The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-02-11
Gruc Nortterner.
Paw Paw, MIcnIG,N, Fen. IL, 1876.

the Atlanta papers OF the address OF Robert
Toombs before the Georgia Legislature on the
question of calling Constitutional Conven-
non, delivered IN the Hall OF the House Cd
January 25th.
You have departed from every principle OF
free people ON earth. After having distn.
-uished yourselves upon every field OF battle
from Gettysburg TO the Gulf, YOU men OF the
south have become another people, II Is sad
u makes me heart sck-but II is the truth
You have become another people. You suffer
ndlgnihes to-day that two years before it was
put upon you, you thought yor would have
died first. You have gone on IN silence. You
have let the alien and the foreigner come here
and gather with the niger, the cerpet-bagger
and. the worst thing OF all the things the world
ever saw, the scallawag-the consummation OF
all ullainy. Cheers. can respect the poor
negro. lie has many good qualities, and | like
hun. can have some respect FOR the carpet
Dagger. He comes down witt . carpet sack
and saws he is here to make all he can III what
ever way he can. lie has loose morality, but
n ere is some manhood in it. But when come
20 the scalawag they'll have to dig deeper in
he'll 10 get a place for him. Laughter and
cheers. Now, when they got together here
vha did they do J.? They said we must perpet-
uate our power and We will fix government
which they can't change IN twelve years.
Lave no objection to judge staying there for
l.fe on good behavior-but not such men as
they put there" Laughter and applause.
OF the first legislators elected under the new
constitution, and Of his martyred self, he said:
I'VE got good many honest fellows into
the first Legislature, but will tell you how we
got them there. will tell you the truth. The
newspapers don't tell it to you. We got them
there by carrying the black vote by intimida-
lion and bribery! laughter and | helped TO
do 1T Applause. would have scorned the
people If they ad not done it And will buy
them as long as they put beasts to go to the
balloit-box! Cheers. No man should be
gwen the elective franchise who has not the in
ielligence to use 1t properly. The rogue should
not have it, for government is made to punish
lin the fool should not have it, FOR govern
meut Is made to take care of him! Now, these
Miserable wretches-the Yankees nave inject
yody polite, and the man who says he accepts
negro suffrage, say accursed be he Cheers.
Will accept everything I will accept Grant
and EMPIRE before l accept such Democrat
Applause. The poor, ignorant negro-talk
Of him governing You and me 1t takes the bi8h-
est order OF intellect to govern the people, and
these poor wretches talk Of governing rs
Why. they can't pelpetuate their own negro
power. in the counties where they were in the
majority they did not pres srve their power and
1errctuate their rule. Ny remedy helped ne
o break that NJ. We carried them with rs Dy
r.bery and intimidation advised 1t and
r aid my money for ii. Applause. You an
know It, but won't say it. But I viii say it, for
] feer no man, and am prepared TO render an
c count to none but the Great Judge. before
whom 1 must in a few years, Tor my enemies
have thought my services 20 my country so
great that they have done me the honor to ex-
c ude me from again serving my people. |
contest that honor with our chief, Mr.. Davis
! am Just as good az he is and he is no better
than l am. demand that they shall place me
beslde him. thank them for it, Laughter
u is very few things that / have to thank them
for. but do thank them for that. l am emit
tied to the honor they thus dispense, and
shall ask our representatives to demand it for
me, for fought for it and to bring 1t about.
! am believe. the only living se cessionst to-
Cav IN the State Of Georgia. Laughter.
" This constitution is a thievish thing and
robs the people The largest county has the
most representatives, no matter whether it is
full of gophers or men. Laughter. That's
what's the matter with Hannah, now. Re-
newed laughter. don't want representation
based on population alone: we never before
bad it so in Georgia 1t was always based up
on population and territory, and if you have
l can make you constitution by
which the people will rule and the niger will
never be heard Of. Cheers
How shall we do that 4; l viii not give you
my rule. The newspapers-the vena press
would msrepresent me TO the public. They
re the persons who have said we Will have the /
.onvs nton next year. and then had written |
etters from Washing :on-written in their own /
Jfices. have NO doubt-sa,ing it would hurt .
is in being reconstructed, and hurt the party .
z the elections. Whv, Arkansas, poor, weak
title state. made one and nobody objected
North Carolina made one and went in Ala
anna has made one and gone in. Why should
We hesitate and follow the advice OF these men,
sho like the magnetic needle, would tremble
nto place? Applause. There is no end to
heir falsehoods. They say the people don't
yant IT. Who dares say go: What dema-
-ogue in these halls will come and face me and
ay so; ! am one Of the people, A sure
nough one. Laughter. If the people don't
want it they can vote it down. Why don't you
,ut it to the people? You don't want them to
ay. There are interests and men and corpor-
uons feeding upon the industries of the peo-
lie who do not want them to say. You may
rive me from among you, but with my last
nd latest strength l will speak for and raise
be flag of the people. Applause.
" .et the people speak for themselves You
VII never be here any more they don't send
,ur kind back. have watched the two last
LEGISLATURES and kept list OF them, and the
eoole never have sent any Of your kind back
gain You viii never see the light OF these
alls again or that 81 per day. Cheers You