more
half the entire value OF the Propery ~ IT is
property are allowed voice They cannot Voe, Sha @
the who own no property vote the taxes % 'ito % S
property is mortgaged until the owners SINK lno oS
pan TIME TO RE GENEROUS TO THE SOUTH.
Now Il seems TO me that the time has come wheh We,
who have been generous well just to the blacks OF
the South should begin TO be generous or az n S are or
enemies no longer. They did oppose the measures .s
We Being Me Sn those were carried and they
cpnkc National Convention at Baltimore in july
ss0 iast %SO"G gave an authentic expression Of thet
sentiments They said accept the results Of the war
We accept Emancipation. We utterly repudiate il.
idea that the slaves are be paid for, or the Rebel ae
paid or anything like this We ask only TO be aditee
on the common platform Of American citlHehsnin nIs
once our slaves equal with you who were once
and are now again our countrymen" tnlhk I'm. I'm.
the offer ought to be accepted think that
the Northern people who fought against them, hc
who vanquished them, can now ahOru W @ 10
generous and can unite with them under onc
nag with one law for rich and poor, white ana plach
and Of the North well remember WHAT Is goou S s
just gratifying in the past aud VIII clasp nns WIN
our late enemies, now our couatI!! !tnnoa{
i,aio III t0", tTins,a ,rero INV sentiments. You
have heard them in the past Yon know how & often sne
have exposed to bitter hostility from old 1dehus
Men could not that my efforts TO go bail for
Davis had nothing to do with him; he was Dut one
man II was an overture the whole Southern people
There were millions of men who felt that kind
ness to their section For their sake deemed IL WIS., ~
do as | did. And so other occasions uko
this. Before three days had passed aiter
the surrender Of Lees armies, 1 was pleadlns
"You will make a great mistake II you stain your VIC
tory with one drop OF blood" "A gentleman here whs-
pefed 20 Mr.. Greeley that the train would start IN
live minutcsl Since l have but nYe mlnutes
men all around who say shall be defeated but
cannot be defeated. 1 may not succeed as
candidate, but the effort am making
to bring this people INTO more uusung
This day men the stump all over the country ty-
Ing 10 prove that Grant has been more magnanlmous
toward the Southern States than l have been ldont
want to contradict that; / want the Two parties
magnanimous and generous. suppose | am beaten.
They cannot 90 back the record have made any
more than the record winch the party made at
would find them coming in next Winter with n
bill of nearly universal amnesty. 80 then
In few years will drag them up TO IT, do yonr duty,
therefore, citizens of Pennsylvania. DO Whatever you
think right and best. believe that out OF All thls stre
and contention, this bitterness aud prescription dlyhe
Providence IS working out benefieent aud glorious
ends for the future Of our whole country.