New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-04-18

CONCERNING AMNESTY.
They say the Republican party is to DO broken up and
party formed for the purpose OF obtaining univer
sal Amnesty for the men who were In tho rebellion
Now, do you know how that matter standsi
Every Rebel in the South is allowed to vote.
No man is disfranchised by any law in
the United States there is but thing resting upon
any who was in tho Rebellion. and that his incl.
igibty to fl office. JEFF Davis has just as much right
Years but the great persecution he is aborns under
that he has not tho right to return TO tho Senate OF the
Now the senate last week passed bill granting am.
nesty to all but three classes Of Rebels First those in
army of the United states who left It m and
those who had been in the Convention of the
southern States and there voted TO carry their states
such men Davis. Toombs, stephens. and Brecken;
sss who %SS the r Sat Of n
crimes in history above everything else. That
ann ns @ GIVING civil
ored people and making them completely equal TO tnes
put its final passage and under the Constitution 1t had
TO have twothrds vote-it lacked three votes and
schu had remained in the senate instead Of going out
the bill would have been passed And why da tmey re- 70
ali the rebels, the rnSleaders and the authors:
second. because it carried on II an amendment edt
T SeoPs Of the the 0iT United Sn' sates
Sr Of %nf oF that aS all 1s ens
classes and so long as sea in the United States
those brought this rebellion have never held the
mass OF soldiers and officers responsible. nave neu
pie as responsible and those few have consigned to
their graves people OF these United states Ihey
which we aIe groaning; they have made misery and
wretchedness unexamped and for these men allow me
fully pardon the rnglcader and bring them back to
the Legislature perhaps to be Presidents OF tno Uca
will hold that there was nothing =. wrong ,n
in the Rebellion Universal amnesty would resnt IN tno
and men of that class to the Senate OF the United states
That would he result to stutty ourselves ana acAhow
edge there no crime in the Rebellion
THE RESULTS OF AN ANTIGRANr VICTORY.
Let me ask you this question If the Democratic party
into power of course the body OF that party VIII
be in the South and tho minority will be in the North
That is the way it always has been. Now
do you believe these Southern Democrats will
ever vote to tax themselves one dollar to pay
pensions 10 the Northern soldier and his widow and
orphan, while his own are left unproyided fCr he who
believes they will do that must be but little better
than an IDIOT They will make 1t CONDITION i o. the
That is the first step but another VII tSTw
that party comes into do you expect '9e on
the debt that was contracted for their suGu 9.s
S S1 ns Sn lost e insTS they lost
their property and were comparatively lmpGyerisHeu'
win mot do this ss sGmc viii aSc the
direction of paying them for Their Saves YES
lost slaves who Is not looking forward to Just that event
1 very distinguished Southern gentleman az west
pHrest men of the South, and one of the
largest Shareholders. refer, of course to Coy AIKEN,
war but he beived that Slavery was wrongully abo,
ished 81 have made out an inventory of their value
yet get the benefit of it. believe a
sense Of returning justice VIII compel TINS nation ha
inventories have been taken and such opinions are now
held by almost the entire body of Shareholders IN the
claims now, but they will come in time There
are now spOliatiOn claims against the Government
hy age as old wine does and increased somewhat. IA
voice. And just claims. tool Yes, ! believe they
These things are even at yOur threshold That
party is committed against every measure that
was necessary TO put down the rebellion They are COM
mitted against whole financial system ond the Ma
Bank system from first to last AGAINST your cur
ereignty not am in favor OF state state
,as of 3 the
nation 1t the Devil IN our system 1t brought upon
ocratic party, North and South, as much II
Do they that these issues are deadf head the
speechca of last Friday night and you see they breathe
have rights but State sovereignty Is not necessary 10
State rights.
And now my friends. in regard to reconstruction on
the amendments few words The Democratic party is
committed the doctrine that the Reconstruction laws
and the State Governments built upon them
and Fifteenth Amendments are fraudulent and void ;
They have declared it in Congress and out. Are you
prepared restore that party TO poweri tell you II
you do you will undo in great part the work which has
S Sn fne Of the SOUTHERN
States. These gentlemen the other night had a good
n ncai S say about the KnKux in the south M the
Southern Ku-Kux asks is TO he let alone He wants
the Government proclaim neutrality be-
tween him and the Southern men. and then
he will take care of them There Is III
thp
armed add equipped going about In disguise committing
political in its character and Intended exerminaeltho
Republican party in the Southern States The state Gev
sd ffs o law TO
liberty and property down there. and gave the Pres
dent power In districts where assumed 10 the form OF
Rebellion, and the civil authority was inadequate, we
him power TO suspend the writ OF habeas corpus for
time and for have been denounced say is the
duty Of the Government to protect the States in their
rights, and If the Government has not the power is
imperfect and ought TO be amended 1t seems to be the
law here that our Government has power to protect the
citizen In every nation except his own while nod that
it has power to protect the citizen wherever the nag
floats.
DEMOCRATIC RETURN TO POWER.
But TO return to the original question. Suppose that
party succeeds at Cincnnati-what have they accom-
plishedi Simply put the Democratic party back into
power. Suppose they nominate candidates, and the
Democratic party takes them up and elects
them, why they will be just thorough
Democrat as ever they had been. Any that suffers
Democratic President for he will be surrounded by Dem
ocrats In Cabinet in household, and at every point and
1t human TO suppose that they will be anything
democratic themselves Do you suppose that these
few men who go TO Cincinnati can leaven the whole
Democratic lumpi No these few Liberal Republicans
will be absorbed like files in vinegar Are they not now
Democratic really Take the speeches that were
made from this stand last Friday night and cut
out few formal expressions about the Republican
party and is there distinction to be made between
those and the speeches made by Democrats IN the Senate
and House Of Representatives..
TIE PHILADELPHIA NOMINEE.
want to that / am for the nominee Of the Con
venton to be held at Philadelphia and pledge self
10 support him. and think that every good Republican