The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-03-10

~ 49, 80 -, ~ Mpuonean convention adopt
,,,,,.," al ,s ,e'o,aVSas tie principles Of
a,""o9's, ant III, presideht ot the United
States has urged it upon US In Ia. a"i m'su
message with very peculiar force. % Thi. !.
his language
More than six years having .larsea
since the last hostile gun was fired between
the arm es then arrayed against each other
one for the perpeiuaton, the other for
the destruction of the Cniun--it may well
be considered whether il is not INV time
that the disabilities imposed by the Four
teetth amendment should be removed
That umendm-nt does not exclude the
ballot, hut only imposes the disability to
hold Offices upon certain classes. When
the purity of the ballet Is secure MAORI.
tie. are sure to elect officers rejecting the
views Of the majority. | don see see
the advantage or proprieiy of excluding
men from Office merely because they were
before the rebellion of standing aud char
actrr sutfic icient to be elected TO positions
recurring them to take oaths TO support the
constitution, ard admitting to eligibility
those entertaining precisely the same
views. but If less standing IN their com.
munltirs. 1t may be said that the I. rmer
violated an oath, while the latter did not
| The latter did not have it in their power
/ TO do SO. If they had taken this oath, it
cannot be doubted they would have
/ broken it, as did the former class.
Now, sir, we have not only the authori-
tative declaration Of the Republican party
/ in its national convention in favor OF the
remova. of pol,,ical disabilities, but we
! have also the earnest recommendation Of
/ the president OF the nited States, ard the
repeated expression VI the peoples repre-
7 h..
Thrice the house of representatives has
passed bills for the general removal Of dis
abilities. Two Of those bills lie upon your
table now and one was strangled by the
enemies Of amnesty loading 1t with
amendments.
But. Mr.. President, If the Republican
party h I'd not recommended AMNESTY in its
national convention, If the president had
not recommended il in his annual Mes
sage it the house of representatives had
not given expression to the opinions OF the
/ people 10y the passage OF three general
1 amnesty bills, there would DO reason
enough, think, TO satisfy any rejecting
mind WHY such bill should pass.
The committee chn,g ged with the investi-
CATION Of affairs in the South, which has
spent much time and labor in iuquiring
into the cond. .tion Of things in thnt section
,ftbe Union, come back and recommend
: the removal of political disabilities. And
why? Because their continuance is Onl,
n uintter of irritation among the p.oPl,
rn nv - a. i,;i';a. N Eold offica were arg
~ ;'rosad No, ,s I. nu,,sbment of m
. n",is ap r, =" ,np.snre of nubli
q ~. ~ Th. c',,nr,d naonls of the SOM
q s"'es 80 ,b.y fhare h.cnm. nc
arc ~" os ,ha ..Io,,;,
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- nJ nro,a,, ,he,- ,;gb
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3 "ne'ea s ~ ~ ~ ,,,.r.h.nd.d ,h., in IN
n"p ,,a,,i,.,i,n ~ STAT. yoyernment,.
,,L S,..h,i,,,.s x,s ,mHo. ed tbe lead
: 10 sue" IS ,h',so s,.,.s yy,,r Ind carrie
hns ~ ~, ~ 80, al ion and uho nd main,,e
sa...: ny" ."....- :
public affairs and have 1t III their pnwe
To oppress The lew Union men among ,heu
y and the c"lored men brfote they had be
e come accustomed 10 exercise their gh'
e and assert their Independence Hence
e provision was adopted excluding u
u leaders IN the feolilloh from "mee TIL u
~ sla,e So'ern''irh' smou'u ou 'eo,s"n,E'
:, anu the new! .na"e aai,anS puPIh, h,
sh"uid come " u"uers.anu a 'ne.l iSn
a c"nsrquener VI 'ne" ua. ,h
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IL meAPe' ""'eu "'u n.'' h.P y,
j. snones' pe' ,h ,r'1 80 - ,','t,in az. :
u e'u," ,n W ~" hos han ,h., Tho noon
y .na,,,,.s a"u ."u har'' han nlmndsred INV The
= 80 w." v.,r,',n,n,s ,yi,hou, cy.mni,, in m
= = y, III. cnnn,ry While we have n
" 80 ,,;,n n.r;snce ,han ,h.
i"w '"o eo"s' III .h.,' ., o., L
n l"Ihers, fqu"''y -. s,,h.s ,"i
IS once, we nave sAe'uueu 'n.i :.
c. were acqu"'nted WIN Puo" ,nni. ~ -,
q VINO, Whatever n"y ne sa,t y, WV" T., ~
= as fete's, werere'lner .ooVs no, ~.
l, Had public shaifs IN the late reoei stal
II been eohtroil'u W 'nre.t eA'eo' =. Wv
= oi poiitlcal experience ~ mess eo"nu hN.,
IT ties, 1t would propaoy nave oeen oe''
Tor them am sure Tug 'he mas no
co"lG wv" ,ne peIp o,o'., md ,b.. fsder
"a nn,ernm.nt To appwnt whom they plea
'e soNesnh'e"mrh M =" "rp rpr., oy noi,,ic. di
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VI "o. pu,s ~ ,','i, a -, oxnress ,heir os
nc au'hor'%es '.e feor. f,,o, ", s ubnm m,
cho'eo !" INC ''@>'''"
No WV .ru
r. why can we not pass an anines.y W.,
IL TINS Dudy Inc senator ''''i' A"N'A v
nd tell you, perhaps ne Is LOT a'nne'
vh When the hrst OH came mere nov ne"'
.nr one year ago, Efforts were reP'ateu,y vi"
Ii to bring II 10 the cohsioeratnh oi Tue sc
in ate and where were these senators
rse claim 10 be the peculiar representatives
d, la nbllpun mar Were they not ci